That is really useful - thanks. So I can continue coding the way I am at present, rather than worrying that there is a much easier way of doing it through the FileInfo object!
Thanks for your help. 2009/10/7 Alexander Larsson <al...@redhat.com> > On Tue, 2009-10-06 at 21:11 +0100, Nicholas Jeffries wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm on a steep learning curve, trying to get my head round Python & > > gtk, so I can write my own Nautilus extension using the Python > > bindings. > > > > There is documentation, of a kind here which is helping me: > > > > > http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/nautilus-python/trunk/examples/documentation.py?view=markup&pathrev=26 > > > > My goal is simple - to get and set a directory's custom icon depending > > on a number of conditions. I assume I need to do this through the > > InfoProvider class. > > > > I can't see any explicit FileInfo method dealing with the custom icon. > > Is it done through (1) a string attribute via > > set/get_string_attribute, or (2) do I need to do it outside the > > Nautilus API through ~/.nautilus/xml files or gio? > > > > If the former, is there a list of the possible "default" attributes > > which can be got (aside from custom ones you can set yourself). > > > > If the latter, what is the best way of detecting which method nautilus > > is using to store custom icon info? > > There is really no "standard" way for an extension to set the custom > icon of a file. With recent versions of nautilus (2.28) you can use the > gio metadata to set one, but this will be a persistant metadata change > for the file in question, not just something visible when the plugin is > active. > > > -- Nick Jeffries mobile: +44 7787 137 880 email: n...@jeffri.es skype: nick_jeffries http://www.linkedin.com/in/njeffries
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