donnatella 0.3.0 released

A new version of donnatella, your GTK3 file manager, is available. A bunch of fixes and improvments/optimizations since 0.2.0, some new things as well, the most "important" ones being the addition of custom properties, and facilities for scripting

Sicne day one, things have been quite configurable in donna, but there was no scripting support. Instead, donna uses commands and lets you combine them as you want, assign them a click or key, etc And when that's not enough? Well, then you script.

It is now possible to communicate with donna, i.e. trigger commands (nodes, really, it's not actually limited to commands) and get their return values. All this easilly in any language of your choice, either using the socket directly or via helper donna-trigger

And if you could always configure donna as you wanted, defining the layout and configuring columns as you'd like, things can now go even further via the addition of custom properties.

You'll now be able to have columns for video duration, uncompressed size of archives, or whatever you can come up with!

Changes since 0.2.0

Quick recap over the different changes since last version :

  • Add command exec() See this post for more
  • Add event "notify-dirname" when current directory changes
  • provider-exec: Parse environment variables See this post for more
  • Add custom properties See this post and this one for more
  • treeview: save_to_config(): Fix not saving right column layout
  • ColumnType text: Add tooltip, and option property_tooltip
  • ColumnType time: Support ":property" & ":format" in tooltip options
  • treeview: Fix not refreshing column options saved to arrangement/defaults
  • tree: Trigger flat item when selected
  • config: Fix not exporting/saving empty categories
  • Command config_save(): Emit event info upon save
  • ColumnType time: Remove tooltip versions of some options (not needed/useful)
  • ColumnType time: Add new specifier %f for "fluid" format See this post for more
  • ColumnTypes time, perms & text: Add option align
  • Add a socket to communicate with donna from e.g. scripts; as well as helper donna-trigger See this post for more
  • Add command intref_free()
  • tree: Add commands root_{g,s}et_child_visual() to get/set tree visuals even for a row that isn't accessible or not yet loaded
  • Add provider filter to handle filters See this post for more
  • Add command get_node_from()
  • Add command node_set_property()
  • Provider command: Add prefix '<' to make the node a container instead of an item: See this post for more
  • Content menus: Add new context-type "combined" for defining both the item and the submenu (via container) part of a menu item. See this post for more
  • Add command node_get_children()
  • Add command nodes_add()
  • Add provider mru to maintain Most Recently Used lists. See this post for more
  • Menus: Fix keys (e.g. Enter) not triggering items
  • Add $DONNATELLA_CONFIG_DIR & extend $PATH (for scripts) See this post for more
  • Add commands {nodes,strings}_{len,get_item}
  • GTK+3.14 fixes/compatibility changes, update patchset gtk3-donnatella
  • list: Fix refreshing relative line number column (when not first one)
  • Many other fixes & optimizations; see git log for details

Configuration updates

As you might know if you've read the posts about changes pushed in next alongside changes in the code, were changes in the (default) configuration as well. And since almost everything in donna is configurable, you might wanna use an updated config as well.

There are, however, no automatic process for this. You can use your favorite tool to handle the merging, even do a 3-way merge using the original .conf file if you want.

And in case it might help, here are the changes done between 0.2.0 and 0.3.0 :

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diff --git a/misc/donnatella.conf b/misc/donnatella.conf
index b6b2a03..b9810df 100644
--- a/misc/donnatella.conf
+++ b/misc/donnatella.conf
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ key_mode_select_foreground=white
 last_location=command:tv_set_location (:active, @config_get_string (donna/last_location))
 marks=command:mark_load (,1)
 registers=command:register_load_all (,1)
+filters=command:filter_load ()
 # enable when using layout "tm"
 #tm=@tv_set_location(tm,task:/)



@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ context_menu_colheader=columns<!columns>,-,:sort_order<!sort_order>,:second_sort
 # some color filters



 [defaults/lists/arrangement/color_filters/]
-filter=|.tar.|.tgz|.zip|*.rar
+filter=|a
 column=name
 foreground=green



@@ -231,25 +232,25 @@ foreground-rgba=rgb(108,0,0)



 [defaults/lists/arrangement/color_filters/]
 # modified less than an hour ago
-filter=time:A<=1H
+filter=|h
 column=time
 foreground-rgba=rgb(0,80,210)



 [defaults/lists/arrangement/color_filters/]
 # modified today
-filter=time:A0d
+filter=|t
 column=time
 foreground-rgba=rgb(0,150,200)



 [defaults/lists/arrangement/color_filters/]
 # modified yesterday
-filter=time:A1d
+filter=|y
 column=time
 foreground-rgba=rgb(0,200,160)



 [defaults/lists/arrangement/color_filters/]
 # modified this week
-filter=time:A0V
+filter=|w
 column=time
 foreground-rgba=rgb(0,180,0)



@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ type:ct=name
 # File System



 [arrangements/]
-mask=fs:/*
+mask=^fs:/
 columns=ln,name,size,time,perms,own
 sort_column=name
 sort_order:order=asc
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ second_sort_always=true
 # Search Results



 [arrangements/]
-mask=exec:*
+mask=^exec:
 columns=ln,path,name,size,time,perms,own
 sort_column=path
 sort_order:order=asc
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ width=285
 # Configuration



 [arrangements/]
-mask=config:/*
+mask=^config:/
 columns=ln,name,opt-type,value



 [arrangements//columns_options/name]
@@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ width=420
 # Task Manager



 [arrangements/]
-mask=task:/*
+mask=^task:/
 columns=ln,name,progress,text,label



 [arrangements//columns_options/name]
@@ -479,7 +480,7 @@ width=80
 # Marks



 [arrangements/]
-mask=mark:/*
+mask=^mark:/
 columns=ln,name,mark-type,mark-value



