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diff --git a/gnome2-user-guide/ro/gosnautilus.xml b/gnome2-user-guide/ro/gosnautilus.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b88a9eb --- /dev/null +++ b/gnome2-user-guide/ro/gosnautilus.xml @@ -0,0 +1,2338 @@ + + + +<chapter id="gosnautilus-1"> +<title>Nautilus File Manager</title> +<highlights><para>This chapter describes how to use the <application>Nautilus +</application> file manager.</para></highlights> +<sect1 id="gosnautilus-21"> +<title>Introduction to Nautilus File Manager</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary> +</indexterm><para>The <application>Nautilus</application> file manager provides +an integrated access point to your files and applications. <application>Nautilus +</application> enables you to do the following:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Display your files and folders.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Manage your files and folders.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Run scripts.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Customize your files and folders.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para><application>Nautilus</application> also manages the desktop background. +The desktop background lies behind all of the other components on your visible +desktop. The desktop background is an active component of the user interface. +</para> +<para><application>Nautilus</application> windows enable you to display and +manage your files and folders. You can open a <application>Nautilus</application> +window in any of the following ways:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Home</guilabel> object on the +desktop background. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Home Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Right-click on the desktop background to open the <guimenu> +Desktop Background</guimenu> menu. Choose <guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem>. +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>The <application>Nautilus</application> window displays the contents +of your home location in the view pane.</para> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gosnautilus-210"> +<title>Nautilus Windows</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>windows</secondary></indexterm> +<para><application>Nautilus</application> windows enable you to display and +manage your files and folders. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-1"/> shows a <application> +Nautilus</application> window that displays the contents of a folder.</para> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icon view</secondary> +<tertiary>illustration</tertiary></indexterm> +<figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-1"> +<title>Contents of a Folder in a Nautilus Window</title> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_iconview_anno_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows a folder in a Nautilus window. Callouts: Menubar, toolbar, location bar, zoom buttons, side pane, view pane, tabs. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +</figure> +<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-83"/> describes the components of <application> +Nautilus</application> windows.</para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-83"> +<title>Nautilus Window Components</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="29.39*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="70.61*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Component</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>Menubar</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Contains menus that you use to perform tasks in <application>Nautilus</application>. +</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>Toolbar</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Contains buttons that you use to perform tasks in <application>Nautilus</application>. +</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Location bar</para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Contains the following elements: +</para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Location</guilabel> field or <guilabel>Go To</guilabel> +field: Enables you to specify a file, folder, or URL that you want to display. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenu>Zoom</guimenu> buttons: Enable you to change the +size of items in the view pane.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list box: Enables you +to choose how to display items in your view pane.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>Side pane</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Performs the following functions:</para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Enables you to navigate through your files. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Displays information about the current file or folder. </para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Tabs</para></entry><entry +colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Click on a tab to open a tabbed pane. +The side pane contains the following tabbed panes:</para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>History</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Notes</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Tree</guilabel></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>View pane</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Displays the contents of the following:</para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Particular types of files</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Folders</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>FTP sites</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Resize handle</para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Grab this handle, then drag to +resize the side pane and the view pane.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Statusbar</para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Displays status information. +</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +<para>You can also open a popup menu from <application>Nautilus</application> +windows. To open this popup menu right-click in a <application>Nautilus</application> +window. The items in this menu depend on where you right-click. For example, +when you right-click on a file or folder, you can choose items related to +the file or folder. When you right-click on the background of a view pane, +you can choose items related to the display of items in the view pane.</para> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-53"> +<title>View Pane</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>view pane</secondary> +<see>view pane</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>view pane</primary><secondary> +introduction</secondary></indexterm><para>The view pane can display the contents +of the following:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Particular types of files</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Folders</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>FTP sites</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para><indexterm><primary>viewer components</primary></indexterm><application> +Nautilus</application> contains <firstterm>viewer components</firstterm> that +enable you to display particular types of file in the view pane. For example, + you can use an image viewer to display Portable Network Graphics (PNG) files +in the view pane. The following figure shows a PNG file displayed in the view +pane.</para> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_viewpane_text_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows Nautilus window with plain text document displayed in the view pane. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<para>Displaying a file in the view pane provides the following benefits: +</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Uses less system resources than when you launch an application. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Takes less time than when you launch an application.</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>However, you cannot edit a file in the view pane.</para> +<para><application>Nautilus</application> also includes <firstterm>views</firstterm> +that enable you to display the contents of your folders in different ways. +For example, you can display the contents of a folder in the following types +of view: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Icon view: Displays the items in the folder as icons. </para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>List view: Displays the items in the folder as a list. </para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>Use the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu to choose how to display a folder. +For more information on views, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-7"/>.</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-540"> +<title>Side Pane</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>side pane</secondary> +<tertiary>introduction</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>side pane +</primary><see>file manager</see></indexterm><para>The side pane can contain +the following elements:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>An icon that represents the current file or current folder. +The side pane also contains information about the current file or current +folder.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Tabbed panes that enable you to navigate through your files. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>If a file is displayed in the view pane, buttons appear in +the side pane. The buttons enable you to perform actions on a file, other +than the default action.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-2"> +<title>Tabbed Panes</title> +<indexterm><primary>tabbed panes</primary><see>file manager</see></indexterm> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>tabbed panes</secondary> +<tertiary>introduction</tertiary></indexterm><para>The side pane can contain +the following tabbed panes:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>History</guilabel></para> +<para>Contains a history list of files, folders, and FTP sites that you have +recently visited.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Notes</guilabel></para> +<para>Enables you to add notes to your folders.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Tree</guilabel></para> +<para>Displays a hierarchical representation of your file system. You can +use the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane to navigate through your files. +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-9"/> describes how to work with tabbed +panes.</para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-9"> +<title>Tabbed Pane Tasks</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="35.09*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Task</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Action</para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Open a tabbed pane.</para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Click on the tab.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>Close a tabbed pane.</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Click on the tab.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Remove a tab from the side +pane.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Right-click +in the side pane, then choose the tab that you want to remove from the menu. +</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Add a tab to the side pane. +</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Right-click in +the side pane, then choose the tab that you want to add from the menu.</para></entry> +</row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-550"> +<title>Icons and Emblems</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icons</secondary><tertiary> +introduction</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary> +<secondary>emblems</secondary><tertiary>introduction</tertiary></indexterm> +<indexterm><primary>emblems</primary><see>file manager</see></indexterm><para> +In icon view, <application>Nautilus</application> displays your files and +folders as icons. You can add emblems to your file icons and folder icons. +An emblem is a small icon that you can add to an item to visually mark the +item. For example, to mark a file as important, you can add an <guilabel> +Important</guilabel> emblem to the file icon to create the following visual +effect: </para> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows file icon with Important emblem. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<para>For more information on how to add an emblem to an icon, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-112"/>. +</para> +<para>The following table describes the structure of the file icon:</para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="35.09*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Component</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Description</para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem1_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase> +Shows Important emblem.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para> +Emblem. This emblem is the <guilabel>Important</guilabel> emblem.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem2_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows file icon. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Icon that represents the file. +This icon contains a preview of the contents of the file.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_sampleemblem3_icon.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase> +Shows icon caption.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para> +Icon caption. You can modify what items of information are displayed in the +icon caption.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +<para><application>Nautilus</application> includes default emblems for the +following types of item:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Symbolic links</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Items for which you have the following permissions:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Read permission only </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>No read permission and no write permission</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>The default emblems change depending on your theme. The following table +shows the default emblems for the Default theme. </para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="35.09*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Default Emblem</para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Description</para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_link_emblem.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase> +Shows symbolic link emblem.