branch: externals/filechooser
commit 1207c2ef96e0b12312437057eb7bff98c0a2c19e
Author: Rahguzar <rahgu...@zohomail.eu>
Commit: Rahguzar <rahgu...@zohomail.eu>
Update installation instructions
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README.md | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79a8f5ce70..e126d600ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ so that the frame filechooser uses appears above tiling
windows.
6. Although `OpenFile` and `SaveFile` methods have been tested by me,
`SaveFiles` method is completely untested since I don't know a way to trigger
it.
## Installation
-If despite these limitations you want to test the package:
+If despite these limitations you want to test the package you can use one of
the following options:
+
+### Manual Installation
1. Place `filechooser.el` file in the load path and generate the autoloads
file for it.
2. Configure `xdg-desktop-portal` to use Emacs based filechooser. For recent
versions this can be done by adding
```
@@ -42,6 +44,9 @@ to `~/.config/xdg-desktop-portal/portals.conf`. For older
versions add your `$XD
3. Copy the `org.gnu.Emacs.FileChooser.service` file
`/usr/share/dbus-1/services/`.
4. Restart `xdg-desktop-portal` by using `systemctl --user restart
xdg-desktop-portal.service`.
+### GNU ELPA
+`filechooser.el` is available on GNU ELPA and can be installed using `M-x
package-install`. This will take care of step 1 in the instructions for manual
install but the other step will have to be taken manually.
+
### NixOS
Here's how to install this package on NixOS.
