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-====== Preferences ======+~~NOTOC~~ 
 +{{ :xfce:xfce.xfdesktop.png?no link|}} 
 +====== xfdesktop - Preferences ======
  
-<note warning>This page is work in progress!</note>+  * **[[#Background|Background]]** 
 +  * **[[#Menus|Menus]]** 
 +  * **[[#Icons|Icons]]**
  
-You can start the Desktop settings dialog by clicking on the {gui>Desktop} button in the [[..:xfce4-settings:|Settings Manager]]. +----
  
-===== Background =====+===== Introduction =====
  
-<figure "Background Tab"> +To access ''xfdesktop's'' settings, you can click on the {gui>Desktop} button in the [[../:xfce4-settings/|Settings Manager]], or right-click on the desktop and select {gui>Desktop Settings...} from the list.
-{{:xfce:xfdesktop:xfdesktop-settings-background.png?nolink&|}} +
-</figure>+
  
-==== Image ====+<figure "Accessing desktop settings">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_settings2.png?nolink|}}</figure>
  
-Select the "None" option if you want xfdesktop to ignore the backdrop image and only use the selected colors.+----
  
-Select the "Single image" option if you want xfdesktop to draw a backdrop image.+===== Background =====
  
-Select the "Image List" option if you want xfdesktop to randomly choose the backdrop image among a list.+<figure "Customizing the desktop background">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_background.png?nolink|}}</figure>
  
-==== Images ====+The **Background** tab of the Desktop settings window contains different options for configuring the your desktop background. You can set a single image or multiple images as your desktop background, or you can use a color scheme. If you set an image as your wallpaper but don't want it to fill the entire screen, you can combine it with a color scheme that fills in the rest of the background. The default option is to use a wallpaper image, the list of images available is found in the **Wallpaper for my desktop** section, where thumbnails for images found in the specified folder are displayed.
  
-If you selected the "Single image" option, you can choose an image from the treeview. Click on an image to set it as the current backdrop. xfdesktop will update the background of your desktop automatically.+If you tick the **Apply to all workspaces** option, the wallpaper will be applied to all the workspaces on your computer, rather than just the one the window is currently active in. If you want to set different backgrounds to specific workspaces, you can untick this option and move the Desktop settings window to the desired workspace.
  
-You can add images to the treeview by clicking on the "plus" buttonwhich will pop file chooser dialog up. Images can be removed using the "minusbutton.+''xfdesktop'' also supports Xinerama and multi-monitor setups. When more than one display / monitor is connected, the **Background** tab applies to the monitor that the window is currently displayed onthis allows for each monitor to have its own settings. To change the settings for different monitor, move the dialog to the display you want to edit. 
 +==== Images ==== 
 +To set or change the wallpaper image, simply left-click on an image in the **Wallpaper for [...]** section. You can change the location the application looks for images in using the {gui>Folder:} option, clicking on the drop-down menu brings up a list of alternate locations. You can choose a custom directory by clicking **Other...**, which brings up the **Select a Directory** window where you can choose your custom location. 
 +<figure "Alternate locations of images">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_background_select.png?nolink|}}</figure>
  
-If you selected the "Image list" option, you can use the "New" button displaying a blank sheet to select an existing list or create a new one, using file chooserYou can still use the "plus" and "minus" buttons to add and remove images. xfdesktop will then randomly choose a backdrop among this list every time it starts.+If a location contains multiple images''xfdesktop'' allows you to automatically change the background by cycling through the images available. You can enable this option by checking the {gui>Change the background} box. The frequency in which the images are changed and the order in which they are chosen can be changed by selecting an interval period from the drop-down list and optionally selecting the **Random Order** checkbox. The following interval periods are available: 
 +  * in seconds: 
 +  * in minutes: 
 +  * in hours: 
 +  * at start up 
 +  * every hour 
 +  * every day 
 +  * chronologically 
 +If you choose one of the first three optionsyou can set custom time interval relative to the option selectedThe **chronologically** option will sort the pictures according to their filenames and cycles through them all equally over a period of one dayThe {gui>Random Order} checkbox tells ''xfdesktop'' whether or not to shuffle the order of the images as it cycles through them.
  
-Five Style options ("Centered", "Tiled", "Stretched", "Scaled" and "Zoomed") are available to specify the fitting of the backdrop image on the screen, depending on its sizeYou can also select the "Auto" item if you want to let xfdesktop take care of this setting.+==== Style ==== 
 +The {gui>Style:} option controls how the image is sized to fit your display. Which option will work best for you will depend on the size of the image and the resolution of your monitorThe options available for controlling the size and scale of the image(s) are as followed:
  
