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Bug 126877 - feature request: Click to rename (Like in Windows)
feature request: Click to rename (Like in Windows)
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 122555
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
2.4.x
Other Linux
: Low enhancement
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2003-11-13 07:26 UTC by jari.aalto
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
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Description jari.aalto 2003-11-13 07:26:39 UTC 
Using nautilus 2.4.0 / Redhat Fedora / test3

FEATURE SUGGESTION REQUEST

In Windows explorer, file browser, it is possible to rename a file by

1. Selecting it
2. Clicking the file again (The cursor moves to the character at point)

In nautilus, you have to separately Right Click => Rename for each file, 
which is incovenient for renaming massive number of files.
Comment 1 Tom Lamm 2003-11-13 19:18:23 UTC 
Windows-like behaviour may or may not be desired in this case. Often
times, the user intends to execute the file, and finds themselves
renaming. Conversely, when trying to rename, will execute the file
instead.

Right-click only is more straightforward in my humble opinion.
Comment 2 Sebastien Bacher 2003-11-15 23:39:42 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 122555 ***