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- | ====== File Management | + | ~~NOTOC~~ |
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- | Use the {gui> | + | * **[[# |
+ | * **[[#Side Pane Preferences|Side Pane Preferences]]** | ||
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- | 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: | + | ---- |
- | | + | Use the {gui> |
- | * The default settings for the side pane. | + | |
- | * The behavior of the file manager windows. | + | 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: |
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+ | * The default settings for the Side Pane. | ||
+ | * 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 ===== |
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+ | You can specify a default view and select | ||
<figure "View Preferences"> | <figure "View Preferences"> | ||
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- | ? View new folder | + | ? View new folders |
- | ! Select the default view for folders. When you open a new window, | + | ! Select the default view mode for folders. When you open a new window, you can specify that the Main Area display is set to //Icons//, //Detailed List// |
+ | ? Remember view settings for each folder | ||
+ | ! Select this option to remember view-type, zoom level, sort column and sort order individually for each folder. | ||
? 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 file size in binary format | ||
+ | ! Display file sizes using the IEC binary prefix // | ||
? Show thumbnails | ? Show thumbnails | ||
- | ! Select this option to show thumbnails of image files and other supported files. The file manager stores the thumbnail files for each folder in the hidden .thumbnails directory in the user's Home Folder. | + | ! Select this option to show thumbnails of image files and other supported files. Choose the //Local Files Only// option if you find that displaying thumbnails is too slow on network drives. The file manager stores the thumbnail files for each folder in the hidden .thumbnails directory in the user's Home folder. See the [[https:// |
- | ! See the section called | + | ? Only show thumbnails for files smaller than |
- | ? Text beside icons | + | ! For some formats, like e.g. movies it takes a while to parse the file and to extract a thumbnail. In order to keep system load low in such cases, thumbnailing can be limited to a specific file size. |
- | ! Select this options | + | ? Draw frames around thumbnails |
+ | ! Draw black frames around thumbnails. | ||
+ | ? Icon View - Text beside icons | ||
+ | ! Select this option | ||
+ | ? Window Icon - Use current folder icon | ||
+ | ! Select this option to use the icon of the current folder as window-icon. | ||
+ | ? Date - Format | ||
+ | ! Choose your preferred date display format. You can as well provide a custom date string. | ||
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+ | [[|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"> | ||
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- | 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 | + | ? Image Preview Mode |
- | ! Select | + | ! Select |
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+ | [[|Back to Top]] | ||
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===== 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. |
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+ | **__Tabs and 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> | ||
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+ | ? 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 of opening a new window. | ||
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+ | ? Show full directory path in tab titles | ||
+ | ! Select this option to show the full directory path in tab titles, instead of showing only the directory name. | ||
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+ | ? Restore tabs on startup | ||
+ | ! Select this option to restore all your thunar tabs as they were last time you used thunar | ||
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+ | **__Context Menu__** | ||
+ | ? Show action to permanently delete files and folders | ||
+ | ! The context menu will show an additional entry to permanently delete files and folders | ||
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+ | [[|Back to Top]] | ||
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===== Advanced Preferences ===== | ===== Advanced Preferences ===== | ||
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- | ? Folder Permissions | + | **__File Transfer__** |
- | ! Choose the action that should | + | |
- | ? Volume Management | + | ? Transfer files in parallel |
- | ! 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 | + | ! Select when it is fine to transfer files in parallel. E.g. on some remote locations, it might not be not a good idea. |
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+ | ? Use intermediate file on copy | ||
+ | ! A *.partial~ file will be created and renamed only when the transfer was successful. This prevents fragmented files in case the transfer was aborted. | ||
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+ | ? Verify file checksum on copy | ||
+ | ! Compare original file and copy with a checksum. This will detect corrupted files. Though, it as well will largely increase the time required | ||
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+ | **__Search__** | ||
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+ | ? Include Subfolders | ||
+ | ! Select | ||
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+ | **__Folder Permissions__** | ||
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+ | ? Choose how Thunar responds when you attempt | ||
+ | *to just the selected | ||
+ | *to the folder | ||
+ | *to ask for your choice every time. | ||
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+ | **__Security__** | ||
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+ | ? Execute Shell Scripts | ||
+ | ! Allow untrusted programs to run. Note that enabling this option presents a security risk to your system. | ||
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+ | **__Volume Management__** | ||
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+ | If the '' | ||
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+ | ===== Shortcuts ===== | ||
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+ | The shortcuts editor provides a simple way to bind specific keys to various thunar actions. | ||
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+ | You can define new shortcuts for actions, clear shortcut assignments, | ||
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+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
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