changing filename case on devices and partitions, kde4

[gumb]

For years, under KDE3, I would copy files across from my digital camera onto a FAT32 partition that had the 'mixedmode' attribute set in the fstab, thereby ensuring all my photos would be copied as dsc01234.jpg rather than DSC01234.JPG

Now under KDE4.2 (on 11.1), I use only ext3 partitions and when I access the files via either USB mass storage or directly from a Memory Stick, they always show/copy as DSC01234.JPG. It's rather frustrating that there is no batch rename option in Gwenview/Digikam to change case, nor any general KDE find & replace function that would do the same. I do not want to individually rename hundreds of photos on a regular basis.

Is there some way I can go about correcting this without having to install special software just for the purpose?

[john_hudson]

I suspect that the quickest and easiest way to do this is to create a small FAT32 partition set up as you had it in KDE3. That was what allowed you to do it previously, not KDE3.

For the long term put it as an idea in KDE Brainstorm - Page 1

[caf4926]

kRename application is in the repo though I think

[gumb]

Originally Posted by john_hudson

I suspect that the quickest and easiest way to do this is to create a small FAT32 partition set up as you had it in KDE3. That was what allowed you to do it previously, not KDE3.

I'm confused though as to why the pictures showed before in lowercase even whilst on the mounted camera/stick media, and now since the KDE4 upgrade they are uppercase. This seems to be dissociated with the types of partition on my hard drive and rather some system setting for media devices.

As regards KRename, yes I'd already downloaded it from the repo. Excellent utility though it is and one I've used for other purposes in the past, my workflow is now complicated by extra steps I never used to have to perform, which rather goes against the KDE4 ethos. Don't get me wrong, I think KDE4 is a big improvement overall but this is one of those exceptions where I'm having to take a step backwards.

[FeatherMonkey]

I suspect it is a change in the defaults in hal.

if you look at man mount and the vfat options you notice it will take shortname=lower but hal is involved the only thing i found is ... having fstab-sync mount fat case-insensitive - LinuxQuestions.org

[torknutsen]

Originally Posted by FeatherMonkey

I suspect it is a change in the defaults in hal.

if you look at man mount and the vfat options you notice it will take shortname=lower but hal is involved the only thing i found is ... having fstab-sync mount fat case-insensitive - LinuxQuestions.org

The changes of default shortname settings are indeed annoying. Does anyone know how the (HAL) default settings can be changed? Or can they be changed?