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Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color

From Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color
Date 2018-09-26 13:50 +0200
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On 09/26/2018 06:24 AM, Dan Purgert wrote:
> Richard Owlett wrote:
>> [...]
>> Also your phraseology joggled my thought process. Perhaps "file manager"
>> hints at much more power than I  need. I only wish to _move_ files.
>> Which got me thinking that Tcl/Tk may be appropriate. I'll experiment
>> with mc first.
> 
> Or perhaps just bash?  Although, your situation may have too many
> clauses to really decide how/where something goes easily in a script.
> 

My essential need for a GUI is to select with a mouse click.
I've just downloaded it and browsed the man page.
I think mc will work.

On my laptop the default font size is unsuitably small.
A quick web search revealed that is not a mc parameter.
It is a function of the terminal emulator used. I have a MATE desktop. 
How do I determine what terminal emulator is in use?

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Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-09-26 12:00 +0200
  Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-26 12:40 +0200
    Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-09-26 13:10 +0200
      Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-26 13:40 +0200
        Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-09-26 13:50 +0200
          Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-09-26 14:50 +0200
          Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-09-26 15:10 +0200
          Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color Dominic Knight <dominicknight@gmx.com> - 2018-09-27 02:50 +0200
            Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-09-27 04:50 +0200
          Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-09-27 05:20 +0200
  Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color "hdv@gmail" <hdv.jadev@gmail.com> - 2018-09-26 13:50 +0200
  Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-09-26 14:00 +0200
    Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-09-26 14:40 +0200
  Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color didier gaumet <didier.gaumet@gmail.com> - 2018-09-27 09:00 +0200
  UPDATE - was [Re: Distinguish instances of GUI file manager by color] Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-09-27 12:00 +0200

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