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xfce:thunar:faq [2018/11/12 21:37] – [Why does Thunar display the fall-back icon for all files and folders?] alexxconsxfce:thunar:faq [2018/11/12 21:39] – [Why doesn't Thunar execute files marked as executable?] alexxcons
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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|file a request]]. 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? ===
 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.
  
 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.
  
-===== 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''.
  
-===== Where does Thunar store its preferences? =====+---- 
 +=== Where does Thunar store its preferences? ===
  
 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]].
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 For an overview of the //hidden// settings, you can find an overview [[hidden-settings|here]]. For an overview of the //hidden// settings, you can find an overview [[hidden-settings|here]].
  
-===== How to use mouse gestures in Thunar? =====+---- 
 +=== 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. 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>Down }-- reloads the current folder   * {key>Down }-- reloads the current folder
  
-===== 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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-===== Where does Thunar store the keyboard shortcuts? =====+---- 
 +=== 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 ''$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Thunar/accels.scm''. Lines starting with ; are comments. See the GTK+ documentation for details about the file format. The custom keyboard shortcuts are stored in the standard GTK+ accel map format in a file located at ''$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/Thunar/accels.scm''. Lines starting with ; are comments. See the GTK+ documentation for details about the file format.
  
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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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