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Use only one "item" on the gnome-panel #67

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
This is a feature request.
I would like file browser applet to optionally show selected directories
(to be used in file browser applet) in the drop down menu only, and not
*on* the panel.
The actual applet would be "only" one icon (and maybe optionally a text
string), to reduce the number of items already visible on the actual
gnome-panel.
The star icons that appears when adding the panel applet ("Add to panel"
dialog) would be perfectly fine as a default icon, however, some people
might also like to change it to something else!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mynameis...@gmail.com on 13 Sep 2009 at 1:37

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
If I understand you correctly, you want (initially) just one icon to appear on 
the 
panel, then when you click on it the menu show the directories you want to 
access 
through he applet?

Is this right? If so, you can already do this using soft links as follows.

1. Make a dir anywhere in your folder (you can make it hidden to reduce clutter)
    mkdir .applet-folders
2. cd into that dir an make soft links to all the dirs you want to access 
though the 
applet
    cd .applet-folders
    ln -s /path/to/folder/1
    ln -s /path/to/folder/2
    ln -s /path/to/folder/n
3. Add the folder to the applet.
    Right click on applet -> Preferences -> Add -> .applet-folders

You end up with what's in the attached screenshot.

Hope that helps.
a.

Original comment by bertol...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2009 at 4:50

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Original comment by bertol...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2009 at 4:56

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hello Bertoldia. Thanks for the input.
Yes, that's one method of doing it, however, it is a bit of a "hack", and it 
may not
be very evident to a new user of gnome-menu-file-browser-applet IMHO.

It would be nice if it was supported "natively", maybe as a checkbox in the 
prefs
with the text "show dirs on panel". If not checked, dirs is presented 
vertically in
the first submenu instead.

When not "showing dirs on panel", the applet could replace text labels of dirs, 
with
a single "file-browser-applet" (or nothing but an icon).

Feel free to ignore me, i'm just brainstorming here. Close this issue as a 
"wontfix"
if you feel it's not going to happen :)

Original comment by mynameis...@gmail.com on 24 Sep 2009 at 5:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hey,

I agree for the most part (that its hacky and not obvious), and it wouldn't be 
too 
difficult to add. However, with gnome 3 the future of the gnome panel and thus 
applets is a little up in the air. So, I'm a little reluctant to put too much 
enffort into this right now...

I'll keep it open though. Maybe people can vote on whether they want this 
feature...

Original comment by bertol...@gmail.com on 24 Sep 2009 at 5:11