Service Menus with Dolphin

[chimak111]

Working in Kubuntu 16.04 with Dolphin version 16.04.3 (and Plasma 5.8.7):

Two ways to copy path and filename to clipboard:
https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post402060 requires xsel
https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post402061 requires xclip

Then I made a very simple "Open with mpv" menu entry:

[Desktop Entry]
Actions=open-with-mpv
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
#MimeType=inode/directory
MimeType=application/octet-stream
Type=Service
X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel

[Desktop Action open-with-mpv]
Exec=mpv %U
Name=Open with mpv
Icon=mpv

I changed

MimeType=application/octet-stream

to

MimeType=all/all

so I can open folders or individual files.

[vinnywright]

Working in Kubuntu 16.04 with Dolphin version 16.04.3 (and Plasma 5.8.7):

Two ways to copy path and filename to clipboard:
https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post402060 requires xsel
https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post402061 requires xclip

Then I made a very simple "Open with mpv" menu entry:

[Desktop Entry]
Actions=open-with-mpv
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
#MimeType=inode/directory
MimeType=application/octet-stream
Type=Service
X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel

[Desktop Action open-with-mpv]
Exec=mpv %U
Name=Open with mpv
Icon=mpv

ok ,,gota ask ,,,why "mpv" is not that a media player ,,,,I'v never used it .

VINNY

[chimak111]

ok ,,gota ask ,,,why "mpv" is not that a media player ,,,,I'v never used it .
VINNY

It has a minimal GUI and I'm used to it on my Lubuntu laptop. I'm using the ppa version: https://launchpad.net/~mc3man/+archi..._filter=xenial.

The one in the standard repos is quite old (and gave me trouble with kwin as well).

Plus I wanted to make a service menu all of my very own

[vinnywright]

It has a minimal GUI and I'm used to it on my Lubuntu laptop. I'm using the ppa version: https://launchpad.net/~mc3man/+archi..._filter=xenial.

The one in the standard repos is quite old (and gave me trouble with kwin as well).

Plus I wanted to make a service menu all of my very own

O ,,,so you made a service menu to launch mpv on a media file .

I thought you were still talking about getting the full path and filename of some file to the clipboard.

VINNY

[Rog131]

Use This As Icon

Linking to Thread: Dolphin folder display, one photo only as thunbnail. - https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...bnail?p=408667

With the KDE Frameworks 5.41.0 (kio) , KDE Applications 17.12.0 (Dolphin), Plasma 5.11.4 (kde-cli-tools).

Making a desktop file - useThisAsIcon.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
Icon=image-x-icon
X-KDE-ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=all/allfiles;
Actions=thisIcon;
Encoding=UTF-8

[Desktop Action thisIcon]
Name=Use this as folder icon
Icon=image-x-icon
Exec=useThisAsIcon.sh "%f"

And a script file - useThisAsIcon.sh:

#!/bin/sh
# Usage: useThisAsIcon /path/to/file.extension

file=$1
directory=$(dirname "${file}")

kioclient5 copy "thumbnail://$file" "$directory/.cover.png"
kwriteconfig5 --file "$directory/.directory" --group 'Desktop Entry' --key Icon ./.cover

The script file is executing the kio thumbnail and writing the thumbnail to the .cover.png. The script is also writing the icon key to the the KDE .directory file:





More of the kioclient and the kwriteconfig can be found with the commands:

kioclient --help
kwriteconfig --help

With the KDE Frameworks 5 the commands are kioclient5 and the kwriteconfig5.

[MoonRise]

Nice!! Thanks!

EDIT: Oddly I add that desktop entry to `/.kde/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus/ but for some reason does not show up even on a reboot. Will play around some, but any feedback?

[vinnywright]

Nice!! Thanks!

EDIT: Oddly I add that desktop entry to `/.kde/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus/ but for some reason does not show up even on a reboot. Will play around some, but any feedback?

are you running plasma5 ?

try /home/vinny/.local/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/ ,,,,,,,of corse change "vinny" to your user name and you may half to make the "kservices5" directory .

VINNY

[oshunluvr]

..and rebooting isn't necessary. At the most closing and re-launching Dolphin, but even that shouldn't be necessary. They should be available immediately.

[Rog131]

KDE4 vs KF5

Paths

Service menus are looked at...

Earlier: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post367207

KDE4 - Debian based:

~/.kde/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus/
and
/usr/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus/

KF5:

~/.local/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/
and
/usr/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/

A quick test

with

$ dolphin -v
Qt: 4.8.6
KDE Development Platform: 4.14.2
Dolphin: 4.14.2

~/.kde/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus/useThisAsIcon.desktop:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
Icon=image-x-icon
X-KDE-ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=all/allfiles;
Actions=thisIcon;
Encoding=UTF-8

[Desktop Action thisIcon]
Name=Use this as folder icon
Icon=image-x-icon
Exec=useThisAsIcon.sh "%f"

Executable useThisAsIcon.sh:

#!/bin/sh
# Usage: useThisAsIcon /path/to/file.extension

file=$1
directory=$(dirname "${file}")

kioclient copy "thumbnail://$file" "$directory/.cover.png"
kwriteconfig --file "$directory/.directory" --group 'Desktop Entry' --key Icon ./.cover

In the right place - told by echo $PATH.

