#INSTALING CONTEXT MENU MANAGER INSTALL#
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Troubleshooting 'Open With' dialog window empty To not abuse the HDD, keep the number of images in a folder to a hundred. Nautilus), PCManFM will load previews of all images in a folder. Reason: When using a modern SSD, PCManFM can render thumbnails for directories containing thousands of media files without issue. text/plain for text files), you can use the following general types: Profiles allow you to specify which commands to execute for which file types - thus the same action can run different commands depending on the type of file selected. You can bind one or more profiles to a single action by listing their id separated by semicolons. MimeTypes= MIME-types (semicolon separated) ~/.local/share/file-manager/actions/ sktop To add your own items, create ~/.local/share/file-manager/actions/ (if it does not already exist) and add. PCManFM supports Desktop file specification extension (DES-EMA) which allows you to add arbitrary items to the context menu of files and directories. PCManFM supports file-roller, xarchiver (or xarchiver-gtk2), engrampa and ark. It is possible to choose the integrated archiver under Edit > Preferences > Advanced. You can configure what terminal emulator PCManFM should use for Tools > Open Current Folder in Terminal under Edit > Preferences > Advanced. See File manager functionality#Use PCManFM to get thumbnails for other file types. Tips and tricks Get thumbnails for other file types Review the file manager functionality article for further information.

Less experienced users should be aware that a file manager alone - especially when installed in a standalone window manager such as Openbox - will not provide the features and functionality users of full desktop environments such as Xfce and KDE will be accustomed to. xprofile: When using a display manager such as LXDM or LightDM.xinitrc: When using the SLiM display manager or startx command.Should a window manager not provide an autostart file, PCManFM may be alternatively autostarted by editing one or both of the following files: Review the relevant wiki article and/or official home page for a particular installed or intended window manager. ~/.config/openbox/autostart pcmanfm -desktop & For example, to enable management of the desktop for Openbox, the following command would be added to the ~/.config/openbox/autostart file: How PCManFM may be autostarted as a daemon process or to manage the desktop for a standalone window manager will depend on the window manager itself. Only one instance of PCManFM may run as a daemon at atime. to automatically mount removable media), use: To run PCManFM as a background daemon (i.e. $ cp /usr/share/applications/sktop ~/Desktopįor those who used the XDG user directories program to create their $HOME directories, no further configuration will be required. $ cp /usr/share/applications/ sktop ~/Desktopįor example to create a desktop shortcut for lxterminal: Do not drag and drop the files there as they will be moved completely. desktop files to the ~/Desktop directory. To create shortcuts for applications, copy their. If using the native desktop menu provided by a window manager, enter the following command to set or amend desktop preferences at any time:Ĭonsider adding this command to a keybind and/or the native desktop menu for easy access.įiles can be dragged and dropped directly onto the desktop. The native menu can be restored from the PCManFM menu by selecting Desktop Preferences and then enabling the Show menus provided by window managers when desktop is clicked option in the Advanced tab. The native desktop menu of the window manager will be replaced with that provided by PCManFM. PCManFM can manage the desktop, including setting a background wallpaper and showing desktop icons.

Optionally also install gvfs for support for trash, mounting volumes with udisks and remote filesystems.ĭevelopment versions are available from the AUR: Install one of the following the packages: PCManFM is an extremely fast and lightweight file manager and the standard file manager of LXDE.

#INSTALING CONTEXT MENU MANAGER FULL#

#INSTALING CONTEXT MENU MANAGER INSTALL#

Instaling Context Menu Manager