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para> +Symbolic link</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_nowrite_emblem.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows read permission only emblem. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Read permission only</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_noread_emblem.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase> +Shows no read permission and no write permission emblem.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>No read permission and no write +permission</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +</sect2> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gosnautilus-24"> +<title>Navigating Your Computer</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>navigating</secondary> +</indexterm><para>Each <application>Nautilus</application> window displays +the contents of a single file, folder, or FTP site. This section describes +the following:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>How to display items in <application>Nautilus</application> +windows.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>How to open files from <application>Nautilus</application> +windows.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>How to navigate the files and folders in your file system. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>How to navigate to FTP sites.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-4"> +<title>To Display Your Home Location</title> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_home_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows Nautilus home location icon. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>Home location</secondary> +<see>Home location</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Home location</primary> +<secondary>displaying</secondary></indexterm><para>To display your home location, +perform one of the following actions: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Home</guilabel> object on the +desktop background.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>On a <application>Nautilus</application> window, choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Home</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>On a <application>Nautilus</application> window, click on +the <guibutton>Home</guibutton> toolbar button. </para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>The <application>Nautilus</application> window displays the contents +of your home location. To reload the display, click on the <guibutton>Reload +</guibutton> button.</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-25"> +<title>To Display a Folder</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>displaying folders</secondary> +</indexterm><para>You can display the contents of a folder in any of the following +ways: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Double-click on the folder in the view pane.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>In the <guilabel>Location</guilabel> field, type the path +of the folder that you want to display, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>. +The <guilabel>Location</guilabel> field includes an autocomplete feature. +As you type a path, <application>Nautilus</application> reads your file system. +When you type enough characters to uniquely identify a directory, <application> +Nautilus</application> completes the name of the directory in the <guilabel> +Location</guilabel> field.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Use the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane. For more information, +see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-27"/>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Use the <guibutton>Back</guibutton> toolbar button and the <guibutton> +Forward</guibutton> toolbar button to browse through your navigation history. +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>To change to the folder that is one level above the current folder, +choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Up</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice>. Alternatively, click on the <guibutton>Up</guibutton> toolbar +button.</para> +<para>To reload the display, click on the <guibutton>Reload</guibutton> button. +</para> +<para>If you cannot find the folder that you want to display, you can use <application> +Search Tool</application>. To start <application>Search Tool</application>, +choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Search for +Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-27"> +<title>Using the Tree Tabbed Pane</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>tabbed panes</secondary> +<tertiary>Tree</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Tree tabbed pane, +using</primary></indexterm><para>The <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane +displays a hierarchical representation of your file system. The <guilabel> +Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane provides a convenient way to navigate your file +system. By default, the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane is not displayed +in your side pane. To add the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane to the +side pane, right-click in the side pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Tree</guimenuitem> +from the popup menu. </para><para> +In the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane, folders are represented as follows: +</para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + +<colspec colwidth="42.60*"/><colspec colwidth="57.40*"/> +<thead> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>Folder State</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Graphic Representation </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>Closed folder</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Right arrow</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>Open folder</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Down arrow</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-34"/> describes the tasks that you can +perform with the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane, and how to perform +the tasks.</para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-34"> +<title>Tree Tabbed Pane Tasks</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="50*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="50*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Task</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Action</para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>Open the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane. +</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Click on the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> +tab.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>Close the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed +pane.</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Click on the <guilabel>Tree +</guilabel> tab.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Open a folder in the <guilabel> +Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para> +Click on the arrow next to the folder in the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed +pane. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Close a folder in the <guilabel> + Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para> +Click on the arrow next to the folder in the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed +pane.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Display the contents of +a folder in the view pane.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para> +Select the folder in the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para>Display the contents of a file in the view +pane.</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Select the file in the <guilabel> +Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +<para>You can set your preferences so that the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed +pane does not display files. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-57"/>. +</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-28"> +<title>Opening Files</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>opening files</secondary> +</indexterm><para>When you open a file, <application>Nautilus</application> +performs the default action for that file type. The default action can be +one of the following: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Use a viewer component to display the file in the view pane. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Launch an application that opens the file.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para><application>Nautilus</application> checks the contents of a file to +determine the type of a file. If the first lines do not determine the type +of the file, then <application>Nautilus</application> checks the file extension. +</para> +<para>If you cannot find the file that you want to open, you can use <application> +Search Tool</application>. To start <application>Search Tool</application>, +choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Actions</guimenu><guimenuitem>Search for +Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-447"> +<title>Viewing Files in the View Pane</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>viewing files in view +pane</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>view pane</primary><secondary> +viewing files in</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>viewer components +</primary></indexterm><para><application>Nautilus</application> contains viewer +components that enable you to display particular types of file in the view +pane. For example, you can display the following types of files in the view +pane:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Plain text files</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Portable Network Graphics (PNG) files</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) files</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>To reload the contents of the view pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu> +View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reload</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To stop +loading an item in the view pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View +</guimenu><guimenuitem>Stop</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> +<para>When you display a file in the view pane, the viewer component might +add menu items to the <application>Nautilus</application> menus. The menu +items relate to the file type that is displayed. For example, when you display +a PNG file, the <guimenu>View</guimenu> menu contains <guisubmenu>Interpolation +</guisubmenu>, <guisubmenu>Dither</guisubmenu>, and other submenus. </para> +<para>Also, when you display some types of file in the view pane, you can +use the <application>Nautilus</application> zoom buttons to change the size +of the item.</para> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-29"> +<title>To Execute the Default Action</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>executing default actions +for files</secondary></indexterm><para>To execute the default action for a +file, double-click on the file. For example, if the default action for plain +text documents is to display the file in a text viewer. In this case, you +can double-click on the file to display the file in a text viewer.</para> +<para>You can set your <application>Nautilus</application> preferences so +that you click once on a file to execute the default action. For more information, +see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-56"/>.</para> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-30"> +<title>To Execute Non-Default Actions Using the Open With Submenu</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>executing non-default +actions for files</secondary></indexterm><para>To execute actions other than +the default action for a file, perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>In the view pane, select the file that you want to perform +an action on. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Open With</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> +submenu opens. The items in this submenu correspond to the contents of the +following parts of the <application>File Types and Programs</application> +preference tool:<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list box in +the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Viewer Component</guilabel> drop-down list box in +the <guilabel>Edit file type</guilabel> dialog</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose an action from the <guisubmenu>Open With</guisubmenu> +submenu.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-73"> +<title>To Execute Other Actions When Displaying a File</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>executing other actions +for files</secondary></indexterm><para>When you display a file in the view +pane, the side pane might contain buttons. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-4"/> +shows the side pane when a text file is displayed in the view pane.</para> +<figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-4"> +<title>Side Pane When a File is Displayed in the View Pane</title> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_file_navigation_pane.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows side pane. Contains: file icon, file information, file emblem, Open with gedit, Open with buttons, tabs. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +</figure> +<para>The buttons represent any actions that are defined in the <application> +File Types and Programs</application> preference tool. The actions are defined +in the <guilabel>Default action</guilabel> drop-down list box in the <guilabel> +Edit file type</guilabel> dialog in the <application>File Types and Programs +</application> preference tool. Click on a button to execute an action. For +example, if an action defined for plain text documents is to open the file +in <application>gedit</application>. If this action is defined, an <guibutton> +Open with gedit</guibutton> button is displayed in the side pane. To open +the file in the <application>gedit</application> application, click on the <guibutton> +Open with gedit</guibutton> button.</para> +<note><para>A button that represents the action does not appear in the side +pane if the actions are excluded in either of the following dialogs: <itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Open with Other Application</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Open with Other Viewer</guilabel></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></para> +</note> +</sect3> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-445"> +<title>Using the Start Here Location</title> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_starthere_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows Nautilus Start Here icon. