On 12/19/2011 10:42 AM, Vladimir Nikšić wrote:
I'm using xfce wm. I rarely even use a file manager, I do things through the console almost all the time, but sometimes I need a file manager, makes some things easier. Thunar as a file manager is OK, but nautilus is a lot more powerful, has decent tab implementation etc, etc, doesn't really matter. I went to settings -> preferred application and selected Nautilus under File Manager. This works only to the extent that when I click on Application Menu and then file manager, Nautilus starts up. I would like it so that Nautilus starts when I click on a directory or some sort of volume (loop mount, usb stick, whatever, nfs share) on the desktop. Instead, thunar always starts, which kinda defeats the whole purpose of the preferred application setup? Am I asking something that's technically difficult or maybe there's a good reason why this can't be done? Thanks!
I took an alternate approach. On Windows, the Windows+E key combination on the keyboard brings up the Windows Explorer file manager, and is a key combo that I got used to when working on Windows. So under XFCE, I just set up a similar key combo to launch my preferred file manager (KDE Konqueror).
Not sure this is an ideal solution to your problem, but perhaps it might be a workaround.
HTH, DR
