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<article id="index">
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<articleinfo>
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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, 2000</year>
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<holder>Red Hat Software</holder>
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</copyright>
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<legalnotice id="legalnotice">
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<para>
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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under the terms of the <citetitle>GNU Free Documentation
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License</citetitle>, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the
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Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover
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Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. You may obtain a copy of the
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<citetitle>GNU Free Documentation License</citetitle> from the Free
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Software Foundation by visiting <ulink type="http"
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url="http://www.fsf.org">their Web site</ulink> or by writing to
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<address>
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Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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<street>59 Temple Place</street> - Suite 330
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<city>Boston</city>, <state>MA</state> <postcode>02111-1307</postcode>
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<country>USA</country>
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</address>
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</para>
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<para>
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Many of the names used by companies to distinguish their products and
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services are claimed as trademarks. Where those names appear in any
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GNOME documentation, and those trademarks are made aware to the members
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of the GNOME Documentation Project, the names have been printed in caps
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or initial caps.
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</para>
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</legalnotice>
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<title>Gnome Midnight Commander Documentation</title>
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</articleinfo>
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<sect1 id="unnamed1">
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<title>The Gnome File Manager</title>
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<para>
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GNOME includes a file manager that allows you to manipulate the files on
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your system in a comfortable, powerful, graphical environment. This File
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Manager is known as GMC for GNU Midnight Commander. GMC is based on the
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Midnight Commander file manager 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 GNOME
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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 Manager
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also provides a place to manipulate files on your system by using the
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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="png" Fileref="./figs/gmc1" srccredit="dcm">
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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
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the tree view, which represents all of the directories on your system by
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their hierarchical position. On the right is the directory window, which
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will show you the contents of the directory which you have selected in
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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
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click. This will change the main directory view, showing the files in
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the directory you have chosen. If there is a plus sign to the left of a
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directory name in the tree window, you may click on it to show
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subdirectories. At this point the plus sign will have changed to a
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minus sign. If you click on the minus sign, the subdirectory once again
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becomes hidden in the tree view and the plus sign reappears.
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</para>
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<para>
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The directry window has a few viewing options you may wish
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to 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
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files. The Custom view is a list view that allows you to select the
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information you 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 the
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information titles on the top of the window it will sort the files
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according to that information. For example, if you want to find the
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largest files in the directory you can click on the Size title and the
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files will be sorted by size from largest to smallest. One more click on
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the Size title will change the sorting 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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Above the tree and main file windows in the GNOME File Manager there is
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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 which
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you would like to view in the main window.
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</para>
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<para>
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The GNOME File Manager is also equipped to view FTP
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sites. To view an FTP site you will need to be connected to the Internet
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either through a dial up account or a network. Type the FTP address in
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the Location text box and the GNOME File Manager will attempt to connect
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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. The 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
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you to the previous directory you were in, the middle button will take
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you up one level in the directory hierarchy, and the right button will
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take you to the 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 on
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any directory. Press the middle mouse button (or both left and right
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mouse buttons if you have emulation) on a directory in the main window
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and a new window will open showing the contents of the directory you
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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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Selecting files is done with your mouse by clicking on the file or files
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in the GNOME File Manager. The file that is selected will then
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highlight to show you that it has been selected.
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</para>
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<para>
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There are a couple of ways to select more than one file. One way is to
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use the "rubber band" select by clicking and dragging the mouse cursor
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around several files. This action will produce a small dotted line, the
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"rubber band", to show you the 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="png" Fileref="./figs/rubberband" srccredit="dcm">
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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 choosing, or
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the files you need do not reside next to one another, you may use the
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<keycap>CTRL</keycap> key to keep the files you have selected while you
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are selecting more. This works by selecting a file, pressing and holding
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the <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 the
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"list" of files that are selected. Once you have selected multiple files
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by either method you may copy or move the files.
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</para>
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<para> You may also use the <keycap>SHIFT</keycap> button to select a range
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of files. For example, if you are in list mode and you press the
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<keycap>SHIFT</keycap> key while selecting the file at the top of the
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list, and then select a file ten rows down with the <keycap>SHIFT</keycap>
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key still pressed, you will select the ten files in that range.
