PCManFM Covers

Directory thumbnailer for PCManFM (gtk2/3 and qt).

Compatible with Folder.jpg from Windows Explorer and .directory FreeDesktop standard used by Dolphin.

Install

You first need to patch libfm so it sends directories to the thumbnailer. The patch is available here.

If you are using Arch Linux, a patched package is available at the AUR.

Once you have a patched libfm, get the latest pcmanfm-covers release, and run make install as root from the terminal.

Usage

Using the FreeDesktop standard

Create a new .directory text file with:

[Desktop Entry]
Icon=./.cover.jpg

Then rename your cover image to .cover.jpg. This is the recommended stantard for FreeDesktop environments. it can be used on multiple image formats (jpg, png, ...) and on hidden dotfiles.

Using the Microsoft Windows format

Simply name an image/jpeg file to Folder.jpg and the parent directory will use this image for its icon. Only use this format is you share the directory with Microsoft Windows computers.

License

PCManFM Covers
Copyright (C) 2016  Gabriel Cavallo

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.