Feature request: Remember last used REGEX expresions in replace

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#1 : 18/04-24 07:24
JorgB
Posts: 5
I use this amazing tool to rename a lof of my sample kits, sometimes I have to rename a note in a sample like; piano_C#.wav
I have a regex that captures the note and translates it to piano [C#].wav
However, I cannot save a single replace option like the regex. A simple solution would be to let the "Text to be replaced" box be a drop down with the last 10 used replace expressions?

Alternatively, it would be great it I can store a single replace option instead of the whole preset list. Thanks for this great tool!
#2 : 18/04-24 08:36
Kim Jensen
Administrator
Posts: 932
Reply to #1:
Have you tried the List Replace? It can have multiple replace pairs in one method and ti supports regular expressions.

https://www.advancedrenamer.com/user_guide/metho d_listreplace
#3 : 20/04-24 08:30
JorgB
Posts: 5
Reply to #2:
Hi, this is not what I meant. I want to select a previously used regular expression as a dropdown in the replace option, ones that I added before. Like a history drop down. And if possible saving the settings of a specific block to replace, not the complete replace chain.

Some regular expressions get quite complicated, and I would like to select them again from a list instead of re-typing them when I need them, if that makes sense.
#4 : 22/04-24 00:44
Delta Foxtrot
Posts: 358
Reply to #3:

Can I make a suggestion? What am I asking, of course I can! :)

Have you tried a good clipboard enhancer program? You can generalize it to a lot more uses than just ARen, and it really makes a big difference when writing method lists.

Just my .01€ ...
(In fact, my clipboard augmenter just saved me a bit of trouble. I had a long paragraph I'd composed then cut to clipboard, and in writing this I copied the Euro symbol just to be a smarta$$ :). If I hadn't had my clip catcher I'd have had to spend 10 minutes recreating. And a history list in ARen wouldn't have been much use.)

Cheers from Lone-Star Land,
DF
#5 : 22/04-24 19:48
Miguel
Posts: 161
Reply to #4:
In Windows 10 if you press the windows key+v you can access to the new clipboard. You can see the historical, delete and pin any text clip.

Just my .01€ ;)

Miguel
#6 : 23/04-24 01:04
Delta Foxtrot
Posts: 358
Reply to #5:

That's a GREAT tip, Miguel! I always forget about that.

:)