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<book id="index">
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<bookinfo>
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<title>Gnome Midnight Commander Documentation</title>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<firstname>Dave</firstname>
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<surname>Mason</surname>
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<affiliation>
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<address>
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<email>dcm@redhat.com</email>
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</address>
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</affiliation>
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</author>
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</authorgroup>
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<copyright>
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<year>1998,1999</year>
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<holder>Red Hat Software and David A. Wheeler</holder>
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</copyright>
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<legalnotice>
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<para>This documentation is free software; you can redistribute
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it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
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License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
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version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
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version.</para>
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<para>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be
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useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
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warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
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details.</para>
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<para>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
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License along with this program; if not, write to the Free
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Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
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MA 02111-1307 USA</para>
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<para>For more details see the file COPYING that should have
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been included in this distribution of the Gnome Midnight Commander.
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</para>
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</legalnotice>
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</bookinfo>
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<toc></toc>
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<chapter>
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<title>The GNOME File Manager</title>
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<sect1>
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>
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GMC
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</primary><see>"Gnome File Manager"</see>
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</indexterm>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>
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GNU Midnight Commander
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</primary><see>"GNOME File Manager"</see>
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</indexterm>
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GNOME includes a file manager that allows you to manipulate the
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files on your system in a comfortable, powerful, graphical
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environment. This File Manager is known as GMC for GNU Midnight
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Commander. GMC is based on the Midnight Commander file manager
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which can be run in a terminal.
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</para>
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<para>
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Midnight Commander has long been known for its power and ease of
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use. GMC has taken the power and ease of use from MC and added the
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GNOME graphical frontend.
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</para>
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<para>
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As mentioned in the previous chapter, the GNOME File Manager
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provides the desktop functionality for GNOME. The GNOME File
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Manager also provides a place to manipulate files on your system by
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using the GNOME File Manager window.
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<figure>
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<title>GNU Midnight Commander - The GNOME File Manager</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>GMC</screeninfo>
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<Graphic Format="gif" Fileref="./figs/gmc1" srccredit="dcm">
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</graphic>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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</para>
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<para>
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There are two main windows within the GNOME File Manager. On the left is the
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tree view, which represents all of the directories on your system by their
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hierarchical position. On the right is the directory window, which will show
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you the contents of the directory which you have selected in the tree view.
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</para>
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<para>
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To select a directory in the tree view simply use a single mouse click. This
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will change the main directory view, showing the files in the directory you
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have chosen. If there is a plus sign to the left of a directory name in the
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tree window, you may click on it to show subdirectories. At this point the
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plus sign will have changed to a minus sign. If you click on the minus
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sign, the subdirectory once again becomes hidden in the tree view and the
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plus sign reappears.
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</para>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a36">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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Viewing Files
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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The directry window has a few viewing options you may wish to
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take advantage of: the icon view and three list views, brief,
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detailed and custom.
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</para>
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<para>
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The icon view is the default view and will display large icons for each
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file. The Brief view shows the files and directories in a list. The
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Detailed view expands this list to include information about the files. The
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The Custom view is a list view that allows you to select the information you
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want to view about files.
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</para>
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<para>
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In the Brief, Detailed, and Custom views if you click on one of
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the information titles on the top of the window it will sort the
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files according to that information. For example, if you want to
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find the largest files in the directory you can click on the Size
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title and the files will be sorted by size from largest to
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smallest. One more click on the Size title will change the sorting
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from smallest to largest.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="gmcnav" >
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<title>Moving Around the GNOME File Manager</title>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a37">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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Moving around
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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Above the tree and main file windows in the GNOME File Manager
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there is a Location text box.
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</para>
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<para>
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Within this text box you can type the path location of the file in
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which you would like to view in the main window.
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</para>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a38">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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FTP
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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The GNOME File Manager is also equipped to view FTP sites. To view
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an FTP site you will need to be connected to the Internet either
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through a dial up account or a network. Type the FTP address in
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Location text box using and the GNOME File Manager will attempt to
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connect to the site.
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</para>
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<para>
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Make sure you type in FTP addresses in the following manner:
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<programlisting>ftp://[site address]</programlisting>
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</para>
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<para>
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Above the Location text box are navigation buttons you might wish to
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use. These buttons with the arrow icons allow you to move within the
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directories adjacent to the one you are in. The left button will take you to
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the previous directory you were in, the middle button will take you up one
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level in the directory hierarchy, and the right button will take you to the
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next directory if you have just moved backwards.
