Problem with Folder view

[Palustris]

The options for the way pictures are displayed for Adding are either Alphabetical or by Page. My problem is that on the project I am working on now, the Add More feature brings up the photos in the following order. "1, 10, 100" and so on instead of "1, 2,3 etc. It means that the only way I can put them in is by using the Add feature which is rather time consuming.
Can you think of a way of renaming the images in my folder so that they appear in the correct order for Adding?

[ideasguy]

I cant think of any other way to display the photos Eric.
The program extracts a list of images in the selected folder and presents them alphabetically.
As you know, at that stage they are not linked and "unknown" to the database.

Other options I could provide wouldn't be useful - e.g. file size, date.

You really do not need to rename your images. The software will provide a more accurate listing of the folder contents if the file names are as assigned by the camera - i.e. in sequential order.

If you do prefer to rename them, heres a suggestion:
Alphabetically, 1, 10 and 100 come before 2 and 20
Instead of naming them 1, 2 ,3, name them:
001, 002, 003 e.g. through 010 and up to 100 (assuming your folder has less than 999 images).
If more that 999, then they need to be:
0001, 0002 etc
They will then align properly in the program.
Does that help?

 

[Palustris]

That would involve renaming each picture individually as the Renaming procedure does not allow a 00 suffix Just as easy to put AA,and BB etc in front of each name.
Will have another think.

[ideasguy]

If you have lots of them (and I suspect you do!!) then sorry about that Eric.
What is the significance of the 1,2,3, renaming?

Ive renamed a file here as a test using File Explorer (same as in Computer file listing)
It allowed me to begin with 00 prefix (didn't try a suffix).
What renaming procedure do you have?

[Palustris]

Never heard of File Explorer. I use Windows own Renaming facility.

[ideasguy]

Same thing Eric. They keep changing the name. Its called File Explorer on W10 and Windows Explorer on W7.
Ive tried on both and I can rename a file to add a prefix of 001. That's the significant part of the file to edit if you wish to arrange files into an "alphabetical" order, using "numeric" prefixes.

What I was curious about was why you need to edit files to start with 1,10,100 etc.

[Palustris]

Well here is an odd thing. If I Select them all and rename the first one 001 then it consequently renames the rest starting at 119. However then they come up in the correct order in Projects.

[ideasguy]

RE:

If I Select them all and rename the first one 001 then it consequently renames the rest starting at 119

In/using what program? Windows? Ideas Genie Pro?

[Palustris]

Using the Rename facility in Windows.
To be found in Edit when you highlight an image.

[ideasguy]

OK Eric. At least that part is normal

[Palustris]

Still need to know how to Delete a Project which was wrong though.

[ideasguy]

Done. This will be available when I release the next program update.

[Palustris]

Cheers. Need it too as I made a real hash of this next project.

[ideasguy]

The program updates were published yesterday Eric.
Under Help tab on the Ideas Genie Pro 6 menu, use the program Check for updates.
Download and install the updates.

Start the Web Projects program.
You'll find a delete button on the initial screen.

[Palustris]

Thanks and done
Mind there were 12 updates to go through.