In Ubuntu I can create handy nautilus scripts by putting .sh files into ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts directory, and they will appear in the right click context menu in nautilus. In 11.04, I used to be able to assign keyboard shortcuts for my scripts by editing in the file ~/.gnome2/accels/nautilus, but now in 11.10 this file is no longer there to edit. So how can I create keyboard shortcuts for my nautilus-scripts?
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The solution is nearly the same as the answer in the question you linked to, except you need to use dconf-editor instead of gconf-editor. I had to install dconf-editor, which if I remember correctly, comes with the dconf-tools package. Also, the killall nautilus ... command did not appear to be necessary.
So, once you've got dconf-editor, run it.
- Go to
org/gnome/desktop/interface. - Check the box for
can-change-accels. - Open Nautilus and highlight the menu item whose key binding you want to change, either with your mouse or via the keyboard, and press the key(s) you want to use as the shortcut.
- Don't forget to uncheck
can-change-accelsindconf-editorafter you're done.
Well, I filled a bug report on bugzilla.gnome.org and I feel stupid now... This feature still exists.
The solution is to create a blank file named for instance new inside the ~/Templates/ folder of your home directory.
→ On non-English installations, the templates directory might have another name. One can find the actual directory with
xdg-user-dir TEMPLATES.
If you're still facing the problem, Check the file in ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs if XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR variable is set correctly. If it is set to $HOME/ instead of $HOME/Templates/, correct and save that file.
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Best Answer
You need to do this from the File menu of Nautilus...simply right-clicking in a Window to obtain the Scripts list does not allow adding shortcuts.
If you want to remove the shortcut, repeat steps 1 and 2, then press Backspace when your Script is highlighted on the menu. This should remove the shortcut.
Note: you might have to do a "nautilus -q" from Terminal before the gconf change takes effect.