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xfce:thunar:working-with-files-and-folders [2019/07/26 17:58] – Removed "open location" info, since it works in an intuitive way in thunar 1.8.x alexxconsxfce:thunar:working-with-files-and-folders [2024/12/11 11:06] (current) – kevinbowen
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-====== Working with Files and Folders ======+~~NOTOC~~ 
 +{{ :xfce:thunar.png?nolink|}} 
 +====== Thunar - Working with Files and Folders ====== 
 + 
 +  * **[[#Opening Files|Opening Files]]** 
 +  * **[[#Properties|Properties]]** 
 +  * **[[#Selecting Files|Selecting Files]]** 
 +  * **[[#The File Menu|The File Menu]]** 
 +  * **[[#The Edit Menu|The Edit Menu]]** 
 +  * **[[#The View Menu|The View Menu]]** 
 +  * **[[#The Go Menu|The Go Menu]]** 
 +  * **[[#The Bookmarks Menu|The Bookmarks Menu]]** 
 + 
 +----
  
 ===== Opening Files ===== ===== Opening Files =====
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   * Choose {gui>File>Properties...} from the main menu.   * Choose {gui>File>Properties...} from the main menu.
   * Select the new default action by choosing one of the recommended applications in the //Open With// pick list or add a new action by choosing {gui>Other Application...} and selecting an application in the {gui>Open With} dialog.    * Select the new default action by choosing one of the recommended applications in the //Open With// pick list or add a new action by choosing {gui>Other Application...} and selecting an application in the {gui>Open With} dialog. 
 +
 +[[|Back to Top]]
 +----
  
 ===== Properties ===== ===== Properties =====
  
-<figure "File and Folder Properties"> +<figure "Thunar File and Folder Properties"> 
-{{:xfce:thunar:file-properties.png?nolink&|File Properties}}{{:xfce:thunar:folder-properties.png?nolink&|Folder Properties}}+{{:xfce:thunar:file-properties.png|Thunar File Properties}} 
 +{{:xfce:thunar:folder-properties.png|Thunar Folder Properties}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
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 === Emblems === === Emblems ===
   * Customize a particular file or folder's icon by adding an emblem.   * Customize a particular file or folder's icon by adding an emblem.
 +  * To add custom emblems, add your icons to the 'emblems' directories of your current icon theme, for each size. E.g: //~/.icons/$theme/*/emblems///
 +=== Highlight ===
 +  * Customize the foreground and the background color which is used to display the icon of a specific file
 === Permissions === === Permissions ===
   * Change the UNIX file permissions for a file or folder.   * Change the UNIX file permissions for a file or folder.
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   * Only present for graphics files. View the image size in pixels (and other metadata, if available).   * Only present for graphics files. View the image size in pixels (and other metadata, if available).
  
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 +----
  
 ===== Selecting Files ===== ===== Selecting Files =====
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 Other options are {gui>Select all Files} and {gui>Invert Selection}, which can be found in the {gui>Edit} menu. Other options are {gui>Select all Files} and {gui>Invert Selection}, which can be found in the {gui>Edit} menu.
 +
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 +----
  
 ===== The File Menu ===== ===== The File Menu =====
 The {gui>File} menu item is a context menu, meaning the entries you see on it will differ depending on whether the currently selected item is a folder or a file. The {gui>File} menu item is a context menu, meaning the entries you see on it will differ depending on whether the currently selected item is a folder or a file.
  
-<figure "File Context Menus"> +<figure "Thunar File Context Menus"> 
-{{:xfce:thunar:file-menu-folder.png?nolink&|File menu - folder selected}}{{:xfce:thunar:file-menu-file.png?nolink&|File menu - file selected}}+{{:xfce:thunar:file-menu-folder.png?600|File menu - folder selected}}{{:xfce:thunar:file-menu-file.png?600|File menu - file selected}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
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 ?Create Document ?Create Document
-!Allows you to create a new document either as a blank file or from a template. If you choose the //Empty File// option and type in a file name with no extension, by default it will create an empty, plain text document. If you assign a file extension of a recognized MIME type, it will create a file of that type.  For example, typing ''MyDocument.odt'' will create a blank OpenDocument Text file. You can also create files from a pre-configured templates. To do that, you first create a file with all of your desired settings in the application of your choice and then save it in the ''~/Templates'' folder. That file name will then appear as a choice in the {gui>Create Document} list. Give it a new name and you now have a new file based on your custom settings.+!Allows you to create a new document either as a blank file or from a template. If you choose the //Empty File// option and type in a file name with no extension, by default it will create an empty, plain text document. You can also create files from a pre-configured templates. To do that, you first create a file with all of your desired settings in the application of your choice and then save it in the ''~/Templates'' folder. (The folder specified in XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR) That file name will then appear as a choice in the {gui>Create Document} list. Give it a new name and you now have a new file based on your custom settings.
  
