NameChanger 2.2
That’s right, on the heels of Syrinx 1.0.1 comes NameChanger 2.2. This is a solid usability update for NameChanger. I started by updating the UI, I’ve dropped both the “Original Text:” and “New Text:” labels that lived just under the toolbar since NameChanger debuted. They’ve been supplanted by default text within the appropriate text fields. This gives a nice tweak to the UI and really streamlines it. I have also changed some of the animations when dealing with Append/Prepend as well as how those fields behave during resize.
After that I integrated Quick Look. Pressing space bar will preview the selected file just as it does in the Finder. Unfortunately Quick Look is still a Private Framework, so I debated wether to include it, but in the end I went “Whatever is best for the app”. This framework gets loaded dynamically at runtime, and if it is not found for any reason(such as Apple moving it), NameChanger will continue to function normally albeit without the Quick Look ability. So all in all I think it was a reasonable and safe move.
Lastly I added inline name changing. For too long has NameChanger existed without the ability to individually change file names. That wrong has now been righted. Double clicking or pressing return on a row will now allow the user to change the filename in place.
This update is available through the built-in Sparkle updater and has been submitted to the usual suspects: MacUpdate, VersionTracker and Apple Downloads.