Seems to work =>



Notes

The KDE4 Dolphin is not refreshing the view. The user need to press F5 to reload the folder icons.

The KDE4 Dolphin/kio is squashing the icons to square. KF5 keep the image proportions.

[MoonRise]

Thanks All!

[Chipy]

Linking to Thread: Dolphin folder display, one photo only as thunbnail. - https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...bnail?p=408667

With the KDE Frameworks 5.41.0 (kio) , KDE Applications 17.12.0 (Dolphin), Plasma 5.11.4 (kde-cli-tools).

Making a desktop file - useThisAsIcon.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
Icon=image-x-icon
X-KDE-ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=all/allfiles;
Actions=thisIcon;
Encoding=UTF-8

[Desktop Action thisIcon]
Name=Use this as folder icon
Icon=image-x-icon
Exec=useThisAsIcon.sh "%f"

And a script file - useThisAsIcon.sh:

#!/bin/sh
# Usage: useThisAsIcon /path/to/file.extension

file=$1
directory=$(dirname "${file}")

kioclient5 copy "thumbnail://$file" "$directory/.cover.png"
kwriteconfig5 --file "$directory/.directory" --group 'Desktop Entry' --key Icon ./.cover

Hi Rog131 & everybody,
I tried to add this service menu to my Kubuntu 18.04, but I don't understand exactly, where to put the useThisAsIcon.sh and what to do exactly with it.
What do you mean by:

In the right place - told by echo $PATH.

Thank you in advance about a timely response!
Chipy

[Rog131]

Hi Rog131 & everybody,
I tried to add this service menu to my Kubuntu 18.04, but I don't understand exactly, where to put the useThisAsIcon.sh and what to do exactly with it.
What do you mean by:

Thank you in advance about a timely response!
Chipy

Hi !

What is PATH ?: http://www.linfo.org/path_env_var.html

PATH is an environmental variable in Linux and other Unix-like operating systems that tells the shell which directories to search for executable files (i.e., ready-to-run programs) in response to commands issued by a user. It increases both the convenience and the safety of such operating systems and is widely considered to be the single most important environmental variable...

A list of all the current environmental variables and their values for the current user, including all the directories in the PATH variable, can be seen by running the env command without any options or arguments (i.e., input data), i.e.,

env

As there can be considerable output, it can be convenient to modify this command so that it displays just the PATH environmental variable and its value. This can be accomplished by using a pipe (represented by the vertical bar character) to transfer the output of env to the grep filter and use PATH as an argument to grep, i.e.,

env | grep PATH

Another way to view the contents of just PATH alone is by using the echo command with $PATH as an argument:

echo $PATH

echo repeats on the display screen whatever follows it on the command line. The dollar sign immediately preceding PATH tells echo to repeat the value of the variable PATH rather than its name.

Each user on a system can have a different PATH variable...

AskUbuntu - How to add a directory to the PATH?: https://askubuntu.com/questions/6021...ry-to-the-path

At here the useThisAsIcon.sh is in the $HOME/.bin/:



as my $PATH includes it.

The useThisAsIcon.sh is executable:



so I can execute it when I right click a file:



The desktop file ($HOME/.local/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/useThisAsIcon.desktop) has line:

Exec=useThisAsIcon.sh "%f"

The Exec key: https://standards.freedesktop.org/de...t/ar01s07.html

The Exec key must contain a command line. A command line consists of an executable program optionally followed by one or more arguments. The executable program can either be specified with its full path or with the name of the executable only. If no full path is provided the executable is looked up in the $PATH environment variable used by the desktop environment...

[Chipy]

Hi !

What is PATH ?: http://www.linfo.org/path_env_var.html

AskUbuntu - How to add a directory to the PATH?: https://askubuntu.com/questions/6021...ry-to-the-path

At here the useThisAsIcon.sh is in the $HOME/.bin/:

as my $PATH includes it.

The useThisAsIcon.sh is executable:

so I can execute it when I right click a file:

The desktop file ($HOME/.local/share/kservices5/ServiceMenus/useThisAsIcon.desktop) has line:

Exec=useThisAsIcon.sh "%f"

The Exec key: https://standards.freedesktop.org/de...t/ar01s07.html

Hi Rog131,
thank you very much for your fast answer!

I checked with

[FONT=sans-serif]echo $PATH[/FONT]

and got as result

/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin

So I moved the executable useThisAsIcon.sh to

/usr/local/bin

, where I also have two other executable files for service menus.

But I'm only getting an Internal Error and there is no new icon...

Any further ideas?

Thank you in advance!
Chipy

[Rog131]

...But I'm only getting an Internal Error and there is no new icon...

Any further ideas?

Thank you in advance!
Chipy

Hi !

Do you see something like:

or something else ?

In this case the image file has a wrong extension.
A bug report: Bug 220496 - Preview of pictures when content type does not match extension - https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220496

You could check if there is a wrong extension with the file command:

$ file /media/sda1/GifWallpapers/1358773.jpg
/media/sda1/GifWallpapers/1358773.jpg: GIF image data, version 89a, 460 x 460

[Chipy]

No, it only says :

No plugin specified.