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>Start Here location</secondary> +<see>Start Here location</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Start Here location +</primary><secondary>using</secondary></indexterm><para>The <guilabel>Start +Here</guilabel> location enables you to access the following functions:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Applications</guilabel></para> +<para>Double-click on <guilabel>Applications</guilabel> to access your key +GNOME applications. You can also access the <guimenu>Applications</guimenu> +menu through the <guimenu>GNOME Menu</guimenu> and the Menu Panel.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel></para> +<para>Double-click on <guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel> to customize +your desktop. You can also access the desktop preferences through the <guimenu> +Applications</guimenu> menu. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Programs that enable you to configure your system as a server, +and to choose other system settings.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>You can access the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location in the following +ways:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>From a <application>Nautilus</application> window</para> +<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Start Here +</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The contents of the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> +location are displayed in the window.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>From the desktop background</para> +<para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object on the desktop +background. The contents of the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location are +displayed in a <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-37"> +<title>To Access FTP Sites</title> +<indexterm><primary>FTP sites</primary><secondary>accessing</secondary></indexterm> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>FTP sites</secondary> +<see>FTP sites</see></indexterm><para>You can use <application>Nautilus</application> +to access FTP sites. To access an FTP site, enter the URL for the site in +the field on the location bar, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>. The contents +of the site are displayed in the view pane. To copy a file from the FTP site, +drag the file to the new location.</para> +<para>To access an FTP site that requires a username and password, you can +enter the URL in the following form: </para> +<para><command>ftp://<replaceable>username</replaceable>:<replaceable>password +</replaceable>@<replaceable>hostname</replaceable>.<replaceable>domain</replaceable></command></para> +<para>To reload the FTP site in the view pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu> +View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reload</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To stop +loading the FTP site, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Stop</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-5"> +<title>Using Your Navigation History</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>navigating history list +</secondary></indexterm><para><application>Nautilus</application> maintains +a history list of files, folders, and FTP sites. You can use the history list +to navigate to files, folders, and FTP sites that you have recently visited. +The following sections describe how to navigate your history list.</para> +<para>To clear your history list choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Clear History</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-77"> +<title>To Navigate Your History List Using the Go Menu</title> +<para>To display a list of previously-viewed items, choose the <guimenu>Go +</guimenu> menu. Your history list is displayed in the lower part of the <guimenu> +Go</guimenu> menu. To open an item in your history list, choose the item from +the <guimenu>Go</guimenu> menu.</para> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-78"> +<title>To Navigate Your History List Using the Toolbar</title> +<para>To use the toolbar to navigate your history list, perform one of the +following actions:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>To open the previous file, folder, or URL in your history +list, click on the <guibutton>Back</guibutton> toolbar button.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To open the next file, folder, or URL in your history list, +click on the <guibutton>Forward</guibutton> toolbar button.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To display a list of previously-viewed items, click on the +down arrow to the right of the <guibutton>Back</guibutton> toolbar button. +To open an item from this list, click on the item.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To display a list of items that you viewed after you viewed +the current item, click on the down arrow to the right of the <guibutton> +Forward</guibutton> toolbar button. To open an item from this list, click +on the item.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-80"> +<title>To Navigate Your History List Using the History Tabbed Pane</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>tabbed panes</secondary> +<tertiary>History</tertiary></indexterm><para>To display the <guilabel>History +</guilabel> tabbed pane, click on the <guilabel>History</guilabel> tab in +the side pane. The <guilabel>History</guilabel> tabbed pane displays a list +of your previously-viewed items.</para> +<para>To display an item from your history list in the view pane, click on +the item in the <guilabel>History</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para> +</sect3> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-36"> +<title>To Bookmark Your Favorite Locations</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>bookmarks</secondary> +</indexterm><para>To access an item in your bookmarks, choose the item from +the <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu. You can add your favorite locations +to your <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu. You can add bookmarks to files +and folders in your file system, or to FTP sites.</para> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-40"> +<title>To Add a Bookmark</title> +<para>To add a bookmark, display the item that you want to bookmark in the +view pane. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Add Bookmark</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-41"> +<title>To Edit a Bookmark</title> +<para>To edit your bookmarks perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Edit Bookmarks</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. An <guilabel>Edit Bookmarks</guilabel> +dialog is displayed. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To edit a bookmark, select the bookmark on the left side of +the <guilabel>Edit Bookmarks</guilabel> dialog. Edit the details for the bookmark +on the right side of the <guilabel>Edit Bookmarks</guilabel> dialog, as follows: +</para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="27.27*"/><colspec +colwidth="72.73*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Name</guilabel></para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Use this text box to specify the name that identifies the +bookmark in the <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Location</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Use this field to specify the location of the bookmark. +</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>To delete a bookmark, select the bookmark on the left side +of the dialog. Click <guilabel>Delete</guilabel>. </para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect3> +</sect2> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gosnautilus-8"> +<title>Managing Your Files and Folders</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>managing files and folders +</secondary></indexterm><para>This section describes how to work with your +files and folders.</para> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-201"> +<title>Drag-and-Drop in Nautilus</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>drag-and-drop</secondary> +</indexterm><para>You can use drag-and-drop to perform several tasks in <application> +Nautilus</application>. When you drag-and-drop, the mouse pointer provides +feedback about the task that you perform. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-11"/> +describes the tasks that you can perform with drag-and-drop. The table also +shows the mouse pointers that appear when you drag-and-drop.</para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-11"> +<title>Drag-and-Drop in Nautilus</title> +<tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="36.36*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="98.56*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1" +colwidth="28.70*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Task</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" +valign="top"><para>Action</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para> +Mouse Pointer</para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Move an item</para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Drag the item to the new location. +</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/move_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase> +Shows move pointer.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Copy an item</para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Grab the item, then press-and-hold <keycap> +Ctrl</keycap>. Drag the item to the new location.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" +valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/copy_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows copy pointer.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry> +</row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Link to an item</para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Grab the item, then press-and-hold <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Shift</keycap></keycombo>. Drag the item to the location where +you want the link to reside.</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/link_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows link pointer.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Ask what to do with the +item you drag</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para> +Grab the item, then press-and-hold <keycap>Alt</keycap>. Drag the item to +the location where you want the item to reside. Release the mouse button. +A popup menu appears. Choose one of the following items from the popup menu: +</para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Move here</guimenuitem></para> +<para>Moves the item to the location.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Copy here</guimenuitem></para> +<para>Copies the item to the location. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Link here</guimenuitem></para> +<para>Creates a symbolic link to the item at the location.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Set as Background</guimenuitem></para> +<para>If the item is an image, sets the image to be the background wallpaper. + You can use this command to set the desktop background and the view pane +background.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guimenuitem>Cancel</guimenuitem></para> +<para>Cancels the drag-and-drop operation.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/ask_pointer.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase> +Shows ask pointer.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-202"> +<title>To Select Files and Folders</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>selecting files and folders +</secondary></indexterm><para>You can select files and folders in several +ways in <application>Nautilus</application>. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-10"/> +describes how to select items in <application>Nautilus</application> windows +and on the <application>Nautilus</application> desktop background.</para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-10"> +<title>Selecting Items in Nautilus</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="36.36*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="63.64*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Task</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" +valign="top"><para>Action</para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Select an item</para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Click on the item.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Select a group of contiguous +items</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>In icon view, +drag around the files that you want to select.</para><para>In list view, press-and-hold <keycap> +Shift</keycap>. Click on the first item in the group, then click on the last +item in the group.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Select multiple items</para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>. +Click on the items that you want to select.</para><para>Alternatively, press-and-hold <keycap> +Ctrl</keycap>, then drag around the files that you want to select.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para>Select all items in a folder +</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para>Choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Select All Files</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice>.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +<para>To perform the default action on an item, double-click on the item. +You can set your <application>Nautilus</application> preferences so that you +work with <application>Nautilus</application> as follows:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Click once on a file to execute the default action.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Point to an item to select the item.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-56"/>.</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-9"> +<title>To Move a File or Folder</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>moving files and folders +</secondary></indexterm><para>The following sections describe the ways you +can move a file or folder.</para> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-537"> +<title>Drag to the New Location in a View Pane</title> +<para>To drag a file or folder to a new location in a view pane, perform the +following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window. Choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +to open a second <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>In one window, select the folder from which you want to move +the file or folder. In the other window, select the folder to which you want +to move the file or folder.