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Does KDE/KIO have a ~/.gvfs/ equivilent?
I'd like direct access to a mount I currently have open in Dolphin, KDE's file manager. I know it uses KIO to handle the connection and I was hoping it would be like Gnome's GVFS and would mount ...
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Is it possible to change KDE Dolphin's drag-and-drop behaviour to move?
When you drag a file somewhere in KDE, it pops up a little context menu, asking what you want to do with it. This is similar to Gnome's dnd behaviour if you hold Alt.
It's not for me. I'd rather ...
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How do I open Dolphin in a certain folder from the terminal?
I would like to add a starter icon to my task bar that runs dolphin but initially starts in a folder I would like to specify
the Dolphin Handbook doesn't explain this.
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Can not connect to ubuntu samba server using dolphin
SERVER INFO
Ubuntu 12.04 32bit on toshiba laptop connection ethernet
CLIENT INFO
Powerbook g4 powerpc dual booting mac osx 10.5.8 and Debian wheezy KDE
PROBLEM
I know that the server is working just ...
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Gedit's save empty file dialog I never opened
Every time you open a text file in the file manager (Dolphin) it automatically open a blank document at the same time. The problem with that is that when i close the file it then asks to save the ...
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kubuntu 12.04 can't run kde app via konsole/terminal
this my first posting,. sorry if my English is not good.
I having problem with my app KDE base, if I run dolphin in konsole will be show this error
dolphin: symbol lookup error: ...
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Desktop integration with file manager
I use KDE as my primary desktop environment. I also have GNOME and Xfce installed along side. As a result (I think), different applications use different file manager for desktop integration. Dropbox ...
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KDE waste bin issues
This has completely bamboozled me.
The waste bin is empty in my dolphin yet I cant delete anything because its claims it full every time I try. I have tried emptying it and it makes no difference. ...
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Camera protocol doesn't work
My Android device is set to use the media player mode when the USB cable is plugged in.
When I plug it in, it launches the media player thingy on my device and it shows up in the "Device Notifier" ...
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Quick look for KDE?
As per title, I'm searching if there is something similar to OSX's Quick Look or Gnome's Gloobus Preview for KDE: searching Google brought me to some KDE's brainstorms, but nothing more.
Also to ...
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How to open a folder in new tab in Dolphin from command-line?
I want to open folders with Kupfer (wiki) in a new tab of Dolphin file manager but can't find a way. I suppose the next thread can help solving this:
Open new tab in existing Konqueror from command ...
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“Send to” in the contextual menu (KDE) [closed]
I'm using KDE and Dolphin as my files manager. I don't see any "Send to" option when I right-click on a file. Is it possible to add it ?
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KDE's Dolphin Can't See Connected devices such as Nikon, Canon Cameras
I have noticed this problem across all distros including Kubuntu and openSUSE. Many times my Nikon D 7000 and Canon HF 11 are not seen or mounted by Dolphin. When I connect the Cameras I don't get any ...
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Synchronize local filesystem bookmarks between Nautilus and Dolphin [closed]
Both Nautilus and Dolphin offer a column on the left to place local filesystem bookmarks or links. All the KDE-apps share Dolphin's bookmarks and the GTK-apps share Nautilus' bookmarks.
How can I get ...
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Consistent view modes in Dolphin FM
When using Dolphin, each folder seems to have its own configuration for view modes. Meaning that if I change my view mode to "details" and then go into another folder that has "icons" as it's view ...
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Enabling PDF preview in Dolphin
Hϵllo everyone. I have installed KDE on my Ubuntu 11.10 install. It's working nicely except for a couple of gripes with Dolphin file manager.
It seems much slower than other file browsers. Any ...
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How could I install Ubuntu One on KDE and use it with dolphin?
I see in some topics that to install ubuntu-one, I've to execute these commands :
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apachelogger/ubuntuone-kde
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntuone-kde
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How do I add an alternative “open with” command for text files in Kubuntu?
On Kubuntu 11.04 I just installed gvim, which magically added an "open with gvim" for a bunch of text files. Great, but I would like to add another one in order to start gvim on the given file and ...
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Filter function in file managers? [closed]
I'm a gnome user (i used to be a kde3 user but i'd rather prefer gnome2 to kde4).
The only thing I miss of it is dolphin filter function... It's possible to implement or have it in a gnome file ...
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How to set Dolphin selected entry active?
Guys, I'm with a little problem here. This version of KDE (4.5.1 - default of Kubuntu) has a strange thing with Dolphin - the file manager. When I click on a menu entry it becomes active (blue) but ...
