Jay Vaughan wrote:
i remember in some editing apps (was it Canvas or illustrator, i forget) you could multi-select a group of objects, hit 'Rename', and enter C-like expressions for renaming, like "myobject-%d" where %d would be replaced by the # of the object in the list of the selection.
another thing that would be handy is 're-order group', where a group is selected, and you can re-order the name of the elements ("id=" tag) automatically..
is that feasible? should i look at making an extension to do this renaming automatically, would that be the easiest way, or maybe there's a secret hidden feature of inkscape already that allows you to do renaming such as this?
Writing an extension would certainly be the fastest way to get a working prototype of the functionality you desire. It is probably also one of the best ways to show the developers exactly what you want to do. I would be happy to answer any questions you have as well as I can. If I wasn't late for work I'd probably hack something together for you right now. :)
Aaron Spike