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+ | ====== Custom actions ====== | ||
+ | Thunar allows users to add custom actions to the file and folder context menus (by the use of the '' | ||
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+ | This page serves as an introduction to the **Custom Actions** plugin, and includes a list of useful examples. | ||
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+ | ===== Adding a custom action ===== | ||
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+ | This section provides a step-by-step introduction to the **Custom Actions** plugin, demonstrating how to add a **Print File** action, which uses xfprint to print text files. We start by opening the **Custom Actions** dialog as explained above. In the dialog, click on the first button in the list of buttons (the one labeled with the '' | ||
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+ | On the first page, enter '' | ||
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+ | Now, continue with the second page (the {gui> | ||
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+ | We want to create an action that is only applicable to text files, so select the **Text Files** options and unselect the options for the other file types. Next you can specify a **File Pattern** to display the action only for text files that match a certain pattern. In the example, we set the file pattern to '' | ||
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+ | That's all. Click **OK** to close the **Create Action** dialog. The new action, labeled **Print File** will appear in the **Custom Actions** list. | ||
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+ | Now close the **Custom Actions** dialog, select a text file in Thunar and open the context menu (right-click on the file icon). The newly created **Print File** action will appear in the context menu, as shown in the screenshot below. | ||
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+ | {{ documentation: | ||
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+ | You can use the [[http:// | ||
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+ | ===== Examples ===== | ||
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+ | Here are a few useful examples of custom actions. Feel free to extend this list. | ||
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+ | ==== Finding files in the current folder ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Search...** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Directories | ||
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+ | **Note:** For this action, you'll need to have '' | ||
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+ | ==== Finding files in the current folder with catfish ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Search files...** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Directories | ||
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+ | **Note:** For this action, you'll need to have '' | ||
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+ | ==== Finding files inside the selected folder with catfish ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Search files inside...** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Directories | ||
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+ | **Note:** For this action, you'll need to have '' | ||
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+ | ==== Working with archives | ||
+ | * Name: **Extract here (bzip2)** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: *.tar.bz2; | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Other Files | ||
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+ | * Name: **Extract here (zip)** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: *.zip | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Other Files | ||
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+ | * Name: **Create tar.gz from folder** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Directories | ||
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+ | **Hint:** You may prefer the [[http:// | ||
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+ | ==== Playing music files ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Play with XMMS** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Directories, | ||
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+ | * Name: **Enqueue in XMMS** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Directories, | ||
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+ | **Hint:** Works exactly the same with Audacious. | ||
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+ | ==== Burning an ISO file to a CD ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Burn with K3B** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: *.iso | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Other Files | ||
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+ | ==== Viewing images ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **View with GQview** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Directories, | ||
+ | **Note:** This tip also works just as well with GThumb | ||
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+ | ==== Converting PNGs to JPEGs ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **To JPEG** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: *.png | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Image Files | ||
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+ | **Hint:** '' | ||
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+ | ==== Losslessly Rotating JPEGs ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Rotate Clockwise** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: *.jpg; | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: JPEG Image Files | ||
+ | **Note:** jpegtran is available as part of the libjpeg or libjpeg-progs packages of most distributions. Unlike using " | ||
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+ | ==== Opening a terminal ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Open in a terminal** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Directories | ||
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+ | **Note:** You might need to type '' | ||
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+ | ==== Opening a root terminal ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Open a root terminal here** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Directories | ||
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+ | **Note:** You should rewrite the command with normal straight quotes. | ||
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+ | ==== Opening a root Thunar ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Open a root Thunar here** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Directories | ||
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+ | ==== Editing as root ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Edit as root** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Text files | ||
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+ | **Note:** You'll need to replace put-your-favourite-text-editor-here with your favourite text editor (e.g. mousepad or geany). | ||
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+ | ==== Creating a symbolic link ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Create symlink** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Directories, | ||
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+ | ==== Saving the selected file/ | ||
+ | For fans of the Windows " | ||
+ | * Name: **Copy Pathname to Clipboard** | ||
+ | * Description: | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: //any// | ||
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+ | ==== Setting an image as the desktop background ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Set as desktop background** | ||
+ | * Command:< | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Image Files | ||
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+ | ==== Viewing the disk usage of the current directory ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Disk Usage** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Tick all the boxes | ||
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+ | **Note:** The idea is to get a visual picture of the current directory and any subdirectories. You could also use fsview or filelight, but the visuals are crisper in baobab. | ||
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+ | ==== Using ' | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
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+ | Since nano isn't a GUI app, you must start it in a terminal window. | ||
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+ | ==== Comparing selected files/ | ||
+ | * Name: **Compare** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Directories and Text files | ||
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+ | **Note:** You will need '' | ||
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+ | ==== Changing OpenOffice.org supported formats ==== | ||
+ | **Note:** You will need '' | ||
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+ | * Name: **Convert to ODT** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: *.doc; | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Other files | ||
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+ | * Name: **Export to PDF** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: *.doc; | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Other files | ||
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+ | You can go on, try '' | ||
+ | ==== Download subtitles with periscope ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Download subtitles** | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Video Files | ||
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+ | **Note:** You will need '' | ||
+ | ==== Rename subtitles easily ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Rename subtitles** | ||
+ | * Description: | ||
+ | * Command: '' | ||
+ | * File pattern: *.avi; | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Video Files, Text Files, Other Files | ||
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+ | **Note:** You will need '' | ||
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+ | ==== Resize and email images ==== | ||
+ | * Name: **Resize Images then email them** | ||
+ | * Description: | ||
+ | * File pattern: * | ||
+ | * Appears if selection contains: Image files | ||
+ | ** Note:** You will need the script here (which I name thunar-resize-sendto and place in / | ||
+ | / | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | Not sure why this isn't part of Thunar plugins, since it's pretty sweet. Tested on Xubuntu Lucid.\\ | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | **NOTE!:** This uses / | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | #!/bin/bash | ||
+ | #input to this is a list of files to send. | ||
+ | # depends on thunar, ImageMagick and Zenity | ||
+ | TMP=/ | ||
+ | LOG=/ | ||
+ | MARKER=/ | ||
+ | SENDTO="/ | ||
+ | SIZES=" | ||
+ | DISCMD=" | ||
+ | # Find unused tmp dir | ||
+ | if [ -e $MARKER ]; then | ||
+ | CUR=$(cat $MARKER) | ||
+ | else | ||
+ | CUR=1 | ||
+ | fi | ||
+ | if [ 1 == $CUR ]; then | ||
+ | CUR=0 | ||
+ | else | ||
+ | CUR=1 | ||
+ | fi | ||
+ | echo " | ||
+ | TEMP=" | ||
+ | mkdir -p $TEMP | ||
+ | rm -rf $TEMP/* | ||
+ | |||
+ | for s in $SIZES; do | ||
+ | if [ -z $COLS ]; then | ||
+ | COLS=" | ||
+ | else | ||
+ | COLS=" | ||
+ | fi | ||
+ | done | ||
+ | SIZE=$($DISCMD $COLS) | ||
+ | echo " | ||
+ | |||
+ | for f in " | ||
+ | n=$(basename " | ||
+ | echo "item ' | ||
+ | convert $f -resize $SIZE " | ||
+ | FILES=" | ||
+ | done | ||
+ | $SENDTO $FILES | ||
+ | </ |