13.04directoryfilesnautilusplaces
I can't seem to find a way to customize (add/remove folders/directories) the "Places" menu in the most recent "Files" application of Ubuntu 13.04. The procedures used with "Nautilus" in the previous versions of Ubuntu (bookmarking or drag&drop) don't seem to work anymore.
Does anybody have a clue on how to do that?
Initial request is from 2006?! o_O https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/35347
Let's hope ... ;-)
In order to achieve that.. you should edit the Nautilus source code and the nautilus.desktop file or using another file manager that allows this, such as nemo.
1) Make sure you have enable the Source code repository
Open a Terminal Window to update the repositories.
sudo apt-get update2) In the Terminal type the following to install the necessary packages.
sudo apt-get install build-essential quilt3) Install build dependencies.
sudo apt-get build-dep nautilus4) Create a folder to download the source code.
mkdir ~/Downloads/src
cd ~/Downloads/src
5) Download the source code & Export variables.
apt-get source nautilus
export QUILT_PATCHES=debian/patches
export EDITOR=gedit
6) Create the patch and edit the source code.
cd nautilus-3.6.3/
quilt new my_custom_places.patch
quilt edit src/nautilus-places-sidebar.c
Custom Trash: To change the name of the Trash.You can change the strings in the lines 567 and 569.
eg: "Trash" to "Custom Trash" & "Open the trash" to "Open the Custom Trash"
Add Folder: In this example I will add the "Test" folder in my home directory /home/virtual/Test. (change the folder according to your needs)
After the line number 562 add the following:
/* add Test directory */
mount_uri = "file:///home/virtual/Test";
icon = g_themed_icon_new (NAUTILUS_ICON_FOLDER);
add_place (sidebar, PLACES_BUILT_IN,
SECTION_COMPUTER,
_("Test"), icon, mount_uri,
NULL, NULL, NULL, 0,
_("Open Test folder"));
g_object_unref (icon);
Remove Recent Files: To remove the Recent Files from the places... delete the lines from 525 to 534.
Save the changes.
7) Build the deb packages.
quilt refreshfakeroot dpkg-buildpackage8) Install the deb packages.
cd ..
sudo dpkg -i *deb
9) For system-wide..edit the nautilus.desktop file to add the folder eg:(/home/virtual/Test) in the quick list.
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/nautilus.desktopChange:
Actions=Window;
To:
Actions=Test;Window;
Add:
[Desktop Action Test]
Name=Test
Exec=nautilus --new-window /home/virtual/Test
OnlyShowIn=Unity;
Before:
After:
10) Finally you can logout and Login to see the changes.
RESULT:
Hope this helps.
Best Answer
First of all, open a nautilus window to the directory you wish to add. Then click the small cog icon in the top right of the nautilus window and click the 'Bookmark this location' entry. It will be added to the "Bookmarks" section of the sidebar.