Open in VS Code in Nautilus context menu.

[simonmika]

Today I tend to only need to use the terminal for two kinds of tasks:

1. Start VS Code.
2. Git usage:
   1. Start caching git credentials so that I can do the remaining git tasks in Code.
   2. Handling git submodules.
   3. Other advanced git usage.

The first point can be solved using the way described in:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/21953/how-do-i-customize-the-context-menu-in-nautilus

Is it possible to in the scripts include an automatic way of doing it?

[thomasfanell]

I gave that some thought some months ago, but since it ends up in an ugly Scripts sub menu, I opted not to include it.

A better solution would probably be to add a .desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications. VS Code would then be available in the standard Open with... menu. The tiny downside for this solution is that one would have to perform a few extra clicks the first time using it: right-click -> open with... -> other -> show other applications -> VS Code. After that, VS Code would be available directly from the Open with menu

[simonmika]

I like having it on the folder itself. This is what I have been able to configure manually

There is a setting in Nautilus-Actions that turns off the root Nautilus-Actions item : http://www.howtogeek.com/116807/how-to-easily-add-custom-right-click-options-to-ubuntus-file-manager/

If you don’t like the submenu, click the Preferences button in the Nautilus-Actions Configuration Tool > window and uncheck the “Create a root ‘Nautilus-Actions’ menu” option.