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====== Frequently Asked Questions ====== | ====== Frequently Asked Questions ====== | ||
- | ===== How to pronounce Xfce ? ===== | + | * **[[faq# |
+ | * **[[faq# | ||
+ | * **[[faq# | ||
+ | * **[[faq# | ||
+ | * **[[faq# | ||
+ | * **[[faq# | ||
+ | * **[[faq# | ||
- | “Ecks Eff See Eee” | + | ---- |
- | ===== What does it mean ? ===== | ||
- | The name Xfce originally stood for XForms Common Environment, | ||
- | ===== What does the logo mean ? ===== | + | * **[[faq# |
+ | * [[faq#How to pronounce Xfce?|How to pronounce Xfce?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#What does it mean?|What does it mean?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#What does the logo mean?|What does the logo mean?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#On which platforms does Xfce run currently? | ||
+ | * [[faq#Under which license is Xfce distributed? | ||
+ | * [[faq#How long between two official releases? | ||
+ | * [[faq#Where can I find Xfce information/ | ||
- | A mouse, obviously, for all kinds of reasons like world domination and monsters and such. | + | * **[[faq# |
+ | * [[faq#How to configure Shortcuts / Hotkeys / Menu Accelerators? | ||
+ | * [[faq#Is there some way to call the menu with the keyboard in Xfce?|Is there some way to call the menu with the keyboard in Xfce?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#Is it possible to focus the Verve plugin with a key?|Is it possible to focus the Verve plugin with a key?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#My windows button does not work in the Keyboard Settings > Shortcuts.|My windows button does not work in the Keyboard Settings > Shortcuts.]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#Is it possible to use Media keys in the Shortcut Editor?|Is it possible to use Media keys in the Shortcut Editor?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#How to determine keycodes with '' | ||
+ | * [[faq#What should I do to change keyboard layout? | ||
+ | * [[faq#Is it possible to change the default shortcut keys?|Is it possible to change the default shortcut keys?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#How can I see a list of all the shortcut keys?|How can I see a list of all the shortcut keys?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#How do I make a shortcut that doesn' | ||
- | ===== On which platforms does Xfce run currently | + | * **[[faq# |
+ | * [[faq#The left-click to get the menu on the title bar menu button seems a little slow. How do I change that? |The left-click to get the menu on the title bar menu button seems a little slow. How do I change that? ]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#How do I display a list of all windows? | ||
+ | * [[faq#How to edit the auto generated menu with the menu editor?|How to edit the auto generated menu with the menu editor?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#What are the exact commands used when launching the ' | ||
- | Xfce is developed | + | * **[[faq# |
+ | * [[faq#I want to disable the trash, home and filesystem icons on my desktop, is that possible?|I want to disable the trash, home and filesystem icons on my desktop, is that possible? | ||
+ | * [[faq#My Xfce Desktop doesn' | ||
- | ===== Under which license is Xfce distributed | + | * **[[faq# |
+ | * [[faq#Is it possible to change the icon used by the icon box or task bar for a given application? | ||
+ | * [[faq# | ||
+ | * [[faq#How do I set the panel layer in Xfce 4.2 and 4.4?|How do I set the panel layer in Xfce 4.2 and 4.4?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#Is there a world clock applet?|Is there a world clock applet?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#How can I customize my Xfce desktop environment|How can I customize my Xfce desktop environment]] | ||
- | Xfce 4 components are licensed under free or open source licenses: GPL or BSDL for applications and LGPL or BSDL for libraries. Read the documentation, | + | * **[[faq# |
- | + | * [[faq#The gtk-xfce-engine themes do not appear in the "user interface" | |
- | ===== How long between two official release ? ===== | + | |
+ | * **[[faq# | ||
+ | * [[faq#Why is the file chooser very slow?|Why is the file chooser very slow?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#Why the response to Terminal application is slow?|Why the response to Terminal application is slow?]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#How do I enable panel transparency and window shadows? | ||
+ | * [[faq#Kiosk - I want to use Xfce in a corporate environment and not let users modify their menu.|Kiosk - I want to use Xfce in a corporate environment and not let users modify their menu.]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#How to use a different Window Manager|How to use a different Window Manager]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#How to use SCIM in Xfce|How to use SCIM in Xfce]] | ||
+ | * [[faq#On Login: When I start Xfce a dialog pops up saying "Could not look up internet address for..." | ||
+ | * [[faq#On Logout: When I try to log out by pressing the logout button in the panel, I get a dialog asking me whether I want to quit the panel and/or xfce4-session-logout reports that no session manager is running, but it is!|On Logout: When I try to log out by pressing the logout button in the panel, I get a dialog asking me whether I want to quit the panel and/or xfce4-session-logout reports that no session manager is running, but it is!]] | ||
+ | ===== General Questions ===== | ||
+ | === How to pronounce Xfce ? === | ||
+ | “Ecks Eff See Eee” | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === What does it mean ? === | ||
+ | The name Xfce originally stood for XForms Common Environment, | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === What does the logo mean ? === | ||
+ | A mouse, obviously, for all kinds of reasons like world domination and monsters and such. | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === On which platforms does Xfce run currently? === | ||
+ | Xfce is developed to be versatile. It is currently supported on Linux, Solaris and BSD, but has been known to run in some shape or form on IRIX, MacOS X, and Windows. | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === Under which license is Xfce distributed? | ||
