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+ | ====== Frequently Asked Questions ====== | ||
+ | The intent of this section is to collect the quite numerous frequently asked questions that relate to working with Thunar. If you know of a question that is missing from this page, please [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Why doesn' | ||
+ | For security reasons Thunar only executes files of type application/ | ||
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+ | Also note that for application/ | ||
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+ | ===== Where does Thunar store the metadata associated with files? ===== | ||
+ | Thunar associates various settings with files/ | ||
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+ | ===== Where does Thunar store its preferences? | ||
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+ | Thunar stores the user configurable preferences (and hidden settings) in an [[: | ||
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+ | For an overview of the //hidden// settings, you can find an overview [[hidden-settings|here]]. | ||
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+ | ===== How to use mouse gestures in Thunar? ===== | ||
+ | Thunar currently features basic support for so called //mouse gestures// in its icon view. You can use these mouse gestures by holding down the middle mouse button (usually the mouse wheel) while the mouse pointer is on the background area of the icon view component (any area that is not covered by an icon or a text). Now you can move the cursor into four directions to perform certain actions, which are described below. | ||
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+ | * {key> | ||
+ | * {key>Up} -- opens the parent folder | ||
+ | * {key> | ||
+ | * {key> | ||
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+ | ===== How do I assign different keyboard shortcuts? ===== | ||
+ | If you want to rebind a shortcut, Thunar supports the standard GTK+ way of changing shortcuts: simply hover over the menu option with the mouse pointer and press the keyboard shortcut you want to rebind it to. | ||
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+ | Read more about this in the general [[: | ||
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+ | ===== Where does Thunar store the keyboard shortcuts? ===== | ||
+ | The custom keyboard shortcuts are stored in the standard GTK+ accel map format in a file located at '' | ||
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+ | If you are a packager or a system administrator and want to provide a system wide default for the keyboard shortcuts, that is different from the default shortcuts in Thunar, you can create a file '' | ||
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+ | ===== Why does Thunar display the fall-back icon for all files and folders? ===== | ||
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+ | If Thunar displays the fallback icon for all files and folders, as shown in the screenshot below, it is usually caused by one of the following problems: | ||
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+ | {{ documentation: | ||
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+ | - You don't have an [[http:// | ||
+ | - or the selected icon theme does not follow the GNOME naming scheme for MIME icons or it does not contain any MIME icons at all. | ||
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+ | The first problem can be fixed by running an XSETTINGS manager in your desktop session, for example xfce-mcs-manager or gnome-settings-daemon. Modern desktop environments automatically spawn a settings manager on startup, so you shouldn' | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | gtk-icon-theme-name = " | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | to '' | ||
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+ | The second problem can be fixed by selecting another icon theme, which contains MIME icons (for example the //Rodent// icon theme, or the //GNOME// icon theme). In Xfce, you can do this by opening the **User Interface** preferences from the **Settings Manager**, and choosing a different theme in the **Icon Theme** page. | ||
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+ | Thunar will be updated to comply with the [[http:// | ||
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+ | Depending on your system you might need to install the default GNOME icon theme in addition to your preferred icon theme (the Debian/ |