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Drag the file or folder that you want to move to the new location +in the other window.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +<para>To move the file or folder to a folder that is one level below the current +location, do not open a new window. Instead, drag the file or folder to the +new location in the same window.</para> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-538"> +<title>Cut and Paste to the New Location</title> +<para>You can cut a file or folder and paste the file or folder into another +folder, as follows:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Select the file or folder that you want to move, then choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Cut File</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Open the folder to which you want to move the file or folder, +then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste +Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> + +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-539"> +<title>Drag to the New Location in the Tree Tabbed Pane</title> +<para>You can drag a file or folder from the view pane to a location on the <guilabel> +Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane. Alternatively, you can drag a file or folder +within the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane to another location in the <guilabel> +Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para> +</sect3> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-10"> +<title>To Copy a File or Folder</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>copying files and folders +</secondary></indexterm><para>The following sections describe the ways you +can copy a file or folder.</para> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-640"> +<title>Drag to the New Location in a View Pane</title> +<para>To copy a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window. Choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>New Window</guimenuitem></menuchoice> +to open a second <application>Nautilus</application> window.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>In one window, select the folder from which you want to copy +the file or folder. In the other window, select the folder to which you want +to copy the file or folder.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Grab the file or folder, then press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl +</keycap>. Drag the file or folder to the new location in the other window. +</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +<para>To copy the file or folder to a folder that is one level below the current +location, do not open a new window. Instead, grab the file or folder, then +press-and-hold <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>. Drag the file or folder to the new location +in the same window.</para> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-441"> +<title>Copy and Paste to the New Location</title> +<para>You can copy a file or folder and paste the file or folder into another +folder, as follows:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Select the file or folder that you want to copy, then choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Copy File</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Open the folder to which you want to copy the file or folder, +then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Paste +Files</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect3> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-82"> +<title>To Duplicate a File or Folder</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>duplicating files and +folders</secondary></indexterm><para>To create a copy of a file or folder +in the current folder perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Select the file or folder that you want to duplicate in the +view pane.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Duplicate</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file +or folder in the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Duplicate</guimenuitem>. +</para> +<para>A copy of the file or folder appears in the current folder.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-11"> +<title>To Create a Folder</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>creating folders</secondary> +</indexterm><para>To create a folder perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Select the folder where you want to create the new folder. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem> +New Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the background +of the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>New Folder</guimenuitem>.</para> +<para>An <guilabel>untitled</guilabel> folder is added to the view pane. The +name of the folder is selected.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Type a name for the folder, then press <keycap>Return</keycap>. +</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-12"> +<title>To Rename a File or Folder</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>renaming folders</secondary> +</indexterm><para>To rename a file or folder perform the following steps: +</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Select the file or folder that you want to rename in the view +pane.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Rename</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file +or folder in the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Rename</guimenuitem>. +</para> +<para>The name of the file or folder is selected.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Type a new name for the file or folder, then press <keycap> +Return</keycap>.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-13"> +<title>To Move a File or Folder to Trash</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>Trash</secondary><see> +Trash</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>moving +files or folders to</secondary></indexterm><para>To move a file or folder +to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Select the file or folder that you want to move to <guilabel> +Trash</guilabel> in the view pane.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Move to Trash</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the +file or folder in the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Move to Trash</guimenuitem>. +</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +<para>Alternatively, you can drag the file or folder from the view pane to +the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object on the desktop background.</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-443"> +<title>To Delete a File or Folder</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>deleting files or folders +</secondary></indexterm><para>When you delete a file or folder, the file or +folder is not moved to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, but is deleted from your +file system immediately. The <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> menu item is +only available if you select the <guilabel>Include a Delete command that bypasses +Trash</guilabel> option in the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog. </para> +<para>To delete a file or folder perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Select the file or folder that you want to delete in the view +pane.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Delete</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, right-click on the file +or folder in the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem>. +</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-14"> +<title>To Create a Symbolic Link to a File or Folder</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>creating symbolic link +</secondary></indexterm><para>A symbolic link is a special type of file that +points to another file or folder. When you perform an action on a symbolic +link, the action is performed on the file or folder to which the symbolic +link points. However, when you delete a symbolic link, you delete the link +file, not the file to which the symbolic link points.</para> +<para>To create a symbolic link to a file or folder, select the file or folder +to which you want to create a link. Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit +</guimenu><guimenuitem>Make Link</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A link to the +file or folder is added to the current folder. </para> +<para>Alternatively, grab the item to which you want to create a link, then +press-and-hold <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>Shift</keycap></keycombo>. Drag the item +to the location where you want to place the link.</para> +<para>By default, <application>Nautilus</application> adds an emblem to symbolic +links.</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-430"> +<title>To Change Permissions</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>changing permissions +</secondary></indexterm><para>To change the permissions on a file or folder +perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Select the file or folder that you want to change. </para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A properties dialog is displayed.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Click on the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tab. In the <guilabel> +Permissions</guilabel> tabbed section, use the drop-down list boxes and check +boxes to change the permissions for the file or folder.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties +dialog.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-44"> +<title>Using Trash</title> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_trash_launcher.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows Nautilus Trash icon.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary></indexterm> +<para>You can move the following items to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Files</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Folders</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Desktop background objects</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>When you move an item to <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, the item is stored +in your <filename>/.Trash</filename> directory. If you need to retrieve a +file from <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, you can display <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> +and move the file out of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>.</para> +<para>When you empty <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, you delete the contents of <guilabel> +Trash</guilabel> permanently. </para> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-107"> +<title>To Display Trash</title> +<indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>displaying</secondary></indexterm> +<para>You can display the contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the following +ways:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>From a <application>Nautilus</application> window</para> +<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Trash</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice>. The contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> are displayed in +the window.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>From the desktop background</para> +<para>Double-click on the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object on the desktop +background.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-108"> +<title>To Empty Trash</title> +<indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>emptying</secondary></indexterm> +<para>You can empty the contents of <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> in the following +ways:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>From a <application>Nautilus</application> window</para> +<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Empty +Trash</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>From the desktop background</para> +<para>Right-click on the <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> object, then choose <guimenuitem> +Empty Trash</guimenuitem>.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect3> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-200"> +<title>Adding Notes to Folders</title><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary> +<secondary>tabbed panes</secondary><tertiary>Notes</tertiary></indexterm> +<indexterm><primary>notes, adding to folders</primary></indexterm><para>You +can use the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tab to add a note to a folder. To add +a note to a folder perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Display the folder in the view pane.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click on the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tab to open the <guilabel> +Notes</guilabel> tabbed pane. The <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tabbed pane +opens.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Type the note in the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tabbed pane. +</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect2> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gosnautilus-440"> +<title>Running Scripts From Nautilus</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>running scripts</secondary> +</indexterm><indexterm><primary>scripts, running from file manager</primary> +</indexterm><para><application>Nautilus</application> includes a special folder +where you can store your scripts. When you add an executable file to this +folder, the file is added to the <guisubmenu>Scripts</guisubmenu> submenu. +To run a script choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Scripts</guimenuitem></menuchoice>, then choose the script that you want to +run from the submenu. </para> +<para>To run a script on a particular file, select the file in the view pane. +Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Scripts</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice>, then choose the script that you want to run on the file from +the submenu. You can also select multiple files to run your scripts on.</para> +<para>To view the contents of your scripts folder, choose <menuchoice><guimenu> +File</guimenu><guisubmenu>Scripts</guisubmenu><guimenuitem> +Open Scripts Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gosnautilus-203"> +<title>Modifying the Appearance of Files and Folders</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>modifying appearance +of files and folders</secondary></indexterm><para><application>Nautilus</application> +enables you to modify the appearance of your files and folders in several +ways, as described in the following sections.