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</para>
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<tip>
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<title>TIP</title>
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<para>
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You can open a secondary window by using your middle mouse button
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on any directory. Press the middle mouse button (or both left and
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right mouse buttons if you have emulation) on a directory in the
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main window and a new window will open showing the contents of the
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directory you clicked on.
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</para>
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</tip>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="gmcselect" >
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<title>Selecting Files</title>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a39">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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Selecting Files
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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Selecting files is done with your mouse by clicking on the file
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or files in the GNOME File Manager. The file that is selected
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will then highlight to show you that it has been selected.
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</para>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a40">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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Selecting multiple files
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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There are a couple of ways to select more than one
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file. One way is to use the "rubber band" select by clicking and
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dragging the mouse cursor around several files. This action will
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produce a small dotted line, the "rubber band", to show you the
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area in which files will be selected.
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</para>
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<figure>
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<title>"Rubber Band Select"</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Rubber Band Select</screeninfo>
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<Graphic format="gif" Fileref="./figs/rubberband" srccredit="dcm">
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</graphic>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<para>
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If you wish to be more selective about the files you are
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choosing, or the files you need do not reside next to one
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another, you may use the <keycap>CTRL</keycap> key to keep the
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files you have selected while you are selecting more. This works
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by selecting a file, pressing and holding the
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<keycap>CTRL</keycap> key and selecting another file. While the
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<keycap>CTRL</keycap> key is pressed you will be able to add to
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the "list" of files that are selected. Once you have selected
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multiple files by either method you may copy or move the files.
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</para>
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<para>
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You may also select all files in a directory by selecting the
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<guimenuitem>Select All</guimenuitem> menu item from the
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<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu.
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</para>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a41">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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filtering
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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You may also filter your selection by using the
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<guimenuitem>Select Files</guimenuitem> menu item in the
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<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu. Using <guimenuitem>Select
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Files</guimenuitem> will display a simple dialog which will allow
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you to type in criteria for your selection. In this field, the
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symbol <keycap>*</keycap> is interpreted as a wildcard, E.g., it
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matches any string. For example, if you would like to select all
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files in the directory that start with the letter
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<keycap>D</keycap>, you can type <keycap>D*</keycap> (note that
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filenames in Unix are case-sensitive).
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="gmccopy" >
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<title>Copying and Moving Files</title>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a42">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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Copying files
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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<indexterm id="idx-a43">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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Moving files
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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The default action for dragging and dropping files between the GNOME File
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Manager and the desktop is to move them. But you can also use drag and drop
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to copy a file by pressing the <keycap>SHIFT</keycap> key while dragging the
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file(s). You can also drag a file within the file manager to another
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directory. Select the file in the main window and drag it to the desired
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directory in the tree window. Note, however, that when dragging to the tree
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window the default action is to copy the file. As you drag the file to the
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tree window, you will see a plus sign appear to remind you that theh file
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will be copied. You can also use drag and drop to copy directories the same
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way as you did for files. Again note the plus sign signifying that the
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directory will be copied, not moved.
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</para>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a44">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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Linking files
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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You may also bring up a menu which lets you decide what action to perform
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with a drag by using the middle mouse button to drag a file or pressing the
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<keycap>ALT</keycap> key while dragging a file. Once you release the drag
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you will get a pop-up menu which contains the options Copy, Move, Link, and
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Cancel Drag.
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</para>
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<para>
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Another way to copy or move files is to take advantage of the
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right mouse click <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu. Right mouse
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click on the file you want to copy or move and select
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<guimenuitem>Move/rename</guimenuitem> or
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<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu>
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menu. This will bring up a dialog in which to perform these
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tasks.
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</para> -->
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<para>
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<figure>
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<title>The Move Dialog</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Move Dialog</screeninfo>
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<Graphic Format="gif" Fileref="./figs/gmc_move" srccredit="dcm">
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</graphic>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<indexterm id="idx-a45">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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Moving files
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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To use the move dialog you simply type in the path where you wish
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to move the file. If you want to rename the file you may type
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the new name of the file in the path string. The Copy dialog looks
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and works exactly the same way as the Move/rename dialog.
