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====== xfce4-panel - Directory Menu ======

The Directory Menu panel plugin allows you to view a custom directory from your panel without the need to open up a file manager.

===== Preferences =====

<figure "Directory Menu Preferences">
{{:xfce:xfce4-panel:4.18:directory_menu.png|xfce4-panel Directory Menu Preferences Window}}
</figure>

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

? Base Directory
! Sets the destination that the plugin will start from. 
? Icon
! Allows you to choose a custom icon to be used from a range of application or system icons, or an image file.

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===== Filtering =====
The Directory Menu plugin allows you to filter which files it displays using the following options:

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

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