To open a dialog for preferences of pcmanfm-qt :menuselection:`Edit --> Preferences`. The :guilabel:`Behavior` tab has settings for the way pcmanfm-qt manages files. The checkbox :guilabel:`Open files with single click` opens files by clicking on them once and you select the files by mousing over them. The :guilabel:`Bookmarks` drop down menu has options to either Open bookmarks in the current tab, Open bookmarks in a new tab, or Open bookmarks in a new window. To change what view mode pcmanfm-qt starts out with change the :guilabel:`Default view mode` drop down menu. The :guilabel:`Confirm before deleting files` checkbox makes a confirm dialog before deleting files. The checkbox :guilabel:`Move deleted files to "trash bin" instead of erasing from disk` puts files in the trash bin instead of always deleting them. The :guilabel:`Erase files on removable media instead of "trash can" creation` erases files on removable media instead of creating a trash can on the removable media. The checkbox :guilabel:`Confirm before moving files into "trash can"` brings a confirmation dialog before moving files to the trash can. The checkbox :guilabel:`Launch executable files without prompt` will run executable files without bringing up a prompt asking what to do with the file however you will need to restart pcmanfm-qt for this to take effect. To select new files automatically check the :guilabel:`Select newly created files` checkbox.
To open a dialog for preferences of PCManFM-Qt :menuselection:`Edit --> Preferences`. The :guilabel:`Behavior` tab has settings for the way PCManFM-Qt manages files. The checkbox :guilabel:`Open files with single click` opens files by clicking on them once and you select the files by mousing over them. The :guilabel:`Bookmarks` drop down menu has options to either Open bookmarks in the current tab, Open bookmarks in a new tab, or Open bookmarks in a new window. To change what view mode PCManFM-Qt starts out with change the :guilabel:`Default view mode` drop down menu. The :guilabel:`Confirm before deleting files` checkbox makes a confirm dialog before deleting files. The checkbox :guilabel:`Move deleted files to "trash bin" instead of erasing from disk` puts files in the trash bin instead of always deleting them. The :guilabel:`Erase files on removable media instead of "trash can" creation` erases files on removable media instead of creating a trash can on the removable media. The checkbox :guilabel:`Confirm before moving files into "trash can"` brings a confirmation dialog before moving files to the trash can. The checkbox :guilabel:`Launch executable files without prompt` will run executable files without bringing up a prompt asking what to do with the file however you will need to restart PCManFM-Qt for this to take effect. To select new files automatically check the :guilabel:`Select newly created files` checkbox.
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The tab :guilabel:`Display` tab allows you to change icon sizes and changes size preferences hide backup files and settings for margins. The :guilabel:`Size of big icons` changes the size of big icons in pcmanfm-qt. The :guilabel:`Size of small icons` Changes the size of small icons for pcmanfm-qt. The :guilabel:`Size of thumbnails` changes the size of thumbnails in pcmanfm-qt. The :guilabel:`Size of side pane icons` changes the size of side pane icons. The checkbox :guilabel:`Use SI decimal prefixes instead of IEC binary prefixes` treats kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes as base 1000 instead of 1024. To toggle showing backup files as hidden check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Treat backup files as hidden` checkbox. To always show the entire file name check the :guilabel:`Always show full file names` checkbox. To show the icons of hidden files as shadowed to distinguish they are hidden files check the :guilabel:`Show icons of hidden files Shadowed` checkbox. To change the minimum margins in icon view for number of pixels change the numbers in :guilabel:`Minimum item margins in icon view`. To toggle locking the margins in places check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Lock` checkbox.
The tab :guilabel:`Display` tab allows you to change icon sizes and changes size preferences hide backup files and settings for margins. The :guilabel:`Size of big icons` changes the size of big icons in PCManFM-Qt. The :guilabel:`Size of small icons` Changes the size of small icons for PCManFM-qt. The :guilabel:`Size of thumbnails` changes the size of thumbnails in PCManFM-Qt. The :guilabel:`Size of side pane icons` changes the size of side pane icons. The checkbox :guilabel:`Use SI decimal prefixes instead of IEC binary prefixes` treats kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes as base 1000 instead of 1024. To toggle showing backup files as hidden check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Treat backup files as hidden` checkbox. To always show the entire file name check the :guilabel:`Always show full file names` checkbox. To show the icons of hidden files as shadowed to distinguish they are hidden files check the :guilabel:`Show icons of hidden files Shadowed` checkbox. To change the minimum margins in icon view for number of pixels change the numbers in :guilabel:`Minimum item margins in icon view`. To toggle locking the margins in places check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Lock` checkbox.
