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    opening multiple instances of Nautilus

    Hello,

    Just wondering where is "Places" for Unity. Thanks.

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    Re: opening multiple instances of Nautilus

    Quote Originally Posted by beew View Post
    Hello,

    Just wondering where is "Places" for Unity. Thanks.
    It hasn't been implemented yet. You can right click "files and folders" for some folder locations. There is a ppa to add in places in Nautilus I believe. I can't recall the site though you can likely find it through a quick google search. I expect it to be implemented by 11.10.
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    Re: opening multiple instances of Nautilus

    Clicking on the Home Folder in the new Unity Bar will open nautilus, middle-clicking on it will open another instance
    I use compiz and I have the Alt+H shortcut to open nautilus btw

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    Re: opening multiple instances of Nautilus

    You say "multiple instances" in you thread title, so... If you have one Nautilus widow open already, you have the equivalent of the Places menu in the left pane. If you want to open one of the places listed there simply right-click on it and "Open in New Window". You can even automount an unmounted internal partition listed there this way. You can also right-click on a folder in the main pane and "open in new window" as well.

    It's really quite neat and tidy so, once you get used to it, there's no real need for a separate places menu.

    Or, as hakermania says, middle-click on the Home Folder in the launcher and a new instance of nautilus will open.
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    Re: opening multiple instances of Nautilus

    Quote Originally Posted by coffeecat View Post
    You say "multiple instances" in you thread title, so... If you have one Nautilus widow open already, you have the equivalent of the Places menu in the left pane. If you want to open one of the places listed there simply right-click on it and "Open in New Window". You can even automount an unmounted internal partition listed there this way. You can also right-click on a folder in the main pane and "open in new window" as well.

    It's really quite neat and tidy so, once you get used to it, there's no real need for a separate places menu.

    Or, as hakermania says, middle-click on the Home Folder in the launcher and a new instance of nautilus will open.

    Or press Ctrl-N

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    Re: opening multiple instances of Nautilus

    Quote Originally Posted by nothingspecial View Post
    Or press Ctrl-N
    That's cool!

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    Re: opening multiple instances of Nautilus

    beew =
    in addition to the numerous ways mentioned there is also a places 'menu' available in the unity panel bar when focus is on the desktop.
    It is expandable thru bookmarks
    (though if you've removed/disabled the global menu it will not be there, one of the reasons to keep the GM and disable apps individually
    Also any location can be added to the home folder or any launcher icon thru quicklists - locations in home directory are directly entered, otherwise they need the full path

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    Re: opening multiple instances of Nautilus

    Quote Originally Posted by beew View Post
    Hello,

    Just wondering where is "Places" for Unity. Thanks.
    Hi, maybe someone might find this useful a background with the keyboard short cuts for natty.
    Last edited by wildmanne39; February 10th, 2013 at 06:58 PM.

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    Re: opening multiple instances of Nautilus

    I am really concerned with the progress of DeskTop Managers in Ubuntu in 11.10. In 11.04 Gnome 2.3 it took these steps to open a program. (1) move mouse over the icon on the panel, (2) double click on the icon. Now in 11.10, we have this. (1) move mouse over the icon (2) use one hand to click ctr, (3) use the other hand to click N. I may be sounding disappointed if I do not see this as progress.

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    Re: opening multiple instances of Nautilus

    Quote Originally Posted by ubu2008 View Post
    I am really concerned with the progress of DeskTop Managers in Ubuntu in 11.10. In 11.04 Gnome 2.3 it took these steps to open a program. (1) move mouse over the icon on the panel, (2) double click on the icon. Now in 11.10, we have this. (1) move mouse over the icon (2) use one hand to click ctr, (3) use the other hand to click N. I may be sounding disappointed if I do not see this as progress.
    Actually it's much simpler than what you are descibing.

    You can either
    1) move cursor to an icon. 2) click it

    ..or to open a new window of already open application:
    1) move cursor to an icon. 2) click it with middle mouse button

    The Ctrl+N shortcut is in no way related to launcher icons, and therefore you don't need to point to any icon to use it. It's used when you already have a file manager window open (most programs have this shortcut for new windows, in Linux, Windows and OS X at least). So this isn't related to the desktop environment or operating system you use, even less to UI elements like Unity. It's a comon feature in the programs themselves.
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