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</para>
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<para>
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If the file you are moving is a symbolic link — that is, a virtual
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link to where the file actually resides (called a shortcut in some other
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operating systems) — you may select the <guilabel>Advanced
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Options</guilabel> tab and select <guilabel>Preserve symlinks</guilabel>.
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Selecting this will make sure the link is preserved despite the move.
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</para>
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<para>
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It is recommended that you use this method of moving a symbolic link.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="gmcrename" >
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<title>Renaming Files</title>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a46-a">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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Renaming files
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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Renaming files in the GNOME File Manager window or on the desktop
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can be achieved in two ways.
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</para>
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<para>
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One method of renaming a file is to right mouse click on the
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file and choose the <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> menu
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item from the <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu. In the Filename
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text box you may type in the new name as you wish it to appear.
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</para>
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<figure>
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<title>File Properties</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>File Properties</screeninfo>
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<Graphic format="gif" Fileref="./figs/fileprops" srccredit="dcm">
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</graphic>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<para>
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A shortcut method to rename a file is to slowly double click on the filename
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in the icon view or on the desktop. Make sure the double-click is slow so
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you do not launch the file but you simply highlight and then click again.
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At this point the name of the file will enter into the editing mode, your
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mouse cursor will change to an editing line, and you can type in the new
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name.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="gmclaunch" >
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<title> Launching Applications From the GNOME File Manager</title>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a46">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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Launching applications from
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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The GNOME File Manager allows you to launch applications from the
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main window by simply double clicking your mouse on a file which
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has an application associated with it. You can change the way
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file types are handled by reading <xref linkend="gccmime">
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</para>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a47">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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Open with
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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If the file does not have an associated application you can right mouse
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click on the file and select <guimenuitem>Open with</guimenuitem> from the
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<guimenuitem>pop-up</guimenuitem> menu. This will bring up a dialog that
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allows you to define the application which will launch the file. For example,
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if you want to edit a file named test.txt with
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<application>Emacs</application> (a popular text editor), you can right mouse
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click on test.txt and choose <guimenuitem>Open with</guimenuitem>. When you
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get the Open with dialog box simply type in emacs in front of the test.txt
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file name. When you press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
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<application>Emacs</application> will open the file.
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</para>
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<figure>
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<title>The Open With Dialog</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>Open With Dialog</screeninfo>
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<graphic Format="gif" Fileref="./figs/open_with" srccredit="dcm">
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</graphic>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="gmcfileprops"
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<title>File Properties and Actions</title>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a48">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
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<secondary>
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File properties
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</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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For any file in the main file display you may right mouse click on
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it and choose a variety of properties and actions for it from the
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<guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu:
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</para>
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<ITEMIZEDLIST mark="bullet">
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem> - This will open the file with the default
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application associated with it. You may read more about editing these
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associations in <xref linkend="gccmime">.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Open With</guimenuitem> - You may open a file with
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any application using this menu item. You may read more about
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this in <xref linkend="gmclaunch">.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>View</guimenuitem> - This will view the file with a
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basic text viewer.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem> - This will launch an editor to
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edit the file. The editor launched is determined by the
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application associated with that file type. You may read more
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about editing this association in <xref linkend="gccmime">.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> - This will copy the file to the
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clipboard so that it can be pasted elsewhere.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> - This will delete the file.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem> - This will bring up the
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<guilabel>Move</guilabel> dialog, which will allow you to move the
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file. You can read more about this dialog and moving files in <xref
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linkend="gmccopy">.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Symlink</guimenuitem> -
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</para>
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</listitem>-->
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> - The Properties menu item
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will launch the properties dialog. The Properties dialog allows
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you to edit and view the properties for the selected file.
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</para>
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<para>
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The Properties dialog consists of three tabs, Statistics,
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Options, and Permissions.
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</para>
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<figure>
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<title>File Properties</title>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>File Properties</screeninfo>
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<Graphic format="gif" Fileref="./figs/fileprops" srccredit="dcm">
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</graphic>
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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<ITEMIZEDLIST mark="bullet">
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guilabel>Statistics</guilabel> - This tab will show you the
|
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file information including the name, type, size, and
|
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history. You may change the name of the file in the
|
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<guilabel>File Name</guilabel> text box.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
|
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<guilabel>Options</guilabel> - This tab will allow you to
|
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change the action options for the file. You can define how to
|
|
open, view, and edit the file. If you need to open it in a
|
|
terminal window you may select the <guilabel>Needs terminal
|
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to run</guilabel> checkbox.
