Nfuploader, upload photos and videos to Facebook from Nautilus

With Nfuploader can upload photos and videos to Facebook from Nautilus. Just click the right mouse button on the photos/videos to upload and give Scripts -> Upload to Facebook. The first time you use it will have to approve the application on Facebook.

By using it gives the option to add the repositories for updates.

More information and download: here

Nautilus 3.0 Beta Screenshot (With New Sidebar Design, Floating Statusbar)

We've seen mockups on how Nautilus 3.0 should look like, but I for one have never seen a screenshot until now. Well, Cosimo posted a screenshot of the new Nautilus 3.0 - currently in beta:

As you can see, the Gnome devs have done a great job turning those mockups into actual code. In the above screenshot you'll notice a new sidebar design, a floating statusbar and a streamlined toolbar.

What do you think?

Easily Upload Files / Images To RapidShare, ImageShack Or TwitPic With PyShare

PyShare is a collection of scripts that let you upload images, screenshots or other files to ImageShack, TwitPic or Rapidshare via right clicking the files in Nautilus.

The application then displays a list of links in the notification area so you can easily copy the direct links, HTML, forum code and so on:

Further more, PyShare supports uploading to your account for all the 3 services (RapidShare, ImageShak and Twitpic).

Install PyShare

1. Install the dependencies:

sudo apt-get install python-pycurl scrot

2. Download PyShare from Gnome Look and extract it.

3. In the PyShare folder, double click the "install.sh" file and select "Run in terminal" - this will install the scripts. Please note that you cannot remove the PyShare folder because the install script only creates links to the files so this is required for it to work.

Once installed, right click a file in Nautilus and select Scripts: you'll then be able to select "SendFiles" to directly upload a file", or take a screenshot and upload it automatically.

RabbitVCS: The Perfect TortoiseSVN Alternative For Linux, Now With GIT Integration As A Plus

Sure, you can always work with SVN repositories from the command line but sometimes a graphical SVN client is more convenient - for example you can use it to check which files are not added to the repository yet. And when it comes to graphical SVN clients, I'm sure most of you will agree when I say that RabbitVCS, a "set of graphical tools written to provide simple and straightforward access to the version control systems you use" inspired by the famous TortoiseSVN, is probably the best such tool for Linux.

(RabbitVCS Gedit plugin)

Not just for SVN / Nautilus

RabbitVCS has most of the TortoiseSVN features and nicely integrates into the GNOME desktop thanks to a Nautilus Extension and a Gedit plugin for easy access to everything you need. Further more, even though its main page doesn't mention this, RabbitVCS is not just for Nautilus / SVN! It works with GIT (starting with version 0.14, released on January 4th, 2011) too and it also has a Thunar plugin so you can use it under XFCE too.

Those of you who haven't tried Rabbitvcs lately will be glad to know that since version 0.14.1.1 things became quite stable and Nautilus now stays responsive while the plugin checks for changes in the background. In fact, the v0.14 release cycle ended and the RabbitVCS developer posted a roadmap for the v0.15 cycle which includes: recursive/async status monitor for Nautilus, RabbitVCS menu items and emblems to the Gedit file browser plugin and refactor VCS abstraction code to make it easier to add new VCSs and UIs. He needs some help with all this so if you can, help him out!

Install RabbitVCS in Ubuntu

1. Add the RabbitVCS Ubuntu PPA:

- for Ubuntu Karmic and newer (Lucid, Maverick, etc.):

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rabbitvcs/ppa && sudo apt-get update

- For Ubuntu Hardy or Jaunty:

echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/rabbitvcs/ppa/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main ## RabbitVCS PPA" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list && sudo apt-get update

2. Install RabbitVCS:

- For Nautilus:

sudo apt-get install rabbitvcs-core rabbitvcs-nautilus rabbitvcs-cli

- For Thunar:

sudo apt-get install rabbitvcs-core rabbitvcs-cli rabbitvcs-thunar

Once installed, restart Nautilus / Thunar (for Nautilus, type "nautilus -q" in a terminal).


Optional: If you also want to install the RabbitVCS Gedit extension, use the following command:

sudo apt-get install rabbitvcs-gedit

And an extra tip: by default, GNOME (starting with version 2.28) doesn't show icons in the menus which is something RabbitVCS could really use (both in Nautilus and Gedit). To enable icons in the menus, run the following command in a terminal:

gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/menus_have_icons --type bool true

If you're not using Ubuntu, download RabbitVCS from HERE.

Most of the info in this post was sent by WebUpd8 reader Sander (many thanks!)

