New XFCE user just trying out PCManFM (as Thunar is bugging on me).
1. How do I get tree-branch lines on the treeview, like in this image: https://blog.lxde.org/wp-content/upload ... 80x377.png
Do I need to configure LXDE style outside of PCManFM or something? If so, what tool does an XFCE user need?
2. Is there any way I can show show files in the tree itself, not just folders?
3. Is there any way to start the tree from somewhere other than "/"? So say if I want to browse a projects' files, I'd set the tree root to the project root.
4. If 2 & 3 aren't available, do you think they are nice features? are they likely to come?
(Note, none of these are available in Thunar either - they all are in Dolphin but I don't want all the IMHO horrible KDEpendencies).
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Thanks for all help,
Simon.
Tree View: dotted lines? show files too? alternate tree root?
Re: Tree View: dotted lines? show files too? alternate tree root?
this is lx-qt; i'm guessing pcmanfm is built with qt toolkit.xaxazak wrote:1. How do I get tree-branch lines on the treeview, like in this image: https://blog.lxde.org/wp-content/upload ... 80x377.png
Do I need to configure LXDE style outside of PCManFM or something? If so, what tool does an XFCE user need?
that is most likely a ui toolkit option, in that case qt(4 or 5).
if it was gtk, i'd say gtk2 theming is what you need to look at. maybe gtk3.
Re: Tree View: dotted lines? show files too? alternate tree root?
Not sure what you want, but pcmanfm has a "Tree View". You can choose between "Places" and "Directory Tree" in left column menu. "Tree View" starts from either "/ " or "~". Just leave the tree view open with the desired working folder open to have it instantly available next time you open pcmanfm. Is that what you want?
Re: Tree View: dotted lines? show files too? alternate tree root?
"/" and "~" are what I'm calling roots (of the tree, not the filesystem). I'd like to be able to create another arbitrary tree root, say "/projects/projectX/code". Optimally, this would be easy to create and remove, say by just rightclicking a directory and saying "add root" or "set as root".seppalta wrote:Not sure what you want ... "Tree View" starts from either "/ " or "~"
The advantage of this is that you don't have to see and ignore all the folders on the parent directories, which can be quite distracting and uses up a lot of screen space.
I can effectively do this in KDE's Dolphin because it allows tree view on the main panel, so I just pick eg "/projects/projectX/code" on the side panel then use the tree view from the main panel (which also displays files, see q#2).
I'm guessing there's no way to do this currently. Would it be worth sending as a suggestion? I don't know how hard it would be to code - as "~" and "/" already exist as independent roots it might not be too hard to allow arbitrary ones.