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</para>
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<note>
|
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<title>NOTE</title>
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<para>
|
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If you bring up the Properties dialog from an icon on the
|
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desktop you will be able to change the icon for that file in
|
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the <guilabel>Options</guilabel> tab.
|
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</para>
|
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</note>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
|
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<para>
|
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<guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> - This tab allows you to
|
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change the permissions and ownership of a file if you have
|
|
access to do so. You may select Read, Write, and Exec
|
|
permissions for the User, Group, and Others. You may also set
|
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the UID, GID and Sticky as well as define who owns the file.
|
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="gmcprefs">
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<title>Changing Your Preferences in The File Manager</title>
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<para>
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<indexterm id="idx-a49">
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<primary>
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GNOME File Manager
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</primary>
|
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<secondary>
|
|
Preferences
|
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</secondary>
|
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</indexterm>
|
|
There are many settings you can configure for the GNOME File
|
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Manager.
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</para>
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<para>
|
|
These settings may be accessed from the <guilabel>GMC
|
|
Preferences</guilabel> dialog. You may launch this dialog by
|
|
selecting the <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> menu item
|
|
from the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <guilabel>GMC Preferences</guilabel> dialog is divided into
|
|
Five major sections: <guilabel>File Display</guilabel>,
|
|
<guilabel>Confirmation</guilabel>, <guilabel>Custom
|
|
View</guilabel>, <guilabel>Caching Optimizations</guilabel>, and
|
|
<guilabel>VFS</guilabel>.
|
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</para>
|
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<sect2 id="gmcprefs-file">
|
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<title>File Display</title>
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>File Display Preferences</title>
|
|
<screenshot>
|
|
<screeninfo>File Display Preferences</screeninfo>
|
|
<graphic Format="gif" Fileref="./figs/gmcprops1" srccredit="dcm">
|
|
</graphic>
|
|
</screenshot>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
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<listitem>
|
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<para>
|
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<indexterm id="idx-a50">
|
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<primary>
|
|
GNOME File Manager
|
|
</primary>
|
|
<secondary>
|
|
Display
|
|
</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
The <guilabel>File
|
|
Display</guilabel> tab allows you to change the way files are
|
|
displayed in GMC.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Show backup files</guilabel> - This will show any backup
|
|
file that might be on your system.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<indexterm id="idx-a51">
|
|
<primary>
|
|
GNOME File Manager
|
|
</primary>
|
|
<secondary>
|
|
Hidden Files
|
|
</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm id="idx-a52">
|
|
<primary>
|
|
GNOME File Manager
|
|
</primary>
|
|
<secondary>
|
|
Show hidden files
|
|
</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
<guilabel>Show hidden files</guilabel> - This will show all
|
|
"dot files" or files that begin with a dot. This files
|
|
typically include configuration files and directories.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Mix files and directories</guilabel> - This
|
|
option will display files and directories in the order you
|
|
sort them instead of always having directories shown above
|
|
files.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Use shell patterns instead of regular
|
|
expressions</guilabel> - This option is for advanced users
|
|
only. If you are unfamiliar with Regular Expressions you
|
|
should not use this option. If you are familiar with how to
|
|
create regular expressions you may select this option to
|
|
use them in your sorts and filters.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="gmcprefs-confirm">
|
|
<title>Confirmation</title>
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>Confirmation Preferences</title>
|
|
<screenshot>
|
|
<screeninfo>Confirmation Preferences</screeninfo>
|
|
<graphic Format="gif" Fileref="./figs/gmcprops2" srccredit="dcm">
|
|
</graphic>
|
|
</screenshot>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<indexterm id="idx-a53">
|
|
<primary>
|
|
GNOME File Manager
|
|
</primary>
|
|
<secondary>
|
|
Confirmations
|
|
</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
This tab allows you to
|
|
change which functions ask for your confirmation before
|
|
continuing.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Confirm when deleting file</guilabel> - This will
|
|
bring up a confirmation screen before deleting a file.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Confirm when overwriting files</guilabel> - This
|
|
will bring up a confirmation screen before overwriting a
|
|
