Add option to set cursor position based on file type, when renaming files

[dxrcy]

yazi --debug output

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Ya
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    block-create: Some(Opener { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for_: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(Opener { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for_: None, spread: true })

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Please describe the problem you're trying to solve

The --cursor option for the rename command will use the same behavior for both regular files and directories. Eg. rename --cursor=before_ext will always put the cursor before the file extension.

This is annoying when renaming directories containing period characters as word separators, as the periods do not usually indicate an extension.

Would you be willing to contribute this feature?

• Yes, I'll give it a shot

Describe the solution you'd like

Introduce before_file_ext value for --cursor. This will behave as end for directories, and before_ext for a non-directory file.
This might not be ideal, as a user cannot chose between end and start for directory renaming.

Perhaps a new --cursor-directory option can be added, but this seems over-involved.

If this can be resolved with a simple configuration tweak, such as overloading keybinds or creating a simple plugin, then that might be preferable.

Additional context

This might be a problem which is too niche to introduce new behavior for. If so, I am happy to abandon this issue in favor of a creating a custom plugin.

Checklist

• I have searched the existing issues/discussions
• The latest nightly build doesn't already have this feature

[sxyazi]

Please try #2132

[dxrcy]

Please try #2132

Yep works 🙏 thanks

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