</para> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-112"> +<title>To Add an Emblem to a File or Folder</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>emblems</secondary><tertiary> +adding</tertiary></indexterm><para>To add an emblem to an item perform the +following steps: </para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Select the item to which you want to add an emblem.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Right-click on the item, then choose <guimenuitem>Properties +</guimenuitem>. A properties dialog is displayed.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click on the <guilabel>Emblems</guilabel> tab to display the <guilabel> +Emblems</guilabel> tabbed section.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Select the emblem to add to the item.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties +dialog.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-51"> +<title>To Modify the Icon for a File or Folder</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icons</secondary><tertiary> +modifying</tertiary></indexterm><para>To change the icon that represents an +individual file or folder, perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Select the file or folder that you want to change.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Properties</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A properties dialog is displayed. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>On the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section, click on +the <guibutton>Select Custom Icon</guibutton> button. A <guilabel>Select an +icon</guilabel> dialog is displayed. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Use the <guilabel>Select an icon</guilabel> dialog to choose +the icon to represent the file or folder. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the properties +dialog.</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +<para>To change the icon that represents a file type, use the <application> +File Types and Programs</application> preference tool. To open the <application> +File Types and Programs</application> preference tool, choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences +</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Advanced</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>File Types +and Programs</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> +<para>To restore an icon from a custom icon to the default icon specified +in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference tool, +right-click on the icon then choose <guimenuitem>Remove Custom Icon</guimenuitem>. +Alternatively, click on the <guilabel>Remove Custom Icon</guilabel> button +on the <guilabel>Properties</guilabel> dialog.</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-102"> +<title>To Change the Size of Items in a View</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>zooming in and out</secondary> +</indexterm><para>You can change the size of items in a view. You can change +the size if the view displays a file or a folder. You can change the size +of items in a view in the following ways:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>To enlarge the size of items in a view, choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Zoom In</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To reduce the size of items in a view, choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Zoom Out</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To return items in a view to the normal size, choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Normal Size</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>You can also use the zoom buttons on the location bar to change the +size of items in a view. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-42"/> describes how +to use the zoom buttons.</para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-42"> +<title>Zoom Buttons</title> +<tgroup cols="3" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="21.98*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="32.86*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC2" +colwidth="44.17*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Button</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Button Name </para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Description</para></entry> +</row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_zoom_out_button.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase> +Shows Zoom Out button.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para><guibutton> +Zoom Out</guibutton> button</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para> +Click on this button to reduce the size of items in a view.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_normal_size_button.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows Normal Size button. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Normal Size</guibutton> +button </para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Click on this button to return +items in a view to normal size.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_zoom_in_button.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase> +Shows Zoom In button.</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para><guibutton> +Zoom In</guibutton> button</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para> +Click on this button to enlarge the size of items in a view.</para></entry> +</row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +<para><application>Nautilus</application> remembers the size of items in a +particular folder. The next time that you display the folder, the items are +displayed in the size that you selected. In other words, when you change the +size of items in a folder, you customize the folder to display the items at +that size. To return the size of the items to the default size specified in +your preferences, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Reset View to Defaults</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-7"> +<title>Using Views to Display Your Files and Folders</title> +<indexterm><primary>viewer components</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary> +file manager</primary><secondary>views</secondary><tertiary>introduction</tertiary> +</indexterm><para><application>Nautilus</application> provides several ways +to display the contents of your files. <application>Nautilus</application> +includes viewer components that enable you to display particular types of +file in the view pane. For example, you can use a web page viewer to display +HTML files in the view pane. You can use a text viewer to view plain text +files in the view pane.</para> +<para>You can also use <application>Nautilus</application> to open a file +in an appropriate application. For more information, see <xref linkend="gosnautilus-28"/>. +</para> +<para><application>Nautilus</application> includes views that enable you to +display the contents of your folders in different ways. For example, you can +display the contents of a folder in the following types of view: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Icon view</para> +<para>Displays the items in the folder as icons. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-1"/> +shows a folder displayed in icon view.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>List view</para> +<para>Displays the items in the folder as a list. <xref linkend="gosnautilus-FIG-3"/> +shows a folder displayed in list view.</para><indexterm><primary>file manager +</primary><secondary>list view</secondary><tertiary>illustration</tertiary> +</indexterm> +<figure id="gosnautilus-FIG-3"> +<title>Nautilus Window in List View</title> +<screenshot> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="figures/naut_listview_window.png" format="PNG"/> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Shows folder in Nautilus window, contents displayed in list view. +</phrase> + </textobject> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +</figure> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>Use the <guilabel>View</guilabel> menu to choose how to display a file +or folder. You can also use the <guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list +box to choose how to display a file or folder. When you display a folder, +you can specify how you want to arrange or sort items in the folder. You can +modify the size of the items in the view pane. The following sections describe +how to work with icon view, list view, and views of files.</para> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-100"> +<title>To Choose a View in Which to Display a File or Folder</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>views</secondary><tertiary> +choosing</tertiary></indexterm><para>Choose the type of view in which to display +the contents of a file or folder from the <guilabel>View</guilabel> menu. +</para> +<para>Alternatively, to choose a view, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View +</guimenu><guimenuitem>View as</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Select the view +that you want to use from the <guilabel>Open with Other Viewer</guilabel> +dialog, then click on the <guibutton>Choose</guibutton> button. </para> +<para>You can also choose the type of view from the <guilabel>View as</guilabel> +drop-down list box. The <guilabel>View as</guilabel> drop-down list box is +located at the right side of the location bar.</para> +<para>You can display different folders in different views. <application> +Nautilus</application> remembers the view that you choose for a particular +folder. The next time that you display the folder, <application>Nautilus</application> +displays the folder in that view. To return the view for the folder to the +default view specified in your preferences, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View +</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reset View to Defaults</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +</para> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-101"> +<title>To Arrange Your Files in Icon View</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icon view</secondary> +<tertiary>arranging files in</tertiary></indexterm><para>When you display +the contents of a folder in icon view, you can specify how to arrange the +items in the folder. To specify how to arrange items in icon view, choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>View</guimenu><guisubmenu>Arrange Items</guisubmenu></menuchoice>. +The <guisubmenu>Arrange Items</guisubmenu> submenu contains the following +sections:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>The top section contains an option that enables you to arrange +your files manually.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>The middle section contains options that enable you to sort +your files automatically.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>The bottom section contains options that enable you to modify +how your files are arranged.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>Choose the appropriate options from the submenu, as described in the +following table: </para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC6" colwidth="28.75*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC7" colwidth="71.25*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Manually</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to arrange the items manually. +To arrange the items manually, drag the items to the location you require +within the view pane.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>By Name</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>Select this option to sort the +items alphabetically by name. The order of the items is not case sensitive. +If <application>Nautilus</application> is set to display hidden files, the +hidden files are shown last.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>By Size</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>Select this option to sort the +items by size, with the largest item first. When you sort items by size, the +folders are sorted by the number of items in the folder. The folders are not +sorted by the total size of the items in the folder.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>By Type</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>Select this option to sort the +items alphabetically by object type. The items are sorted alphabetically by +the description of their <firstterm>Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension</firstterm> +(MIME) type in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference +tool.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>By Modification +Date</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para> +Select this option to sort the items by the date the items were last modified. +The most recently modified item is first.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>By Emblems</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>Select this option to sort the +items by any emblems that are added to the items. The items are sorted alphabetically +by emblem name. Items that do not have emblems are last. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Compact Layout +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>Select +this option to arrange the items so that the items are closer to each other. +</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Reversed Order</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to reverse the order of the option +by which you sort the items. For example, if you sort the items by name, select +the <guilabel>Reversed Order</guilabel> option to sort the items in reverse +alphabetical order.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +<para><application>Nautilus</application> remembers how you arrange the items +in a particular folder. The next time that you display the folder, the items +are arranged in the way that you selected. In other words, when you specify +how to arrange the items in a folder, you customize the folder to display +the items in that way. To return the arrangement settings of the folder to +the default arrangement settings specified in your preferences, choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem>Reset View to Defaults</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice>.</para> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-103"> +<title>To Stretch an Icon in Icon View</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icons</secondary><tertiary> +stretching</tertiary></indexterm><para>In icon view, you can change the size +of the icon that represents an item that is displayed. To change the size +of an item in icon view, perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Right-click on the item that you want to resize, then choose <guimenuitem> +Stretch Icon</guimenuitem>. A rectangle appears around the item, with a handle +at each corner.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Grab one of the handles, then drag the icon to the size that +you want.