file.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Confirm when executing files</guilabel> - This
|
|
will bring up a confirmation screen before executing a
|
|
file.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Show progress while operations are being
|
|
performed</guilabel> - This will bring up a progress bar
|
|
while certain operations are being performed such as
|
|
copying, moving, deleting, etc.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="gmcprefs-VFS"
|
|
<title>VFS</title>
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>VFS Preferences</title>
|
|
<screenshot>
|
|
<screeninfo>VFS Preferences</screeninfo>
|
|
<graphic Format="gif" Fileref="./figs/gmcprops3" srccredit="dcm">
|
|
</graphic>
|
|
</screenshot>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<indexterm id="idx-a54">
|
|
<primary>
|
|
GNOME File Manager
|
|
</primary>
|
|
<secondary>
|
|
VFS
|
|
</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm id="idx-a55">
|
|
<primary>
|
|
Virtual File System
|
|
</primary><see>"GNOME File Manager - VFS"</see>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
This tab allows you to configure
|
|
the options for your Virtual File System.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The Virtual File System allows you to manipulate files
|
|
that are not located on your local file system. There are
|
|
different version of the VFS including ftpfs and tarfs. The
|
|
ftpfs allows you to work on FTP sites while the tarfs gives
|
|
you access inside .tar files.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<note>
|
|
<title>NOTE</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The .tar file is the standard UNIX archive format
|
|
</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>VFS Timeout</guilabel> - This will
|
|
determine how long you will be connected to any VFS without
|
|
activity. The timeout is measured in seconds.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Anonymous FTP password</guilabel> - This allows
|
|
you to set a password for logging into anonymous FTP
|
|
sites. Usually you will want to make this your email
|
|
address.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Always use FTP proxy</guilabel> - If you need to
|
|
use a proxy to connect to FTP sites you will want to enable
|
|
this.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="gmcprefs-cache">
|
|
<title>Caching</title>
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>Caching Preferences</title>
|
|
<screenshot>
|
|
<screeninfo>Caching Preferences</screeninfo>
|
|
<graphic Format="gif" Fileref="./figs/gmcprops4" srccredit="dcm">
|
|
</graphic>
|
|
</screenshot>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This tab allows you to
|
|
configure items that will enhance the speed of GMC by using
|
|
caching.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Fast directory reload</guilabel> - This
|
|
option will store directory information in cache so that it
|
|
can load faster.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<important>
|
|
<title>IMPORTANT</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If you enable the <guilabel>Fast directory
|
|
reload</guilabel> you may experience problems with not
|
|
seeing new files that have been added to directories.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</important>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Compute totals before copying files</guilabel> -
|
|
This will make GMC determine the number of files you are
|
|
copying before it performs the task so that it can give you
|
|
information about the process as its happening.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>FTP directory cache timeout</guilabel> - This
|
|
option will keep recently visited FTP site information in
|
|
cache for the amount of time you specify. The time is
|
|
measured in seconds.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Allow customization of icons in icon
|
|
view</guilabel> - This will allow you to change the icons
|
|
in the icon view by right mouse clicking on them and
|
|
selecting the <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> menu
|
|
item. You can always change the icons of items that are on
|
|
your desktop but you can only change the icons in the icon
|
|
view with this option turned on.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<important>
|
|
<title>IMPORTANT</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Turning on the <guilabel>Allow customization of icons in
|
|
icon view</guilabel> function may result in a slower
|
|
system.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</important>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>Custom View</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<indexterm id="idx-a56">
|
|
<primary>
|
|
GNOME File Manager
|
|
</primary>
|
|
<secondary>
|
|
Custom View
|
|
</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
The Custom View dialog allows you to set the way you would like
|
|
the Custom View to look in the GNOME File Manager.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>The Custom View Dialog</title>
|
|
<screenshot>
|
|
<screeninfo>The Custom View Dialog</screeninfo>
|
|
<Graphic Format="gif" Fileref="./figs/custom-view" srccredit="dcm">
|
|
</graphic>
|
|
</screenshot>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
<para>
|
|
There are two main columns in the <guilabel>Custom
|
|
View</guilabel>, the <guilabel>Possible Columns</guilabel> and
|
|
the <guilabel>Displayed Columns</guilabel>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <guilabel>Possible Columns</guilabel> list includes all of the
|
|
information types that can be displayed. If you would like to include one,
|
|
you may press the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button and it will be added to
|
|
the <guilabel>Displayed Columns</guilabel> list.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <guilabel>Displayed Columns</guilabel> list shows you the
|
|
current information types that will be included in your Custom
|
|
View. If you wish to remove any you may press the
|
|
<guibutton>Remove</guibutton> button.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If you would like to re-arrange the items in the
|
|
<guilabel>Displayed Columns</guilabel> list you may drag them to
