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 ====== Thunar - File Manager Preferences ====== ====== Thunar - File Manager Preferences ======
  
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 You can specify a default view and select various sort and display options. You can also specify whether thumbnails should be displayed for file types that support them. You can specify a default view and select various sort and display options. You can also specify whether thumbnails should be displayed for file types that support them.
  
-<figure "View Preferences"> +<figure "Thunar Preference View Tab"> 
-{{:xfce:thunar:preferences-display.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:thunar:preferences-display.png|Thunar Preference View Tab}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
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 ! Display file sizes using the IEC binary prefix //kibibyte//, //mebibyte// and //gibibyte// format (KiB, MiB, GiB) instead of the more common decimal format of //kilobyte//, //megabyte//, //gigabyte// (KB, MB, GB). In the binary format, 1 KiB = 1024 bytes whereas in the decimal format, 1 KB = 1000 bytes. ! Display file sizes using the IEC binary prefix //kibibyte//, //mebibyte// and //gibibyte// format (KiB, MiB, GiB) instead of the more common decimal format of //kilobyte//, //megabyte//, //gigabyte// (KB, MB, GB). In the binary format, 1 KiB = 1024 bytes whereas in the decimal format, 1 KB = 1000 bytes.
 ? Show thumbnails ? Show thumbnails
-! 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://docs.xfce.org/xfce/tumbler/available_plugins|Tumbler plugins]] section if you want to extend the basic thumbnail functionality provided by Thunar with support for additional file types.+! 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 [[:xfce:tumbler:available_plugins|Tumbler plugins]] section if you want to extend the basic thumbnail functionality provided by Thunar with support for additional file types.
 ? Only show thumbnails for files smaller than ? Only show thumbnails for files smaller than
 ! 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. ! 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.
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 You can select display options for both modes of the Side Pane.  You can select display options for both modes of the Side Pane. 
  
-<figure "Side Pane Preferences"> +<figure "Thunar Preferences Side Pane Tab"> 
-{{:xfce:thunar:preferences-sidepane.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:thunar:preferences-sidepane.png|Thunar Preferences Side Pane Tab}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
 The Side Pane can display either a list of shortcuts for folders in your file system, which is the default, or a tree view. This tab allows you to select the size of the icons shown in both of those views. The choices range from 16x16 pixels to 256x256 pixels. The Side Pane can display either a list of shortcuts for folders in your file system, which is the default, or a tree view. This tab allows you to select the size of the icons shown in both of those views. The choices range from 16x16 pixels to 256x256 pixels.
  
-If you have customized any of your folder icons with emblems, you can also specify whether those emblems should be displayed in the Side Pane. This will not affect those emblems displaying in the Main Area. See the [[working-with-files-and-folders#properties|Properties]] section for how to assign emblems to folder icons.+If you have customized any of your folder icons with emblems, you can also specify whether those emblems should be displayed in the Side Pane. This will not affect those emblems displaying in the Main Area. See the [[:xfce:thunar:working-with-files-and-folders#properties|Properties]] section for how to assign emblems to folder icons.
  
 ? Image Preview Mode ? Image Preview Mode
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 Here you can specify how your mouse buttons behave when selecting or activating items. Here you can specify how your mouse buttons behave when selecting or activating items.
  
-<figure "Behavior Preferences"> +<figure "Thunar Preferences Behavior Tab"> 
-{{:xfce:thunar:preferences-behavior.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:thunar:preferences-behavior.png|Thunar Preferences Behavior Tab}}
 </figure> </figure>
 **__Navigation__** **__Navigation__**
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 You can control advanced features of the file manager. You can control advanced features of the file manager.
  
-<figure "Advanced Preferences"> +<figure "Thunar Preferences Advanced Tab"> 
-{{:xfce:thunar:preferences-advanced.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:thunar:preferences-advanced.png|Thunar Preferences Advanced Tab}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
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 **__Volume Management__** **__Volume Management__**
  
-If the ''thunar-volman'' package is installed, you can enable the integrated volume manager by checking the {gui>Enable Volume Management} box and then clicking the //Configure// link to bring up the **Removable Drives and Media** dialog. See the section called [[using-removable-media|Using Removable Media]] for details about this feature.+If the ''thunar-volman'' package is installed, you can enable the integrated volume manager by checking the {gui>Enable Volume Management} box and then clicking the //Configure// link to bring up the **Removable Drives and Media** dialog. See the section called [[:xfce:thunar:using-removable-media|Using Removable Media]] for details about this feature.
  
 ===== Shortcuts ===== ===== Shortcuts =====
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 The shortcuts editor provides a simple way to bind specific keys to various thunar actions.  The shortcuts editor provides a simple way to bind specific keys to various thunar actions. 
  
-<figure "Shortcuts Editor"> +<figure "Thunar Preferences Shortcuts Editor Tab"> 
-{{:xfce:thunar:preferences-shortcuts.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:thunar:preferences-shortcuts.png|Thunar Preferences Shortcuts Editor Tab}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
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