 [arrangements//columns_options/name]
@@ -783,11 +784,9 @@ trigger=command:tv_start_interactive_search (%o)
 [key_modes/donna/key_f]
 type:key=spec
 spec:spec=lower,upper
-trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, @config_get_string (filters/%k), 1)
+trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, filter:|%k, 1)
 [key_modes/donna/key_F]
-type:key=spec
-spec:spec=lower,upper
-trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, @config_set_string (filters/%k, @ask_text (Enter filter %k,,@config_try_get_string (filters/%k, @tv_get_visual_filter (%o)))), 1)
+trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, @get_node_from (filter, @ask_text (Enter visual filter,, @node_get_property (@tv_get_visual_filter (%o), location))))



 # VF: by age
 [key_modes/donna/key_ampersand]
@@ -797,16 +796,16 @@ custom_chars=HMSdmVY
 combine=age_unit
 [key_modes/donna/key_q]
 combine=age_unit
-trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, time:A%m%c)
+trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, filter:time:A%m%c)
 [key_modes/donna/key_Q]
 combine=age_unit
-trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, time:A<=%m%c)
+trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, filter:time:A<=%m%c)



 # VF: by size
 [key_modes/donna/key_less]
-trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, size:<=%mM)
+trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, filter:size:<=%mM)
 [key_modes/donna/key_greater]
-trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, size:>=%mM)
+trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, filter:size:>=%mM)



 # F2 to rename
@@ -814,16 +813,16 @@ trigger=command:tv_set_visual_filter (%o, size:>=%mM)
 trigger=command:tv_column_edit (%o, %n, name)
 # F6 to edit focused item (vim in a terminal)
 [key_modes/donna/key_F6]
-trigger=exec:!vim %:n
+trigger=exec:!$EDITOR %:n
 # F9 to view focused item (less in a terminal)
 [key_modes/donna/key_F9]
-trigger=exec:!less %:n
+trigger=exec:!$LESS %:n



 # Terminals
 [key_modes/donna/key_t]
-trigger=exec:!bash
+trigger=exec:!$SHELL
 [key_modes/donna/key_T]
-trigger=exec:>bash
+trigger=exec:>$SHELL



 # selection stuff -- note that this required a patched GTK (to invert range)
 [key_modes/donna/key_v]
@@ -957,12 +956,12 @@ trigger=command:tv_save_tree_file (%o, @ask_text (Save Tree As...,Enter the name
 name=Open Terminal Here
 icon=terminal
 is_sensitive=has_ref
-trigger=exec:!WORKDIR=%:n bash
+trigger=exec:!WORKDIR=%:n $SHELL



 [context_menus/tree_views/terminal_nw]
 name=...In New Window
 is_sensitive=has_ref
-trigger=>WD=%:n bash
+trigger=>WD=%:n $SHELL



 [context_menus/tree_views/tree_visuals]
 type:context-type=empty
@@ -1054,8 +1053,12 @@ name=Invert Selection
 trigger=command:tv_selection (%o, i, :all)



 [context_menus/tree_views/selection_filter]
+type:context-type=combined
 name=Selection Filter...
-trigger=command:tv_selection_nodes (%o, d, @nodes_filter (@tv_get_nodes (%o, :all), @ask_text (Selection Filter,Enter the selection filter to apply), %o))
+trigger=&donna-sel_filter %o
+container=@<nodes_add (@nodes_add(@mru_get_nodes (mru:sel_filter)), filter:/)
+submenus:enabled=combine
+menu=sel_filter



 # Timestamp stuff



@@ -1091,6 +1094,12 @@ children:node-type=items
 sort=true
 left_click=command:tv_goto_line (:active, s+f, @nodes_io (%n, c, @tv_get_location (:active), @ask_text (New Items,Enter the name of the item to create,@node_get_property(%n,name))))



+# Selection Filters
+[menus/sel_filter]
+sort=false
+submenus:enabled=enabled
+left_click=command:tv_selection_nodes (:active, d, @nodes_filter (@tv_get_nodes (:active, :all), @mru_add_node (mru:sel_filter, %n), :active))
+
 # to show children but not hidden/dotFiles
 [menus/children_not_hidden]
 sort=true
@@ -1181,6 +1190,42 @@ terminal=term
 prefix=!
 terminal=term
 terminal_cmdline=:hold
+[providers/filter/]
+alias=f
+name=No filtering
+icon_name=edit-delete
+filter=
+[providers/filter/]
+alias=h
+name=Within the hour
+filter=time:A<=1H
+[providers/filter/]
+alias=t
+name=Today
+icon_name=vcalendar
+filter=time:A0
+[providers/filter/]
+alias=y
+name=Yesterday
+filter=time:A1d
+[providers/filter/]
+alias=w
+name=This week
+filter=time:A0V
+[providers/filter/]
+alias=v
+name=Videos
+icon_name=video
+filter=desc: video
+[providers/filter/]
+alias=i
+name=Images
+icon_name=image
+filter=desc: image
+[providers/filter/]
+alias=a
+name=Archives
+filter=desc: archive



 #
@@ -1201,25 +1246,4 @@ node=config:/
 box=box-orange



-#
-#       FILTERS
-#
-
-[filters]
-# used to unset current VF (via ff)
-f=
-# today
-t=time:A0
-# yesterday
-y=time:A1d
-# this week
-w=time:A0V
-# videos
-v=desc: video
-# images
-i=desc: image
-# archives
-a=desc: archive
-
-
 # EOF

Downloads and whatnot

See donnatella for longer descriptions & all the links you should need.

And of course, as always, new bug reports, suggestions or any other form of constructive criticism is very much welcome.

∞ Posted 05 November 2014

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