Nautilus, split pane?

General · 05-03-2007, 05:11 PM

Is there some way to give Nautilus a usable split-pane view? I realize there are other file managers that are designed from the ground up this way, but none I found seemed very refined.

macemoneta · 05-03-2007, 05:18 PM

You can open Nautilus windows in "browser" mode by right-clicking and selecting "Browse Folder".

General · 05-07-2007, 08:08 PM

I think I got it on browser mode, but I don't have split pane. There is option to show a side panel that has a tree view, but it doesn't seem good for moving files around or creating symlinks. Am I looking in the wrong place?

jay73 · 05-07-2007, 09:12 PM

There are other applications that will do that. gentoo, for example (not the distribution, the application), or Krusader.

macemoneta · 05-07-2007, 09:12 PM

You're in the right place. You certainly can use the side pane in tree view to drag and drop files/folders and create symlinks.

In the side pane in tree view, you can expand the tree to any location. Click on a folder and the main panel moves there. Select a file, and drop it in a location in the side panel to move it.

Right click on a file to create a symlink. Drag and drop it in the tree to relocate it.

reddazz · 05-08-2007, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay73

There are other applications that will do that. gentoo, for example (not the distribution, the application), or Krusader.

Another one is gnome-commander.