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Is possible to split an nautilus window in horizontal?
The window splits vertically when we press the F3 key, it's possible to split the window horizontally?
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Program works on gnome 3, does not work on xfce
I wrote some C++ program, using qt and gstreamer, where I take photo from the webcam, then I open the folder with the saved image with image icon selected.
To open folder I have tried :
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Nautilus search provider Gnome-Shell Activities / Overview
I do not get search results for files in the Gnome Shell overview except for files that are placed in my Home folder. Currently, I am using Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 with GS 3.8 from the Gnome3 PPA, but have ...
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Nautilus in Gnome 3.8 doesn't remember any view settings
Since I changed from Unity to Gnome 3.8, nautilus has not remembered any view options:
Every time I launch nautilus, hidden files are displayed
Nautilus doesn't remember view settings for any ...
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No wallpaper after installing Gnome Shell [13.04] [duplicate]
After installing Gnome Shell 3.8, my wallpaper disapear and I see only white space on desktop. After nautilus -q white turn into black, but I still can't see picture (Picture is set correctly, because ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 background is white when handled by file manager, and has no background when it is not [duplicate]
Long story short, I installed Ubuntu 13.04, and added the Gnome PPA but after installation I realized that the background was now white/grey. I tried ppa purging the gnome ppa but it failed. Upon ...
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USB HDD not visible in nautilus/nemo
The HDD is visible in the 'disks' utility. I can mount the one and only partition on that drive using mount. gvfs-mount Recognizes the disk:
$ gvfs-mount --list
...
Drive(2): 750 GB Hard Disk
Type: ...
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ubuntu 12.04 nautilus partitions access
I am trying to write folders/files and stuff on a partition.
The system is quite new and i could just use the systempartition, but I'm running out of space.
I tried a few things but didn't succeed.
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Search External Drive with Gnome Documents
Is there any way for Gnome Documents to access and display documents (HTML/DOCX/ODT) on an External USB Hard Drive? I'm running Ubuntu Gnome 13.04 in a Virtual Machine with the drive connected to it, ...
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Can I disable or delay auto switch between panes in nautilus?
I'm a new user of Ubuntu 12.10. And I'm trying to use nautilus.
When I'm trying to navigate from folder to folder using arrow keys, the content panel switch automatically, displaying the selected ...
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raise and focus running application when opening file in nautilus?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with and would like to know how I can configure it so that when I double click on a file, and it opens it with an already running program, it will raise and focus that program. ...
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What additional thumbnailers are available and how do I install them?
Question:
Ubuntu's file manager, Nautilus, comes with a wide support for file previews. These thumbnails are handled by helper programs called thumbnailers.
The number of thumbnailers that come ...
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Why does emptying the rubbish bin in nautilus take so long?
For the purpose of this question, "large directory" means for example a Linux kernel git repository, or the Chromium source.
If I rm -rf a large directory like this from the shell, it is deleted in ...
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Nautilus FTP with gedit slow
I have, in the past, used gEdit while connected to an FTP with Nautilus so that I can work directly on my server without downloading/uploading via FileZilla everytime.
I've just reinstalled Ubuntu ...
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How to remove items from Places sidebar in Nautilus 3.6?
I am attempting to remove bookmarks from the Places sidebar in Nautilus 3.6. Specifically, I would like to remove the "Pictures" item.
I have found answers for older versions in which one can remove ...
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How can I assign hotkey on nautilus option “open file in text editor”?
Im used to F4 in Total Commander, and now looking for how to set it in nautilus.
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How to achieve List/Tree view in Nautilus? [duplicate]
How to achieve List/Tree view in Nautilus like the following screenshot?
Cant find information about this.
ps
Im using Ubuntu Remix with pure Gnome 3, and last version of Nautilus.
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How can I conditionally change the nautilus background color?
I would like to have the nautilus background color different if the current folder is being managed by git (i.e., if there is a .git directory in it). Any ideas how to do that? Ideal solution would ...
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Nautilus Error 22688 and power management
I have seen questions covering the various types of dismissable warnings such as this #255 error:
mfg@paprika:~/Websites$ gksudo nautilus
Nautilus-Share-Message: Called "net usershare info" but it ...
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1answer
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Hide FIles in Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I hide directories without changing their names?
I would like to ask, if it's possible to hide files from nautilus without adding a dot at the beginning of the ...
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Nautilus 3.6.3: open folder with
Ubuntu 12.10 64 bits
Gnome-shell 3.6.2
Nautilus 3.6.3
I have installed SMPlayer. It has a useful (to me) option called "Add folder content to SMPlayer playlist" (or something like that, my native ...
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How to change the units for storage size from GiB/MiB to GB/MB (binary prefix)? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to switch Ubuntu back to base-2?
Since a while ago, Ubuntu has adopted the policy of requiring decimal and binary prefixes to follow the relevant ...
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Why do I have two instances of the same partition in Nautilus?
Don't quite recall when this started behaving like this but Gnome's Nautilus has been reporting a sort of 'ghost' partition that's labeled the same as the regular one:
The partition resides on a ...
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3answers
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Where are the emblems coming from on the default folders?
On a fresh Ubuntu, you usually have these default (empty) folders:
Downloads
Documents
Music
Videos
...
all with special emblems.
BUT, where are these Emblems coming from?, what's telling ...
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How do I establish a WebDAV connection in Gnome 3?
In Nautilus from Gnome 3, the Connect to Server dialog is missing the Type field.
How can I establish a WebDAV connection?
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I have a new file type that I would like to handle in gnome how to get file properties?
I have a new file type that I would like to handle in gnome.
