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-{{ :xfce:thunar:thunar.png?nolink|}} +{{ :xfce:thunar.png?nolink|}} 
-====== thunar - Custom Actions ======+====== Thunar - Custom Actions ======
  
 Thunar allows users to add custom actions to the file and folder context menus (by the use of the ''thunar-uca'' plugin, part of the Thunar distribution, in the ''plugins/'' subdirectory). You can set up new actions in the {gui>Custom Actions} dialog, available via the {gui>Configure custom actions...} item in the {gui>Edit} menu. Thunar allows users to add custom actions to the file and folder context menus (by the use of the ''thunar-uca'' plugin, part of the Thunar distribution, in the ''plugins/'' subdirectory). You can set up new actions in the {gui>Custom Actions} dialog, available via the {gui>Configure custom actions...} item in the {gui>Edit} menu.
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     * **[[#Edit file as root|Edit file as root]]**     * **[[#Edit file as root|Edit file as root]]**
     * **[[#Create a symbolic link|Create a symbolic link]]**     * **[[#Create a symbolic link|Create a symbolic link]]**
 +    * **[[#Create a hardlink|Create a hardlink]]**
     * **[[#View disk usage of the current directory|View disk usage of the current directory]]**     * **[[#View disk usage of the current directory|View disk usage of the current directory]]**
     * **[[#Open file in terminal text editor|Open file in terminal text editor]]**     * **[[#Open file in terminal text editor|Open file in terminal text editor]]**
     * **[[#Compare selected files/directories|Compare selected files/directories]]**     * **[[#Compare selected files/directories|Compare selected files/directories]]**
     * **[[#Change OpenDocument-supported formats|Change OpenDocument-supported formats]]**     * **[[#Change OpenDocument-supported formats|Change OpenDocument-supported formats]]**
-    * **[[#Download subtitles with periscope|Download subtitles with periscope]]**+    * **[[#Download video subtitles|Download video subtitles]]**
     * **[[#Rename subtitles easily|Rename subtitles easily]]**     * **[[#Rename subtitles easily|Rename subtitles easily]]**
     * **[[#Move files into a new folder|Move files into a new folder]]**     * **[[#Move files into a new folder|Move files into a new folder]]**
 +    * **[[#Create Shared Thumbnails|Create Shared Thumbnails]]**
 +    * **[[#Use 'bulk rename' on a single file|Use 'bulk rename' on a single file]]**
 +    * **[[#Trust multiple desktop files at once|Trust multiple desktop files at once]]**
   * **[[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ThunarCustomActions|List of assorted custom actions]]** (from Ubuntu documentation)   * **[[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ThunarCustomActions|List of assorted custom actions]]** (from Ubuntu documentation)
  
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 ===== Adding a Custom Action ===== ===== Adding a Custom Action =====
  
-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 ''+''). The **Create Action** dialog will appear, as shown in the screenshot below.+This section provides a step-by-step introduction to the **Custom Actions** plugin, demonstrating how to add a simple action. 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 ''+''). The **Create Action** dialog will appear, as shown in the screenshot below.
  
-<figure "Create Action Dialog"> +<figure "Create Custom Action Dialog"> 
-{{:xfce:thunar:uca-create.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:thunar:uca-create.png|Create Custom Action Dialog Window}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
-On the first page, enter ''Search with Catfish'' in {gui>Name:} and ''search'' in {gui>Description:} Enter ''catfish %f'' for the {gui>Command:} (the ''%f'' will be replaced with the path to the selected file, as explained in the dialog), and select an icon by clicking {gui>Icon:} (in the screenshot the ''system-search.svg'' icon was used). +On the first page, enter ''Create symlink'' in {gui>Name:} Enter ''ln -Ts %f %n" (link)"'' for the {gui>Command:} (the ''%f'' will be replaced with the path to the selected file, as explained in the dialog), and select an icon by clicking {gui>Icon:} (in the screenshot ''emblem-symbolic-link'' was used). 
-r+ 
 +Optionally, you can specify a {gui>Submenu:}, in order to group multiple custom actions into the same menu. 
 <note>Never quote field codes, unless you know why [particularly true if their expansion contains quotes, but not only] <note>Never quote field codes, unless you know why [particularly true if their expansion contains quotes, but not only]
  
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 Now close the **Custom Actions** dialog, select a folder in Thunar and open the context menu (right-click on the file icon). The newly created **Search with Catfish** action will appear in the context menu, as shown in the screenshot below. Now close the **Custom Actions** dialog, select a folder in Thunar and open the context menu (right-click on the file icon). The newly created **Search with Catfish** action will appear in the context menu, as shown in the screenshot below.
  
