Thunar
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 Thunar 0.8.0 |
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| Developer: | Xfce |
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| Preview release: | 0.8.0 / January 21, 2007 |
| OS: | Unix-like operating systems |
| Use: | File manager |
| License: | GPL |
| Website: | thunar.xfce.org/ |
Thunar is a Unix file manager, written using the GTK+ 2 toolkit and shipped with Xfce version 4.4 RC1 and later. Thunar is developed by Benedikt Meurer, and was originally intended to replace XFFM, Xfce's previous file manager.
The main goal of the Thunar project is to create a file manager that is fast, clean, and easy to use. It is designed to startup faster and be more responsive than other Unix file managers, such as Nautilus and Konqueror [1]. Accessibility, another goal of the project, is accomplished using Assistive Technologies (i.e., GNOME Accessibility Toolkit). Like the rest of Xfce, Thunar is designed to comply with standards,[2] such as those stated at freedesktop.org. Thunar is simple and lightweight by design, but its functionality can be extended through plugins.
Thunar is named after the god Thor of Norse mythology.
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[edit] Interface
Thunar attempts to build a UI that is distinct from the myriad of tree based file managers in the Unix world.
The Thunar interface was developed prior to the coding of the Thunar core. First, a minimally functional software mock-up was built in Python. Features were added and UI elements were changed iteratively to react to test user input.
[edit] API
Thunar provides an API for third party developers. The thunar-vfs provides a rich cross platform API for high level file system operations. thunarx provides a library for building extensions to the file manager itself.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The Thunar homepage
- Thunar wiki
- Thunar plugins
- thunar-dev mailing list - for contributing to development, making suggestions and other thunar development-related subjects.
