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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:// | 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:// | ||
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For security reasons Thunar only executes files of type application/ | For security reasons Thunar only executes files of type application/ | ||
Also note that for application/ | Also note that for application/ | ||
- | ===== Where does Thunar store the metadata associated with files? | + | ---- |
+ | === Where does Thunar store the metadata associated with files? === | ||
Thunar associates various settings with files/ | Thunar associates various settings with files/ | ||
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Thunar stores the user configurable preferences (and hidden settings) in an [[: | Thunar stores the user configurable preferences (and hidden settings) in an [[: | ||
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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]]. | ||
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+ | === 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> | * {key> | ||
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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:// | installing [[http:// | ||
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