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- | ====== File Management | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
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+ | ====== File Manager | ||
- | Use the {gui> | + | Use the {gui> |
- | The File Manager Preferences dialog is divided into four pages with different options, each described in a separate section below. Basically you can set preferences in the following categories: | + | The File Manager Preferences dialog is divided into four tabs with different options, each described in a separate section below. Basically you can set preferences in the following categories: |
- | * The default settings for the views. | + | * The default |
- | * The default settings for the side pane. | + | * The default settings for the Side Pane. |
- | * The behavior of the file manager windows. | + | * The behavior of mouse clicks. |
* Advanced features of the file manager. | * Advanced features of the file manager. | ||
- | Thunar also supports | + | Thunar also supports |
- | ===== Views Preferences ===== | + | ---- |
- | You can specify a default view, select sort options | + | ===== Display Preferences ===== |
+ | |||
+ | You can specify a default view and select | ||
<figure "View Preferences"> | <figure "View Preferences"> | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
</ | </ | ||
- | ? View new folder | + | ? View new folders |
- | ! Select the default view for folders. When you open a new window, the is displayed in the view that you select. This can be either | + | ! Select the default view mode for folders. When you open a new window, |
+ | ? Show thumbnails | ||
+ | ! Select this option | ||
+ | ! See the [[Tumbler]] plugins section if you want to extend the basic thumbnail functionality provided by Thunar with support for additional file types. | ||
? Sort folders before files | ? Sort folders before files | ||
! Select this option to list folders before files when you sort a folder. | ! Select this option to list folders before files when you sort a folder. | ||
- | ? Show thumbnails | + | ? Show file size in binary format |
- | ! Select this option to show thumbnails of image files and other supported files. The file manager stores | + | ! Display |
- | ! See the section called [[Thumbnailers]] if you want to extend the basic thumbnail functionality provided by Thunar with support for additional file types. | + | ? Icon View - Text beside icons |
- | ? Text beside icons | + | ! Select this option |
- | ! Select this options | + | ? Date - Format |
+ | ! Choose your preferred date display format. You can as well provide a custom date string. | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back to Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
===== Side Pane Preferences ===== | ===== Side Pane Preferences ===== | ||
- | You can select display options for the shortcuts pane and the tree pane. | + | You can select display options for both modes of the Side Pane. |
<figure "Side Pane Preferences"> | <figure "Side Pane Preferences"> | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
</ | </ | ||
- | The side pane can either | + | The Side Pane can display |
- | ? Icon Size | + | If you have customized any of your folder |
- | ! The size of the icons displayed in the side, ranging from {gui> | + | |
- | ? Show Icon Emblems | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
- | ! Select this option to display | + | ---- |
===== Behavior Preferences ===== | ===== Behavior Preferences ===== | ||
- | You can select the preferred behavior to interact with the file manager. | + | Here you can specify how your mouse buttons behave when selecting or activating items. |
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+ | **__Navigation__** | ||
- | ? Single click to active | + | ? Single click to activate |
- | ! Select this option to perform the default action for an item when you click on the item. When this option | + | ! Select this option to perform the default action for an item when you single-click on the item. When single-click activation |
- | ! This delay can be configured below the option. You can also disable | + | |
? Double click to activate items | ? Double click to activate items | ||
- | ! Select this option to perform the default action for an item when you double click on the item, and select the item with a single click. | + | ! Select this option to perform the default action for an item when you double-click on it and to select the item with a single click. |
+ | |||
+ | **__Tabs instead of new Windows__** | ||
+ | ? Open folders in new tabs on middle click | ||
+ | ! If your mouse has a middle button, you don't have to go to the menu or right-click on a folder to get the {gui> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ? Open new thunar instances as tabs | ||
+ | ! Whenever you launch thunar while an existing thunar window is already open, a new tab will be added to the existing thunar window instead opening a new window. | ||
+ | |||
+ | **__Context Menu__** | ||
+ | ? Show action to permanently delete files and folders | ||
+ | ! The context menu will show an additional entry to permanently delete files and folders | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back to Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
===== Advanced Preferences ===== | ===== Advanced Preferences ===== | ||
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- | ? Folder Permissions | + | **__Folder Permissions__** |
- | ! Choose | + | |
- | ? Volume Management | + | Choose |
- | ! If Thunar was installed with support for HAL and the //thunar-volman// package is also installed, you can enable the integrated volume manager. See the section called [[Management of Removable | + | *to just the selected |
+ | *to the folder | ||
+ | *to ask for your choice every time. | ||
+ | **__Volume Management__** | ||
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+ | If the '' | ||
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+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | [[: |