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xfce:thunar:working-with-files-and-folders [2015/05/15 20:12] – [Selecting Files] hjudtxfce:thunar:working-with-files-and-folders [2015/05/15 20:34] – [Executing Non-Default Actions] hjudt
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 <note warning>This page is work in progress!</note> <note warning>This page is work in progress!</note>
  
-When you open a file, the file manager performs the default action for that file type. For example, opening a text file will display it in the default text editor, while opening an image file will display the image in the default image viewer. +When opening a file, either via the menu, via the file's context menu, by double-clicking on it, by hitting the enter key, the file manager performs the default action for that file type. For example, opening a text file will display it in the default text editor, while opening an image file will display the image in the default image viewer.
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-The file manager checks the extension of a file to determine the type of a file. If the file has no known extension, the file manager examines the contents of the file. +
-Executing the Default Action +
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-To execute the default for a file, double-click on the file. For example, the default action for audio files is to play the it with the default music playing application. In this case, you can double-click on the file to open the file in the music player.+
  
 You can set //Thunar// preferences so that you click once on a file to execute the default action. For information, see the section called [[preferences|Behavior Preferences]]. You can set //Thunar// preferences so that you click once on a file to execute the default action. For information, see the section called [[preferences|Behavior Preferences]].
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 ==== Executing Non-Default Actions ==== ==== Executing Non-Default Actions ====
  
-To execute actions other than the default action for a file, select the file that you want to perform an action on. Choose the desired action from the //Open With// choices available in {gui>File menu} or an {gui>Open With} submenu.+To execute actions other than the default action for a file, select the file that you want to perform an action on. Choose the desired action from the //Open With// choices available in {gui>File menu} or an {gui>Open With} submenu. The choices in //Open With// will be sorted by a last used criteria, that means that the recently used actions will be listed on top, while the least recently used application will appear at the bottom of the list.
  
 ==== Adding Actions ==== ==== Adding Actions ====