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Re: Buster:  Konqueror as File Manager



Update about a sidebar for Konqueror

More searching on the web has lead me to this thread:

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=373824

and to comment no. 27.

Using David Faure's suggestion I did the following to create a sidebar:

. launch krunner (alt-F2)
. enter "/" 
. click on "Locations Open /"
    . this will open konqueror as file manager
. put a check mark next to "View / Lock to current location"
. do "Window / Split view Left/Right"
. re-size the left pane to look like a sidebar
. from either pane, put a check mark next to "View / Link view"
. go to "File / Session / Save as ..." and save this session

When you click on a folder in the left pane, it will be show up in the right 
pane.

Tips:

. Only these two panes are linked, so if you do "Split view Left/Right" from 
the right pane, any selection you make in the far left pane will only affect 
the pane to its immediate right.

. I suggest you display the bookmarks toolbar and use bookmarks, it's 
especially helpful with a split view.

. To launch your file manager
    . go to Application Launcher / Edit Applications...
    . create a New Item in the folder of your choice, e.g. System or 
Utilities
    . give it a Name and Description, and select an icon
    . in the Command field, put "konqueror --open-session 
<your_saved_session_name>"
    . Save
    . add this new application to Favourites, the panel, or the desktop

. To make a global shortcut
    . go to System Settings / Workspace / Shortcuts / Edit / New / Global 
Shortcut / Command/URL
    . give the New Action a name; e.g. KonquerorFM
    . enter a comment in the Comment tab, if you wish
    . enter your shortcut key in the Trigger tab
    . enter the same command in the Action tab that you entered to create 
the application
    . click "Apply"


Although this method doesn't replace the full-functioning sidebar of 
Konqueror that's in Stretch, it does help, a bit, in Buster.


Regards,
Robert




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