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+ | * [[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/ | ||
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+ | * [[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' | ||
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+ | * [[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 ' | ||
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+ | * [[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' | ||
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+ | * [[faq#Is it possible to change the icon used by the icon box or task bar for a given application? | ||
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+ | * [[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]] | ||
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+ | * [[faq#The gtk-xfce-engine themes do not appear in the "user interface" | ||
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+ | * [[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 ? === | === How to pronounce Xfce ? === | ||
“Ecks Eff See Eee” | “Ecks Eff See Eee” | ||
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A mouse, obviously, for all kinds of reasons like world domination and monsters and such. | A mouse, obviously, for all kinds of reasons like world domination and monsters and such. | ||
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- | === On which platforms does Xfce run currently ? === | + | === 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. | 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. | ||
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- | === Under which license is Xfce distributed ? === | + | === Under which license is Xfce distributed? |
- | 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, | + | Xfce 4 components are licensed under free or open source licenses: |
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- | === How long between two official | + | === How long between two official |
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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- | ===== Section Keyboard | + | === 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. | ||
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+ | Distribution Specific Xfce Info/ | ||
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+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// | ||
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+ | General Xfce forum | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
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+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
+ | ===== Keyboard Related | ||
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=== How to configure Shortcuts / Hotkeys / Menu Accelerators ? === | === How to configure Shortcuts / Hotkeys / Menu Accelerators ? === | ||
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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.</ | ||
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- | === Is there some way to call the menu with the keyboard in the xfce? === | + | === Is there some way to call the menu with the keyboard in Xfce? === |
Assign a key with the Keyboard Settings -> Shortcuts to the command '' | Assign a key with the Keyboard Settings -> Shortcuts to the command '' | ||
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=== How do I get numlock to start on login? === | === 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 [[http://freshmeat.net/projects/ | + | 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://pkgs.org/download/ |
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=== Is it possible to use Media keys in the Shortcut Editor? === | === Is it possible to use Media keys in the Shortcut Editor? === | ||
- | Use xmodmap to assign keycodes to your Media keys to make them available for the Xfce shortcut editor: | + | Use '' |
- | To determine keycodes of the multimedia keys use the program '' | + | To determine keycodes of the multimedia keys use the program '' |
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+ | Here are some examples of keycodes and their respective keysyms: | ||
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- | All possible keysyms can be found in / | + | All possible keysyms can be found in '' |
- | Note: Several problems with auto-loading of .Xmodmap files at xfce startup have been reported (also when issued as autostart command). Search the xfce bugzilla | + | |
- | editing the somewhat less straightforward xkb configuration files. | + | Note: Several problems with auto-loading of '' |
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===How to determine keycodes with '' | ===How to determine keycodes with '' | ||
- | All keyboards are different, keycodes can differ(eg. my keyboard with few keycodes above, not working) | + | All keyboards are different, keycodes can differ and not everyone has time to search XKeysymDB file. |
- | In terminal type: | + | You can acquire keycodes |
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+ | In a terminal type the following: | ||
xev | grep -A2 --line-buffered ' | xev | grep -A2 --line-buffered ' | ||
- | then press key of which keycode | + | |
+ | Next, press the key that you need the keycode from(e.g. When the key " | ||
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===What should I do to change keyboard layout?=== | ===What should I do to change keyboard layout?=== | ||
- | There are several options. One is to use '' | + | There are several options. One is to use '' |
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===Is it possible to change the default shortcut keys?=== | ===Is it possible to change the default shortcut keys?=== | ||
- | Yes, of course... Keyboard shortcuts are defined | + | Yes, of course. Keyboard shortcuts are defined |
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+ | More global keyboard shortcuts, like volume | ||
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===How can I see a list of all the shortcut keys?=== | ===How can I see a list of all the shortcut keys?=== | ||
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===How do I make a shortcut that doesn' | ===How do I make a shortcut that doesn' | ||
- | You can't. | + | It is not currently possible to do this. |
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- | ===== Section | + | ===== Application |
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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? === | ||
- | 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 Settings Manager Mouse properties to be faster. Or, one can right click on the title bar to get the menu displayed almost instantly without adjusting the double-click speed. The menu will display both ways. | + | 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 [[: |
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=== How do I display a list of all windows? === | === 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 window list plugin to the panel (is provided with a '' | + | There are two possibilities. The first is by middle clicking on the desktop (if you have xfdesktop running) or you can add the [[https:// |
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=== How to edit the auto generated menu with the menu editor? === | === How to edit the auto generated menu with the menu editor? === | ||
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mv menu3.xml menu.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 menu.xml with your favorite editor and remove the 4 following lines in the middle of the file, otherwise the menu editor will complain about a wrong format: | + | Now, you already have a menu with all the categories in the main tree with some duplicates, but you must first edit '' |
</ | </ | ||
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- | ===What are the exact commands used when launching the 'Setting' applications? | + | ===What are the exact commands used when launching the 'Settings' applications? |
- | Please see [[https:// | + | Please see [[https:// |
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- | ===== FileManager ===== | + | [[|Back To Top]] |
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- | Please refer to the [[xfce: | + | |
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===== Desktop Manager ===== | ===== Desktop Manager ===== | ||
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=== My Xfce Desktop doesn' | === My Xfce Desktop doesn' | ||
You can adjust this via Settings > Desktop > Icons > Appearance. | 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 [[: | ||
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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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+ | ===== Miscellaneous ===== | ||
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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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+ | === How to use a different Window Manager === | ||
+ | Please refer to [[https:// | ||
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+ | === How to use SCIM in Xfce === | ||
+ | Refer to [[https:// | ||
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+ | === On Login: | ||
+ | Xfce simply wants your hostname to be in ''/ | ||
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+ | === 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! === | ||
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+ | For some reason, your X applications can not connect to the session manager. | ||
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+ | Possible causes are: | ||
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+ | * 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 '' | ||
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+ | Also check '' | ||
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+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
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