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Notes for MetviewUI users
Are there still dot files in Desktop?
MetviewUI stores icon positions and types in hidden files (dot files). There is one such file for each icon. In Desktop this information is still stored but there is only one dot file per folder.
The Desktop window
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Desktop
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basics
A Desktop window is divided into six parts.
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- Menubar: contains menus and actions
- Toolbar: contains a set of buttons/widgets to customise the view and navigate through the folders
- Folder view: contents of the currently selected folder (or folders in different tabs).
- Sidebar: contains the Bookmarks panel
- Drawers: drawers are a set of centrally accessible folder tabs. They appear at the bottom of each Desktop window.
- Statusbar: displays information about the icons and provides the buttons for changing the icon size
Tabbed interface
The central part of Desktop can contain multiple tabs each showing a different folder. Folder navigation works for each tab independently.
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Folders
Opening folders
Folders are represented by this icon in the user interface:
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To enter a folder double-click, hit enter or right-click Open on the icon. Folders can also be opened in a new tab or window by using the context menu of the Folder icon.
The home folder
Each Metview session defines a home folder (by default it is ~/metview). This folder is set as both the home and root folder for Desktop! This has two implications. First, the home folder icon
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Both breadcrumbs and history items have a context menu, which allows opening the folders in a new tab or window.
Folder settings
Folder view modes
There are three folder view modes available:
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The view modes can be set to each tab separately through the View menu or using these toolbar icons:
Changing icon sizes
Bookmarks
Both folders and a set of folder tabs can be bookmarked. Bookmarks can be accessed either via the Bookmarks menu or the Bookmarks sidebar. You can open the the Bookmarks sidebar via the View menu or with the Ctrl+B shortcut.
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Sending mails
Process monitor
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