• mzsade
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Topic: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

The <Shift>del combination to completely delete selected files,

The "paste filenames" (in addition to the simple "paste") option, in the right-click/context menu

Also, the <Ctrl>+ and <Ctrl>-  (Zoom in, zoom out) combinations don't work in the Terminal, thought i would mention it in case it's bug related.

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

If you use Thunar as your file manager you can use the shift delete option to permanently delete files. You'll be presented with a pop-up to ask you if that's really what you want to do.

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

Sorry, that was silly of me--not to check this in Statler.

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

... and PCManFM does completely delete - there's no need for the <Shift>.

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

More egg on my face, didn't try just "delete" when on crunchbang 9.04, water under the bridge--if you will allow; i hope the "paste file-name" suggestion is not as frivolous.

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

mzsade wrote:

The "paste filenames" (in addition to the simple "paste") option, in the right-click/context menu

If this is from Mint Xfce, you can copy the custom actions from /home/user/.config/Thunar/uca.xml

mzsade wrote:

Also, the <Ctrl>+ and <Ctrl>-  (Zoom in, zoom out) combinations don't work in the Terminal, thought i would mention it in case it's bug related.

Which terminal does Mint use? You can then install it on #!.

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

Paste filename issue was covered here:
http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic … text-menu/

Wait a min I'll load up Mint and see what terminal ...

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

Gnome terminal. Interesting, never knew you could do that.

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anonymous wrote:

If this is from Mint Xfce, you can copy the custom actions from /home/user/.config/Thunar/uca.xml

I am on Statler xfce, i know this option to exist in Ubuntu (all versions since Intrepid/Mint which use Nautilus); could you please tell me the custom action code to include in ~/.config/Thunar/uca.xml?

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

Toolz already provided the solution in your other thread.

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

Found it, thanks Toolz. Missed it the first time because "echo -n %f | xclip -i" didn't work, however (echo -n %f | xclip -selection "clipboard"), did.

I don't think i will replace the default terminal with gnome-terminal just because i can't zoom in, would rather get thicker glasses and peer a little more closely. smile

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

well about the terminal:
terminator (the default) is build on gnome-terminal (says the man-page) and if i press "CTRL +" the font gets bigger, "CTRL -" makes it smaller and "CTRL 0" resets the size to default. these and some more useful keys are listed in the terminator man pages:

man terminator
man terminator_config

and you can also edit the default font size  in ~/.config/terminator/config (this might be a lot cheaper than new glasses big_smile)

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

Thanks luc, i increased the font to 12, that also increased the size of the box in proportion, reads quite well, no need for new glasses now. big_smile  Also, i had to edit the ~/.config/terminal/terminalrc file and not the terminator one. Strangely, my synaptic shows terminator as not installed, so which is the terminal that opens when i click on the terminal icon? Isn't the default supposed to come pre-installed? Anyways, i am good, just wondering.

sade@sade:~$ man terminator
No manual entry for terminator
sade@sade:~$

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

well i use statler OB and did "apt-get update" a while ago but terminator was with it as far as i know (it also was default in 9.04).
If you want to know what terminal is used by your icon/menu/shortcut I would check the corresponding file:
~/.config/openbox/menu.xml      -->  for the right click menu on the desktop
~/.config/openbox/rc.xml       -->      for the shortcuts (look for the <keybind> entries)
and if you have an icon somewhere on the desktop or in the tint2 bar try right-clicking on it maybe it gives you some options

by the way what is the title of the terminal window saying, it might also give you the name of the programm (or there is an "about" or "info" entry in the menu of your terminal)

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Re: [redundant]couple of ubuntu/Mint conveniences i miss

Nope, just "Terminal sade@sade" in the title window, but of course! it's xfce4-terminal since i am on Statler xfce.