Feature requests, Questions
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:01 am
I like TextCrawler, fantastic program. Keep up the good work! During use I found the following things you may want to incorporate. Here she goes...
Search sub-folders should be a check box in the main window. Having it in the options window is too hidden.
Export match detail - remember folder from one export to next
Opening of Extracted window should be an option
Is there a way to select a file only? Seems I have to select a folder and then select a file from the presented list. This is a rather dangerous way and easy to work the wrong file.
Once clicked on 'Find' there does not seem to be a way to select another folder/file. I now quit and restart TextCrawler. Am I missing something here?
Alphabetize, or make it possible to move, the regexes in the Library.
Possibility to make a batch file without having to make components in the library first. To reducer clutter there.
An option to turn the "Replace" confirmation question off.
TC does not scale very well. Does 1MB over 80 files in batch mode (4 parts) in under 1 minute. 14MB (800 or so files) takes hours. Pretty fast first 20-25% and then degrades. Why not just replace and save a file at a time without storing stuff first. Would that be faster? Is the "Find" function really needed in replace mode? Option to turn off?
Confirming question should pop up even when minimized. Option?
When minimized show progress in TC task bar window.
Option to time job. In batch mode with different components broken out as percentage or fastest set to 1 and others as multiple. This makes it possible to compare regexes and optimize.
Help file -> View Mode:
"Only list files with matches" - "When enabled, this option causes every file searched to be listed, even if nothing was found."
To me the first part says the opposite of the last part.
"Preview all matches together"
If that is not turned on does not replace anything (since no matches are shown). Should a warning window pop up?
Batch mode possible also in Regex tester.
Where are Find results stored, in memory or temp file?
Can you make TC portable?
Where is history etc. stored?
In what order does TC do Find/Replace? It does not appear to be listed in alpha/numeric order, making it difficult to find specific files.
Search sub-folders should be a check box in the main window. Having it in the options window is too hidden.
Export match detail - remember folder from one export to next
Opening of Extracted window should be an option
Is there a way to select a file only? Seems I have to select a folder and then select a file from the presented list. This is a rather dangerous way and easy to work the wrong file.
Once clicked on 'Find' there does not seem to be a way to select another folder/file. I now quit and restart TextCrawler. Am I missing something here?
Alphabetize, or make it possible to move, the regexes in the Library.
Possibility to make a batch file without having to make components in the library first. To reducer clutter there.
An option to turn the "Replace" confirmation question off.
TC does not scale very well. Does 1MB over 80 files in batch mode (4 parts) in under 1 minute. 14MB (800 or so files) takes hours. Pretty fast first 20-25% and then degrades. Why not just replace and save a file at a time without storing stuff first. Would that be faster? Is the "Find" function really needed in replace mode? Option to turn off?
Confirming question should pop up even when minimized. Option?
When minimized show progress in TC task bar window.
Option to time job. In batch mode with different components broken out as percentage or fastest set to 1 and others as multiple. This makes it possible to compare regexes and optimize.
Help file -> View Mode:
"Only list files with matches" - "When enabled, this option causes every file searched to be listed, even if nothing was found."
To me the first part says the opposite of the last part.
"Preview all matches together"
If that is not turned on does not replace anything (since no matches are shown). Should a warning window pop up?
Batch mode possible also in Regex tester.
Where are Find results stored, in memory or temp file?
Can you make TC portable?
Where is history etc. stored?
In what order does TC do Find/Replace? It does not appear to be listed in alpha/numeric order, making it difficult to find specific files.