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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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You may also filter your selection by using the <guimenuitem>Select
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Files</guimenuitem> menu item in the <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu. Using
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<guimenuitem>Select Files</guimenuitem> will display a simple dialog
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which will allow you to type in criteria for your selection. In this
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field, the symbol <keycap>*</keycap> is interpreted as a wildcard, E.g.,
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it 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 <keycap>D</keycap>,
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you can type <keycap>D*</keycap> (note that filenames in Unix are
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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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The default action for dragging and dropping files between the GNOME
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File Manager and the desktop is to move them. But you can also use drag
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and drop to copy a file by pressing the <keycap>SHIFT</keycap> key while
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dragging the file(s). You can also drag a file within the file manager
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to another directory. Select the file in the main window and drag it to
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the desired directory in the tree window. Note, however, that when
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dragging to the tree window the default action is to copy the file. As
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you drag the file to the tree window, you will see a plus sign appear to
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remind you that theh file will be copied. You can also use drag and drop
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to copy directories the same way as you did for files. Again note the
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plus sign signifying that the directory will be copied, not moved.
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</para>
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<para>
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You may also bring up a menu which lets you decide what action to
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perform with a drag by using the middle mouse button to drag a file or
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pressing the <keycap>ALT</keycap> key while dragging a file. Once you
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release the drag you will get a pop-up menu which contains the options
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Copy, Move, Link, and Cancel Drag.
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</para>
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<!-- E makes this useless!!! That is broken!
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<para>
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Another way to copy or move files is to take advantage of the right mouse
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click <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu. Right mouse click on the file you
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want to copy or move and select <guimenuitem>Move/rename</guimenuitem> or
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<guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> from the <guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu.
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This will bring up a dialog in which to perform thes tasks. </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="png" Fileref="./figs/gmc_move" srccredit="dcm">
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</screenshot>
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</figure>
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To use the move dialog you simply type in the path where you wish to
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move the file. If you want to rename the file you may type the new name
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of the file in the path string. The Copy dialog looks and works exactly
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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
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symlinks</guilabel>. Selecting this will make sure the link is
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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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Renaming files in the GNOME File Manager window or on the desktop can be
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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 file and
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choose the <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> menu item from the
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<guimenu>pop-up</guimenu> menu. In the Filename text box you may type in
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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="png" Fileref="./figs/fileprops" srccredit="dcm">
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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
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filename in the icon view or on the desktop. Make sure the double-click
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is slow so you do not launch the file but you simply highlight and then
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click again. At this point the name of the file will enter into the
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editing mode, your mouse cursor will change to an editing line, and you
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can type in the new name. Once the name is as you would like it to be
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you may press the <keycap>Enter</keycap> key to end the editing process.
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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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The GNOME File Manager allows you to launch applications from the main
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window by simply double clicking your mouse on a file which has an
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application associated with it. You can change the way file types are
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handled by reading the Mime Capplet Chapter in the GNOME User's
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Guide. Some files that are actually archives will allow you to "look
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inside" them. For example, .tar files, .gz files, and .rpm files can all
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be double clicked and the files archived inside them will appear in the
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File Manager.
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</para>
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<para>
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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
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the <guimenuitem>pop-up</guimenuitem> menu. This will bring up a dialog
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that allows you to define the application which will launch the
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file. The dialog reproduces your Main Menu items so that you can browse
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through your applications to find the one you would like to open the
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file with. If you do not find the application in the tree you may
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specify the path and application name in the <guilabel>Program to
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run</guilabel> text box.
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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="png" Fileref="./figs/open_with" srccredit="dcm">
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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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For any file in the main file display you may right mouse click on it
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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
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default application associated with it. You may read more about
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editing these associations in Mime Capplet Chapter in the GNOME
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User's Guide. Some files that are actually archives will allow you
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to "look inside" them. For example, .tar files, .gz files, and .rpm
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files can all be double clicked and the files archived inside them
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will appear in the File Manager.
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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 any
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application using this menu item. You may read more about this in
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<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 edit
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the file. The editor launched is determined by the application
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associated with that file type. You may read more about editing this
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association in Mime Capplet Chapter in the GNOME User's Guide..
