Simplify Complexity of BRU Screen. Collapse Unused Sections

[lysakowski]

I love Bulk Rename Utility and use it at least once per week, sometime several times per week.

I rave about BRU to my friends who use computers a lot or who have to deal with a lot of files.

It is a great way for anyone who wants to become a "power user" and needs to rename lots of files, but without have to learn to code.

However, most people are intimidated by the complexity. I was intimidated until I just grit my teeth and

It took me more than 2 or 3 tries to learn it. I turned away because of its complexity at least twice.
The application takes up a LOT of screen because it presents all functionality at once.

It would great if we could collapse seldom-used sections to move them out of the way.

A key design requirement for greater usability is to hide as much complexity as possible and only reveal it when it is called for. There are many ways to do this.

- Toolbar with Icons to Hide/Show Tools
- Accordion sections.
- Checkbox configuration panel.

[Admin]

Hi! In the latest version some features in this regard were added, please see:

https://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Whatsnew.php

You can now detach the renaming criteria in a separate window and then show / hide the groups as you need, and you can also expand the file list to occupy most of the screen.