</para> +<para>To return the icon to the original size, right-click on the icon, then +choose <guimenuitem>Restore Icon's Original Size</guimenuitem>. </para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +<para>You can also stretch icons on the desktop background.</para> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-111"> +<title>To Modify the Behavior of a View</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>views</secondary><tertiary> +modifying behavior</tertiary></indexterm><para>You can modify the behavior +of a view in the following ways:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Specify that the view is the default view for a particular +file or folder.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Specify that the view is the default view for a file type +or all folders.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Specify that the view is an item in the <guisubmenu>View as +</guisubmenu> submenu for a particular file or folder.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Specify that the view is an item in the <guisubmenu>View as +</guisubmenu> submenu for all of a particular file type or for all folders. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Specify that the view is not an item in the <guisubmenu>View +as</guisubmenu> submenu for a particular file or folder.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>To modify the behavior of a view perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem> +View as</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. A <guilabel>Open with Other Viewer</guilabel> +dialog is displayed.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Select the view that you want to modify from the table in +the dialog.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click on the <guibutton>Modify</guibutton> button. A <guilabel> +Modify</guilabel> dialog is displayed. The following table describes the options +on the <guilabel>Modify</guilabel> dialog:</para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="35.09*"/><colspec +colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Include in the menu for <replaceable> +item_name</replaceable> items</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Select this option to include the view in the <guisubmenu>View as</guisubmenu> +submenu for this type of item.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use as default for <replaceable> +item_name</replaceable> items</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Select this option to use the view as the default for this type of item.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Include in the menu for <replaceable> +item_name</replaceable> only</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Select this option to include the view in the <guisubmenu>View as</guisubmenu> +submenu for this item only.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use as default for <replaceable> +item_name</replaceable> only</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Select this option to use the view as the default for this item only.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Don't include in the menu for <replaceable> +item_name</replaceable> items</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Select this option to exclude the view from the <guisubmenu>View as</guisubmenu> +submenu for this type of item.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, then click <guibutton>Cancel +</guibutton> to close the <guilabel>Open with Other Viewer</guilabel> dialog. +</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +<note><para>You can also modify the actions that are associated with a file +type in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference +tool. To open the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference +tool, click on the <guibutton>Go There</guibutton> button. </para> +</note> +</sect3> +</sect2> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gosnautilus-204"> +<title>Assigning Actions to Files</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>assigning actions to +files</secondary></indexterm><para>When you open a file, <application>Nautilus +</application> performs the default action for that file type. The <application> +File Types and Programs</application> preference tool contains a table of +file types, their associated file extensions, and their default actions. This +table specifies what happens when you double-click on a file in <application> +Nautilus</application>. </para> +<para>You can also use <application>Nautilus</application> to modify the actions +that are associated with a particular file or file type. </para> +<para>You can use the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference +tool to perform the following tasks:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Specify the default action for a file type. You can also change +the default action for a file type in <application>Nautilus</application>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Associate a file type with one or more applications. The default +action might specify to open the file in an application that is associated +with the file type.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Associate a file type with one or more viewers. The default +action might specify to open the file in a viewer that is associated with +the file type.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Associate a file extension with a MIME type. The MIME type +specifies the format of the file so that Internet browsers and email applications +can read the file.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-75"> +<title>To Modify Actions</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>modifying actions</secondary> +</indexterm><para>You can modify the actions associated with a file or file +type. You can do the following:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Specify that the action is the default action for a particular +file. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Specify that the action is the default action for a particular +file type.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Specify that the action is an item in the <guisubmenu>Open +With</guisubmenu> submenu for a particular file.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Specify that the action is an item in the <guisubmenu>Open +With</guisubmenu> submenu for a particular file type.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Specify that the action is not an item in the <guisubmenu> +Open With</guisubmenu> submenu for a particular file type. </para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>To modify the actions associated with a file or file type, perform the +following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>In the view pane, select the file for which you want to modify +an action. If you want to modify an action associated with a file type, select +a file of that type.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Open With</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Perform either of the following steps: +</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Choose <guimenuitem>Other Application</guimenuitem>. An <guilabel> +Open with Other Application</guilabel> dialog is displayed. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Choose <guimenuitem>Other Viewer</guimenuitem>. A <guilabel> +Open with Other Viewer</guilabel> dialog is displayed. </para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>From the table in the dialog, select the application or viewer +for which you want to modify the behavior.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click on the <guibutton>Modify</guibutton> button. A <guilabel> +Modify</guilabel> dialog is displayed. The following table describes the options +on the <guilabel>Modify</guilabel> dialog:</para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="35.09*"/><colspec +colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Include in the menu for <replaceable> +filetype</replaceable> items</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Select this option to include the application or viewer in the <guisubmenu> +Open With</guisubmenu> submenu for this file type.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use as default for <replaceable> +filetype</replaceable> items</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Select this option to use the application or viewer as the default action +for this file type.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Include in the menu for <replaceable> +filename</replaceable> only</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Select this option to include the application or viewer in the <guisubmenu> +Open With</guisubmenu> submenu for this file, and not for other files of this +type.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use as default for <replaceable> +filename</replaceable> only</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Select this option to use the application or viewer as the default action +for this file, and not for other files of this type.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Don't include in the menu for <replaceable> +filetype</replaceable> items</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Select this option to exclude the application or viewer from the <guisubmenu> +Open With</guisubmenu> submenu for this file type.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>, then click <guibutton>Cancel +</guibutton> to close the dialog. </para></listitem> +</orderedlist> +<note><para>You can also modify the actions that are associated with a file +type in the <application>File Types and Programs</application> preference +tool. To open the <application> File Types and Programs</application> preference +tool, click on the <guibutton>Go There</guibutton> button. </para> +</note> +</sect2> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gosnautilus-15"> +<title>Customizing Nautilus</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>customizing</secondary> +</indexterm><para>You can customize <application>Nautilus</application> to +suit your requirements and preferences. This section describes how to customize <application> +Nautilus</application>.</para> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-17"> +<title>Setting Your Preferences</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary> +<tertiary>introduction</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>preferences, +file manager</primary><see>file manager preferences</see></indexterm><para> +Use the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog to set preferences for the <application> +Nautilus</application> windows and desktop background. To display the <guilabel> +Preferences</guilabel> dialog, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> +<para>You can set preferences in the following categories: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>The default settings for views. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>The appearance of the <application>Nautilus</application> +windows and desktop background.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>The behavior and visible components of new <application>Nautilus +</application> windows.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>The behavior of the desktop background and <guilabel>Trash +</guilabel>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>The behavior of items in icon views and list views.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>The information that is displayed in icon captions.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Items that are displayed in the side pane.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Performance options to improve the performance of <application> +Nautilus</application>.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-438"> +<title>To Set View Preferences</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary> +<tertiary>views</tertiary></indexterm><para>You can specify a default view, +and default settings for icon views and list views. To specify your default +view settings for <application>Nautilus</application> windows, choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +Choose <guilabel>Views</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> +dialog.</para><para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-30"/> lists the view settings +that you can modify. The <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog contains +an <guilabel>Icon View Defaults</guilabel> group box and a <guilabel>List +View Defaults</guilabel> group box. The group boxes contain mostly the same +dialog elements. Each dialog element is described once in <xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-30"/>. +</para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-30"> +<title>View Preferences</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="35.09*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Description</para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>View new folders using</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select the default view for folders. When you open +a folder, the folder is displayed in the view that you select.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Arrange Items</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select the characteristic by which you want to sort +the items in folders that are displayed in this view.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Default zoom level +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Select +the default zoom level for folders that are displayed in this view. The zoom +level specifies the size of items in a view.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Sort in reverse +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Select +this option if you want to reverse the order by which items are sorted in +this view. If you select this option, the order of the characteristic you +select in <guilabel>Arrange Items</guilabel> is reversed. For example, if +you select <guilabel>By Name</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Arrange Items</guilabel> +drop-down list box. You can select the <guilabel>Sort in reversed order</guilabel> +option to sort the items in reverse alphabetical order.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use compact layout +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Icon +view only. Select this option to arrange the items so that the items in the +folder are closer to each other.