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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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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Symlink</guimenuitem> - Symlink allows you to create a
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symbolic link to the file you have selected i another
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directory. When you select Symlink you will see a dialog which
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allows you to type in the directory and filename that you wish to be
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the symbolic link to the file. This link will be a "shortcut" to the
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selected file. If you do no understand symlinks you might want to
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refer to the <!-- newbies appendix reference -->
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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 you
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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="png" Fileref="./figs/fileprops" srccredit="dcm">
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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. Sizes for directories
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will <emphasis>not</emphasis> show you the size of the directory
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with all the files within it.
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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 change
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the action options for the file. You can define how to open,
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view, and edit the file. If you need to open it in a terminal
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window you may select the <guilabel>Needs terminal to
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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 change
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the permissions and ownership of a file if you have access to do
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so. You may select Read, Write, and Exec permissions for the
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User, Group, and Others. You may also set the UID, GID and
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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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<note>
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<title>NOTE</title>
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<para>
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Changing properties on symlinks is meaningless in the File
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Manager. If you need to change the properties on such a file you
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need to change them on the actual file, not the link to it.
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</para>
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</note>
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</sect1>
|
|
<sect1 id="gmcprefs">
|
|
<title>Changing Your Preferences in The File Manager</title>
|
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<para>
|
|
There are many settings you can configure for the GNOME File Manager.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<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>VFS</guilabel>,
|
|
<guilabel>Caching</guilabel>, <guilabel>Desktop</guilabel>, and
|
|
<guilabel>Custom View</guilabel>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<sect2 id="gmcprefs-file">
|
|
<title>File Display</title>
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>File Display Preferences</title>
|
|
<screenshot>
|
|
<screeninfo>File Display Preferences</screeninfo>
|
|
<graphic Format="png" Fileref="./figs/gmcprops1" srccredit="dcm">
|
|
</screenshot>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
<itemizedlist MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
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>
|
|
<guilabel>Show hidden files</guilabel> - This will show all
|
|
"dot files" or files that begin with a dot. These 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="png" Fileref="./figs/gmcprops2" srccredit="dcm">
|
|
</screenshot>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
<itemizedlist MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
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="png" Fileref="./figs/gmcprops3" srccredit="dcm">
|
|
</screenshot>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
<itemizedlist MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
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="png" Fileref="./figs/gmcprops4" srccredit="dcm">
|
|
</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 it's 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 id="gmcprefs-desk">
|
|
<title>Desktop</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
As you learned before, the GNOME desktop is controlled by the GNOME File
|
|
Manager. The Desktop Dialog allows you to change the settings of the
|
|
desktop.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>The Desktop Dialog</title>
|
|
<screenshot>
|
|
<screeninfo>The Desktop Dialog</screeninfo>
|
|
<graphic Format="png" Fileref="./figs/gmcprops5" srccredit="dcm">
|
|
</screenshot>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Icon placement</guilabel> - This small window allows you to
|
|
determine where your desktop icons will be placed by default. To change
|
|
the location of the icons simply click your mouse button in the window
|
|
near the edge you would like the icons to appear. The small sample icons
|
|
will move with your mouse clicks to show you where the default placement
|
|
will be.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Use shaped icons</guilabel> - This option is turned on by
|
|
default. If for some reason you have and older display, a strange X server
|
|
setup, or any other graphic display problem, you may select this to make
|
|
the desktop icons non-transparent.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Use shaped text</guilabel> - This option is turned on by
|
|
default. Like the shaped icons above you may choose to have
|
|
non-transparent text labels with your icons.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Auto icon placement</guilabel> - This will automatically arrange
|
|
icons on your desktop for you. If you would rather place the icons
|
|
manually you should turn this off.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guilabel>Snap icons to grid</guilabel> - This will keep all of your icons
|
|
in line when you move them to keep a clean desktop. It creates a grid that
|
|
the icons will automatically move to when you release it after dragging.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
<sect2 id="gmcprefs-custom">
|
|
<title>Custom View</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
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="png" Fileref="./figs/gmcprops6" srccredit="dcm">
|
|
</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>
|
|
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>Create New Window</guimenuitem> - This will open a new File
|
|
Manager Window.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>New | Terminal</guimenuitem> - This launches a new GNOME
|
|
Terminal window that will automatically navigate to the directory
|
|
displayed in the main window view.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>New | Directory</guimenuitem> - This creates a new
|
|
directory in the directory displayed in the main window view.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>New | [application]</guimenuitem> - Some applications may
|
|
put items for you in the <guimenu>New</guimenu> menu. For example, the
|
|
Gnumeric spreadsheet will put a <guimenuitem>New Gnumeric
|
|
Spreadsheet</guimenuitem> menu item in the <guimenu>New</guimenu> menu
|
|
so you can a new spreadsheet in the directory displayed in the main
|
|
window view.
