[Thunar-dev] Trash script

[Rodrigo Coacci]

Well IMHO, you should make ~/.Trash/ at least for version 1.0, and maybe let
the trash-spec for a future version of Thunar, once the trash-spec gets more
mature...
As Rast mentioned: better this trash than no trash...

By the way, I know this is not the right maillist, but anyone knows any
expected release date fo Xfce 4.4?

On 2/21/06, Benedikt Meurer <benedikt.meurer at unix-ag.uni-siegen.de> wrote:
>
> Stefan Stuhr wrote:
> > Thunar doesn't have a trash like other file managers, and it doesn't
> > seem like it will get one in time for Thunar 1.0 (I do hope that I'm
> > wrong here). As I want to have a trash in my filemanager, I have
> > developed a simple trash script - simpletrash.sh (shell script with
> > embedded python code; attached to this mail) - with nice PyGTK dialogs,
> > that can be used to move files to a trash folder.
> >
> > The script move files to ~/.Trash/ (which seems to be the same method
> > Nautilus uses) and append a number to the end of the filename (before
> > the extension) when there are name conflicts (e.g. file.txt >
> > file-2.txt). It uses the mv command, as that seems to work better than
> > the Python shutil.move method.
> >
> > If one runs the script without arguments, ~/.Trash/ will be opened in
> > Thunar. Otherwise, the arguments are the files that one wants to move to
> > the trash.
> >
> > The following suggestions expect the script to have the filename
> > simpletrash.sh, be executable, and in a directory in $PATH.
> >
> > Suggestions for integration with Xfce and Thunar:
> >       * Add a launcher to a panel with the script as command. You can
> >         then drag-drop files from Thunar to the launcher to move them to
> >         the trash. If you click on the launcher, ~/.Trash/ will be
> >         opened in Thunar.
> >       * Give ~/.Trash/ a nice trash emblem in Thunar.
> >       * Add ~/.Trash/ to the shortcuts pane in Thunar and rename the
> >         shortcut to Trash (or what you want your trash folder to be
> >         called).
> >       * Add a custom action in Thunar with (but without quotes) Name:
> >         "Move to _Trash" and Command: "simpletrash.sh %F". Check all
> >         check boxes on the Appearance Conditions tab.
> >       * If and when Xfdesktop will get support for drag-dropping of
> >         files onto .desktop files as in Thunar (which executes
> >         the .desktop file's Exec with the dropped files as arguments),
> >         you can put the attached trash.desktop file in ~/Desktop/ and
> >         drop files onto it to move them to the trash.
> >
> > Be aware that this script only supports ~/.Trash/ as trash folder, and
> > that files from other filesystems - removable media included - will be
> > moved to ~/.Trash/ if you uses this script with them as arguments. You
> > may not want to do that.
> >
> > There is some (as in three) configuration options for the script, in the
> > top of the script after the GPL notice. One can configure the script not
> > to show the confirmation dialog or the error dialog.
> >
> > Use this script at your own risk - any damage caused by this script
> > isn't in any way intentional.
>
> I haven't checked the script, as I don't have much spare time ATM, but
> support for ~/.Trash/ could be added to Thunar as well. That's pretty
> easy. Implementing the trash-spec is way harder.
>
> So if people are happy with ~/.Trash/, I can add that to Thunar for Xfce
> 4.4.
>
> > Stefan
>
> Benedikt
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--
Abraços,
      Rodrigo
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