[Thunar-dev] Future request

[Rodrigo Coacci]

2007/2/28, Evighetens Mørke <dosentnd at gmail.com>:
>
> O, yes I suppose that there is solution with scripting and some tools, but
> I dont know bash or other scripting. Can you tell me how to write that
> script(get size) , or can you write that script or something ? I VERY, VERY
> need that script, VERY, PLEASE !!
>
> On 2/28/07, Jelle de Jong <jelledejong at powercraft.nl> wrote:
> >
> > Evighetens Mørke wrote:
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > I have one very, VERY, VERY important, and VERY needed Future Request,
> > > and that is: posibility to view properties (size) of two and more
> > > selected folders , and files+folders. Thunar leak this essential
> > future !!
> >
> > Hi Evighetes,
> >
> > You can make a nice script for this and add this to thunar.
> >
> > effect->
> >
> > Select folders or files -> right button -> select script (get size)
> >
> > script uses bash commands and get the total size
> >
> > script calls the zenity tool and displays a dialog with the total size
> > of the selected items and a oke button to close the dialog!
> >
> > Can you do this. It is a solution :-D
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Jelle
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Well, since Thunar is supposed to be user-friendly, I think that having the
possibility to get properties from single files/dirs and having to write a
script for doing it with multiple files a bit awkward.... It´s a very needed
feature IMHO.


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Cheers,
      Rodrigo

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