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Leading/trailing characters in export path variables
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I always export with the version number in the file name, and when there are more than 10 versions, the ordering is mixed together.
Describe the solution you'd like
Add the feature to add leading/trailing characters to variables, let the user to choose the padding character and the minimum length of the resulting string.
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Research direction
No file or test is named. Start by locating the export path variable expansion and the settings or export UI that controls it. Determine how users would choose a padding character and minimum length, then verify that padded version values sort correctly in exported filenames.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100