+ | Xfce 4 components are licensed under free or open source licenses: [[https:// | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === How long between two official releases? === | ||
There is no set schedule, but there are goals the developers try to meet. That said, the creation of deadlines does not lend itself well to those working without compensation. So the overall goal is to release a new version as certain goals are reached. Unfortunately, | There is no set schedule, but there are goals the developers try to meet. That said, the creation of deadlines does not lend itself well to those working without compensation. So the overall goal is to release a new version as certain goals are reached. Unfortunately, | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === Where can I find Xfce information/ | ||
+ | If you are not able to find support on the [[https:// | ||
+ | focused, specifically, | ||
+ | The following is not an exhaustive list of Xfce resources. | ||
- | ===== How to configure Shortcuts | + | Distribution Specific Xfce Info/Support Pages: |
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | General Xfce forum | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
+ | ===== Keyboard Related ===== | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === How to configure Shortcuts / Hotkeys / Menu Accelerators ? === | ||
A number of Xfce applications (Thunar, for example) support the standard GTK2 way of changing shortcuts: simply hover over the menu option with the mouse pointer and press the keyboard shortcut you want to rebind it to. | A number of Xfce applications (Thunar, for example) support the standard GTK2 way of changing shortcuts: simply hover over the menu option with the mouse pointer and press the keyboard shortcut you want to rebind it to. | ||
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Refer to specific app's documentation to learn how to configure its shortcuts.</ | Refer to specific app's documentation to learn how to configure its shortcuts.</ | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === Is there some way to call the menu with the keyboard in Xfce? === | ||
+ | Assign a key with the Keyboard Settings -> Shortcuts to the command '' | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === Is it possible to focus the Verve plugin with a key? === | ||
+ | Assign a key to the command '' | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === My windows button does not work in the Keyboard Settings > Shortcuts. === | ||
+ | The windows button (also known as the superkey) not working as a modifier is related to the toolkit, GTK+ in the case of Xfce. If you want to have the windows-key working we recommend you to upgrade GTK+ to at least version 2.10.0. | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === How do I get numlock to start on login? === | ||
+ | There are two possibilities to achieve this. Or you should use a display manager that turns the numlock on (eg. gdm, check the settings) or you can use a little program called [[https:// | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === Is it possible to use Media keys in the Shortcut Editor? === | ||
+ | Use '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | To determine keycodes of the multimedia keys use the program '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Here are some examples of keycodes and their respective keysyms: | ||
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+ | All possible keysyms can be found in ''/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Note: Several problems with auto-loading of '' | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===How to determine keycodes with '' | ||
+ | All keyboards are different, keycodes can differ and not everyone has time to search XKeysymDB file. | ||
+ | You can acquire keycodes manually from your keyboard using the application '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | In a terminal type the following: | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | xev | grep -A2 --line-buffered ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Next, press the key that you need the keycode from(e.g. When the key " | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===What should I do to change keyboard layout?=== | ||
+ | There are several options. One is to use '' | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===Is it possible to change the default shortcut keys?=== | ||
+ | Yes, of course. Keyboard shortcuts are defined in two locations. The shortcuts to handle the window manager are defined in the Settings Manager > Window Manager Settings > Keyboard. The '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | More global keyboard shortcuts, like volume adjustments, | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===How can I see a list of all the shortcut keys?=== | ||
+ | Use the following command, which will produce a nicely formatted text list to standard output: | ||
+ | xfconf-query -c xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts -l -v | cut -d'/' | ||
+ | If you want to put this list into a file, add ''> | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===How do I make a shortcut that doesn' | ||
+ | It is not currently possible to do this. | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===== Application Menu ===== | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === The left-click to get the menu on the title bar menu button seems a little slow. How do I change that? === | ||
+ | The left-button single-click menu button display speed is linked to the double click speed. If one wants the menu to appear quicker, just change the double click speed in the Xfce 4 [[: | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === How do I display a list of all windows? === | ||
+ | There are two possibilities. The first is by middle clicking on the desktop (if you have xfdesktop running) or you can add the [[https:// | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === How to edit the auto generated menu with the menu editor? === | ||
+ | cp ~/ | ||
+ | cd ~/ | ||
+ | cat menu.xml > menu3.xml | ||
+ | cat menu2.xml >> menu3.xml | ||
+ | mv menu.xml menu.orig.xml | ||
+ | mv menu3.xml menu.xml | ||
+ | |||
+ | Now, you already have a menu with all the categories in the main tree with some duplicates, but you must first edit '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | </ | ||