|
|
the desired location with your mouse.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
<sect1 id="gmcmenus" >
|
|
<title>Menu Guide to the GNOME File Manager</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<indexterm id="idx-a57">
|
|
<primary>
|
|
GNOME File Manager
|
|
</primary>
|
|
<secondary>
|
|
menus
|
|
</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
In this section each menu item in the GNOME File Manager will be
|
|
described.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<tip>
|
|
<title>Tip</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
All menus in the GNOME File Manager are enabled with the
|
|
tear-away feature. If you would like any menu to "float" on the
|
|
desktop in its own window simply select the perforation line at
|
|
the top of the menu.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</tip>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenu>File</guimenu> - The File Menu contains items
|
|
associated with files and higher level activity.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem> - This will open a new
|
|
File Manager Window.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem> - This will open the file you
|
|
have selected with your mouse cursor.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> - This will launch the Copy
|
|
dialog to enable you to copy the selected file to a
|
|
destination you choose.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Move</guimenuitem> - This will launch the Move/rename
|
|
dialog to enable you to rename the selected file or move it to a
|
|
destination you choose.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> - This will delete the file
|
|
you have selected.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Close</guimenuitem> - This will close the GNOME
|
|
File Manager
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenu>Edit</guimenu> - The Edit menu contains items that are
|
|
associated with editing and selecting files.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Select All</guimenuitem> - This will select all of the
|
|
files in the main window.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Select Files</guimenuitem> - This will launch a simple
|
|
dialog box which will allow you to specify a selection pattern. For
|
|
Example, if you wish to select all files beginning with the letter D you
|
|
can simply type D* and press OK.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Invert Selection</guimenuitem> - This will invert
|
|
the current selection. For example, if you have 7 files
|
|
selected in a directory with 10 files, selecting Invert
|
|
Selection will select the three remaining files and unselect
|
|
the 7 files that were previously selected.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Rescan Directory</guimenuitem> - This will rescan
|
|
the current directory in case the files in the directory have
|
|
changed.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> - This will launch the
|
|
Preferences dialog so that you can customize the GNOME File
|
|
Manager.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenu>Layout</guimenu> - This menu contains items that are
|
|
associated with the layout in GNOME File Manager.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Sort By</guimenuitem> - This will launch a
|
|
dialog box which will allow you to select how you wish the
|
|
files to be sorted in the current directory. You may sort by
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one of the following:
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</para>
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<ITEMIZEDLIST mark="none">
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<listitem>
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<para>Name</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>File Type</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Size</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Time Last Accessed</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Time Last Modified</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Time Last Changed</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Filter View</guimenuitem> - This will bring up a simple
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dialog which allows you to view only files with names matching a
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pattern. For example, if you wish to view only files in the directory
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that start with the letter D you can type D* into the dialog and press
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OK. If you wish to see all files again you will need to launch the
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Filter View dialog again and clear the dialog or type in a *.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Icon View</guimenuitem> - Selecting this will display
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the files in the main window as large icons.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Partial View</guimenuitem> - Selecting this will display
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the files in the main window as a list with only file names.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Full View</guimenuitem> - Selecting this will display the
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files in the main window as a list with all file information.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Custom View</guimenuitem> - The <guimenuitem>Custom
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View</guimenuitem> menu item switches the main window to the Custom
|
|
View which is a list view displaying the information about your files
|
|
that you specify. To customize the Custom view you will need to use
|
|
the <guilabel>Custom View Editor</guilabel> in the
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<guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog. You may read more about the
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<guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog in <xref linkend="gmcprefs">.
