Nautilus scripts to save/restore tabs
- SaveTabs saves URIs of tabs
- GetURIs is a sub script used by SaveTabs
- RestoreTabs restores saved tabs
- nautilus
- ruby
- xdotool
- zenity
save_tabs is a yaml file to configure the scripts.
if you need to use diffrent configuration from the default one,
cp save_tabs.example save_tabs and modify save_tabs
| variable | description | default value |
|---|---|---|
| sleep_time_save | sleep time after each key input by xdotool (seconds) in SaveTabs | 0.03 |
| max_tab | maximum number of tabs to scan | 128 |
| min_tab | number of tabs to scan at the start of scanning | 4 |
| shortcut_geturis | shortcut key to invoke GetURIs script |
"control+g" |
| sleep_time_restore | sleep time after each key input by xdotool (seconds) in RestoreTabs | 0.3 |
| select_uri_delay | delay between keystrokes to select uri in RestoreTabs (milliseconds) | 100 |
| save_tabs_path | file to save tabs | ENV['HOME'] + '/.local/share/nautilus/tabs' |
| socket_path | socket used by SaveTabs and GetURIs | '/tmp/nautilus_' + ENV['USER'] + '.socket' |
increase sleep_time_* and/or select_uri_delay if the script is unstable.
modify scripts-accels to configure keyboard shortcuts for Nautilus >= 3.20
bundle install --path vendor/bundle and bundle exec rake install will install everything.
- to save tabs, invoke SaveTabs clicking right button of the mouse on the file or using keyboard shortcuts configured in the installation.
- to resotore tabs, invoke RestoreTabs when a tab is open. the current tab is replaced with the first one and the rest of tabs are inserted after the current tab.
- DO NOT touch mouse and keyboard while saving/restoring tabs.
scripts have been tested with Ubuntu 17.04 and Ruby 2.4.1.
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/susurri/nautilus_save_tabs. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.
The software is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.