[Solved] Why doesn't the other directories have icons like Desktop? I'm using thunar.

Running debian+swaywm and I'm trying to find a file manager that I like.

What I've have tested so far is using another icon theme.

Edit:

Following this thread fixed it for me. I didn't notice any immediate change, but after reboot, the correct icons appeared. I think this mainly had do to with me not having the xdg-user-dirs-gtk package.

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sir_reginald@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y (6 replies)

I think this depends on your icon theme.

PureTryOut@lemmy.kde.social · 10 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Not really. They are probably just missing the required entries in ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs. For example mine:

XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"

The file is made by the tool xdg-user-dirs-update in my case, normally ran by a desktop environment but obviously won't be automatically ran in SwayWM.

Toralv@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Looks like I have all the required entries, mine looks mostly the same as yours.

Toralv@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

I found a solution. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I've edited my post with the solution.

Toralv@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Well yes. I've tested several different icon themes, but they all have the same problem

sir_reginald@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

have you tried other GTK file managers, like Nemo or Caja? Is the same issue present?

Toralv@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Just tested both Nemo and Caja. Problem still persists

ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Sometimes, you can right click a folder and choose properties to select a different icon. It’s not universal across desktop environments but it’s pretty widespread.

Toralv@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Seems to not be an option in Thunar