====== Directory Menu ======

The //Directory Menu// panel plugin allows you to set and view a directory from your panel. This is useful if you would like to quickly access a specific directory and view its contents without starting a file manager.

====== Properties ======

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===== Appearance =====

The following options allow you to choose how the //Directory Menu// plugin displays a directory.

? Base Directory
! Sets the directory folder that the //Directory Menu// plugin will start from. 
? Icon
! Sets the icon that will be displayed in the panel. 

===== Filtering =====

The following options allow you to filter which files the Directory Menu plugin displays.

? File Pattern
! Enter a list of patterns to determine which files are visible in a directory. If you specify more than one pattern here, the list items must be separated with semicolons (e.g. ''*.txt;*.doc''). 
? Show Hidden Files
! Displays hidden files when browsing directories.

====== Style Properties ======
You can set a custom icon size in gtk-icon-sizes with the name ''panel-directory-menu''. The default icon size is 16px. Special widget name in this plugin is ''directorymenu-button''.

See the section [[theming|Theming]] for more information.