|
|
</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>Delete</guimenuitem> - This will delete the file you have
|
|
selected.
|
|
</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>Show directory sizes</guimenuitem> - This option will
|
|
determine the size of your directories and display it in the Detail or
|
|
Custom views. Depending on the size of your directories, this could
|
|
take a while to display and may tax your system when viewing large
|
|
directories.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Close this Window</guimenuitem> - This will close the GNOME
|
|
File Manager window you are currently running.
|
|
</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>Search</guimenuitem> - This toggles on the "completion"
|
|
search for the File Manager. Once it is turned on the status bar at the
|
|
bottom of the window displays the word "Search:" and allows you to start
|
|
typing. If you are searching for a file named "GNU" in the directory
|
|
displayed in the main window view typing "G" will move the selection to
|
|
the first file or directory beginning with "G". Typing "GN" move the
|
|
selection to the first file beginning with "GN", and so on. You may also
|
|
toggle this feature on by pressing
|
|
<keycombo><keycap>CTRL</keycap><keycap>S</keycap></keycombo>.To end the
|
|
search you may select the file or directory or simply navigate away from
|
|
the file with the arrow keys or your mouse.
|
|
</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>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
<itemizedlist MARK="bullet">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> - This contains the Preferences menu item.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<itemizedlist MARK="bullet">
|
|
<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 one of the following:
|
|
</para>
|
|
<itemizedlist mark="none">
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>Name</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>File Type</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>Size</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>Time Last Accessed</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<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 the
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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
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View which is a list view displaying the information about your files
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that you specify. To customize the Custom view you will need to use
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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>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<itemizedlist MARK="bullet">
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenu>Commands</guimenu> - The Command menu contains items that are
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commands to run on files in the GNOME File Manager.
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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>Find File</guimenuitem> - Find File brings up a dialog
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which allows you to search for particular files on your system.
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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 mime types</guimenuitem> - This option will launch
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the GNOME Control Center Capplet that allows you to edit Mime Types for
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GNOME. Mime types determine, among other things, what application will
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handle particular file types. You can read more about mime types in
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Mime Capplet Chapter in the GNOME User's Guide.
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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>Run Command</guimenuitem> - This menu item allows you to
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run a command from GMC.
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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>Run Command in panel</guimenuitem> - This menu item lets
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you run preloaded commands or commands you specify within the directory
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that you are currently in. Such commands might be to find SUID or SGID
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programs, etc.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>
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<guimenuitem>Active VFS list</guimenuitem> - The Virtual File
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System allows you to manipulate files that are not located on
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your local file system.
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|
</para>
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<para> There are different version of the VFS including ftpfs
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and tarfs. The ftpfs allows you to work on FTP sites while
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|
the tarfs gives you access inside .tar files. These can both
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|
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>
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|
<para> There is also an option to change to a different VFS by
|
|
pressing the <guibutton>Change To</guibutton> button.
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|
</para>
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|
</listitem> -->
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<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<guimenuitem>Exit</guimenuitem> - This will allow you to exit the GNOME
|
|
File Manager.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<important>
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|
<title>IMPORTANT</title>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This will exit all GNOME File Manager processes which include the
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|
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>
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|
<sect1 id="dragtour">
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|
<title>A Drag and Drop Tour of GNOME</title>
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|
<para>
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|
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.
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|
</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 selecting
|
|
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>
|
|
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>
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</article>
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