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To see hidden files press :kbd:`control +h`, right click show hidden, or go to :menuselection:`View --> Show hidden`. Press the same thing again to hide hidden files again. To open a terminal in your current folder press :kbd:`f4` or :menuselection:`Tool --> Open Terminal` from the menu.
To view the properties of a file or folder right click on it and select properties from the menu, :menuselection:`File --> File Properties` or press :kbd:`Alt +Enter`. To view a dialog that shows folder properties :menuselection:`File --> Folder Properties`. The :guilabel:`General` tab will show you the size of the file, where the file is, and when it was last modified or accessed. The :guilabel:`Permissions` tab will show you who owns the file which if you can't change it will be grayed out and who has permisson to read modify and execute the file. To change permision of files the :guilabel:`Owner`, :guilabel:`Group`, or :guilabel:`Other` drop down menu will allow you to choose whether you can read, read and write, or forbidden. To make something executeable such as a script you wrote check the :guilabel:`Make the file executable`. At the bottom of the window is a bar graph showing disk usage of the storage device the file exists on.
To view the properties of a file or folder right click on it and select properties from the menu, :menuselection:`File --> File Properties` or press :kbd:`Alt +Enter`. To view a dialog that shows folder properties :menuselection:`File --> Folder Properties`. The :guilabel:`General` tab will show you the size of the file, where the file is, and when it was last modified or accessed. The :guilabel:`Permissions` tab will show you who owns the file which if you can't change it will be grayed out and who has permission to read modify and execute the file. To change permission of files the :guilabel:`Owner`, :guilabel:`Group`, or :guilabel:`Other` drop down menu will allow you to choose whether you can read, read and write, or forbidden. To make something executable such as a script you wrote check the :guilabel:`Make the file executable`. At the bottom of the window is a bar graph showing disk usage of the storage device the file exists on.
..image:: file-prop.png
Pcmanfm-qt can actually launch other applications in places Applications or :menuselection:`Go --> Applications` and then gets all the tasks in the menu in lxqt-panel. To view what files are on your desktop :menuselection:`Go --> Desktop` or on the places sidebar press the desktop item on the left.
To add a bookmark :menuselection:`Bookmarks --> Add to Bookmarks` and it will make a bookmark. To later access this bookmark it will be on the left hand side under :guilabel:`bookmarks` and under the bookmarks menu. To bring up a dialog to edit bookmarks :menuselection:`Bookmarks --> Edit bookmarks`. To Remove a bookmark from the edit bookmarks dialog press the :guilabel:`Remove Item` button. You can also add a bookmark from here with the :guilabel:`Add item` button. To cancel your changes press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button.
To add a bookmark :menuselection:`Bookmarks --> Add to Bookmarks` and it will make a bookmark. To later access this bookmark it will be on the left hand side under :guilabel:`Bookmarks` and under the bookmarks menu. To bring up a dialog to edit bookmarks :menuselection:`Bookmarks --> Edit bookmarks`. To Remove a bookmark from the edit bookmarks dialog press the :guilabel:`Remove Item` button. You can also add a bookmark from here with the :guilabel:`Add item` button. To cancel your changes press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button.
If you want to run an executeable script from pcmanfm double click and then click :guilabel:`Execute` on the execute file dialog window. If you wish to edit the script you can press the :guilabel:`Open` button. To cancel and not do anything press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button. If you plan on executing this file a lot you can right click on the file and then select :menuselection:`Trust this executable` to not have this dialog popup.
If you want to run an executable script from pcmanfm double click and then click :guilabel:`Execute` on the execute file dialog window. If you wish to edit the script you can press the :guilabel:`Open` button. To cancel and not do anything press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button. If you plan on executing this file a lot you can right click on the file and then select :menuselection:`Trust this executable` to not have this dialog popup.
Pcmanfm-Qt has different view modes which can be changed in the view menu. To select a view that has bigger thumbnails to view pictures before deciding to open them :menuselection:`View --> View --> Thumbnail View`. If you want to view lists of move data about something like the file size the time it is modified select detailed list view by :menuselection:`View --> View --> Detailed list view`. If you really want to have see as many files in a small area use the compact view or :menuselection:`View --> View --> Compact View`. To return to the original view of pcmanfm-qt is to :menuselection:`View --> View --> Icon View`.
To reverse the order that pcmanfm-Qt sorts files :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> Descending` or conversly to switch back :menuselection:`View --> Sorting -->Ascending.` To sort by file name :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> By file name`. To sort by modification :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> By modification time`. To sort by file size :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> By file size`. To sort by file type :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> By file type`. To sort by owner :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> By Owner`. To seperate all folders first in sorting check the checkbox in :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> Folder First`. To sort with case sensitive check the checkbox in :menuselection:`View --> Sorting --> Case sensitive`.
