Earlier this week we shared a handy file renaming shortcut that works in Windows 7 and Vista (see video). Reader derilium put together a script that brings the same functionality to XP.
Using AutoHotkey—which Lowell gave a nice nod to earlier today—derilium whipped up a script (and system tray executable for those of you who don't want to install AHK) that lets you use the Tab key (and Shift+Tab) to quickly move between editing file names in Explorer, just like in the video above. If you want the code itself, it looks like this:
Menu,tray,add,About,AboutScript Tab::GoSub,RenameNextFile RenameNextFile: Hotkey,Tab,Off ControlGetFocus, CurrentControl,A If (CurrentControl="Edit2") { Send {Enter}{Down}{F2} } Else { Send {Tab} } Hotkey,Tab,On Return +Tab::GoSub,RenamePrevFile RenamePrevFile: Hotkey,+Tab,Off ControlGetFocus, CurrentControl,A If (CurrentControl="Edit2") { Send {Enter}{Up}{F2} } Else { Send +{Tab} } Hotkey,+Tab,On Return AboutScript: MsgBox, renameTab created by James Kwan (derilium) Return derilium and I had some back-and-forth in the #tips section getting the script hammered out, but the code posted above worked for me. If you give it a go, let's hear how it works for you in the comments. If you just want to download and use the EXE, you can grab it here. Thanks derilium!
[via #tips]