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xfce:thunar:custom-actions [2022/12/11 12:32] – [Download video subtitles] --> periscope is discontinued alexxconsxfce:thunar:custom-actions [2024/03/29 19:47] (current) – Using dbus-launch seems to be the best way to get proper support for D-Bus services and as few warnings as possible gael
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     * **[[#Create Shared Thumbnails|Create Shared Thumbnails]]**     * **[[#Create Shared Thumbnails|Create Shared Thumbnails]]**
     * **[[#Use 'bulk rename' on a single file|Use 'bulk rename' on a single file]]**     * **[[#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 Action Dialog">
-{{:xfce:thunar:uca-create.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:thunar:uca-create.png|}}
 </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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 ==== 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 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
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 +**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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     *  File pattern: *     *  File pattern: *
     * Appearance Conditions: Text files     * Appearance Conditions: Text files
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     * Appears if selection contains: Video Files     * Appears if selection contains: Video Files
  
-**Note:** You will need ''OpenSubtitlesDownload''. Get it [[https://github.com/emericg/OpenSubtitlesDownload|here]]. You can tweak the behavior of the script simply by editing with a text editor, the code is all commented, so it is very easy to understand.+**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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     * File pattern: *     * File pattern: *
     * Appears if selection contains: any     * Appears if selection contains: any
 +    * Range: 1-1
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 +==== 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     * Range: 1-1