Cover Thumbnailer - How to install in Ubuntu Linux

Cover Thumbnailer is a small Python script which displays music/video album covers in Nautilus in place of ordinary icons of folders, preview of pictures in a folder and more.

It is similar to what you see in Microsoft Windows 7 where the folder shows a preview of the pictures contained in it.
Read more »

Split Single Lossless Audio Files To Flac Or mp3 Using A Nautilus Script

Some music players like gMusicBrowser (and many others) can't read .cue files so you may want to split those single lossless audio files into multiple flac or mp3 files.

There is a tool for that called gCue2Tracks but it didn't work that well in the test I ran today: to split to mp3 it firstly converts the files to .wav and only then to mp3 which takes a lot of time; I've tried to use it to split an .ape file to mp3 with a 320 kbps quality (disabled vbr) yet the converted mp3s were 110 kbps; and finally it fails to convert to wv which probably means it doesn't work the other way around either.

Because of the two reasons above, WebUpd8 reader CokiDVD has created a nautilus script which can split single lossless audio files (ape, flac, wavpack) by .cue file into flac or mp3 (320kbps or 192kbps). Further more, the script also adds tags to the new files so all the resulting flac or mp3 files will have the artist, album, title and genre tags set up automatically.

Install the packages required by the script

The script requires some packages to be installed to be able to split loseless audio files as well as Zenity for the GUI. Install the dependencies in Ubuntu by using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:adrian-m-benson/ppa #required for a newer shntool to fix a bug with wavpack
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:flacon/ppa #required for MAC package
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install shntool cuetools flac wavpack lame mp3info zenity mac

Download and install the script

To download and "install" the script, use the following commands:

cd ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts
wget http://webupd8.googlecode.com/files/splitlossless.tar.gz
tar -xvf splitlossless.tar.gz && rm splitlossless.tar.gz
chmod +x "Split Lossless"

If you want to set it up manually, download the script from HERE.

Now to use it, simply right click a single losless audio file (.ape, .flac or .wv) and select Scripts > Split Lossless. At this point, a window will pop-up asking you to select the .cue file for that lossless audio file - select it and you can then chose the audio format in which to split the file (flac or mp3).

Thanks to CokiDVD for the script!

See also: Split APE and FLAC Files in Ubuntu and Add Tags by Cue File

Nautilus Columns Update Brings PDF Support

Nautilus Columns is a Nautilus extension that adds music (mp3, WAV and FLAC) and EXIF metadata info to the Nautilus List View.

A new version of Nautilus Columns which adds PDF info (thanks to draxus) is available in the WebUpd8 PPA. This is very useful for those who have a lot of PDF files for which the title is not descriptive.

To display the PDF info, in Nautilus go to Edit > Preferences > List Columns and check "Artist" (Artist was used instead of Author to keep the Nautilus columns number low) and "Title", then navigate to a folder where you have some PDF files and change the Nautilus view to "List View". Please note that your PDF files need to have the author and title info available or else you'll get "n/a" in those fields.

Install Nautilus Columns

Nautilus Columns is available in the WebUpd8 PPA for Ubuntu Lucid and Maverick. Add the PPA and install Nautilus Columns using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nautilus-columns
nautilus -q

For more info on Nautilus Columns, see: Music And EXIF Metadata Information In Nautilus List View [Nautilus Columns Extension - PPA]

Thanks to draxus for the PDF support!

Add 3D Shadow in the Thumbnails of nautilus

Nautilus should be the most used file manager in linux as is that comes default with Ubuntu. Here we can see thumbnails of images or videos with an edge inelegant. In this super simple tutorial I explains how to change that edge by an effect on 3D.

This is how it should be:

And to do it alone we should write these commands in the console:
wget http://a.imageshack.us/img135/8666/

Add Buttons for New Folder, Copy, Cut, Paste and Delete to the Nautilus Toolbar [GNOME]

Although I am particular to use keyboard shortcuts, I always thought that all graphical interface should have the necessary visual elements to make every user's work more productive.
In the case of Nautilus, the default file manager in GNOME, I feel your toolbar lacks basic functionality : Create new folder, cut, copy and paste files and elimination (to trash) of themselves.
To me understand

Nautilus 3.0 Mockups: More Polish, Overlay Statusbar

A couple of new Nautilus 3.0 mockups were posted by Allan Day on his blog. Althouth they look a lot like some older mockups, they are more polished and make better use of space:

Here's an older mockup (that dates back to July, 2010):

As you can see, the statusbar is missing in the new mockups (first and last images in this post), - in it's place, there's a temporary (only shows up when needed), overlay status bar. Once again, Gnome and Ubuntu go hand-in-hand, trying to implement the same thing but in a different way, because Ubuntu  might ditch the statusbar (but not just in Nautilus) too, this being the main reason why Mark Shttleworth proposed the Windicatos.

