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====== Frequently Asked Questions ====== | ====== Frequently Asked Questions ====== |
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| 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://bugzilla.xfce.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Thunar&component=Documentation&resolution=---|file a request]]. |
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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://bugzilla.xfce.org|file a request]]. | * [[#Why doesn't Thunar execute files marked as executable?|Why doesn't Thunar execute files marked as executable?]] |
| * [[#Where does Thunar store the metadata associated with files?|Where does Thunar store the metadata associated with files?]] |
| * [[#Where does Thunar store its preferences?|Where does Thunar store its preferences?]] |
| * [[#How to use mouse gestures in Thunar?|How to use mouse gestures in Thunar?]] |
| * [[#How do I assign different keyboard shortcuts?|How do I assign different keyboard shortcuts?]] |
| * [[#Where does Thunar store the keyboard shortcuts?|Where does Thunar store the keyboard shortcuts?]] |
| * [[#Why does Thunar display the fall-back icon for all files and folders?|Why does Thunar display the fall-back icon for all files and folders?]] |
| * [[#Where are the deleted items from the trash located?|Where are the deleted items from the trash located?]] |
| * [[#Can Thunar display video thumbnails?|Can Thunar display video thumbnails?]] |
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===== Why doesn't Thunar execute files marked as executable? ===== | ---- |
| === Why doesn't Thunar execute files marked as executable? === |
For security reasons Thunar only executes files of type application/x-desktop, application/x-executable and application/x-shellscript. For desktop files the execution feature will only be enabled if the desktop file is of type Application and a valid Exec line is given or of type Link and a valid URL is given. For the other types the feature is available if the file is marked executable for the current user. | For security reasons Thunar only executes files of type application/x-desktop, application/x-executable and application/x-shellscript. For desktop files the execution feature will only be enabled if the desktop file is of type Application and a valid Exec line is given or of type Link and a valid URL is given. For the other types the feature is available if the file is marked executable for the current user. |
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Also note that for application/x-executable and application/x-shellscript, the types of the file don't really need to match these types exactly, but it is suffice if the detected type has a parent that matches one of the two types listed above, or if the MIME-type is an alias for one of the above. | Also note that for application/x-executable and application/x-shellscript, the types of the file don't really need to match these types exactly, but it is suffice if the detected type has a parent that matches one of the two types listed above, or if the MIME-type is an alias for one of the above. |
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===== Where does Thunar store the metadata associated with files? ===== | ---- |
| === Where does Thunar store the metadata associated with files? === |
Thunar associates various settings with files/folders, which we call metadata. Since version 1.6 this data is stored using the ''gvfs-metadata'' daemon. The save location of the daemon data is in ''$XDG_DATA_HOME/gvfs-metadata/''. Unfortunately the content of these files is rater awful, so you can query the metadata of a location with the command ''gvfs-info -a metadata:: /some/location''. | Thunar associates various settings with files/folders, which we call metadata. Since version 1.6 this data is stored using the ''gvfs-metadata'' daemon. The save location of the daemon data is in ''$XDG_DATA_HOME/gvfs-metadata/''. Unfortunately the content of these files is rater awful, so you can query the metadata of a location with the command ''gvfs-info -a metadata:: /some/location''. |
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===== Where does Thunar store its preferences? ===== | ---- |
| === Where does Thunar store its preferences? === |
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Thunar stores the user configurable preferences (and hidden settings) in an [[:xfce:xfconf:|Xfconf]] channel. You can view the contents of this settings channel with the [[:xfce:xfce4-settings:editor|Settings Editor]]. | Thunar stores the user configurable preferences (and hidden settings) in an [[:xfce:xfconf:|Xfconf]] channel. You can view the contents of this settings channel with the [[:xfce:xfce4-settings:editor|Settings Editor]]. |
* {key>Down }-- reloads the current folder | * {key>Down }-- reloads the current folder |
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===== How do I assign different keyboard shortcuts? ===== | ---- |
| === 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. | 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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movie thumbnailers for GNOME, i.e. Totem includes the totem-video-thumbnailer. Second, You can get thumbnails without GNOME by | movie thumbnailers for GNOME, i.e. Totem includes the totem-video-thumbnailer. Second, You can get thumbnails without GNOME by |
installing [[http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/thunar-plugins/thunar-thumbnailers|thunar-thumbnailers]] plugin. | installing [[http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/thunar-plugins/thunar-thumbnailers|thunar-thumbnailers]] plugin. |
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