-<figure "Custom Actions Dialog"> +<figure "Custom Actions List Dialog"> 
-{{:xfce:thunar:uca-list.png}}+{{:xfce:thunar:uca-list.png|Custom Actions List Dialog}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
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     * Appears if selection contains: Directories     * Appears if selection contains: Directories
  
-**Hint:** You may prefer the [[http://thunar.xfce.org/plugins.html#thunar-archive-plugin|Thunar Archive Plugin]], which does pretty much the same thing with less manual setup required on your part. It's either included with your distribution (in the case of [[http://xubuntu.org/|Xubuntu]]), or available as a separate package (''thunar-archive-plugin'' in Debian Etch). You might also need the ''xarchiver'' or "squeeze" package for things to work quite right.+**Hint:** You may prefer the [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/archive|Thunar Archive Plugin]], which does pretty much the same thing with less manual setup required on your part. It's either included with your distribution (in the case of [[https://xubuntu.org/|Xubuntu]]), or available as a separate package (''thunar-archive-plugin'' in Debian Etch). You might also need the ''xarchiver'' or "squeeze" package for things to work quite right.
  
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 ==== Rotate JPEGs ==== ==== Rotate JPEGs ====
     * Name: **Rotate Clockwise**     * Name: **Rotate Clockwise**
-    * Command: ''<nowiki>for file in %F; do tempfile=$(mktemp) && jpegtran -copy all -rotate 90 "$file" > "$tempfile" && mv -f "$tempfile" "$file"; rm -f "$tempfile"; done</nowiki>''+    *  
 +    * Command: ''<nowiki>for file in %F; do exiftran -i9 "$file"; done</nowiki>'' 
 +    * Command(counterclockwise): ''<nowiki>for file in %F; do exiftran -i2 "$file"; done</nowiki>''
     * File pattern: *.jpg;*.JPG;*.jpeg;*.JPEG     * File pattern: *.jpg;*.JPG;*.jpeg;*.JPEG
     * Appears if selection contains: JPEG Image Files     * 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 "convert", the complicated loop structure is necessary with "jpegtran": "jpegtran -rotate 90 -outfile %F %F" will produce a 0kb file. +**Note:** exiftran is available for most distributions.
- +
-[[https://thelinuxchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/06/thunar-custom-actions-resize-and-rotate.html|Here an example]] how rotation can be scripted with "convert".+
  
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 ==== Open terminal here ==== ==== Open terminal here ====
 +
     * Name: **Open terminal here**     * Name: **Open terminal here**
-    * Command: ''<nowiki>for f in %F; do if [ -d "$f" ]; then exo-open --working-directory "$f" --launch TerminalEmulator; elif [ -z "$default" ]; then default=1; exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator; fi done</nowiki>''+    * Command 1: ''<nowiki>for f in %F; do exo-open --working-directory "$f" --launch TerminalEmulator;  done</nowiki>'' 
 +    * Command 2: ''<nowiki>for f in %F; do if [ -d "$f" ]; then exo-open --working-directory "$f" --launch TerminalEmulator; elif [ -z "$default" ]; then default=1; exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator; fi done</nowiki>''
     * File pattern: *     * File pattern: *
     * Appears if selection contains: any     * Appears if selection contains: any
  
-**Note:** If non-directory files are selected, a terminal in the current directory will be opened +''Command 1'' will open a terminal on all selected folder.
-**Note:** For each selected folder, a terminal on that folder is opened +
  
 +''Command 2'' in addition will open a terminal on the current directory, when executed on a non-folder files (or multiple)
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 ==== Open root terminal here ==== ==== Open root terminal here ====
     * Name: **Open root terminal here**     * Name: **Open root terminal here**
-    * Command: ''<nowiki>gksu xfce4-terminal --default-working-directory=%f</nowiki>''+    * Command(1): ''<nowiki>pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY dbus-launch xfce4-terminal --default-working-directory=%f</nowiki>'' 
 +    * Command(2): ''<nowiki>gksu xfce4-terminal --default-working-directory=%f</nowiki>''
     * File pattern: *     * File pattern: *
     * Appears if selection contains: Directories     * Appears if selection contains: Directories
 +
 +**Note:** Use either pkexec or gksu, depending on what is available for your distro.
  