Establishing a new mime type, a new thumbnailer and a new application to display the file type is done.
But I need a new tab on the ...
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1answer
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Nautilus won't use Gnome 3 color scheme?
I'm using ubuntu 12.10 gnome remix, and I've managed to change the color scheme for most of the default adwaita theme, but when I open up nautilus and click on a folder/file, or select something on ...
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2answers
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Nautilus missing menubar in 12.10
I installed gnome-shell right away, and then i noticed that Nautilus main menubar (File, Edit and such menus) is missing. It does not appear inside the File Manager window nor on the "global menubar". ...
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Nautilus suddenly looks different after a restart
Nautilus now looks different, and I don't like it. Before I restarted, I installed a few things, so that could of caused it.
(the buttons are outlined and my icon pack isn't working for the 16x ...
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2answers
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gnome's file v3.6.2 (nautilus) has lost the inline folder expand function
I just update to current gnome 3.6. So this will also bring an redesigned file app (nautilus). In the ListView I miss the folder expand Icon to expand the folder inline.
With double click of course a ...
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How do I rebuild and test Nautilus source?
I'm new to OS level programming so apologies for the noobness.
Ultimately I would like to change the behaviour of clicking on "Change Desktop Background" from the desktop context menu. It would ...
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Go to the parent directory in Files/Nautilus Ubuntu 12.10
In Ubuntu 12.10 (Gnome3) they've removed the "go to parent directory" using Backspace. I was very used to it...
I've seen in source code comments that they've removed this support and there are at ...
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1answer
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12.04 Ambiance dark side bar issue when clicking folder on desktop
Concerning an updated custom ambiance theme: why is there no dark side bar when I click on a folder, like the home folder icon on the desktop, but the theme works as planned when I type nautilus in ...
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How to remove the tips within Nautilus 3.6?
New Nautilus version 3.6 (coming with Gnome 3.6 / Ubuntu 12.10) is showing annoying text tips on the bottom right/left edge as a new feature.
Is there a way to disable it?
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Show image tags of flac on Nautilus
When I was on Arch Linux, using gnome-shell, nautilus was able to show all images tagged on my music files using Easytag as thumbnails. I am using Ubuntu now, with gnome-shell, but for some reason, ...
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is it possible to make nautilus open with two panes by default? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I make Nautilus open with a extra panel by default?
Other than usign xdotool to send F3 to nautilus when it starts.
(which is a solution..)
I'm wondering if ...
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1answer
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Specify initial geometry for any window with Gnome 3
I would like to open one or more Nautilus windows from the command line or a script at certain positions on my screen/desktop while in Gnome 3. I could do this in Ubuntu 11.10 by specifying the ...
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How to remove Recent Item bookmark from Gnome shell standard “save windows”
I search all around the internet till the 6th page of result on google with very precise search, but I can't figure how I can do that.
I'm working with last updated ubuntu 12.04 and gnome shell, ...
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Where does Nautilus stores bookmark names?
If I create a bookmark with Nautilus, its location is stored on ~/.gtk-bookmarks, but not his name.
I've created a test bookmark named weirdy, and tried to do a grep on my home for that name, and I ...
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Can Nautilus automatically close the window after a file is opened?
In Mac's OS X, if you hold option while opening a file, the nautilus window will automatically close (after opening the file). This works whether you double-click the file or use the keyboard shortcut ...
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Nautilus Markers Dont show on Open Dialogs from any app except LibreOffice
I have several nautilus markers pointing to smb-shares, they been working fine. But today all the markers went miising from open-dialog from every app, except LibreOffice.
Does anyone have a clue ...
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Nemo replaces Nautilus on Unity and Gnome Shell session after I installed latest version of Cinnamon [closed]
I installed the latest version of Cinnamon on Ubuntu 12.04 and now Nemo replaces Nautilus when I choose Unity or Gnome Shell session. When I start Unity I have to restart the session for 3-4 times to ...
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Nautilus marks file by a pink color after double click
When I make double click on a file in nautilus it marks it with a pink color (see screenshot). Speed of double click is not important.
For example, I'm clicking once on a file and it become selected ...
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How to escape spaces in .desktop files Exec line
I want to make a .desktop file like described here.
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Sublime Text 2
GenericName=Sublime Text 2
Comment=Edit text files
Exec=/home/user/opt/sublime/Sublime Text 2/sublime_text %U
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gnome 3 right click compress option missing
I have what the title says.
I show this answer but the file-roller has only folders "general" and "listing" and i didn't show an option to add right click compressing.
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filemanager problem
when starting the Ubuntu operating system since 10 days there is a message:
started file manager, this message is repeated again and again without any stopping.
Furthermore I cannot find my files any ...
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1answer
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Where is Nautilus icon file located and how is it chosen?
When I plug my Garmin Nuvi 265 GPS device into my computer via a USB cable, it mounts as a drive with a blue triangle icon instead of the default gray hard drive icon. HOW does Nautilus know how to do ...
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1answer
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How do I turn off thumbnails in the file manager?
For privacy reasons I'd like to clean out the hidden folder ~/.thumbnails, how do I manage the information in this folder?
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problem with gnome and java ubuntu 10.04
English is not my mother language, so i hope you can read me
I'm making a app with java and netbeans 6.8 in ubuntu 10.04 gnome. I use that app everyday the strange thing is that when I compile a new ...
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How to change default action when running a .sh file?
Every time I want to run a .sh file, Ubuntu asks whether I want to Run in Terminal/Display/Run it. Is there a way to set default action for some sh files?
-- I am using Ubuntu 12.04 without any ...