+ | <?xml version=" | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | That's all. Now you can run the menu editor, remove the few duplicates and edit all as you like. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Settings > Desktop > Menu > Menu Editor | ||
+ | |||
+ | Notes: by removing the " | ||
+ | |||
+ | To restore the original menu, just do in a terminal: | ||
+ | |||
+ | mv menu.xml menu3.xml; mv menu.orig.xml menu.xml | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===What are the exact commands used when launching the ' | ||
+ | Please see [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Desktop Manager ===== | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === I want to disable the trash, home and filesystem icons on my desktop, is that possible? === | ||
+ | Yes. In Settings > Desktop > Icons > Appearance, select ' | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === My Xfce Desktop doesn' | ||
+ | You can adjust this via Settings > Desktop > Icons > Appearance. | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===== Panel ===== | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === Is it possible to change the icon used by the icon box or task bar for a given application? | ||
+ | It's not possible. This setting has to be managed by the application itself. | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === I've installed a plug-in for the panel, but the indicators don't use different colors. What can I do? === | ||
+ | First, try another Gtk theme, since some themes override the color. If it doesn' | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === How do I set the panel layer in Xfce 4.2 and 4.4? === | ||
+ | In order to improve focus management this option was removed. | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === Is there a world clock applet? === | ||
+ | You need to add the [[: | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Themes ===== | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === The gtk-xfce-engine themes do not appear in the "user interface" | ||
+ | The gtk-xfce-engine-2 package has to be installed using same prefix as Gtk2 itself. When installed from sources, the engine is, by default, installed in /usr/local, while Gtk2 is often installed in /usr. Just install gtk-xfce-engine-2 again using '' | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === How can I customize my Xfce desktop environment === | ||
+ | You can read everything about changing themes in the [[https:// | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === Where can I find additional backgrounds and wallpapers for my desktop? === | ||
+ | Here is a selection | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===== Miscellaneous ===== | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === Why the file chooser is very slow ? === | ||
+ | It is more likely that the icon theme you are using renders too many SVGs making it very hard to scroll. | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === Why the response to Terminal application is slow? === | ||
+ | For NVidia users, add this to your settings: | ||
+ | |||
+ | nvidia-settings -a InitialPixmapPlacement=0 -a GlyphCache=1 | ||
+ | |||
+ | For all users, your driver may not support argb visuals very well. You can disable it for Terminal by exporting the environment variable XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1. | ||
+ | |||
+ | #!/bin/sh | ||
+ | XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 / | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === How do I enable panel transparency and window shadows? === | ||
+ | Enable the Composite extension in the X11 config file and make sure Xfwm4 is compiled with embedded compositor ('' | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pay attention: recent versions of X.org turn composite on by default. If you experience speed problems or any other glitches you have to disable it explicitly: | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
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+ | |||
+ | If you have a reasonably new X.org (7.1, possibly 7.0) and your graphics card is listed as " | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | Enabling EXA will normally provide a speed increase for compositing and font rendering, but may cause a small reduction in OpenGL rendering speed. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Once the Composite extension is activated, go to '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | == ATI users (X.org radeon driver) == | ||
+ | |||
+ | ATI R3xx/R4xx (9500 to X850, X1050) users may also need this in the '' | ||
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+ | |||
+ | == nVidia users == | ||
+ | |||
+ | NVidia users may also need this in the '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | Read ''/ | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === Kiosk - I want to use Xfce in a corporate environment and not let users modify their menu. === | ||
+ | Use [[https:// | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === How to use a different Window Manager === | ||
+ | Please refer to [[https:// | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === How to use SCIM in Xfce === | ||
+ | Refer to [[https:// | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | === On Login: | ||
+ | Xfce simply wants your hostname to be in ''/ | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | === On Logout: When I try to log out by pressing the logout button in the panel, I get a dialog asking me whether I want to quit the panel and/or xfce4-session-logout reports that no session manager is running, but it is! === | ||
+ | |||
+ | For some reason, your X applications can not connect to the session manager. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Possible causes are: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Your hostname cannot be resolved (see Login problems section). | ||
+ | * Your home partition or partition containing /tmp is filled up. | ||
+ | * Your hostname contains non-ascii characters (no umlauts allowed, in particular) | ||
+ | * Either '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Also check '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
+ | ---- |