[xubuntu-users] move a file from its location via gui

Robert Streeter rstreeter78 at gmail.com
Wed Jan 13 20:26:11 UTC 2016


I think this link will be a good solution for what you are wanting
http://pastebin.com/DjVsPVEK

just add the text to the end of the uca.xml file and logout then back in
That should work really well it has worked for me cause I use that function
daily.

On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 8:36 PM, Rob Ward <rl.ward at bigpond.com> wrote:

> I would normally just use 'Cut' and 'Paste' to move things?
> Rob
>
> On 13/01/16 09:24, Roger Broseus wrote:
>
> Try nemo and / or Konqueror. With nemo, F3 splits window into two panes. Change the focus on the second pane to the destination folder. Highlight file(s) on the source pane. Right-click on highlighted files and see move-to and copy-to options. Alternatively, use the menus.
>
> Konqueror has similar functionality. While it is a KDE app, out can be installed and used under Xubuntu.
>
> If you haven't learned keyboard tips for selecting, now's a good time to learn.
>
> On January 12, 2016 4:40:49 PM EST, Peter Flynn <peter at silmaril.ie> <peter at silmaril.ie> wrote:
>
> On 12/01/16 18:56, John R. Sowden wrote:
>
> I've been meaning to address this for years.  Very often, I need to
>
> move
>
> a file, a document on the desktop, for example, or a downloaded
>
> program
>
> to a 'test' directory, etc.  Unfortunately, when I right click on the
> icon, I gets lots of options that I don't use, but moving the file to
>
> a
>
> different location is not an option.  Is there a fix for this?
>
>
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