 **Note:** You should rewrite the command with normal straight quotes. **Note:** You should rewrite the command with normal straight quotes.
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 ==== Open thunar as root here ==== ==== Open thunar as root here ====
     * Name: **Open thunar as root here**     * Name: **Open thunar as root here**
-    * Command: ''gksu thunar %f''+    * Command(1): ''pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY dbus-launch thunar %f'' 
 +    * Command(2): ''thunar admin:/''''/''''/%f'' 
 +    * Command(3): ''gksu thunar %f''
     * File pattern: *     * File pattern: *
     * Appears if selection contains: Directories     * Appears if selection contains: Directories
  
-**Note:** Some distributions no longer include ''gksu''. Use ''pkexec'' instead.+**Note:** Some distributions no longer include ''gksu''. Use ''pkexec'' or the ''admin'' interface instead.
  
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 ==== Edit file as root ==== ==== Edit file as root ====
     * Name: **Edit as root**     * Name: **Edit as root**
-    * Command: ''gksu put-your-favourite-text-editor-here %f''+    * Command(1): ''pkexec env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY dbus-launch put-your-favourite-text-editor-here %f'' 
 +    * Command(2): ''gksu put-your-favourite-text-editor-here %f''
     * File pattern: *     * File pattern: *
     * Appears if selection contains: Text files     * Appears if selection contains: Text files
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 ==== Create a symbolic link ==== ==== Create a symbolic link ====
     * Name: **Create symlink**     * Name: **Create symlink**
-    * Command: ''<nowiki>ln -s %f %n" (symlink)"</nowiki>''+    * Command: ''<nowiki>ln -Ts %f %n" (symlink)"</nowiki>''
     * File pattern: *     * File pattern: *
     * Appears if selection contains: Directories, other files     * Appears if selection contains: Directories, other files
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     *  File pattern: *     *  File pattern: *
     * Appearance Conditions: Text files     * Appearance Conditions: Text files
 +
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-==== Download subtitles with periscope ====+==== Download video subtitles ====
     * Name: **Download subtitles**     * Name: **Download subtitles**
-    * Command: ''<nowiki>periscope -l en %F && zenity --info --title "Done" --text "Subtitles downloaded successfully" || zenity --error --title "Error" --text "Subtitles not downloaded successfully"</nowiki>''+    * Command: ''<nowiki>~/.local/bin/OpenSubtitlesDownload.py --gui=gnome %F</nowiki>''
     * File pattern: *     * File pattern: *
     * Appears if selection contains: Video Files     * Appears if selection contains: Video Files
  
-**Note:** You will need ''python-periscope'' package. Get it [[http://code.google.com/p/periscope/|here]]. You'll also need ''zenity'' package. This command will try to get the English subtitles, change ''-l en'' to something else (''fr'', ''de'', ''pt-br'', ...). You should rewrite the command with normal straight quotes.+**Note:** You will need to follow the instructions on [[https://github.com/emericg/OpenSubtitlesDownload|OpenSubtitlesDownload]] which requires ''python'' and ''zenity'' (check the link for a complete list of requirements). You can tweak the behavior of the python script simply by editing with a text editor, the code is all commented, so it is very easy to understand.
  
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 +
 +==== Create Shared Thumbnails ====
 +    * Name: **Create shared thumbnails**
 +    * Description: Creates [[https://specifications.freedesktop.org/thumbnail-spec/thumbnail-spec-latest.html#SHARED|shared thumbnails]] for the selected folder and all subfolders via DBus Thumbnailing service.
 +    * Command: ''<nowiki>/path/to/script/sharedx.sh %f</nowiki>''
 +    * File pattern: *
 +    * Appears if selection contains: Folders
 +
 +**Note:** Required to download a thumbnail generation script. Candidates are: 
 +
 +    * {{ :xfce:thunar:sharedx.sh.tar.gz |Generic script to request thumbnails via DBus API}} ([[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SKefalidis/DBusSharedThumbnailRepositoryCreator/main/sharedx.sh|source]]). Requires ''python3'' and ''realpath''.
 +
 +
 +<note important>Attention: Read and use external thumbnail generation scripts with caution! They are not part of Xfce and are not tested / reviewed.</note>
 +----
 +==== Use 'bulk rename' on a single file ====
 +    * Name: **Open in bulk renamer**
 +    * Description: Opens the bulk renamer for a single file
 +    * Command: ''<nowiki>thunar --bulk-rename %f</nowiki>''
 +    * File pattern: *
 +    * Appears if selection contains: any
 +    * Range: 1-1
 +
 +----
 +
 +==== Trust multiple desktop files at once ====
 +    * Name: **Trust Desktop Files**
 +    * Description: Sets gvfs checksum and +x flag for all selected *.desktop files
 +    * Command: ''<nowiki>for f in %F; do sha256sum "$f" | awk '{print $1}' | xargs gio set "$f" metadata::xfce-exe-checksum && chmod +x "$f"; done</nowiki>''
 +    * File pattern: *.desktop
 +    * Appears if selection contains: other files
 +    * Range: 1-1
  
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