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-54"> +<title>To Select a Nautilus Theme</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary> +<tertiary>theme</tertiary></indexterm><para><application>Nautilus</application> +includes themes that you can use to change the look-and-feel of the <application> +Nautilus</application> windows and the desktop background. To set your preferences +for the font and theme of the <application>Nautilus</application> windows +and desktop background, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Choose <guilabel>Appearance +</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para> +<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-35"/> lists the font and +theme settings that you can modify. </para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-35"> +<title>Appearance Preferences</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="35.09*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Nautilus Themes</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>To change your <application>Nautilus</application> +theme, choose a theme from the list.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guibutton>Add Theme</guibutton></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>To add a new <application>Nautilus +</application> theme, click on the <guibutton>Add New Theme</guibutton> button. +A dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to find the new theme.</para></entry> +</row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-55"> +<title>To Set Preferences for New Windows</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary> +<tertiary>new windows</tertiary></indexterm><para>To set your preferences +for new <application>Nautilus</application> windows, choose <menuchoice><guimenu> +Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +Choose <guilabel>Windows</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> +dialog.</para> +<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-36"/> lists the window settings +that you can modify. </para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-36"> +<title>New Window Preferences</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC8" colwidth="35.09*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC9" colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Open each file +or folder in a separate window</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9" +valign="top"><para>Select this option to open a new window when you open a +file or folder.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8"><para><guilabel>Display side pane</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC9"><para>Select this option to display a side pane +in new windows.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Display toolbar +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9" valign="top"><para>Select +this option to display a toolbar in new windows.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Display location +bar</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9" valign="top"><para> +Select this option to display a location bar in new windows.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Display statusbar +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9" valign="top"><para>Select +this option to display a statusbar in new windows.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-448"> +<title>To Set Desktop Background and Trash Preferences</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary> +<tertiary>Trash</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary> +<secondary>preferences</secondary><tertiary>desktop background</tertiary> +</indexterm><indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>preferences +</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>Trash</primary><secondary>preferences +</secondary></indexterm><para>To set your preferences for the <application> +Nautilus</application> desktop background and <guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, +choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences +</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Choose <guilabel>Desktop & Trash</guilabel> +from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para> +<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-43"/> lists the desktop background +and <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> settings that you can modify. </para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-43"> +<title>Windows and Desktop Background Preferences</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC8" colwidth="35.09*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC9" colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use Nautilus to draw the desktop +</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to +use <application> Nautilus</application> to manage your desktop background. +If you do not use <application>Nautilus</application> to manage your desktop +background, you cannot do the following: </para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Use the <guimenu>Desktop Background</guimenu> menu.</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Use <application>Nautilus</application> to change the pattern +or color of the desktop background. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Use the <application>Nautilus</application> <guilabel> Home +</guilabel> launcher and <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> launcher. The <guilabel> +Home</guilabel> launcher and <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> launcher are not displayed +on the desktop background. </para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use your home +folder as the desktop</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9" valign="top"><para> +Select this option to use your home directory as the desktop background directory, +instead of the default directory. If you select this option, the contents +of your home directory are displayed as desktop background objects.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Ask before emptying the Trash or +deleting files</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Select this +option to display a confirmation message before <guilabel>Trash</guilabel> +is emptied, or files are deleted. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC8" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Include a Delete +command that bypasses Trash</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC9" +valign="top"><para>Select this option to add a <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> +menu item to the following menus:</para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>The popup menu that is displayed when you right-click on a +file, folder, or desktop background object. </para></listitem> +</itemizedlist><para>When you select an item then choose the <guimenuitem> +Delete</guimenuitem> menu item, the item is deleted from your file system +immediately.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-56"> +<title>To Set Icon and List Views Preferences</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary> +<tertiary>icon and list views</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file +manager</primary><secondary>views</secondary><tertiary>preferences</tertiary> +</indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icon view +</secondary><tertiary>preferences</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary> +file manager</primary><secondary>list view</secondary><tertiary>preferences +</tertiary></indexterm><para>To set your preferences for items in icon views +and list views, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Choose <guilabel>Icon & List Views +</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para> +<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-37"/> lists the settings +that you can modify for items in icon views and list views. </para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-37"> +<title>Icon and List Views Preferences</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC6" colwidth="35.09*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC7" colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Activate items with a single click +</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to +perform the default action for an item when you click on the item. When this +option is selected, and you point to an item, the title of the item is underlined. +</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Activate items +with a double click</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para> +Select this option to perform the default action for an item when you double-click +on the item.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Execute files +when they are clicked</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para> +Select this option to run an executable file when you choose the executable +file. An executable file is a text file that can execute, that is, a shell +script.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Display files +when they are clicked</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para> +Select this option to display the contents of an executable file when you +choose the executable file.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Ask each time +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>Select +this option to display a dialog when you choose an executable file. The dialog +asks whether you want to execute the file or display the file. </para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Hidden files</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>Select this option to display +hidden files in the view pane. The first character in a hidden file name is +a period (.).</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Backup files</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para>Select this option to display +backup files in the view pane. The last character in a backup file name is +a tilde (~).</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Special flags in Properties dialog +</guilabel></para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to +show the following special flags in the <guilabel>Permissions</guilabel> tab +on a properties dialog:</para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Set User ID</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Set Group ID</guilabel></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Sticky</guilabel></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC6" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Folders before +files</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC7" valign="top"><para> +Select this option to list folders before files when you sort a folder.</para></entry> +</row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-439"> +<title>To Set Icon Captions Preferences</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>icons</secondary><tertiary> +caption preferences</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager +</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary><tertiary>icon captions</tertiary> +</indexterm><para>An icon caption displays the name of a file or folder in +an icon view. The icon caption also includes three additional items of information +on the file or folder. The additional information is displayed after the file +name. Normally only one item of information is visible, but when you zoom +in on an icon, more of the information is displayed. You can modify what additional +information is displayed in icon captions. </para> +<para>To set your preferences for icon captions, choose <menuchoice><guimenu> +Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +Choose <guilabel>Icon Captions</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> +dialog.</para> +<para>Select the items of information that you want to display +in the icon caption from the three drop-down list boxes. Select the first +item from the first drop-down list box, select the second item from the second +drop-down list box, and so on. The following table describes the items of +information that you can select:</para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="35.09*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Information</para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Size</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display +the size of the item.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Type</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display +the description of the MIME type of the item from the <application>File Types +and Programs</application> preference tool.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Date modified +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose +this option to display the last modification date of the item.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Date changed</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display +the last modification date of the <firstterm>inode</firstterm> of the item. +An inode is a data structure that contains information about individual files +in UNIX file systems. Each file has one inode. An inode contains the node, +type, owner, and location of a file. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Date accessed +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose +this option to display the date that the item was last accessed.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Owner</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display +the owner of the item.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Group</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display +the group to which the owner of the item belongs.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Permissions</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display +the permissions of the item as three sets of three characters, for example <computeroutput> +-rwxrw-r--</computeroutput>.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Octal permissions +</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose +this option to display the permissions of the item in octal notation, for +example <computeroutput>764</computeroutput>. </para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>MIME type</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display +the MIME type of the item.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>None</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Choose this option to display +no information for the item.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> + +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-57"> +<title>To Set Side Pane Preferences</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary> +<tertiary>side pane</tertiary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>file manager +</primary><secondary>side pane</secondary><tertiary>preferences</tertiary> +</indexterm><para>To set your preferences for the side pane, choose <menuchoice> +<guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +Choose <guilabel>Side Panes</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> +dialog. </para> +<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-38"/> lists the side pane +settings that you can modify. </para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-38"> +<title>Side Pane Preferences</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC4" colwidth="35.09*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC5" colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC4" valign="top"><para><guilabel>History</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC5" valign="top"><para> Select this option to display +the <guilabel>History</guilabel> tab in the side pane.