Version: 1.3.92 (using KDE 3.5.3 Level "a" , unofficial build of SUSE ) Compiler: Target: i586-suse-linux OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.16.13-4-default there should be an option, that gwenview allows to start multiple instances of an external tool on multiple selections, if it only can handle single files ("%f").
Definately. My suggestion: Add an "Allow batch processing" checkbox to Configure external tools dialog. Then it would be a question of one for loop. Also the little progress widget on the bottom right could take advantage of that. Maybe even remove the %F and %U ( Temporary solution: Configure the command of your External tool like that: "for file in %F; do tool-that-can-do-only-one-at-a-time $file; done" Nevertheless it may have problems with filenames containg semicolons
The "temporary solution" seems like it should work but it doesn't for me. It seems to end up somehow looking for a program named the "Name" of the External Tool. A solution would be nice. But I think writing my own script containing the for loop should surely work.
I think, this obsolete now, as a multiselection will trigger the same rightclick-handlers as dolphin.