While removing the statusbar may sound like a good idea in most applications, it doesn't feel right to do it for Nautilus because in such an application it holds very useful information like the size of the selected file(s) and so on. But of course, these are just mockups which don't show the exact functionality of the new overlay statusbar.

What do you think?

via afaik

Easily Upload Images To Facebook Using Nautilus Facebook Uploader

Nautilus Facebook Uploader is an application to upload pictures (it supports multiple pictures at once) to Facebook via Nautilus. Using this application, you'll be able to post photos to your wall, upload photos to an existing album or create a new album. Support for setting a profile picture should be coming soon.

Installation

Download and extract Nautilus Facebook Uploader, then double click the "install.sh" file and select "Run in terminal". The installation script will now move the files to the right folders and install the required dependencies.

Usage

Once Nautilus Facebook Uploader has been successfully installed, right click an image (or multiple images) and select Scripts > Upload to Facebook. The first time you use the script, you'll have to authorize it - so click the Authorize button. A new tab should open in your default browser redirecting to Facebook (where you must log in if you're not logged in already) and then click the "Allow" button. Then copy/paste the URL from the browser address bar into the Nautilus Facebook Uploader dialog.

Now you can click the "Generate/Refresh List" button. The first time you do this, you'll have to enter your username (NOT EMAIL ADDRESS). If you don't know your facebook username, CLICK HERE (see the url under "Your username has been set").

And finally, select where to upload the images (an album or your Wall) and click "Upload" - the images you've previously right clicked will now be uploaded to Facebook.

Note: the application works ok for me using Chrome, however the Nautilus Facebook Uploader page mentiones there might be issues when authorizing the application using Firefox. To overcome this, you could set a different browser as default when authentificating Nautilus Facebook Uploader or follow the instructions @ Nautilus Facebook Uploaded Gnome Look page.

Hide / Show Desktop Icons In Linux Using A Simple Script [Gnome]

I was reading a post on Lifehacker about hiding/showing your Desktop icons in Mac OSX using a script and though: "hey, I bet this can be done easier in Linux". And so it is: EnLi has created a very small script that does just that: it can toggle your desktop icons on/off using a click for a distraction-free desktop.

You can either use it as a Nautilus script or assign it a keyboard shortcut.

a) To use it as a Nautilus script, copy/paste the following commands in a terminal window:

cd ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts
wget http://enli.co.cc/files/Scripts/Toggle-Desktop.sh
chmod +x Toggle-Desktop.sh

Then simply right click in Nautilus and select Scripts > Toggle-Desktop. Please note that when you turn off the icons on the desktop, you can't right click the desktop so you'll have to open a Nautilus window to be able to run the script.

b) To assign a keyboard shortcut to the script:


Download the script and place it anywhere you want, then make it executable:

chmod +x /path/to/Toggle-Desktop.sh

Then assing a keyboard shortcut: under System > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts, click "Add", enter a name for your custom keyboard shortcut and under "Command", enter the full path to where you've saved the script. And finally, assign a new keyboard shortcut for the newly created action.

Credits for the script: EnLi`s Blog

Nautilus Dropbox Share Script, Now Available In An Ubuntu PPA

A while back I wrote a Nautilus script for easily sharing any file or folder using Dropbox, via right click. But scripts get lost, especially since most people do a clean Ubuntu install every 6 months. Also, I guess it's easier to simply install it from a PPA / .deb then having to manually install the dependencies and moving the script to the right folder and so on. For this reason, I've packaged my Dropbox Share script in a .deb and uploaded it to the main WebUpd8 PPA.

A little recap on what Dropbox Share does: using it, you can right click any file or folder (!) on your computer and share it via Dropbox. The script creates a link to the file / folder you want to share, in your Dropbox Public folder and automatically copies the link(s) to the clipboard so you can paste it in an email, IM window and so on.

