i use lockit to lock & unlock folders. I would like to have the folder icon change to red when locked & green when unlocked. Any Help would be appreciated


[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=all/all;
Actions=lock;unlock;

[Desktop Action lock]
Name=Lock
Icon=object-locked
Exec=gksudo "chattr -R +i %U" && notify-send 'Folders Locked'; fi

[Desktop Action unlock]
Name=Unlock
Icon=object-unlocked
Exec=gksudo "chattr -R -i %U" && notify-send 'Folders Unlocked'; fi

If you manually set a folder icon it'll create a file called .directory with Icon=icon-name. Eg:

Code: Select all

[Desktop Entry]
Icon=folder-green


We can use kwriteconfig5 to set a value in an .ini/.desktop like file.

Code: Select all

kwriteconfig5 --file "%U/.directory" --group "Desktop Entry" --key "Icon" "folder-green"

With testing, dolphin will update the icon right away, but an icon on the desktop won't update. We might need to run another command telling plasma to refresh the desktop and/or file a bug report.

Zren wrote:If you manually set a folder icon it'll create a file called .directory with Icon=icon-name. Eg:

Code: Select all

[Desktop Entry]
Icon=folder-green


We can use kwriteconfig5 to set a value in an .ini/.desktop like file.

Code: Select all

kwriteconfig5 --file "%U/.directory" --group "Desktop Entry" --key "Icon" "folder-green"

With testing, dolphin will update the icon right away, but an icon on the desktop won't update. We might need to run another command telling plasma to refresh the desktop and/or file a bug report.

Worked perfect! thank you Very Much!