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Malabarba
Asked: 2010-11-10 08:40:53 +0800 CST

Customize Gnome-Do's default action order

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I'm using Gnome-Do with the "Files and Folders v2.5" plugin. I set it to read my .scripts folder, so that I might run my personal scripts from Gnome-Do. The only problem is that Gnome-Do's standard action for shell scripts is to open them instead of running them. That forces me to Tab and scroll-down every time. How can I change Gnome-Do's standard action?

An example for clarity:
I have a foo.sh executable file inside my .scripts folder. When I type foo inside Gnome-Do, it correctly selects the file and offers the Open action. I then have to Tab, press Down, and hit Enter to select the Run action instead. I would the Run action to be first on the list.

Alternatively, a more appropriate way to integrate Gnome-Do with personal scripts would be fine as well.

10.10 scripts gnome-do

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    This is not directly possible in Do, but it does have a capability to learn what you mean. The default action for any item is always the action you've used most frequently out of the possible actions for that item.

    So, one way of getting what you want would be to just use the run action a lot from Do.

    Another way would be to inform Do that your script is an “application” that's runnable, like Firefox or Evolution or such. Do determines the list of applications by searching for .desktop files in the standard locations. One of these locations is ~/.local/share/applications. So, if you create a foo.desktop file looking something like:

    [Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Foo desktop frobinator
GenericName=Desktop frobinator
Comment=Awesomeate your desktop!
Exec=/home/raof/.scripts/foo.sh
Icon=shotwell
Terminal=true
Type=Application
Categories=Graphics;Photography;GNOME;GTK;

    you'll get a “Foo desktop frobinator” runnable item in Do.

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