-xfdesktop supports xinerama and multiscreen modesIn multiscreen mode, the Background tab shows one tab per screen+^  Style  ^ Effect ^ 
 +|  None  |Doesn't display an image, a color is displayed insteadFor more informationsee the [[usage#Colors|Colors]] section. 
 +|  Centered  | Centers the image on display without resizing it. If larger than the display then the image is cropped to fit while preserving the aspect ratio. | 
 +|  Tiled  | Fills the display with tiled images, only effective if the image is smaller than the display. | 
 +|  Stretched  | Stretches or shrinks the image to the exact height and width of the display. Does not preserve aspect ratio. | 
 +|  Scaled  | Enlarges or shrinks the image to fill the display while preserving aspect ratio. | 
 +|  Zoomed  | Resizes the image to fill the display while preserving aspect ratio. If the image doesn't match the aspect ratio then it gets cropped to fit|
  
-==== Colors ====+<figure "Image style options">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_background_position.png?nolink|}}</figure>
  
-The color style is one of four options in dropping list: a solid color, horizontal gradient, vertical gradient, or transparent.+<note>If you choose the **Scaled** option and the size of the image does not exactly match the resolution of your display, the image will be "letterboxed" and you will see the desktop color as the borders.</note>
  
-The "Transparent" option, when you use colored background without backdrop image, allows you to see the windows that are under the transparent desktop window. This requires an activated compositor.+==== Color ==== 
 +Background colors can be used instead of an image or they can be combined with an image if it is smaller than the display or semi-transparent. In the case of semi-transparent image, the color options can be used to easily change the gradient / hue of the wallpaperThe options available for the color are as follows:
  
-Two colored buttons allow you to choose the colors for your desktop. When the solid color option is selected, only the first color is available. When either of the gradient options are selectedboth the first and second colors are availableBoth of the color buttons open a color chooser dialog: +^  Color  ^ Effect ^ 
 +|  Solid color  | The first color picker button to the right of the drop-down menu is active. Clicking that will bring up a color picker dialog that allows you to select a single color to fill the desktop. 
 +|  Horizontal gradient  | Displays a horizontal gradient based on the two colors chosen. The first color picker button selects the left colorwhile the second button selects the right. | 
 +|  Vertical gradient  | Displays a vertical gradient based on the two colors chosenThe first color picker button selects the top color, while the second button selects the bottom. | 
 +|  Transparent  | Doesn't display a color. If the image style is set to "None", then a plain white background is used. |
  
-  * You can use the colored ring with a triangle inside to select the color you want from the outer ring, then select the darkness or lightness of that color using the inner triangle. Corresponding values of brightness, deepness, and amount of red, green and blue light in the color appear through the entries on the right side of the window. +<figure "Background color options">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_background_gradient.png?nolink|}}</figure>
-  * You can click the eyedropper, then click anywhere on your screen to select the color. +
-  * You can enter an HTML-style hexadecimal color value, or simply a color name, in the "Color Nameentry+
  
-The selected colors will fill the entire root window, and will remain visible through a transparent backdrop image.+[[|Back To Top]] 
 +----
  
-==== Adjustments ==== 
- 
-The two sliders allow you to adjust the brightness and the saturation of the backdrop image and or color.  
 ===== Menus ===== ===== Menus =====
- +''xfdesktop'' allows you to customize the behavior of right-click and middle-click menus. To configure this behavior, open the Desktop settings and click the **Menus** tab. 
-<figure "Menus Tab"> +<figure "Menus tab">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_menu.png?nolink|}}</figure>
-{{:xfce:xfdesktop:xfdesktop-settings-menus.png?nolink&|}} +
-</figure>+
  
 ==== Desktop Menu ==== ==== Desktop Menu ====
 +The **Include applications menu on desktop right click** option dictates whether a menu entry will be shown at the bottom of the list providing quick access to all installed applications. Ticking the **Show application icons in menu** option will show icons next to the labels in the pop-up applications menu.
  
-If you check the "Show applications menu on desktop right click", the applications menu will be shown when right clicking on the desktop.+<figure "Accessing applications from the desktop menu">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:apps_menu_expanded.png?nolink|}}</figure>
  
-The "Show application icons in menu" allows you to show or hide icons in the menu. +The menu's configuration file ''xfce-applications.menu'' can be found under ''$sysconfdir/xdg/menus/xfce-applications.menu''. For binary packages, ''$sysconfdir'' is often ''/etc'', and for source compiles, it defaults to ''/usr/local/etc''
 + 
 +<note tip>You can customize your menu by copying ''xfce-applications.menu'' to ''$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/menus'' and modifying it with a text editor such as ''mousepad'' or ''gedit''. Please remember that the file should be UTF-8 encoded. For more information, please see the [[http://wiki.xfce.org/howto/customize-menu|Xfce Wiki]].</note>
  
 ==== Window List Menu ==== ==== Window List Menu ====
  
-If you check the "Show window list menu on desktop middle click" option, the window list menu will be shown when middle clicking on the desktop.+Middle-clicking on the desktop shows a list of all opened windows ordered by workspace, it also allows you to quickly add or remove a workspace. Checking **Show window list menu on desktop middle click** will enable this menu.
  
