“Compress” option disappears from right click menu when I search for a file on Ubuntu 18.10
I'm searching through a folder to compress a file for sending, and I've noticed that if I Ctrl+F and type the file name, or just begin typing the file name, then the option to 'Compress...' the file disappears from my right click menu. If I scroll through the list of files, this option is still there.
Any ideas on why it's disappearing after the search, or what I can do? Otherwise I'm going to be spending a lot of time scrolling.
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I'm searching through a folder to compress a file for sending, and I've noticed that if I Ctrl+F and type the file name, or just begin typing the file name, then the option to 'Compress...' the file disappears from my right click menu. If I scroll through the list of files, this option is still there.
Any ideas on why it's disappearing after the search, or what I can do? Otherwise I'm going to be spending a lot of time scrolling.
nautilus archive compression zip
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I guess you are using the search function so you have the focus on the file without the need to scroll down. But in Nautilus this also searches through all the subdirectories. If you don't need that, you could use a different file manager. For example Thunar provides the same feature (you can just type and it jumps to the first file in the viewed folder starting with the string) and you then can compress or archive that file.
– Stefan Hamcke
yesterday
You'll also need the packagethunar-archive-plugin.
– Stefan Hamcke
yesterday
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I'm searching through a folder to compress a file for sending, and I've noticed that if I Ctrl+F and type the file name, or just begin typing the file name, then the option to 'Compress...' the file disappears from my right click menu. If I scroll through the list of files, this option is still there.
Any ideas on why it's disappearing after the search, or what I can do? Otherwise I'm going to be spending a lot of time scrolling.
nautilus archive compression zip
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I'm searching through a folder to compress a file for sending, and I've noticed that if I Ctrl+F and type the file name, or just begin typing the file name, then the option to 'Compress...' the file disappears from my right click menu. If I scroll through the list of files, this option is still there.
Any ideas on why it's disappearing after the search, or what I can do? Otherwise I'm going to be spending a lot of time scrolling.
nautilus archive compression zip
nautilus archive compression zip
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I guess you are using the search function so you have the focus on the file without the need to scroll down. But in Nautilus this also searches through all the subdirectories. If you don't need that, you could use a different file manager. For example Thunar provides the same feature (you can just type and it jumps to the first file in the viewed folder starting with the string) and you then can compress or archive that file.
– Stefan Hamcke
yesterday
You'll also need the packagethunar-archive-plugin.
– Stefan Hamcke
yesterday
add a comment |
I guess you are using the search function so you have the focus on the file without the need to scroll down. But in Nautilus this also searches through all the subdirectories. If you don't need that, you could use a different file manager. For example Thunar provides the same feature (you can just type and it jumps to the first file in the viewed folder starting with the string) and you then can compress or archive that file.
– Stefan Hamcke
yesterday
You'll also need the packagethunar-archive-plugin.
– Stefan Hamcke
yesterday
I guess you are using the search function so you have the focus on the file without the need to scroll down. But in Nautilus this also searches through all the subdirectories. If you don't need that, you could use a different file manager. For example Thunar provides the same feature (you can just type and it jumps to the first file in the viewed folder starting with the string) and you then can compress or archive that file.
– Stefan Hamcke
yesterday
I guess you are using the search function so you have the focus on the file without the need to scroll down. But in Nautilus this also searches through all the subdirectories. If you don't need that, you could use a different file manager. For example Thunar provides the same feature (you can just type and it jumps to the first file in the viewed folder starting with the string) and you then can compress or archive that file.
– Stefan Hamcke
yesterday
You'll also need the package
thunar-archive-plugin.– Stefan Hamcke
yesterday
You'll also need the package
thunar-archive-plugin.– Stefan Hamcke
yesterday
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I guess you are using the search function so you have the focus on the file without the need to scroll down. But in Nautilus this also searches through all the subdirectories. If you don't need that, you could use a different file manager. For example Thunar provides the same feature (you can just type and it jumps to the first file in the viewed folder starting with the string) and you then can compress or archive that file.
– Stefan Hamcke
yesterday
You'll also need the package
thunar-archive-plugin.– Stefan Hamcke
yesterday