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+ ====== Custom actions ======
+ 
+ Thunar allows users to add custom actions to the file and folder context menus (by the use of the ''thunar-uca'' plugin, part of the Thunar distribution, in the ''plugins/'' subdirectory). You can setup new actions in the **Custom Actions** dialog, available via the **Configure custom actions...** item in the **Edit** menu.
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+ {{ documentation:thunar-custom-actions.png }}
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+ This page serves as an introduction to the **Custom Actions** plugin, and includes a list of useful [[documentation:custom_actions#examples|Examples]].
+ 
+ 
+ ===== Adding a custom action =====
+ 
+ This section provides a step-by-step introduction to the **Custom Actions** plugin, demonstrating how to add a **Print File** action, which uses xfprint to print text files. We start by opening the **Custom Actions** dialog as explained above. In the dialog, click on the first button in the list of buttons (the one labeled with the ''+''). The **Create Action** dialog will appear, as shown in the screenshot below.
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+ {{ documentation:thunar-custom-actions-1.png }}
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+ On the first page, enter ''Print File'' as name and ''Print the selected using xfprint'' as description. Enter ''xfprint4 %f'' as command (the ''%f'' will be replaced with the path to the selected file, as explained in the dialog), and select an icon for the icon (in the screenshot the ''xfprint.svg'' icon was used).
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+ Now, continue with the second page (the **Appearance Conditions** page).
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+ {{ documentation:thunar-custom-actions-2.png }}
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+ We want to create an action that is only applicable to text files, so select the **Text Files** options and unselect the options for the other file types. Next you can specify a **File Pattern** to display the action only for text files that match a certain pattern. In the example, we set the file pattern to ''*'' (which matches all filenames) to indicate that the action should be displayed for all text files.
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+ That's all. Click **OK** to close the **Create Action** dialog. The new action, labeled **Print File** will appear in the **Custom Actions** list.
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+ Now close the **Custom Actions** dialog, select a text file in Thunar and open the context menu (right-click on the file icon). The newly created **Print File** action will appear in the context menu, as shown in the screenshot below.
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+ {{ documentation:thunar-custom-actions-3.png }}
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+ You can use the [[http://thunar.xfce.org/pwiki/start#mailinglist|thunar-dev mailinglist]] to get in touch with the developers, if you have questions about this short tutorial or custom actions in general.
+ 
+ ===== Examples =====
+ 
+ Here are a few useful examples of custom actions, feel free to extend this list.
+ 
+ ==== working with archives  (tar, gzip, etc) ====
+     * Name: Extract here (bzip2)
+     * Command: tar xjf %n
+     * File pattern: *.tar.bz2;*.tbz2
+     * Appears if selection contains: Other Files
+ 
+     * Name: Extract here (zip)
+     * Command: unzip %f
+     * File pattern: *.zip
+     * Appears if selection contains: Other Files
+ 
+     * Name: Create tar.gz from folder
+     * Command: tar czvf %n.tar.gz %n
+     * File pattern: *
+     * Appears if selection contains: folders
+ 
+ ==== Play music ====
+ 
+     * Name: Play with XMMS
+     * Command: xmms %F
+     * File pattern: *
+     * Appears if selection contains: Directories, Audio Files
+ 
+     * Name: Enqueue in XMMS
+     * Command: xmms -e %F
+     * File pattern: *
+     * Appears if selection contains: Directories, Audio Files
+ 
+ ==== Burn ====
+     * Name: Burn with K3B
+     * Command: k3b --cdimage %f
+     * File pattern: *.iso
+     * Appears if selection contains: Other Files
+ 
+ ==== View images ====
+     * Name: View with GQview
+     * Command: gqview %f
+     * File pattern: *
+     * Appears if selection contains: Directories, Image Files
+ 
+ ==== Convert PNGs to JPEGs ====
+     * Name: To JPEG
+     * Command: convert %f -quality 75 %f.jpg
+     * File pattern: *.png
+     * Appears if selection contains: Image Files
+ 
+ ==== Open a terminal ====
+     * Name: Open in a terminal
+     * Command: terminal --default-working-directory=%d
+     * File pattern: *
+     * Appears if selection contains: Directories
+ 
+ 
+ ==== Create a symbolic link ====
+     * Name: Create symlink
+     * Command: ln -s %f "%n (symlink)"
+     * File pattern: *
+     * Appears if selection contains: Directories, other files
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ ==== View the disk usage of the current directory ====
+     * Name: Disk Usage
+     * Command: baobab %d
+     * File pattern: *
+     * Appears if selection contains: Directories and Other Files
+ 
+ Note: The idea is to get a visual picture of the current directory and any subdirectories. You could also use fsview or filelight, but the visuals are crisper in baobab.



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