Ah yeh. Could try and push a patch for nautilus I guess, just need to find the time to write it.
I'm sure there must be _some_ universal way though! It seems crazy that there's not an obvious one. -K On 08/02/2011, at 7:55 PM, Stef Bon <stef...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've had the same problem, assign some properties to a directory, and > then according to these properties, add for example a specific app in > the right click menu. > > For example, with a directory representing an unformatted disk, offer > the partitionmanager as action. > > Or in a smb share, make the apps handle differently the caching of files. > > With KDE it looks as if a .directory file is the only place to give > information what the map is/represents. > > And within this .directory file the miemtype is the only parameter for > this purpose. > > Stef > > > 2011/2/8 Keith Poole <plat...@gmail.com>: >> Hi and thanks. >> >> I think being KDE only would be a problem. Are .directory files specifict to >> it? And is there any doco available for it? >> >> Could be a good starting point though. >> >> To clarify my goal; I want to associate folders with a special property (a >> .directory file, extension based mime type, etc), with a custom application >> (and icon handler). >> >> -K >> >> >> >> On 08/02/2011, at 7:40 PM, Stef Bon <stef...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Well, I'm building a construction which also requires/provides >>> information about a directory. >>> >>> for example: >>> >>> local.dev.cdrom.audio >>> local.dev.cdrom.blank >>> local.dev.cdrom.dvd >>> local.dev.disk.ata.partition >>> >>> and >>> >>> local.map.home >>> >>> remote.net.smb.workgroup >>> remote.net.smb.server >>> remote.net.smb.share >>> >>> I've called them subtypes. Well what's in a name, but I've used the >>> name type already in the software I'm working on. >>> >>> Well according to Chris the pattern can be set like: >>> >>> >>> MimeType="inode/directory;role=remote.net.smb.workgroup" >>> >>> for a directory which represents a smb workgroup >>> >>> The only location I think this can be set on a per directory basis is >>> a .directory file, in this dir >>> >>> or in the map: >>> >>> ~/.kde/share/apps/dolphin/view_properties/%localpath/.directory >>> >>> >>> but this is KDE. And not .local/.config. >>> >>> Stef >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 2011/2/8 Keith Poole <plat...@gmail.com>: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> The DVD folder was only an example, and I think there's many applications >>>> for this sort of functionality. The reason I'm asking about it is for a >>>> project I'm working on that requires something along those lines (FOSS >>>> Linux and Unix-like project). >>>> >>>> Do you think a magic pattern could be set to determine if it's a matching >>>> folder? Doesn't have to be an extension, could be a specific file inside >>>> the folder. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 08/02/2011, at 6:10 PM, Křištof Želechovski <giecr...@stegny.2a.pl> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dnia wtorek, 8 lutego 2011 o 01:28:38 Keith Poole napisał(a): >>>>>> Hi Kristof. >>>>>> >>>>>> A good example of what I'm trying to do would be to allow *.DVD folders >>>>>> to open in a specified application as opposed to opening in the file >>>>>> browser. Of course the user may still want to browse the folder etc, >>>>>> hence my subclassing. >>>>>> >>>>>> MIME types may not be the way to do this, but I was hoping for a >>>>>> solution that was transparent to the file manager as much as possible. >>>>>> The last thing I want to do is go patching thunar, konq, nautilus, etc. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Why would you want to change the handler application? A DVD holds tracks >>>>> that hold read-only file systems that can hold any data, and with a >>>>> special provision that some file systems within tracks allow you to >>>>> "borrow" files stored on previous tracks. So I guess that would be a set >>>>> of numbered tracks that the application would extract content from, >>>>> wouldn’t it? I do not think such an application would be particularly >>>>> useful, but it is of course up to you :-) >>>>> >>>>> However, have in mind that XDG tools are in a habit of looking *inside* >>>>> files to determine what they contain; the file name is only a hint. And >>>>> yes, the file manager should automatically match the view mode to the >>>>> perceived content if we want it to work just like Microsoft Windows >>>>> Explorer (which is, admit it, quite smart in most cases, although >>>>> probably not in the DVD case in particular — not that I can attest in >>>>> either direction because I never saw such a directory in my life). >>>>> >>>>> IMHO, >>>>> Chris >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> xdg mailing list >>>> xdg@lists.freedesktop.org >>>> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg >>>> >> _______________________________________________ xdg mailing list xdg@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg
