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-====== Custom ​actions ​======+====== 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 set up new actions in the {gui>​Custom Actions} dialog, available via the {gui>​Configure custom actions...} item in the {gui>​Edit} menu. 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 set up new actions in the {gui>​Custom Actions} dialog, available via the {gui>​Configure custom actions...} item in the {gui>​Edit} menu.
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 This page serves as an introduction to the **Custom Actions** plugin, and includes a list of useful examples. This page serves as an introduction to the **Custom Actions** plugin, and includes a list of useful examples.
  
-===== Adding a custom action ​=====+===== 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. 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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 **Note:** For this action, you'll need to have ''​gnome-search-tool''​ installed, which is part of the ''​gnome-utils''​ package. This program also has a [[http://​linux.die.net/​man/​1/​gnome-search-tool|lot of other nice command-line options]] which you could use to create even more specialized actions. **Note:** For this action, you'll need to have ''​gnome-search-tool''​ installed, which is part of the ''​gnome-utils''​ package. This program also has a [[http://​linux.die.net/​man/​1/​gnome-search-tool|lot of other nice command-line options]] which you could use to create even more specialized actions.
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 ==== Finding files in the current folder with catfish ==== ==== Finding files in the current folder with catfish ====
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 **Note:** For this action, you'll need to have ''​catfish''​ installed, which is part of the ''​catfish''​ package. **Note:** For this action, you'll need to have ''​catfish''​ installed, which is part of the ''​catfish''​ package.
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 ==== Finding files inside the selected folder with catfish ==== ==== Finding files inside the selected folder with catfish ====
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     * File pattern: *     * File pattern: *
     * Appears if selection contains: Directories,​ Audio Files     * Appears if selection contains: Directories,​ Audio Files
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     * Name: **Enqueue in XMMS**     * Name: **Enqueue in XMMS**
     * Command: ''​xmms -e %F''​     * Command: ''​xmms -e %F''​
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 **Hint:** ''​`basename %f .png`.jpg''​ (be careful--those are //​back//​ticks) will strip the old .png extension off of the original filename. **Hint:** ''​`basename %f .png`.jpg''​ (be careful--those are //​back//​ticks) will strip the old .png extension off of the original filename.
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 ==== Losslessly Rotating JPEGs ==== ==== Losslessly Rotating JPEGs ====
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     * File pattern: *     * File pattern: *
     * Appears if selection contains: //any//     * Appears if selection contains: //any//
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 ==== Setting an image as the desktop background ==== ==== Setting an image as the desktop background ====