To change your path bar to buttons :menuselection:`View --> Pathbar --> Location` and to get
back to a pathbar you can type into :menuselection:`View --> Pathbar --> Path Buttons`. To toggle showing the menubar :kbd:`Control +M` or :menuselection:`View --> Toolbars --> Menubar` and uncheck the checkbox. To get the menubar back press :kbd:`Control +M` again. To toggle showing or hiding the permanant filter bar press :kbd:`Control+B` or :menuselection:`View --> Toolbars --> Permanent filter bar`.
To change your path bar to buttons :menuselection:`View --> Pathbar --> Location` and to get back to a pathbar you can type into :menuselection:`View --> Pathbar --> Path Buttons`. To toggle showing the menubar :kbd:`Control +M` or :menuselection:`View --> Toolbars --> Menubar` and uncheck the checkbox. To get the menubar back press :kbd:`Control +M` again. To toggle showing or hiding the permanent filter bar press :kbd:`Control+B` or :menuselection:`View --> Toolbars --> Permanent filter bar`.
..image:: pathbar-location.png
pcmanfm-qt has options when right clicking has special options for dealing with archives such as tar or zip files. To extract the files in the current directory right click and select :menuselection:`Extract Here`. You can also extract to another location with right clicking and selecting :menuselection:`Extract to` and a dialog will pop up showing to where to extract the file. To select a file and compress it right click and select :menuselection:`Compress` will open up a dialog. To chose a file name for your new compressed archieve enter in the :guilabel:`Filename` field. To choose what type of archieve choose change the :guilabel:`Type` drop down menu. To actually create the archieve press the :guilabel:`OK` button.
pcmanfm-qt has options when right clicking has special options for dealing with archives such as tar or zip files. To extract the files in the current directory right click and select :menuselection:`Extract Here`. You can also extract to another location with right clicking and selecting :menuselection:`Extract to` and a dialog will pop up showing to where to extract the file. To select a file and compress it right click and select :menuselection:`Compress` will open up a dialog. To chose a file name for your new compressed archive enter in the :guilabel:`Filename` field. To choose what type of archive choose change the :guilabel:`Type` drop down menu. To actually create the archive press the :guilabel:`OK` button.
Searching for Files
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Customizing
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To open a dialog for preferences of pcmanfm-qt :menuselection:`Edit --> Prefrences`. 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. 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 isntead 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 --> Prefrences`. 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. 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.
..image:: pcmanfm-qt-prefrences.png
The tab :guilabel:`Display` tab allows you to change icon sizes and changes size preferxes 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 change the minimum margins in icon view for number of pisels change the numbers in :guilabel:`Minimum item margins in icon view`. To toggle locking the marings 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 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 marings in places check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Lock` checkbox.
The tab :guilabel:`User Interface` changes how pcmanfm-qt appears in windows. To toggle always showing the tabbar even when you have only one tab check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Always show the tab bar` checkbox. The checkbox :guilabel:`Fullwidth tab bar` makes the tab bar take the full width of the window including over the side pane. To toggle showing the x on each tab to close each tab check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Show 'Close' buttons on tabs` checkbox. To have pcmanfm-qt open the window in the same size as the last time you closed the window by checking/unchecking the :guilabel:`Remember the size of the last closed window` checkbox. If you have the :guilabel:`Remember the size of the last closed window` you can change the :guilabel:`Default width of new Window` filed or :guilabel:`Default height of new windows` fields.
The tab :guilabel:`Thumbnail` tab has settings for thumbnails on files in pcmanfm-qt. To enable/disable thumbnails check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Show thumbnails of files` checkbox. If you want to only have thumbnails for local files not on another machine check :guilabel:`Only show thumbnails for local files` checkbox. Unchecking the previous checkbox will result in a slower performance to get the thumbnails for the files. To put an upper limit on the file size for generating thumbnails which makes thumbnails change the :guilabel:`Do not generate thumbnails for image files execeeding the size` field.
The tab :guilabel:`Volume` manages flash drives other partitions on external disks and other external media. The :guilabel:`Auto Mount` section is settings for atuomaticaly mounting removable media. The :guilabel:`Mount mountable volumens automatically on program startup` mounts removable media when you start pcmanfm-qt. To automount removeable media when you insert them into your computer check the :guilabel:`Mount removeable media automatically when they are inserted`. To show a menu for removable media when inserted check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Show available options for removable media when they are inserted`. To choose when you unmount a removable volume you can choose to :guilabel:`Close tab containing removeable medium` or :guilabel:`Change folder in the tab to home folder`.
The tab :guilabel:`Volume` manages flash drives other partitions on external disks and other external media. The :guilabel:`Auto Mount` section is settings for automatically mounting removable media. The :guilabel:`Mount mountable volumens automatically on program startup` mounts removable media when you start pcmanfm-qt. To automount removable media when you insert them into your computer check the :guilabel:`Mount removeable media automatically when they are inserted`. To show a menu for removable media when inserted check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Show available options for removable media when they are inserted`. To choose when you unmount a removable volume you can choose to :guilabel:`Close tab containing removeable medium` or :guilabel:`Change folder in the tab to home folder`.
