Annoying behavious of Nautilus when drag+drop as link

[Peter Garrett]

On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:53:50 +0200
"Johnny Rosenberg" <gurus.knugum at gmail.com> wrote:

> > About Rox: I just installed it, but I couldn't find a way to make it show
> the tree or something similar to the left panel in Nautilus. Did I miss
> something or just isn't there one?

Rox uses a different way. As far as I know the "tree view" is absent.
In some respects it is more like the "Nautilus spatial" method, where each
directory can be a separate window. The difference is that rox does not
open new windows *by default* for a clicked directory. 

For example, a "middle click" in rox opens a new directory in a new
window - which is convenient for "drag and drop". A normal left click
opens in the same window.

There are lots of configurable options - exploring the right-click menu is
a good start. One thing that some people find annoying is that rox does
not set default apps to open files - it allows you to enter your own
preference (for example, I am fond of the "feh" image program, and set
it to open images like jpg and png). I like this, some people don't :) It
is quite flexible - for example, you can create a menu of apps to choose
from to open a directory or file, accessible from "right click", and so on.

There are also useful key combinations, including a "mini command
line" ( Shift + 1  - the "!" key on a US-style keyboard).

Rox repays a bit of time taken to learn its possibilities - once you have
it set for your preferred methods, the configuration can be found in
~/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/ , so reinstalls or moves to another machine
etc. can  replicate your preferred settings by backing up and replacing
that.

Peter

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