QCAD and the native gnome filemanager nautilus

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klausk
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QCAD and the native gnome filemanager nautilus

Post by klausk » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:27 am

Can I use nautilus or nemo as a filemanager within QCAD? I am using the Linux distro Ubuntu 20.04.

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andrew
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Re: QCAD and the native gnome filemanager nautilus

Post by andrew » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:41 am

You can drag and drop DXF/DWG files into QCAD from any file manager that supports drag and drop. If you drag a file into the QCAD drawing area, the file is inserted as block into the drawing, if you drag a file into the QCAD window (not in the drawing area) the file is opened.

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Re: QCAD and the native gnome filemanager nautilus

Post by klausk » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:48 am

thx andrew for your answer. I am asking for a native integration of the native filemanager in QCAD. Is it possible to start QCAD with a parameter like -gui:gnome?
I prefer to see the native filemanager when I open a dxf-file in QCAD.

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Re: QCAD and the native gnome filemanager nautilus

Post by andrew » Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:52 am

No, I don't think that's possible. QCAD uses Qt - perhaps that's a starting point to find out more.

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