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Alternative keyboard-triggred launcher for specific file type in file managers (Dolphin and/or nautilus)
Is it possible to have an (or some) alternative launchers (i.e. Open With) for each file type and be able to trigger them using keyboard modifier keys (Shift, Ctrl & Alt) in linux's KDE and/or ...
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Changing file associations in GNOME?
This blog post talks about how to change the default application to handle a file type in Nautilus for individual file types (right-click on the file, "open with", and select the new default ...
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Can I have different desktop directories on different workspaces on Gnome?
I am running Linux Mint with "Gnome Classic", I guess it's Gnome 2. I am currently using 3 workspaces, and I have nautilus handling my desktop.
The problem is that my desktop is overloaded with ...
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How to find Nautilus wastebasket in the file system
It looks like I can get to the waste-basket through nautilus, but when I look at the location given by properties, I see "trash:///".
But I can't "cd trash:///". Where is the waste-basket? And in ...
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Is there a way to assign a shortcut key to nautilus' right click context menu?
Does anyone know of a way to assign a shortcut key combination to the menu items in the context menu that pops up in nautilus when you click on a file?
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Nautilus Global Settings
I'm trying to figure out a way to set a flag on Nautilus for all/new users. It's just set always_use_browser to True. I didn't find any way to set it globally, just locally. I spent hours doing a ...
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Nautilus, mount ISO file with right-click menu
I am using Nautilus now, and back then when i was using Ubuntu i could right-click on an ISO file and automount it without the need to issue any command.
But now i am using Nautilus in Archlinux and ...
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How to put Network places and My computer icon on Fluxbox desktop
I'm getting used to Fluxbox and it is great... I configured everything (icons, keys...) but I have this problem... I can't manage to put my Netowork places and Computer icons on desktop because I ...
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Where Nautilus/Gnome keeps track or log of user activity?
Today I came across a file called ~user/.nautilus/saved-session-XXXXXX. In it one could see some sort of logging user's activity via Nautilus. Also in ~user/.gconf/apps/gedit-2 one could find ...
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Move to trash confirm box
I am using Fedora 14 (Laughlin) with GNOME 2.32.0. I have gconf-editor installed. In gconf-editor apps->nautilus->preference confirm_trash is enabled i.e., checked, also in nautilus file browser, home ...
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How to start an xterm from Nautilus, running in the folder I'm viewing?
This was easy in Thunar, but now I'm on a machine where I'm trying to do everything in the Gnome desktop world.
In Nautilus, I'm in some deep-down folder. How do I open an xterm (rxvt, aterm, ...
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How do I autostart an application in Gnome when a volume is mounted?
According to Gnome's Desktop Application Autostart Specification, I should be able to have a program execute simply by naming it any of ".autorun", "autorun", or "autorun.sh". None of these seem to ...
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Is there any way to assign shortcuts to Nautilus bookmarks?
I have added several dirs as bookmarks to nautilus and I want to know if there a way to assign keyboard shortcuts to some of them.