Why using this script is better then copying some files in your Public Dropbox folder:

• because the script uses symbolic links, the files aren't actually copied to your Dropbox public folder, so they won't take the double amount of space
• all the links are automatically copied to the clipboard
• you can even share folders, even though Dropbox doesn't allow this by default (the shared folder will have an "index.html" file and thus opening its link in a web browser, it can be easily accessed via a web browser)

But since explaining all this is wrather difficult, here's a video I've recorded back when I've released version 0.2:

Install Dropbox Share in Ubuntu

Before installing Dropbox Share, make sure you remove any previous versions of the script (both Dropbox Share and Dropbox Unshare) you may have in ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts:

rm ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/"Dropbox Share"
rm ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/"Dropbox UnShare"

Dropbox Share is available for Ubuntu Karmic, Lucid, Maverick and Natty, but has only been tested on Lucid and Maverick. To add the PPA and install Dropbox Share, use the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install dropbox-share

If you're not using Ubuntu, you can get the script from our previous post: Share Any File Or Folder With Dropbox Via Right Click (Nautilus Script) - New Version

The .deb package also comes with the Dropbox Unshare script - thanks to Nicolargo. Credits for Dropbox Index which is used by Dropbox Share: kosciak1.

And since this is a post about Dropbox, here's a tip for you: you can grab up to 768 MB free dropbox space through social media connections - click HERE (don't worry, I don't win anything if you click that link).

SystemClean, system cleanup script

SystemClean is a script that cleans the system of unnecessary files. At the same time, does not affect the system settings or programs.
Operations in the system:autoremove
autoclean
clean
Completely uninstall programs that have not been completely uninstalled
Clean lists of broken packages.
Clean the apt cache
Operations in the Home:Clean the cache of the programs of your choice (not affecting

Display Multiple Folders Content In One Directory With Nautilus Easy Union

Nautilus Easy Union is a Nautilus extension (comes as a stand-alone application too, but it requires Nautilus anyway) that allows you to create a "union point" which is basically a folder that displays the contents of other (multiple) directories. You can use it for easily accessing all your pictures, music, videos or other files from a single location.

To understand better what Nautilus Easy Union does, here's an example: suppose you keep your videos in multiple folders like: /videos /home/your_username/videos and /sdb3/videos. Using Nautilus Easy Union, you can create a folder that lists the contents of all these 3 folders. This new folder will display all the files in these 3 directories. You can also write to that folder - Nautilus Easy Union has an option which allows you to select the actual "real" folder where the files will be written.

Here's a video I've just recorded demoing how Nautilus Easy Union works:


(Watch it in HD)


In the above video you'll also see how to set up Nautilus Easy Union "union points" and how to remove them.

Install Nautilus Easy Union in Ubuntu

Nautilus Easy Union comes with a PPA now so to install it in Ubuntu, use the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:zanko/daemontux-stuff
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install easy-union-nautilus
nautilus -q

For how to use Nautilus Easy Union, see the above video.

Download Compress PDF 1.4 (Nautilus Script) [Updated]

Compress PDF is a Nautilus script which uses ghostscript to compress PDF files and comes in 8 languages (English, Portuguese (pt-PT), Spanish (es-AR), Czech, French, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Malayalam). The script lets you choose between 5 different compression levels: Screen-view only, Low Quality, Hight Quality, High Quality (Color Preserving) and Default.

Ricardo has just released an update (version 1.2) which fixes a bug that was causing metadata from the original PDF file (meaning author, title, creator) to be lost after compression.

Update: the post now links to Compress PDF 1.4 which comes with the following changes:

• Compress PDF now uses notify-osd to inform the user when the compression is completed, and automatically exits (useful for bigger files);
• Temporary files are now hidden;
• Saving and replacing the original PDF file with the compressed one works as expected;
• Fixed: If the user presses Cancel, at any time, Compress PDF will exit and temporary files will be removed;

To use the script, run the following commands in a terminal:

sudo apt-get install zenity ghostscript
cd ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts
rm "Compress PDF" #in case you're using an older version
wget http://launchpad.net/compress-pdf/1.x/1.4/+download/Compress-PDF-1.4.tar.gz
tar zxvf Compress-PDF-1.4.tar.gz && rm Compress-PDF-1.4.tar.gz

Or manually download the script from HERE.

Thanks to Ricardo Ferreira for the script and the tip!

Google docs from nautilus

I found an excellent entry where we can see how to assemble documents google docs in a unit as if it were another disk but with only our documents google docs.

I found it excellent because I really hate google file manager, is more comfortable to have it in a file full with icons

The application that will allow us to do this is Google Doc Mount, we will install Ubuntu Lucid typing following

Visualize bar paths in Ubuntu Linux

Gnome User That has same problem Windows users and Mac, with Respect to display bar paths in file browser. Thinking about it, hitched a ride on post To show how to display bar paths in Ubuntu Linux (or in Any environment with Gnome).

First, We Have A situation like this, Where Each directory is a "button":

Obviously, if you like to directly enter directory path, it is very annoying to keep