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Error when running script ('compress-pdf') in Thunar custom actions
I want to add the script 'compress-pdf' to Thunar custom actions.
The script is the one posted in this answer, made to resize pdfs. It is based on zenity.
It was made for Nautilus, but, as stated ...
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Dropbox 'Copy Public Link' in Thunar file manager (Xfce)
I'm using XUbuntu and was a bit saddened that I couldn't use Dropbox within Thunar file manager.
Can I make a custom context menu option to 'copy public link' in Thunar?
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How to install insync-beta-xfce, the Google Drive client for Xfce (thunarx-python missing)?
There are different types of Insync available for Ubuntu (see here).
I am trying to use it under Xfce, so the first choice would be to install the Xfce version.
But I get this error:
How to solve ...
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default application to open text file in Thunar under Awesome WM
I'm on Xubuntu 12.04 and using Awesome WM. In Awesome session, If I double click a plain text file(txt, asc, rb, py etc.) in Thunar, it opens with Abi Word. But I want it to open with a text editor ...
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How can I hide mounted volumes when I still want USB volumes to appear on the desktop?
Xubuntu 12.10
XFCE 4.10 with Thunar 1.6.2
I have two greyed out mounted (or "mountable") volumes on my desktop:
If I right-click on them, I can mount them, implying they appear not be mounted ...
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Trash can shortcut missing in Thunar
On Xubuntu 12.10 64-bit, the trash can icon shortcut is missing on the side pane in the Thunar file manager. Is there anyway to restore it?
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Thunar Disable video Thumbnails only
Is there a way in Thunar (within XFCE) to disable displaying of Video thumbnails only and still allow Picture thumbnails?
I found this thread:
Show me only picture thumbnails
But that is for ...
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Does anyone know how to make nautilus as a file manager in Xubuntu 12.04?
This might look like a duplicate of other questions, but it isn't.
I'd like to know how to set nautilus as the file manager....avoiding it to change anything else but the file management.
Thanks
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How to place custom icons (not emblems) on folders in Thunar
(This is not a duplicate as this question describes how to add custom icons to folders in Nautilus, whereas there seems to be no explanation for Thunar.)
In Nautilus (as this questions shows) there ...
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Can I make a downloaded file's folder be opened after Axel ended its job?
I prefer using Axel in Firefox through Flashgot but didn't yet make it the default, and keep it just for bigger files, because I cannot easily open the download folder as I can in the normal Firefox ...
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How can I eliminate wine application options from Thunar's context menu?
I have Xfce and in Thunar file association are changing randomly, to wine applications
like jpeg and png to Internet Explorer and mp3 to Windows Media Player. I change it back to gpicview and Totem ...
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How to make Thunar show short file names?
By default, Thunar always shows full names for files, while Nautilus adds "..." to the end of the file, so they all look the same.
Can I somehow make Thunar behave like Nautilus?
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How can i restore the 4 original workspaces in Ubuntustudio? Now i have only 1
Ubuntustudio 12.04, kernel 3.2.0-23-low latency Hp Pavillion MS 220la AMD Athlon(tm) X2 Dual core Processor 3250e 1500MHz.
When i last turned on the computer, i found only 1 workspace. At settings ...
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Xfce & Docky & Thunar - Missing icon
Im using xfce in combination with docky. But when I start Thurnar via the Filemanager-icon it opens (ofc) Thurnar, but it has a wrong icon (on the very right)
How to fix that? Normally, the ...
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Slow folder opening due to folder scan in XFCE
Is there a way to turn off background folder scan when opening a "Home" icon on XFCE desktop?
This takes time due to a lot of files in home folder (source repos, why not).
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How do I upgrade thunar from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2 and beyond
I'm looking to upgrade my Thunar from 1.2.1 to version 1.2.1 (I'm running 11.04). My reasoning is that I am growing tired of waiting 30 seconds for Thunar to open after a reboot (I believe this is an ...
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How to hide (in Thunar and Nautilus) a directory without putting a dot in its name?
Usually Linux programs store user's settings in ~/.* directories. But unfortunately some developers (of some applications I need) do not follow this rule and don't start their settings storage folders ...
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How to customize files context menu in Xubuntu XFCE Thunar file manager?
I generally prefer XFCE desktop environment of Xubuntu, but I found its files right-click context menu too humble (no option to compress/decompress files for example, and I'd like some my very special ...
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Ubuntu One for Xfce or Xubuntu?
Is it possible to use Ubuntu One with Xfce/Xubuntu without installing too many GNOME dependencies like Nautilus?
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Sounds in Thunar or XFCE
I really like how smoothly XFCE works and prefer it to GNOME, so I would like to weigh it up a bit. ;) Is there a way to play sounds on certain system events? The most useful that comes to my mind is ...
