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

[Robert Streeter]

There is a uca.xml located /home/username/.config/Thunar this is where you
would place the code. if you would like I could attach a copy of my xml
file so you could review it.

On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 11:31 AM, John R. Sowden <jsowden at americansentry.net
> wrote:

> Where do I begin?
> First, I never have understood the xml language.  Looking at the source
> code does not tell me what is going on.  I must be wearing my Foxpro and
> Pascal blinders a little tight.  Therefore I don't understand your code;
> and it's broken into 2 sections on the pastebin site.  Do I read in both?
> And paste them onto the uca.xml file?
>
> Next I searched for a uca.xml file. I found 2, both related to Thunar:
>   /etc/xdg/xdg-xubuntu/Thunar
>   /etc/xdg/Thunar
>
> Should I  have 2?  If so which, or both, do I attach your code to?
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
>
> On 01/13/2016 12:26 PM, Robert Streeter wrote:
>
> 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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