 ?Send To ?Send To
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 !Only applicable to image files. Sets the selected image as the desktop background. !Only applicable to image files. Sets the selected image as the desktop background.
  
-===== The Edit Menu =====+[[|Back to Top]] 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== Thunar Edit Menu =====
 The {gui>Edit} menu presents the same options for both folder and file selections. The {gui>Edit} menu presents the same options for both folder and file selections.
  
-<figure "The Edit Menu"> +<figure "Thunar Edit Menu"> 
-{{:xfce:thunar:edit-menu.png?nolink&|Edit menu}}+{{:xfce:thunar:edit-menu.png?600|Thunar Edit Menu}}
 </figure> </figure>
 +
 +?Undo, Redo
 +! Undo by default will undo up to ten file operation which were performed lately. Redo will execute these operations again in order to preserve the previous state. {gui>Undo} and {gui>Redo} are particularly useful if file operations got executed on accident.
  
 ?Cut, Copy, Paste ?Cut, Copy, Paste
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 ?Preferences ?Preferences
 !See the [[:xfce:thunar:preferences|File Management Preferences]] section. !See the [[:xfce:thunar:preferences|File Management Preferences]] section.
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 +[[|Back to Top]]
 +----
  
 ===== The View Menu ===== ===== The View Menu =====
 Most of the items on the View menu are either self-explanatory or have been discussed in the [[:xfce:thunar:the-file-manager-window|The File Manager Window]] section. There are just a couple that deserve further explanation below. Most of the items on the View menu are either self-explanatory or have been discussed in the [[:xfce:thunar:the-file-manager-window|The File Manager Window]] section. There are just a couple that deserve further explanation below.
  
-<figure "View Menu"> +<figure "Thunar View Menu"> 
-{{:xfce:thunar:view-menu.png|View Menu}}</figure>+{{:xfce:thunar:view-menu.png?600|Thunar View Menu}} 
 +</figure>
  
 === Show Hidden Files === === Show Hidden Files ===
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 === Zoom === === Zoom ===
 Increase or decrease the size of the icons and text in the Main Area. This is a "sticky" setting, meaning the new zoom level will be what you see the next time you start Thunar. If multiple windows are open, the other windows will not refresh with the new setting until they are closed and reopened. Select {gui>Normal Size} to restore the default zoom level. Increase or decrease the size of the icons and text in the Main Area. This is a "sticky" setting, meaning the new zoom level will be what you see the next time you start Thunar. If multiple windows are open, the other windows will not refresh with the new setting until they are closed and reopened. Select {gui>Normal Size} to restore the default zoom level.
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 +[[|Back to Top]]
 +----
  
 ===== The Go Menu ===== ===== The Go Menu =====
-The {gui>Go} menu provides options for navigating through the file system. Most of these options can be accessed more directly by clicking on the [[:xfce:thunar:the-file-manager-window#side_pane|Side Pane]] or the [[:xfce:thunar:the-file-manager-window#location_selector|Location Selector]], or by using keyboard shortcuts. There are, however, a couple of exceptions to this rule. You will notice in the example below that there are some folders showing in the {gui>Go} menu which aren't showing in the Side Pane. One of them is the special //Templates// folder (which isn't one of the default PLACES in the Side Pane). The other two, //Development// and //Reports//, are user-defined shortcuts which have been hidden using the Side Pane right-click menu. As you can see, the {gui>Go} menu overrides that setting and displays all shortcuts.+The {gui>Go} menu provides options for navigating through the file system. Most of these options can be accessed more directly by clicking on the [[:xfce:thunar:the-file-manager-window#side_pane|Side Pane]] or the [[:xfce:thunar:the-file-manager-window#location_selector|Location Selector]], or by using keyboard shortcuts. There are, however, a couple of exceptions to this rule. You will notice in the example below that there are some folders showing in the {gui>Go} menu which aren't showing in the Side Pane. One of them is the special //Templates// folder (which isn't one of the default PLACES in the Side Pane).
  
 <figure "The Go Menu"> <figure "The Go Menu">
-{{:xfce:thunar:go-menu.png?nolink&|Go menu}}+{{:xfce:thunar:go-menu.png?600|Go menu}}
 </figure> </figure>
 +
 +===== The Bookmarks Menu =====
 +The {gui>Bookmarks} menu can be used to bookmark folders in order to quickly access the later on.
 +
 +<figure "Thunar Bookmarks Menu">
 +{{:xfce:thunar:bookmarks-menu.png?600|Thunar Bookmarks Menu}}
 +</figure>
 +
 +[[|Back To Top]]
 +----
 +[[:xfce:thunar:|Return to Thunar Main Documentation Page]]