-The "Show application icons in menu" option allows you to show or hide icons in the menu. This option is only available when "Show window list menu on desktop middle clickis checked.+<figure "Window list menu">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:middle_click_menu2.png?700|}}</figure>
  
-The "Show workspace names in list" option allows you to show or hide workspace names in the list. If checked, windows are shown under the name of their workspace. Else, they are all shown in the same portion of the menu. This option is only available when "Show window list menu on desktop middle clickis checked.+If none of the submenus are checked, the pop-up menu will look like the following example: 
 +<figure "Plain text window list menu">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:middle_click_optionsunselected2.png?700|}}</figure>
  
-The "Show submenus for the windows in each workspace" option allows you to have the windows displayed in a submenu titled with the workspace name. This option is only available when "Show workspace names in listis checked.+Checking **Show application icons in menu** will produce the following: 
 +<figure "Application icons">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:middle_click_1_option_selected2.png?700|}}</figure>
  
-The "Show sticky windows only in active workspaceoption allows you to have sticky windows displayed only in the active workspaceinstead of displaying their item in all workspaces.+Checking **Show workspace names in list** and **Use submenus for the windows in each workspace** will show each workspace as a separate entry with their respective windows hidden inside the entry. Hovering over a workspace entry will reveal the windows inside. 
 +<figure "Workspace entries">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:middle_click_workspacelist2.png?700|}}</figure> 
 + 
 +Check the **Show sticky windows only in active workspace** option if you only want to see those windows in the active workspace instead of all workspaces. The **Show add and remove workspace options in list** checkbox changes whether the shortcuts to add or remove a workspace are shown. 
 + 
 +[[|Back To Top]] 
 +----
  
 ===== Icons ===== ===== Icons =====
 +''xfdesktop'' allows you to draw icons on the desktop and control their appearance, behavior and position on the desktop. To configure these options, open the Desktop settings and click the **Icons** tab.
 +
 +<figure "Icons tab">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_icon_settings.png?nolink|}}</figure>
  
-<figure "Icons Tab"> 
-{{:xfce:xfdesktop:xfdesktop-settings-icons.png?nolink&|}} 
-</figure> 
  
 ==== Appearance ==== ==== Appearance ====
 +You can either choose to have an icon-free desktop by selecting **None** from the {gui>Icon type:} drop-down, or choose to populate your desktop with icons. For the second choice, there are a further two options to choose from:
  
-The "Icon type" dropping list allows you to set the behavior of the desktop icons. There are three options: "None", to disable desktop icons entirely; "Minimized" application icons, to show icons for minimized or hidden applications on the desktopand "File/launcher" icons, to show the contents of your $XDG_DESKTOP_DIR directory on the desktop.+? Minimised application icons 
 +! This option displays minimised windows as icons on your desktop. These icons can be freely arranged and offer window controls similar to the drop-down menu when clicking on the application's icon on the left of the title bar upon right-click.
  
-If desktop icons are enabled, you can control the size of the icon itself (in pixels) with the "Icon size" optionand the font size used to display the icon text (in points) with the "Use custom font size" option. If you do not check this last option, the system defaults will be used+<figure "Minimized application icons">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:minimised_icon_actions2.png?nolink|}}</figure> 
 + 
 +<note tip>**Tip:** Application icons will remember their positions when the window is maximised and then later minimised again.</note> 
 + 
 +==== File/launcher Icons ==== 
 +This option displays files, folders, and launchers as icons on your desktop that can be freely arranged, named, copied and moved, modelled to have a similar look and feel as a regular file manager. 
 + 
 +<figure "File/launcher Icons">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:launcher_icons.png?nolink|}}</figure> 
 + 
 +<note tip>''xfdesktop'' displays everything under your ''~/Desktop'' folder, which can easily be accessed using a file manager. Any icons on the desktop are stored in this directory.</note> 
 + 
 +You can edit the size of the icons, the orientation (where they are placed on the desktop by default), the font size used to display the icon text and the size of their tooltips that appear when hovering over the iconsas well as enabling showing hidden items, single click to activate items, and the option to show thumbnails on the desktop.
  
 ==== Default Icons ==== ==== Default Icons ====
 +You can optionally choose to show or hide special icons on your desktop, like shortcuts to your home folder or filesystem, the wastebasket or removable drives. These include disks and drives, network
 +shares and other devices. Clicking those icons on the desktop will open a new file manager window displaying the contents of that particular path.
  
-The checkboxes allow you to show or hide special icons on the desktop, when xfdesktop is set to draw icons. Double clicking those icons will open a Thunar window displaying the contents of a particular path.+<figure "Default Icons options">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:default_icons.png?nolink|}} 
 +</figure>
  
-Home stands for your home folder, that is to say, $HOME. Filesystem stands for the root of your file system, also known as /. Trash stands for your trash folder, and Removable devices represents floppy drives, USB drives and keys, external hard drives, optical discs, etc. +[[|Back To Top]] 
 +---- 
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