Manual Configuration of Filters

This section shows how to add and edit filters with a plain text editor. This can be handy if you cannot run the GUI of quaneko for example when working on a server.

Location of the Configuration File

First of all, you need to locate your configuration file and open it with a text editor. The configuration file is called '.quanekorc' and located in the user's home directory.

Example of the file location:
/home/username/.quanekorc

Most common place (depending on your Windows version, configuration and language):
C:\Documents and Settings\Tux\.quanekorc

Adding a Filter

The filters in the configuration file are numbered with a unique ID. The first ID has to be 1 and no ID can be left out.

Example configuration for filter 1, which can write directly into an output file (preferred notation):
/filters/filter1_app pdftotext "%f" "%o"
/filters/filter1_open acroread
/filters/filter1_type pdf

Example configuration for filter 2 which writes to standard output:
/filters/filter2_app antiword "%f"
/filters/filter2_open word.exe
/filters/filter2_type doc

Example configuration for filter 3 which deals with more than one extension:
/filters/filter3_app htmltotext "%f"
/filters/filter3_open mozilla
/filters/filter3_type htm html xml