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Oracle Solaris 11.1 Desktop User's Guide Oracle Solaris 11.1 Information Library |
1. Getting Started With the Desktop
3. Using the Desktop Workspaces
5. Using the Desktop Applications
Displaying the Home Folder in a Spatial Window
Displaying a Folder in a Browser Window
How to Display a Folder in a Browser Window
Showing and Hiding File Browser Window Components
Using the Tree From the Side Pane
Navigating History List Using the Go Menu
Navigating History List Using the Toolbar
Navigating Your History List Using History in the Side Pane
How to Add Actions Associated With a File Type
Using Views to Display Files and Folders
Arranging Your Files in Icon View
Arranging Your Files in List View
Changing the Size of Items in a View
Working With Files and Folders
Selecting Files Matching a Specific Pattern
Moving or Copying a File or Folder
How to Duplicate a File or Folder
How to Rename a File or Folder
How to Move a File or Folder to the Trash
How to Delete a File or Folder
Creating a Symbolic Link to a File or Folder
Viewing the Properties of a File or Folder
How to View the Properties of a File of Folder
How to Change Permissions for a File
How to Change Permissions for a Folder
Adding Notes to Files and Folders
How to Add a Note Using the Properties Dialog
How to Add a Note Using Notes in the Side Pane
Creating Documents by Using a Template
How to Create a Document From a Template
Displaying the Items in the Trash
How to Display the Item Properties Window
Modifying the Appearance of Files and Folders
How to Change the Icon for a File or Folder
How to Add an Emblem to a File or Folder
How to Mount a Device Manually
How to Eject a USB Flash Drive
Accessing Special URI Locations
Setting File Manager Preferences
Installing File Manager Scripts
The file manager provides a simple and integrated way to manage files and applications. You can use the file manager to perform the following actions:
Create folders and documents
Display files and folders
Search and manage files
Run scripts and start applications
Customize the appearance of files and folders
Open special locations on the computer
Write data to a CD or DVD
Install and remove fonts
The file manager manages the desktop. The desktop lies behind all other visible items on the screen.
Every user has a Home folder, which contains all files related to the user. The desktop contains special icons allowing easy access to the user's Home folder and Trash, and also to removable media such as floppy disks, CDs, and USB flashdrives.
The file manager provides two modes in which you can interact with the file system. You can choose the mode which the file manager should use by selecting (or deselecting) Always Open In Browser Windows in the Behavior tab of the file manager preferences dialog. The two modes are:
Browser mode – In this mode, you can browse the files and folders. The file manager window represents a browser, which can display any location. Opening a folder updates the current file manager window to show the contents of the new folder. The browser window displays a toolbar with common actions and locations, a location bar that shows the current location in the hierarchy of folders, and a sidebar that can hold different kinds of information. For more information about using the browser mode, see Browser Mode.
Spatial mode – In this mode, you can navigate to files and folders as objects. The file manager window represents a particular folder. Opening a folder opens a new window for that folder. Each time you open a particular folder, it is displayed at the same place on the screen and with the same size as it opened the last time. In spatial mode, the file manager indicates an open folder with a different icon. Using spatial mode might lead to more open file manager windows on the screen. For more information about using the spatial mode, see Spatial Mode.
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