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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, | ||
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=== How to configure Shortcuts / Hotkeys / Menu Accelerators ? === | === How to configure Shortcuts / Hotkeys / Menu Accelerators ? === | ||
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You can't. | You can't. | ||
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=== 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? === | ||
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mv menu.xml menu3.xml; mv menu.orig.xml menu.xml | mv menu.xml menu3.xml; mv menu.orig.xml menu.xml | ||
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===What are the exact commands used when launching the ' | ===What are the exact commands used when launching the ' | ||
Please see [[https:// | Please see [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Window Manager ===== | ||
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+ | Please refer to the [[xfce: | ||
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+ | ===== Desktop Manager ===== | ||
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+ | === I want to disable the trash, home and filesystem icons on my desktop, is that possible? === | ||
+ | Yes. In Settings > Desktop > Icons > Appearance, select ' | ||
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+ | === My Xfce Desktop doesn' | ||
+ | You can adjust this via Settings > Desktop > Icons > Appearance. | ||
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+ | ===== Panel ===== | ||
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+ | === 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. | ||
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+ | === 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' | ||
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+ | === How do I set the panel layer in Xfce 4.2 and 4.4? === | ||
+ | In order to improve focus management this option was removed. | ||
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+ | === Is there a world clock applet? === | ||
+ | You need to add the Orage Clock to the panel. Then you can middle-click the clock to open the " | ||
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+ | ===== Themes ===== | ||
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+ | === 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 '' | ||
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+ | === How can I customize my Xfce desktop environment === | ||
+ | You can read everything about changing themes in the [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Misc ===== | ||
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+ | === 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. | ||
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+ | === Why the response to Terminal application is slow? === | ||
+ | For NVidia users, add this to your settings: | ||
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+ | nvidia-settings -a InitialPixmapPlacement=0 -a GlyphCache=1 | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | #!/bin/sh | ||
+ | XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 / | ||
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+ | === 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 ('' | ||
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+ | 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 " | ||
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+ | Enabling EXA will normally provide a speed increase for compositing and font rendering, but may cause a small reduction in OpenGL rendering speed. | ||
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+ | Once the Composite extension is activated, go to '' | ||
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+ | == ATI users (X.org radeon driver) == | ||
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+ | ATI R3xx/R4xx (9500 to X850, X1050) users may also need this in the '' | ||
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+ | == nVidia users == | ||
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+ | NVidia users may also need this in the '' | ||
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+ | Read ''/ | ||
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+ | === Kiosk - I want to use Xfce in a corporate environment and not let users modify their menu. === | ||
+ | Use [[https:// | ||
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