HOWTO: Change nautilus sidebar icon size

[Laterix]

This is just a little mod that allows you to change Nautilus file manager's Places sidebar icon size. See modified Nautilus screenshot below. This guide is tested only with Feisty Fawn!

http://www.aijaa.com/img/00094/963377.t.png (http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=963377.png)

STEP 1. Get source and install needed dependencies
Get nautilus source
apt-get source nautilus
Install needed dependencies (these are needed for compiling)
sudo apt-get build-dep nautilus

STEP 2. Edit Nautilus source
Move to nautilus source directory
cd nautilus-2.18.1/src
Open source code file with Gedit
gedit nautilus-places-sidebar.c
Line 191 should look like this (In Gutsy it's line 200):
pixbuf = nautilus_icon_factory_get_pixbuf_from_name_with_st ock_size (icon, NULL, GTK_ICON_SIZE_MENU, NULL);
Change that line to:
pixbuf = nautilus_icon_factory_get_pixbuf_from_name_with_st ock_size (icon, NULL, 5, NULL);
Save changes and close editor.

STEP 3. Compile and install
Move to nautilus source root (this dir contains configure file)
cd..
Then configure, compile, install
./configure --prefix=/usr
make
sudo make install

STEP 4. Restart X
You might need to restart X, before changes occur.

UNINSTALL
You should be able to uninstall this simply by reinstalling nautilus package with Synaptic

[Rusna]

Thanks!

[Yuzem]

Thanks!

I have one question.
Do you know how to remove the sidebar selection thing.
It takes room it is ugly and I only use places anyway.

I mean to make it look like this:
http://www.aijaa.com/img/t/00026/1483651.t.png (http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=1483651.png)

I think that "nautilus-side-pane.c" must be edited but I don't know what to edit.

[Laterix]

Thanks!

I have one question.
Do you know how to remove the sidebar selection thing.
It takes room it is ugly and I only use places anyway.

I mean to make it look like this:
http://www.aijaa.com/img/t/00026/1483651.t.png (http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=1483651.png)

I think that "nautilus-side-pane.c" must be edited but I don't know what to edit.
This answer took two months. :) The answer is that I don't know, but I will look into this. I would like achive the same thing as you.

[Laterix]

I managed to remove that Dropdown menu from nautilus sidebar. It was quite easy after all. Just comment out one line of code.

Open nautilus-side-pane.c and comment out line 331 (in Gutsy). So the line should look like this after modification:

//gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (side_pane), frame, FALSE, FALSE, 0);


http://www.aijaa.com/img/t/00623/1765811.t.png (http://www.aijaa.com/v.php?i=1765811.png)

[Yuzem]

Wow, thanks a lot. Better later than never. :)
I never liked that drop down menu on the sidebar.

Now, I am having one little problem, when I run this command:
sudo apt-get build-dep nautilus
I get:
E: No se pudieron satisfacer las dependencias de construcción de nautilus.
Which means something like: The build dependencies for nautilus could not been satisfied.
I am running Gutsy, any ideas?

[Laterix]

Which means something like: The build dependencies for nautilus could not been satisfied.
I am running Gutsy, any ideas?
Hmm... have you enabled source repositories? Synaptic -> Settings -> Repositories -> Source Code (Does it have tick?) There should be no problems with downloading dependencies if all repositories are set.

[Yuzem]

Yes, source code is enabled.
I found the problem:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=204922

I have the mac menu hack installed with a fake version number to not be overwritten every time by updates. I think that is the cause of my problem.

Thanks again. :)

[svtfmook]

i get
bash: cd: nautilus-2.18.1/src: No such file or directory

when i try to cd

[Yuzem]

On Gutsy it is:
cd nautilus-2.20.0/src

[MyKal]

anyone get this working on hardy???

i have gotton as far as editing the nautilus-places-sidebar.c file but none of the lines you have mentioned here are present in it

i am trying to make the icons bigger and get rid of the little box to change veiws in and i cant find either of the lines in the file that need to change

[BilliShere]

your best luck would be to use thunar file manager... it has a expandible sidebar and is a lot more customizable.

[Superevil]

I get as far as changing the source code and once I get the the cd.. command

calvin@superevil:~/nautilus-2.20.0/src$ cd..
bash: cd..: command not found

now am I supposed to be in ~/nautilus-2.20.0 or in ~/nautilus-2.20.0/src when i run the cd.. command? I've tried running ./configure --prefix=/usr in both and it tells me no such directory which obviously is because I've done something wrong somewhere and I just can't figure out where. And I'm usuing Gutsy BTW so I know it's 2.20.0

[bigbrovar]

anyone get this working on hardy???

i have gotton as far as editing the nautilus-places-sidebar.c file but none of the lines you have mentioned here are present in it

i am trying to make the icons bigger and get rid of the little box to change veiws in and i cant find either of the lines in the file that need to change

+1

tried it too but i dont know how this can be done on hardy .. the codes seem to hav be rewritten .

[BlueSkyNIS]

you should type cd .. (space inserted between) NOT cd..

[ixlam]

Looking at this in Hardy (nautilus-2.22.3 )and also not sure of what to change although it looks like it would be somewhere in and about line 207 - 224 (perhaps)


icon_size = nautilus_get_icon_size_for_stock_size (GTK_ICON_SIZE_MENU);
icon_info = nautilus_icon_info_lookup (icon, icon_size);

pixbuf = nautilus_icon_info_get_pixbuf_at_size (icon_info, icon_size);
g_object_unref (icon_info);
gtk_list_store_append (sidebar->store, &iter);
gtk_list_store_set (sidebar->store, &iter,
PLACES_SIDEBAR_COLUMN_ICON, pixbuf,
PLACES_SIDEBAR_COLUMN_NAME, name,
PLACES_SIDEBAR_COLUMN_URI, uri,
PLACES_SIDEBAR_COLUMN_DRIVE, drive,
PLACES_SIDEBAR_COLUMN_VOLUME, volume,
PLACES_SIDEBAR_COLUMN_MOUNT, mount,
PLACES_SIDEBAR_COLUMN_ROW_TYPE, place_type,
PLACES_SIDEBAR_COLUMN_INDEX, index,
-1);
if (pixbuf != NULL) {
g_object_unref (pixbuf);


Anyone ??

[RodrigoJol]

Same problem, in nautiluis-2.22.3 i don't know where to make the cheanges or haow to make it... does anybody solved that already??

thanks

[elusive]

hi @all

i found the solution for Gnome 2.24.1. The part, which ixlam posted is the right part. Just replace:

icon_size = nautilus_get_icon_size_for_stock_size (GTK_ICON_SIZE_MENU);

with:

icon_size = 24;

or whatever pixelsize you like.