I’m uncertain whether you can add custom directories to the dialog as you suggest. However, I recall that bookmarks could be created/used in Thunar that also appear in Open/Save dialogs.
If I recall, you can edit ~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks (or ~/.config/gtk-4.0/bookmarks) to list a few favourite directories.
- The bookmark format is similar to a local URL:
file://[path to target][space][bookmark name]
( taken from How to use bookmarks in Thunar ) - If the
bookmarksfile mentioned doesn’t exist, create it.
A useful example might be to add recent:/ at the bottom of the file to add a bookmark for recent locations; the bookmark should appear immediately in the Thunar side panel and be available in the respective dialogs.
Bookmarks should be a decent workaround (if it still works that way).
- Thunar: Working with files and folders might be remotely useful.
Regards.
Note; it’s been a while since I’ve used XFCE for any great length of time, so this may not be 100% accurate.
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