MX wins best XFCE distro of 2019

[Jerry3904]

Doesn't Thunar already do this by default?

Yes, very handy.

[davemx]

Do you know what would be a killer improvement for me? Maybe it can be done but I haven't worked out how. I'd like Thunar to have an option to always start with hidden files hidden. And the same for new folders. I really can't see that being a big deal for its programmers to add if it's not already tucked away somewhere I've not seen it.

Doesn't Thunar already do this by default? I know that in mine, if I want to be able to see hidden files and directories I have to press control H or click View/Show Hidden Files to tell Thunar to show them.

No. If I exit Thunar with dot files shown, it re-enters on the next run with dot files shown.

[Stevo]

Do you know what would be a killer improvement for me? Maybe it can be done but I haven't worked out how. I'd like Thunar to have an option to always start with hidden files hidden. And the same for new folders. I really can't see that being a big deal for its programmers to add if it's not already tucked away somewhere I've not seen it.

Doesn't Thunar already do this by default? I know that in mine, if I want to be able to see hidden files and directories I have to press control H or click View/Show Hidden Files to tell Thunar to show them.

No. If I exit Thunar with dot files shown, it re-enters on the next run with dot files shown.

So it remembers the settings from the last time it was run--most folks see that as a feature.

A workaround could be to use a launcher script for Thunar that uses sed to make sure this line always reads

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LastShowHidden=FALSE

in ~/.config/Thunar/thunarrc

[Jerry3904]

Think you're misunderstanding. The Ctrl + H is a toggle. Whatever you did the last time is recorded in a config file and will last until you use the toggle again.

[davemx]

So it remembers the settings from the last time it was run--most folks see that as a feature.

A workaround could be to use a launcher script for Thunar that uses sed to make sure this line always reads

Code: Select all

LastShowHidden=FALSE

in ~/.config/Thunar/thunarrc

Yes, and there is not a single File Manager as far as I am aware that gives you the choice between start on, start off, and remember last setting. Yet they do it for other things (Numlock?).

P.S. If any app could be created for "Remove kittens from desk" I'd welcome it! A couple of minutes ago the entire desktop was hidden. Or for the keyboard to accept keypresses from humans and not felines...