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Views Tab
The Views tab allows you to choose how your files and folders are displayed. You can also choose
a Default Zoom Level. Zooming in on icons not only increases the size of the icons, but adds to
the displayed information about each file or folder.
BehaviorTab
The Behavior tab allows you to specify that Nautilus should Always open in browser windows.
If you check this option, opening a folder displays the directory's contents in the current window.
This behavior may be more familiar to those users accustomed to using the Start Here icon. You
can also choose to include a delete option that bypases the Trash bin.
Display Tab
The Diplay tab features a series of drop-down boxes listing various file details. Selecting these
options sets the order in which these details appear as you zoom in. You can also set the format
for dates and times within Nautilus.
(This only changes the time format for Nautilus. To change the date and time format of the clock
on the Panel, right-click on it and choose Preferences.)
List Columns Tab
The List Columns tab allows you to select which details are shown when folder contents are
displayed as a list. If you click on the description of a detail, you can then change the order in
which it is displayed by clicking Move Up or Move Down.
Preview Tab
The Preview tab allows you to select the types of files that are previewed by Nautilus. For
text files, this means that part of the text is visible on the icon. For image files, this means that
Nautilus displays a thumbnail (or scaled-down view) of the file. For sound files, Nautilus plays
the sound while your mouse pointer hovers over the file. If Nautilus seems to be sluggish on
your machine, try turning these resource-intensive features off to increase the speed.
Figure 2-4. Customizing Nautilus - View Tab
Chapter 2. Using the Graphical Desktop