Gnome 2.14 Module Proposal: Nautilus-actions

[RUAUDEL Frédéric <ruaudel embl fr>]

Dear all,

  I would like to propose Nautilus-actions for inclusion in the next 
release of the Gnome Desktop 2.14.

  I hope that it is not too late but it seems that the final decision 
will be taken on 18th of January during
the Feature and Module Freeze.

*  Nautilus-actions* is an extensions for nautilus which allow to add 
arbitrary program to launch through the nautilus popup menu of selected 
files.

 Each time you right-click on one or several selected files in 
nautilus, *nautilus-actions* will look at its configured actions to see 
if a program has been setup for this selection. If it is the case, it 
will add an item in the menu that allow you to execute the program on 
the selected files.

 It works like the present nautilus-scripts but appears in a contextual 
manner so it will not launch a script against files that are not 
appropriate, if well configured of course.

 Additionally, nautilus-action is part of the project "UNIX power for 
desktop" initiated by Rodrigo Moya [1]

I've just released a new release (0.99) with some new features that 
improves its integration in the Gnome desktop (full C code, GConf 
configuration, better UI).

The project is registered in Gnome CVS :

http://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/nautilus-actions

The project website is available here :

http://www.grumz.net/taxonomy/term/8/9

Some screenshots are available here :

http://www.grumz.net/taxonomy/term/5/9


There is still some usability issues that will be addressed soon :

- Dialogs don't feet in a 800x600 screen : will be fixed in next version
- Bloats nautilus popup menu : needs possibility to setup submenu => 
will be available in Nautilus in 2.14 release, AFAIK

Should I have to update the Gnome Wiki page or is it the responsibility 
of someone in particular ?

Thanks in advance,

Frederic Ruaudel
grumz grumz net


[1] http://live.gnome.org/UnixPowerForDesktop

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