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|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenu>Commands</guimenu> - The Command menu contains items
|
|
that are commands to run on files in the GNOME File Manager.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Find File</guimenuitem> - Find File brings up a
|
|
dialog which allows you to search for particular files on
|
|
your system.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Edit mime types</guimenuitem> - This option will
|
|
launch the GNOME Control Center Capplet that allows you to
|
|
edit Mime Types for GNOME. Mime types determine, among other
|
|
things, what application will handle particular file
|
|
types. You can read more about mime types in <xref
|
|
linkend="gccmime">
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Run Command</guimenuitem> - This menu item
|
|
allows you to run a command from GMC.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Run Command in panel</guimenuitem> - This menu
|
|
item lets you run preloaded commands or commands you specify
|
|
within the directory that you are currently in. Such commands
|
|
might be to find SUID or SGID programs, etc.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<!-- <listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Active VFS list</guimenuitem> - The Virtual File
|
|
System allows you to manipulate files that are not located on
|
|
your local file system.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para> There are different version of the VFS including ftpfs
|
|
and tarfs. The ftpfs allows you to work on FTP sites while
|
|
the tarfs gives you access inside .tar files. These can both
|
|
be very useful in your work environment and the Active VFS
|
|
list allows you to see which VFS's are currently open. When
|
|
you select the <guimenuitem>Active VFS</guimenuitem> menu
|
|
item you get a list of the current VFSs you have opened.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para> There is also an option to change to a different VFS by
|
|
pressing the <guibutton>Change To</guibutton> button.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem> -->
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Exit</guimenuitem> - This will allow you to exit the GNOME
|
|
File Manager.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<important>
|
|
<title>IMPORTANT</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This will exit all GNOME File Manager processes which include the
|
|
GNOME Desktop. If you exit you will lose all functionality on your
|
|
desktop. This action is not recommended. If you wish to close the
|
|
current window, use the <guimenuitem>File/Close</guimenuitem> button.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</important>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
<sect1 id="dragtour">
|
|
<title>A Drag and Drop Tour of GNOME</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<indexterm id="idx-a58">
|
|
<primary>
|
|
GNOME
|
|
</primary>
|
|
<secondary>
|
|
Drag and Drop
|
|
</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
There are many tips and tricks to the Desktop in GNOME. The Drag
|
|
and Drop functionality extends to many areas of GNOME making it
|
|
easy to interconnect GNOME in many interesting ways. Below is a
|
|
series of tips and tricks to using GNOME Drag and Drop. This is a
|
|
good tour of GNOME and will show you how to utilize GNOME to its
|
|
fullest extent.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<ITEMIZEDLIST MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Drag a Color onto the Panel - Whenever you have a color selector
|
|
displayed you may drag a color from the selected color bar to
|
|
the Panel and it will change the Panel to that color.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Drag a Pixmap to the Background Selector - If you would like to
|
|
change the background to an image, you can drag that image from
|
|
your GNOME File Manager to the Monitor Image in the Background
|
|
Capplet of the Control Center and it will change to that image.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Drag to an Application - Many GNOME compliant applications will
|
|
accept drag and drop. If you would like to open a file in
|
|
Gnumeric, a GNOME compliant spreadsheet application, you may
|
|
simply drag the file from the GNOME File Manager onto Gnumeric
|
|
and it will open the file. The same is true for applications
|
|
built using Motif. You may drag a saved URL onto Netscape 4x
|
|
and it will open the URL. This can be very useful if you are
|
|
working within the GNOME File Manager and wish to quickly open a
|
|
file.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Adding an Application Launcher to the Panel - If you would like
|
|
to add an application launcher to the Panel you may drag and
|
|
drop any executable file from the GNOME File Manager, or the
|
|
Desktop, onto the Panel. This will display the Create Launcher
|
|
applet dialog box which will allow you to select a name and an
|
|
icon for that launcher.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Dragging Files - There are many ways to use drag and drop to help you
|
|
manage your system. You can open two GNOME File Manager windows to
|
|
two different directories then drag files between the
|
|
two windows to copy, move, or link files. You can drag files
|
|
from the File Manager to the desktop to make it more
|
|
accessible. Use the middle mouse button or the right and left
|
|
mouse buttons together and Drag a directory folder to the
|
|
desktop. Choose the link option from the pop-up menu to make a
|
|
link to the desktop. This will give you a quick way to launch
|
|
the File Manager to that directory.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Dragging Directories - You can drag a directory out of the GNOME
|
|
File Manger and place it on the Panel. This will create a new
|
|
menu which allows you easy access to the files in that
|
|
directory.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
You may drag any sub menu from the Main Menu to the panel and a
|
|
new menu launcher is added to the panel. This allows easier
|
|
access to that sub-set of menus.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
</chapter>
|
|
|
|
</book>
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