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xfce:thunar:working-with-files-and-folders [2019/12/28 22:14] – [Properties] Added info about custom emblems alexxconsxfce:thunar:working-with-files-and-folders [2024/12/11 11:06] (current) – kevinbowen
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-{{ :xfce:thunar:thunar.png?nolink|}} +{{ :xfce:thunar.png?nolink|}} 
-====== Working with Files and Folders ======+====== 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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 ===== 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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   * 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/$theme/*/emblems///   * To add custom emblems, add your icons to the 'emblems' directories of your current icon theme, for each size. E.g: //~/.icons/$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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 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. (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.+!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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-===== The Edit Menu =====+===== 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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 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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 ===== 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> 
 + 
 +===== 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> </figure>
  
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