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC4" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Notes</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC5" valign="top"><para> Select this option to display +the <guilabel>Notes</guilabel> tab in the side pane.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC4" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Tree</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry colname="COLSPEC5" valign="top"><para> Select this option to display +the <guilabel>Tree</guilabel> tab in the side pane.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show folders only</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select this option to display only folders in the <guilabel> +Tree</guilabel> tabbed pane.</para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-60"> +<title>To Set Performance Preferences</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>preferences</secondary> +<tertiary>performance</tertiary></indexterm><para>Some <application>Nautilus +</application> features can affect the speed with which <application>Nautilus +</application> responds to your requests. You can modify the behavior of some +of these features to improve the speed of <application>Nautilus</application>. +For each performance preference, you can select one of the options described +in the following table:</para> +<informaltable frame="topbot"> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="35.09*"/><colspec +colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para> +Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Always</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Performs the action for both local files, and files +on other file systems.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Local File Only</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Performs the action for local files only.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Never</guilabel></para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Never performs the action. </para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> +<para>To set your speed tradeoff preferences, choose <menuchoice><guimenu> +Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +Choose <guilabel>Performance</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> +dialog.</para> +<para><xref linkend="gosnautilus-TBL-41"/> lists the speed tradeoff +settings that you can modify.</para> +<table frame="topbot" id="gosnautilus-TBL-41"> +<title>Speed Tradeoff Preferences</title> +<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="35.09*"/> +<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="64.91*"/> +<thead> +<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Dialog Element</para></entry><entry +valign="top"><para>Description </para></entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show Text in Icons</guilabel></para></entry> +<entry valign="top"><para>Select an option to specify when to preview the +content of text files in the icon that represents the file. </para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show Number of +Items in Folders</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para> +Select an option to specify when to show the number of items in folders.</para></entry> +</row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show Thumbnails +for Image Files</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para> +Select an option to specify when to show thumbnails of image files. <application> +Nautilus</application> stores the thumbnail files for each folder in a <filename> +.thumbnails</filename> directory that is one level below the folder.</para><para><guilabel> +Do not make thumbnails for files larger than</guilabel>: Specify the maximum +file size for files for which <application>Nautilus</application> creates +a thumbnail.</para></entry></row> +<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Preview Sound +Files</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para> +Select an option to specify when to preview sound files. </para></entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</table> +</sect3> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-50"> +<title>Changing Backgrounds</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>changing backgrounds +</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>backgrounds</primary><secondary> +changing screen component</secondary></indexterm><para><application>Nautilus +</application> includes backgrounds that you can use to change the look-and-feel +of the following screen components: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><application>Nautilus</application> desktop background</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Side pane</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>View pane</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Panels, except for the Menu Panel</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>To change the background of a screen component perform the following +steps: </para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <guilabel>Backgrounds +and Emblems</guilabel> dialog is displayed. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To display a list of patterns that you can use on the background, +click on the <guibutton>Patterns</guibutton> button. To display a list of +the colors that you can use on the background, click on the <guibutton>Colors +</guibutton> button.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To change the background to a pattern, drag the pattern to +the screen component. To change the background to a color, drag the color +to the screen component. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to close the dialog.</para> +</listitem> +</orderedlist> +<para>Alternatively, you can right-click on the background of the side pane +and the view pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Change Background</guimenuitem>. +The <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog is displayed. To reset +the pane background to the default background, right-click on the background +of the pane, then choose <guimenuitem>Use Default Background</guimenuitem>. +</para> +<para>When you change the background of the side pane or the view pane of +a particular folder, <application>Nautilus</application> remembers the background +that you chose. The next time that you display the folder, the background +that you selected is displayed. In other words, when you change the background +of a folder, you customize the folder to display the background. </para> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-63"> +<title>To Add a Pattern</title> +<indexterm><primary>backgrounds</primary><secondary>adding patterns</secondary> +</indexterm><para>To add a pattern to the patterns that you can use on your +screen components, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Click on the <guibutton> +Patterns</guibutton> button, then click on the <guibutton>Add New Pattern +</guibutton> button. A dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to find the new +pattern. Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to add the new pattern to the <guilabel> +Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog.</para> +</sect3> +<sect3 id="gosnautilus-64"> +<title>To Add a Color</title> +<indexterm><primary>backgrounds</primary><secondary>adding colors</secondary> +</indexterm><para>To add a color to the colors that you can use on your screen +components, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Backgrounds and Emblems</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Click on the <guibutton> +Colors</guibutton> button, then click on the <guibutton>Add New Color</guibutton> +button. A color selector dialog is displayed. Use the color wheel or the sliders +to choose the color. Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to add the new color +to the <guilabel>Backgrounds and Emblems</guilabel> dialog.</para> +</sect3> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-18"> +<title>To Show and Hide Window Components</title> +<indexterm><primary>file manager</primary><secondary>window components, showing +and hiding</secondary></indexterm><para>You can show and hide <application> +Nautilus</application> window components as follows: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>To hide the side pane, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View +</guimenu><guimenuitem>Side Pane</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display the +side pane again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Side Pane</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To hide the toolbar, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View +</guimenu><guimenuitem>Toolbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display the +toolbar again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Toolbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To hide the location bar, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View +</guimenu><guimenuitem>Location Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display +the location bar again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Location Bar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To hide the statusbar, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View +</guimenu><guimenuitem>Statusbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. To display the +statusbar again, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>View</guimenu><guimenuitem> +Statusbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice> again. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>To remove a tab from the side pane, right-click in the side +pane. Choose the tab that you want to remove from the popup menu. To add the +tab to the side pane again, choose the tab from the popup menu again.</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</sect2> +</sect1> +<sect1 id="gosnautilus-460"> +<title>Using Removable Media</title> +<indexterm><primary>removable media</primary><secondary>introduction</secondary> +</indexterm><para><application>Nautilus</application> supports the following +removable media:</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>CD-ROM</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Iomega Zip disk</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Floppy diskette</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<note><para>For <application>Nautilus</application> to recognize removable +media, you must have an appropriate entry for the media in the <filename> +/etc/fstab</filename> file.</para> +</note> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-462"> +<title>To Mount Media</title> +<indexterm><primary>removable media</primary><secondary>mounting</secondary> +</indexterm><para>To <firstterm>mount</firstterm> media is to make the file +system of the media available for access. When you mount media, the file system +of the media is attached as a subdirectory to your file system.</para> +<para>To mount media, insert the media in the appropriate device. An object +that represents the media is added to the desktop background. The object is +added only if your system is configured to mount the device automatically +when media is detected. </para> +<para>If your system is not configured to mount the device automatically, +you must mount the device manually. Right-click on the desktop background, +then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Disks → </guimenu><guimenuitem><replaceable> +device_name</replaceable></guimenuitem></menuchoice>. For example, to mount +a floppy diskette, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Disks → </guimenu><guimenuitem> +Floppy</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. An object that represents the media is +added to the desktop background. </para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-461"> +<title>To Display Media Contents</title> +<indexterm><primary>removable media</primary><secondary>displaying media contents +</secondary></indexterm><para>You can display media contents in any of the +following ways: </para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Double-click on the object that represents the media on the +desktop background. </para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Right-click on the object that represents the media on the +desktop background, then choose <guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem>. </para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>A <application>Nautilus</application> window displays the contents of +the media. To reload the display, click on the <guibutton>Reload</guibutton> +button.</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-463"> +<title>To Display Media Properties</title> +<indexterm><primary>removable media</primary><secondary>displaying media properties +</secondary></indexterm><para>To display the properties of removable media, +right-click on the object that represents the media on the desktop background, +then choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem>. A dialog displays the properties +of the media.</para> +<para>To close the properties dialog, click <guibutton>Close</guibutton>. +</para> +</sect2> +<sect2 id="gosnautilus-464"> +<title>To Eject Media</title> +<indexterm><primary>removable media</primary><secondary>ejecting</secondary> +</indexterm><para>To eject media, right-click on the media object on the desktop +background, then choose <guimenuitem>Eject</guimenuitem>. If the drive for +the media is a motorized drive, the media is ejected from the drive. If the +drive for the media is not a motorized drive, a message is displayed when +you can manually eject the media. </para> +<para>You cannot eject media from a motorized drive when the media is mounted. +To eject media, first unmount the media. To remove a floppy diskette from +the drive, perform the following steps:</para> +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para>Close all <application>Nautilus</application> windows, <application> +Terminal</application> windows, and any other windows that access the diskette. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Right-click on the object that represents the diskette on +the desktop background, then choose <guimenuitem>Unmount Volume</guimenuitem>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Eject the diskette from the drive.</para> +<warning><para>If you eject the diskette from the drive before you unmount +the diskette, you might lose the data on the diskette.</para></warning> +</listitem> +</orderedlist> +</sect2> +</sect1> +</chapter> + |