AVL-MXE Guide: LightDM Login Manager

The Thunar File Manager included in AVL-MXE has been customized and extended with Custom Actions to do MUCH more than simply manage files. As you navigate the System you will see there are numerous options when you right-click on the Desktop and in folders , more different options appear when you right-click on certain file types. Custom Actions enable many tasks including system administration, media playing, media conversions, networking and much more! A summary of the Custom Actions is shown below, most options are self-explanatory. Some will be explained further on following pages.

 

Root Custom Actions (USE CAUTION!) : For those who need to administrate their system and make changes outside of their home folder in the file system some handy Root Custom Actions are provided. These allow to open a Root Terminal within the folder you’re viewing, open the current folder with Root privileges, Install a Debian package from Thunar (simple install, does not resolve external dependencies) and to Edit configuration text files as Root

 

Create SFZ Sound Libraries and Hydrogen Drumkits : From within Thunar you can launch interactive scripts to create SFZ and Hydrogen sound libraries. It is essential that you have your sound samples organized and properly formatted for the target application in a folder first.

 

Split, Trim, Transpose and Convert WAV Samples with SoX Utilities : This is a brand new feature in AVL-MXE 2020 and will probably require further future polishing but it currently allows for quick n’ dirty manipulation of WAV files to prepare them for use in Sound libraries all from the comfort of Thunar! The SoX scripts themselves can be found in usr/local/bin and can be modified there for those who are savvy with SoX command line.

 

Concatenate MP4 and MKV Video files : You can join MP4 and MKV Video files together, for example you have finished clips you want to combine without having to reopen them in a Video Editor and re-encode them with the resulting quality loss. If the clips are the same resolution, have been encoded with the same encoder and settings and if they are the same Audio sample rate you can use these Concatenate Custom Actions to join them without re-encoding.

 

Manipulate, Convert and Work with Image files : There are some newly added Custom Actions to quicky and easily work with pictures and image files.

 

Convert Audio Files With PACPL : You can quickly and easily convert Audio files from one format to another with the integrated PACPL Custom Action. When you right click on an Audio file in a folder you will will see the option to “Convert Audio Files” as one of the menu options. Pretty much all common options for conversion are supported.

 

One-Click Samba Sharing on Your Network : Right-clicking on a folder in Thunar will allow you to 'one-click' share it on your network. If you do share a folder on your network you may want to right-click on it and select a sharing or network ‘Emblem’ to display on the folder to visually remind you it is shared

 

*PLEASE NOTE!! - “Read and Write” will expose any folders you enable for sharing on your Network with permissions for ALL Users on your Network, if you are concerned about the security of your network, or are not sure which files you are making available DO NOT enable Samba sharing! It is also not recommended to share the root directory of a drive and all its contents on a Network.

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