April 2010
Beginner
464 pages
12h 7m
English
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The File Browser Menus
I know that we’ve covered a few of the menu options provided with the Nautilus file browser over the last few chapters, but those features only scratch the surface of what’s on offer. So, let’s look at these menus in a little more detail, starting with the File menu, as shown in Figure 6-12.
Figure 6-12. The file browser basic File menu
File Menu
The file menu is context-sensitive, so you will have different options available depending on whether you have selected an item or not, and some will be grayed out if you have insufficient permission. When no files or folders have been selected, the options on offer are:
- New Tab
This option creates a new tab within the file browser. Initially, it will show the same files and folders as the original window. You can then switch between the different tabs, using them as though they were separate windows.
- New Window
Select this option to open a new file browser window. In contrast to the New Tab option, this one will always open up your home folder.
- Create Folder
Select this option to create a new empty folder within the current one being viewed. The new folder will be given the default filename of untitled folder, but the text will be selected so that you can easily rename it.
- Create Document
When you select this option, an empty text file will be created with the name new file highlighted so that you can rename it. This file will ...
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