rldev Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I have set Gwenview as the default file manager. However, it only works if I select my folders from plasma view. If I click on my "Home" desktop icon, the system launches Dolphin. Is this the way it is supposed to work? [moved from Software by spinynorman] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 systemsettings -- default applications -- filemanager Personally I find gwenview severely crippled, both as a filemanager AND image viewer, but obviously you think differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rldev Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 My needs are fairly simple. I don't like Dolphin, and Konquerer is a bit much for my needs. I have it set as default, but it seems like it is only for media files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 You can use pretty much any filemanager as default in KDE4: nautilus, thunar, pcmanfm, rox-filer... You may like to take a look at Thunar, which is a great filemanager, fully pluggable, and very fast (much faster than Nautilus). PcmanFM is also a good+fast filemanager, but still slightly buggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkerr82508 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) I have set Gwenview as the default file manager. However, it only works if I select my folders from plasma view. If I click on my "Home" desktop icon, the system launches Dolphin. Is this the way it is supposed to work? The Home icon is configured to launch dolphin. Right-click on the icon, select Properties and take a look at the Application tab. You would need to edit the command in order to launch your preferred file manager instead of dolphin. Jim Edited October 6, 2009 by jkerr82508 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rldev Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 You can use pretty much any filemanager as default in KDE4: nautilus, thunar, pcmanfm, rox-filer... You may like to take a look at Thunar, which is a great filemanager, fully pluggable, and very fast (much faster than Nautilus). PcmanFM is also a good+fast filemanager, but still slightly buggy. I didn't know I could use anything and have tight integration. I like Thunar and will give it a shot. I can't right click on the icons. For some reason it crashes my desktop(2010 Cooker). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkerr82508 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I can't right click on the icons. For some reason it crashes my desktop(2010 Cooker). Try right-clicking on the icon in ~/Desktop Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Plasma stability has greatly improved in KDE 4.3.2, which will be soon in Cooker (this is just a guess). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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