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Mango

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Registered: 2022-07-16

Posts: 1

Add custom app commands [catfish search] to shortcut menu?

Ahoj

I would like to add some custom commands to the shortcut menu in my arch-based distro. To clarify, the shortcut menu I am referring to is the one which pops up when you right click inside a folder or desktop. And I would like to add the catfish file search as the command (similar to what is available in manjaro XFCE, which allows you to open a shortcut menu inside any folder and search it using catfish).

I don't know how to achieve this. Any ideas?

KBar

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Registered: 2021-11-05

Posts: 689

Re: Add custom app commands [catfish search] to shortcut menu?

This has been asked before. It's also explained in the official documentation for Thunar.

Additionally, Xubuntu provides some pre-defined default actions in /etc/xdg/xdg-xubuntu/Thunar/uca.xml. Here's an excerpt from it for your specific case:

  <action>
    <icon>filefind</icon>
    <name>Find in this folder</name>
    <unique-id>3-3</unique-id>
    <command>catfish --path=%f</command>
    <description>Search for files within this folder</description>
    <patterns>*</patterns>
    <directories/>
  </action>

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Mint

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Registered: 2022-07-16

Posts: 1

Re: Add custom app commands [catfish search] to shortcut menu?

Cheers for that , I didn't know they were referred to as a Custom Actions

Skaperen

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Registered: 2013-06-15

Posts: 862

Re: Add custom app commands [catfish search] to shortcut menu?

> the one which pops up when you right click inside a folder or desktop.

different menus pop up in different locations for me when i right click.  i guess i don't understand this case, yet.