can´t mark files with CTRL + Space

[TomTasche]

Hello,

If I don´t want to use my mouse for marking files and folders, I often use CTRL + Space to mark them.
When Gloobus is installed, it opens. Instead I only want to mark the file / folder.

Keep up the good work ;)
Tom

[BadChoice (guitarboy000)]

Hi, you can try to install the patched nautilus that launches gloobus-preview just pressing space, then, you can unbing ctrl+space and use it as normally.
To install the patched nautilus you just need to add the repostitory and so a

sudo update && sudo dist-upgrade

Anyway, in my blog there are detailed instructions http://gloobus.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/ppa/

I hope it works for you.

Tought, if you don't want the patched nautilus you can bind gloobus-preview to another shortcut, you can do it following those instructions:

http://www.mumbojumbodaily.com/step-by-step-implement-mac-like-quick-look-in-ubuntu-with-gloobus-preview

See you!

[TomTasche (tomtasche)]

Thanks for this fast answer!

I already installed Gloobus from the PPA, and it seems like Nautilus patched automatically at the last update (?). sudo apt-get upgrade and sudo apt-get dist-upgrade don´t want to update Nautilus.

I also tried to change the shortcut using gconf, but that didn´t really help. I set the shortcut to Alt + Space, this would be a good solution, but only pressing Space also starts Gloobus :/

P.S.: I´m running Jaunty.

[BadChoice (guitarboy000)]

You have to downgrade nautilus then, you can do this in synaptic I think, anyway, I never done it. However I can look for a solution to this.

For the shorcut, changing in gconf-editor <ctrl>space for <alt>space didn't do the trick???

[TomTasche (tomtasche)]

Downgrading nautilus would be too much work for me ;) In a few weeks I will update to Karmic, so that´s not a good solution.

I changed the Shortcut with:
gconftool-2 -s –type string /apps/metacity/keybinding_commands/command_1 “gloobus-preview”
gconftool-2 -s –type string /apps/metacity/global_keybindings/run_command_1 “<Alt>space”

Now I can start Gloobus by pressing Ctrl + C and then Alt + Space. But the default shortcut (starting Gloobus by only pressing Space) also starts Gloobus :(
I only want it to start with Alt + Space.

[BadChoice (guitarboy000)]

Tualatrix told me how to achieve this:

   1. First, remove the PPA in sources.list
   2. sudo apt-get update
   3. sudo apt-get install --reinstall nautilus nautilus-data libnautilus-extension1

[TomTasche (tomtasche)]

Unfortunately this doesn´t work. It´s not possible to reinstall nautilus (and the other packages you mentioned). Only uninstall is possible.

And uninstall is not a good idea, because it would delete a huge number of other packages (Brasero, ...) because of dependencies :(

Maybe I´ll be happy with it as it is. Hopefully the Karmic Koala solves my problem :P

Thanks for your fast help!
Tom

[BadChoice (guitarboy000)]

You need to remove the gloobus PPA, and then reinstall nautilus, no uninstall required.

[BadChoice (guitarboy000)]

How to change the keybinding, or don't have the patched nautilus

[ammonkey (am-monkeyd)]

fix commited in a new bzr branch :lp:~gloobus-dev/+junk/gloobus_nautilus-2.26.3_patch
If Tualatrix can generate again a new version of the patched nautilus. Thx.

[TomTasche (tomtasche)]

Great :)
But I don´t know how to apply this patch. I hope Tualatrix will update his PPA soon :)

[BadChoice (guitarboy000)]

What does this new patch do?

[BadChoice (guitarboy000)]

Ok, I think I understand.
If you click just space, gloobus-preview is launched, anyway, if you use ctrl+space, the file is selected right?

[TomTasche (tomtasche)]

Yes, that´s what I wanted.

The patch works perfect! Thanks!