TSGL: sorting & re-numbering pictures

[H Davis]

Some of the rest of us learned something too, Don.

H Davis

Tilman Brandl wrote:
> Don,
>
> I've done a few tests and it appears to work now - this is the easiest way 
> for sorting my pics, even if I'll go and tweak the names a bit afterwards, 
> which is quite simple.
>
> The problem I saw was due to explorer NOT adding a counter to pic #1. If I 
> batch-rename files with e.g. test.jpg then I get test (1).jpg / test (2).jpg 
> / test (3).jpg /..... / test.jpg, the fist picture doesn't get a counter 
> added! And of course - 01, 02 etc. would be better I guess, but that's no 
> big deal.
>
> The solution is to start with Anothertest (0)  ;-)
>
> Thanks again Don
> I would've saved a lot of time had I only understood what you told me early 
> on .... ts ts ts
>
> Tilman
>
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Don Penlington
>   To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List
>   Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 2:04 PM
>   Subject: Re: TSGL: sorting & re-numbering pictures
>
>
>   Tilman wrote:
>   >  >>my XP doesn't keep the sort-order if changed manually.>>
>
>   Let's look for the simple solutions first---they're the easiest to 
> overlook.
>
>   I assume you have "view" set to thumbs. If you right-click the page and 
> set
>   "arrange icons" to "modified" your shuffling should stick. Perhaps you 
> have
>   the icons set to "Arrange by name"---which would explain why your 
> shuffling
>   won't stick.  Maybe moving them around counts as a "modify". It does on
>   mine, anyway.
>
>   If the order still doesn't stick, try deleting the file "thumbs.db". On
>   re-opening the folder, it should then create a new thumbs.db which might
>   preserve the desired order.
>
>   Or you could try doing a way with the thumbs.db altogether---there's an
>   option in the view options not to cache thumbs. It just makes the folder a
>   bit slower to load.
>
>   Don Penlington
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