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| ====== xfdesktop - Usage ====== | {{ :xfce:xfce.xfdesktop.png?no link|}} |
| | ====== xfdesktop - Usage ====== |
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| * **[[#Background|Background]]** | * **[[#Background|Background]]** |
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| 'xfdesktop'' is responsible for drawing the desktop's background, or "wallpaper", as well as icons on the desktop. | ''xfdesktop'' is responsible for drawing the desktop's background, or "wallpaper", as well as icons on the desktop. |
| <figure "Desktop with icons">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:xfdesktop_wicons_nopanel4.png?600nolink|}}</figure> | <figure "Desktop with icons">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:xfdesktop_wicons_nopanel4.png?600nolink|}}</figure> |
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| ===== Icons ===== | ===== Icons ===== |
| Icons drawn on the desktop can either be file/launcher icons or minimised application windows. These can be customized to be different sizes, with a custom font and tooltip size, with the option to turn off tooltips altogether. The **File/launcher** 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. Launchers can be edited via right-clicking and selecting **Edit Launcher**. | Icons drawn on the desktop can either be file/launcher icons or minimised application windows. These can be customized to be different sizes, with a custom font and tooltip size, with the option to turn off tooltips altogether. The **File/launcher** 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. Launchers can be edited via right-clicking and selecting **Edit Launcher**. |
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| | Note: Optionally you can use a [[:xfce:tumbler:available_plugins#customized_thumbnailer_for_folders|customized thumbnailer for folder]], to use foreign images for folder desktop icons. |
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| <figure "Large file/launcher icons">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:large_icons.png?600nolink|}}</figure> | <figure "Large file/launcher icons">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:large_icons.png?600nolink|}}</figure> |
| <figure "Window list menu">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:window_list.png?nolink|}}</figure> | <figure "Window list menu">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:window_list.png?nolink|}}</figure> |
| <figure "Grouped workspace entries">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:grouped_list2.png?nolink|}}</figure> | <figure "Grouped workspace entries">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:grouped_list2.png?nolink|}}</figure> |
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| [[|Back To Top]] | [[|Back To Top]] |
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| [[ :xfce:xfdesktop:start:|Return to Main xfdesktop page]] | [[ :xfce:xfdesktop:start:|Return to Main xfdesktop page]] |