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advice1010

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Registered: 2023-02-19

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Thunar - Split View - Command line options

Thunar: 4.20.2

To me it seems that the Split View mode is missing some expected integration features in Thunar.
I have a couple of questions about this topic for expected command line options for Split View that I do not think exist.

1.)
I am aware that there is a hidden setting that allows for ALL instances of Thunar to be opened in Split View mode.
However I am looking to be able to setup separate Thunar launch commands that can load just specific instances of Thunar in Split View mode, instead of ALL instances of Thunar.
Does anyone know if this is possible?
The only thing I can come up with which does work but does not seem very elegant because then have to create a launch command with setting "on" and setting "off"
(this might not be the exact command, I cannot remember at the moment the one I tried)

xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-vertical-split-pane -t bool -s true --create && thunar

2.)
When using single file pane Thunar, you can type a path / folder name into the command that you want Thunar to open up into to.
For example "thunar Downloads"
Was looking for / wondering if it was possible to be able to set the paths for both the LEFT and RIGHT file panes when opening in Split View mode?

Again, to me these are common expected things for Split View that I thought would have been integrated into Thunar when this feature was added.
If anyone has any ideas on if these things can be achieved, please let me know

Thank You

Last edited by advice1010 (2025-08-22 23:25:41)

ToZ

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Re: Thunar - Split View - Command line options

However I am looking to be able to setup separate Thunar launch commands that can load just specific instances of Thunar in Split View mode, instead of ALL instances of Thunar.

I think you are looking for the /misc-always-enable-split-view property. You could use the following command strings to launch different instances of thunar with split mode enabled or not:

xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-always-enable-split-view -s false  && thunar
xfconf-query -c thunar -p /misc-always-enable-split-view -s true  && thunar

...this is probably the best you would get.

Was looking for / wondering if it was possible to be able to set the paths for both the LEFT and RIGHT file panes when opening in Split View mode?

It doesn't appear to be possible. With split mode off, you can open two thunar windows with different paths:

thunar /path/one /path/two

...but with split mode enabled, it looks like it opens the second path in both views.

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