right-click run terminal (like fvwm-crystal)

svirus · 2017-02-16 11:01:09

Hello,
I'am new to xfce4, and I just switched from fvwm-crystal (I used it for last 15 years).
Everything works perfect, but I don't find one of my favorite option.
In fvwm-crystal if I right click on empty space in desktop, it run a termianl (xterm/aterm).

There is any option to do that in XFCE ?

Thanks in advanced,
sVirus

ToZ · 2017-02-16 13:53:21

Hello and welcome.

Try creating a thunar custom action to open a terminal. It will work on the desktop as well.

svirus · 2017-02-16 15:58:54

Hmm... it's not exactly what I want.
In fvwm-crystal when I click right mouse button on empty space, there is no menu... it's just run command (in my settings it's run xterm).
look here: https://youtu.be/9bMSeGgw_Eg?t=51s (51s~54s)

ToZ · 2017-02-16 17:07:51

That's not possible with xfdesktop unless you change the code. The closest you can get is by using a custom action (or by doing something totally different like assigning the terminal command to a keyboard shortcut and using that).

If its possible to capture a mouse button click on the desktop using a tool like xinput, xev, etc, you might be able to script something to look for the event and react to it.

svirus · 2017-02-17 10:41:42

ToZ wrote:

That's not possible with xfdesktop unless you change the code. The closest you can get is by using a custom action (or by doing something totally different like assigning the terminal command to a keyboard shortcut and using that).

hmm... I'am using gentoo, so for me it's not hard to create own ebuild and add private path for this.
Do You know where I find this ?
all suggestion will be good wink

ToZ · 2017-02-17 13:09:21

Here is a very simple patch to replace the right-button click action to launch your default terminal (using exo):

diff --git a/src/xfce-desktop.c b/src/xfce-desktop.c
index 8923bd2a..e17fa5b2 100644
--- a/src/xfce-desktop.c
+++ b/src/xfce-desktop.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,8 @@ xfce_desktop_button_press_event(GtkWidget *w,
             if(!gtk_widget_has_grab(w))
                 gtk_grab_add(w);
 
-                xfce_desktop_popup_root_menu(desktop, button, evt->time);
+//                xfce_desktop_popup_root_menu(desktop, button, evt->time);
+                xfce_spawn_command_line_on_screen( gdk_screen_get_default(), "exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator", 0, 0, NULL );
                 return TRUE;
         } else if(button == 2 || (button == 1 && (state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
                                   && (state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)))

Note: you need to have the desktop menu right-click enabled (Settings Manager > Menus) and you will no longer see the root menu. If you want, you can extend the patch and separate the right-click and Shift+right-click actions and maybe have Shift+right-click bring up the root menu - if you still want that around.

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#1 2017-02-16 11:01:09

right-click run terminal (like fvwm-crystal)

#2 2017-02-16 13:53:21

Re: right-click run terminal (like fvwm-crystal)

#3 2017-02-16 15:58:54

Re: right-click run terminal (like fvwm-crystal)

#4 2017-02-16 17:07:51

Re: right-click run terminal (like fvwm-crystal)

#5 2017-02-17 10:41:42

Re: right-click run terminal (like fvwm-crystal)

#6 2017-02-17 13:09:21

Re: right-click run terminal (like fvwm-crystal)

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