[Thunar-dev] File copying

[Benedikt Meurer]

Vincent wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> When you copy a file, the whole path to that file is copied to the
> clipboard, and when I paste it into xfce4-terminal then it should show
> up, right? OK, it does, however, it has the prefix "file:///". What is
> the use of this? For Fx it isn't needed I believe cause it will just put
> that in front of it automatically if I'm right. There probably is a
> reason for this, if so, please tell.

file:-URIs are the suggested way to exchange paths between programs
(i.e. via clipboard, dnd, etc.).

> Regards,
> Vincent

Benedikt