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siblek

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Registered: 2025-01-21

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share script for switching standalone and embedded image preview

Shotcut keyboard for switching between standalone and embedded image preview mode in Thunar (XFCE)

see in action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAqL4tT … e=youtu.be

create sh file and then call from keyboard aplication shotcut

#!/bin/bash

MODE_KEY="/misc-image-preview-mode"
current=$(xfconf-query -c thunar -p $MODE_KEY)

if [[ "$current" == "THUNAR_IMAGE_PREVIEW_MODE_EMBEDDED" ]]; then
  xfconf-query -c thunar -p $MODE_KEY -s "THUNAR_IMAGE_PREVIEW_MODE_STANDALONE"
else
  xfconf-query -c thunar -p $MODE_KEY -s "THUNAR_IMAGE_PREVIEW_MODE_EMBEDDED"
fi

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