Rename multiple layers with the same name

[sansnom]

🇬🇧 The current version (v2.4) of AD does not allow you to rename a selection of several layers: if you run the command, it is ONLY the first (at the top of the list in the Layers palette) which is renamed (?!). Too bad, it seems so obvious, this impossibility is very frustrating... but perhaps the extended function will be implemented in the future...
In the case where you ONLY have curves to rename and you accept that after this manipulation they become only simple curves, select them all, launch the “Merge curves” command, rename the object of this merger , then run the “Separate curves” command. Each curve resulting from this last command will have the name given above.

@GarryP: This is a workaround to rename multiple curve layers with the same properties under the same name. Disclaimer: This won't work with everything.

🇫🇷 La version actuelle (v2.4) d'AD ne permet pas de renommer une sélection de plusieurs calques : si l'on lance la commande, ce n'est QUE le premier (en haut de la liste dans la palette Calques) qui est renommé (?!). Dommage, cela paraît tellement évident, cette impossibilité est très frustrante… mais peut-être que la fonction étendue sera implémentée par la suite…
Dans le cas où vous n'avez QUE des courbes à renommer et que vous acceptiez qu'elles deviennent après cette manip que de simples courbes, sélectionner-les toutes, lancer la commande “Fusionner les courbes”, renommez l'objet de cette fusion, puis lancer la commande “Séparer les courbes”. Chaque courbes résultant de cette dernière commande portera le nom donné plus haut.

@GarryP : ceci est une Solution de contournement pour renommer plusieurs calques de courbes avec les mêmes propriétés sous le même nom ». Clause de non-responsabilité : cela ne fonctionnera pas avec tout.

[GarryP]

This method is very specific only to curve layers which all share the same properties (same fill, stroke, etc.)

It might be worth making the title of this thread very specific to, hopefully, lessen the number of people being ‘fooled’ into thinking that it can be used for all types of layers, or even all curve layers in general.

Maybe something like: “Workaround to rename multiple curve layers with the same properties to the same name”

It might also be worth adding some kind of ‘disclaimer’ at the top of the post to make it clear that it won’t work with everything.

Otherwise I can see people finding this, not reading it properly, and getting themselves into trouble (whereupon they will know exactly who to complain to, namely you, as the OP).

[loukash]

There was also a bug ("happy accident") report recently where under certain circumstances selected layers will be renamed to the same name. I don't remember the exact steps to reproduce it though.