Stefan Stuhr wrote: > Thunar doesn't have a trash like other file managers, and it doesn't > seem like it will get one in time for Thunar 1.0 (I do hope that I'm > wrong here). As I want to have a trash in my filemanager, I have > developed a simple trash script - simpletrash.sh (shell script with > embedded python code; attached to this mail) - with nice PyGTK dialogs, > that can be used to move files to a trash folder. > > The script move files to ~/.Trash/ (which seems to be the same method > Nautilus uses) and append a number to the end of the filename (before > the extension) when there are name conflicts (e.g. file.txt > > file-2.txt). It uses the mv command, as that seems to work better than > the Python shutil.move method. > > If one runs the script without arguments, ~/.Trash/ will be opened in > Thunar. Otherwise, the arguments are the files that one wants to move to > the trash. > > The following suggestions expect the script to have the filename > simpletrash.sh, be executable, and in a directory in $PATH. > > Suggestions for integration with Xfce and Thunar: > * Add a launcher to a panel with the script as command. You can > then drag-drop files from Thunar to the launcher to move them to > the trash. If you click on the launcher, ~/.Trash/ will be > opened in Thunar. > * Give ~/.Trash/ a nice trash emblem in Thunar. > * Add ~/.Trash/ to the shortcuts pane in Thunar and rename the > shortcut to Trash (or what you want your trash folder to be > called). > * Add a custom action in Thunar with (but without quotes) Name: > "Move to _Trash" and Command: "simpletrash.sh %F". Check all > check boxes on the Appearance Conditions tab. > * If and when Xfdesktop will get support for drag-dropping of > files onto .desktop files as in Thunar (which executes > the .desktop file's Exec with the dropped files as arguments), > you can put the attached trash.desktop file in ~/Desktop/ and > drop files onto it to move them to the trash. > > Be aware that this script only supports ~/.Trash/ as trash folder, and > that files from other filesystems - removable media included - will be > moved to ~/.Trash/ if you uses this script with them as arguments. You > may not want to do that. > > There is some (as in three) configuration options for the script, in the > top of the script after the GPL notice. One can configure the script not > to show the confirmation dialog or the error dialog. > > Use this script at your own risk - any damage caused by this script > isn't in any way intentional.
I haven't checked the script, as I don't have much spare time ATM, but support for ~/.Trash/ could be added to Thunar as well. That's pretty easy. Implementing the trash-spec is way harder. So if people are happy with ~/.Trash/, I can add that to Thunar for Xfce 4.4. > Stefan Benedikt _______________________________________________ Thunar-dev mailing list Thunar-dev@xfce.org http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev
