HOWTO: Custom commands in nautilus (TB Attachment example)

[maxdevis]

A new nautilus actions available!!!!

Is there a way to make THIS script work is Nautilus Actions? Its a mount/unmount .iso script.

if you want to mount iso who are movie-dvd's,
you can play iso's right away in a mediaplayer, without mounting

[GrumZ]

i want to make a menubutton so gxine loads the subtitle of an avi.
it works when i give in the terminal this:
gxine file:///home/michiel/file#subtitle:/home/michiel/file.srt

when i make a script it also works,
but when i want to do it with nautilus actions, it loads the avi, but not the subtitle.
i tried to add the script to nautilus actions, but again he loads the avi, not the srt.

In fact Nautilus-actions use a Glib function to parse the command line, and it seems that this function parse the # character as the sign of comment and so ignore the end of the line. To workaround it, just put a backslash before the # sign like this :

file://%d/%f\#%d/%f.srt

[GrumZ]

i want to mount iso's.
the script works
but the menu not?
it gives me the error from the script.

#!/bin/bash
#
# nautilus-mount-iso

foo=`gksudo -u root -k -m "" /bin/echo "got r00t?"`

sudo mkdir /media/"$*"

if sudo mount -o loop -t iso9660 "$*" /media/"$*"
then
if zenity --question --title "ISO Mounter" --text "$* Successfully Mounted.

Open Volume?"
then
nautilus /media/"$*" --no-desktop
fi
exit 0
else
sudo rmdir /media/"$*"
zenity --error --title "ISO Mounter" --text "Kan niet mounten $*!"
exit 1
fi

Let's try this little rewrite of it and check if it makes it works better :

#!/bin/bash
#
# nautilus-mount-iso

image_name=`basename $2 .iso`

foo=`gksudo -u root -k -m "" /bin/echo "got r00t?"`

sudo mkdir /media/"$image_name"

if sudo mount -o loop -t iso9660 "$1" /media/"$image_name"
then
        if zenity --question --title "ISO Mounter" --text "$2 Successfully Mounted.
        
        Open Volume?"
        then
                nautilus /media/"$image_name" --no-desktop
        fi
        exit 0
else
        sudo rmdir /media/"$image_name"
        zenity --error --title "ISO Mounter" --text "Kan niet mounten $2!"
        exit 1
fi

and use this as parameters in Nautilus-actions :

%d/%f %f

I don't manage to test it because gksudo doesn't works on my Fedora box and when I removed it, the script didn't work because sudo ask for a password under X even though it didn't ask for it in command line.

[joselin]

Great work. Now i can send files to my BT devices

Label: SenSend to Bluetooth Device
Path: gnome-obex-send
Parameters: %M
File pattern: *
Appears if selection contains only files.

Cheers

[pakux]

looking at the first posts on this thread I followed the link to nautilus-actions homepage. There is available a new release (1.0), and even a breezy deb package.

now my three cents on custom actions:

***********
Enqueue in xmms
Path: xmms
Parameters: %M -e
File Pattern: *
Folders/Files: Both
Multiple? checked
***********

[tjwhaynes]

When you copy files from CD onto hard disk, they carry their permissions with them and remain unwritable. This is easy to fix from the command line but time consuming in the GUI. This action allows you to recursively set the writable flag on selected files and directories.

Label: Recursive writable
Tooltip: Make all of the selection writable, including all subfolders.
Action: chmod
Parameters: -R u+w %M

Files/Folders: Both (or you could make this just apply to folders).

Cheers,
Toby Haynes

[Bazon]

enqueue in XMMS:
(displays only for audiofiles and folders in contrast to method above)

for files:
path: xmms
parameter: -e %M
symbol: /usr/share/xmms_mini.xpm

filter: *.mp3; *.ogg; *.wav (and whatever you want)
only files: checked
multiple checked: checked

Scheme:
file

for folders:
path: xmms
parameter: -e %M
symbol: /usr/share/xmms_mini.xpm

filter: *
only folders: checked
multiple checked: checked

Scheme:
file

play in XMMS:

for files:
path: xmms
parameter: %M
symbol: /usr/share/xmms_mini.xpm

filter: *.mp3; *.ogg; *.wav (and whatever you want)
only files: checked
multiple checked: checked

Scheme:
file

for folders:
path: xmms
parameter: %M
symbol: /usr/share/xmms_mini.xpm

filter: *
only folders: checked
multiple checked: checked

Scheme:
file

tag with Easy Tagger
path: easytag
parameter: %M
symbol: /usr/share/EasyTAG.xpm

filter: *
only folders: checked
multiple checked: not checked

Scheme:
file

[jms830]

Easy convert webshots .wbz to .jpg using wbz2jpg for nautilus-actions:

download and follow the instuctions here http://www.angelfire.com/darkside/wbz2jpg/
then in nautilus-actions

Label: Convert to JPEG
Tooltip: Converts wbz to jpg
Path: /usr/bin/wbz2jpg
Parameters: %M %M.jpg

File Pattern: *.wbz
only files: checked
multiple checked: checked

scheme: file

I can't seem to get it to work for more than one file at a time, but it works.

[GrumZ]

I'm happy to annouce you that it is now possible to share your actions on the official web site of Nautilus-actions.

There is already a few configs submited and you have the possibility to submit your own configs too.

the configuration repository can be found at the following address :

http://www.grumz.net/configlist

You can found more information about this here

Happy sharing !

[sellotape]

Gnome easy install of deb files by right clicking on them.

I made one, but I can 't get it to work. It installs .deb's with a zenity progress thing and makes a log.

here it is:

Label: Install Deb
Tooltip: Install the selected Debian Package
Icon: /usr/share/pixmaps/debian-logo.png
Path: zenity --progress --pulsate --title "Please Wait" --text $"Installing %f" & && gksudo dpkg -i
Parameters: %M" > ~/install_log.txt && killall zenity
File Pattern: *.deb

If anybody could make it work that would be great. This would be possible by executing a script also.

I've made a script to install deb files from the right click menu. Please be kind it's my first Linux script. Very easy to use, with progress bar.

Copy and paste the following script into a file call it "installer" and save it in your home folder, then make it executable.

#!/bin/bash
#
# nautilus-deb-installer

package_name=`basename $1`

if zenity --question --title "Alert" --text "Do you wish to install the package $package_name?"
then
foo=`gksudo -u root -m "Please enter your password to install $package_name" /bin/echo "0"`
sudo dpkg -i "$1" | zenity --progress --pulsate --title "Please Wait" --text $"Installing $package_name"
zenity --info --title "Installation Complete" --text "The package $package_name has been installed"
else
zenity --info --title "Installation aborted" --text "The package $package_name was not installed"
exit 1
fi

Then in Nautilus Actions:

Label: Install Package
Path: /home/<your username>/installer
Parameters: %M
File Pattern: *.deb
Files only

Then when you right click on a deb file you will be able to install it.