[Github-comments] [geany/geany] Add default filenames (.clone[X]) to cloned documents (#1197)

[konsolebox]

> Better to make the change inside the filename so the extension is unchanged.

I thought about that version, but it would make the code more complicated for just a simple feature.  You'd have to do some splitting and use more temporary strings than just use `g_strdup_sprintf()`.  It's also unclear how you'd get the no-extension part of the filename that has multiple dots in it, and it could mean more code as well.

I also don't think all people would want that version since appending an extension to a copy or backup is a common convention.  A lot of people do `cp filename.ext{,.orig}` or `cp filename.ext{,.copy}`.  I also find it more descriptive, even when done recursively like `filename.ext.clone.clone`, and is also consistent with the manner on how other file formats are named like `.tar.gz`.  Besides, a clone is meant to be renamed anyway, when it's needed to be used to something other than just a copy.

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