https://docs.xfce.org/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:30:45 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://docs.xfce.org/_media/wiki/dokuwiki-128.png https://docs.xfce.org/ https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/4.12/advanced?rev=1564015548&do=diff Advanced Hidden Options There are a number of hidden options that cannot be set by the Xfce Settings Manager; these require use of a text editor. List of icon view appearance settings xfdesktop The colors of the icon text and the icon text background, as well as the opacity of the icon text background and icon layout can be customized by putting directives similar to the following in your ~/.gtkrc-2.0 file: anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:45:48 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/4.12/command-line?rev=1563877169&do=diff Command-line Options The general usage of the application in the command-line is: xfdesktop [OPTIONS...] xfdesktop“xfdesktop” Here is a summary of all the options, grouped by type. Detailed explanations are in the following section. ? Help Options ! anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:19:29 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/4.12/preferences?rev=1564012668&do=diff Preferences To access xfdesktop's settings, you can click on the button in the Settings Manager, or right-click on the desktop and select from the list. Background 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 i… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 24 Jul 2019 23:57:48 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/4.12/start?rev=1566336954&do=diff Desktop Manager The Desktop Manager manages the desktop of Xfce. It is responsible for setting a background image / color and drawing icons on the desktop. It can bring up an applications menu and a list of all running applications when you click on the desktop with the right or middle mouse button respectively. Settings are available via the anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 20 Aug 2019 21:35:54 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/4.12/usage?rev=1564015369&do=diff Usage xfdesktop is responsible for drawing the desktop's background, or “wallpaper”, as well as icons on the desktop. Background There are various options for setting a background image - the final background is composed of a solid color or gradient, with an image (with optional transparency) composited on top. Images can be manipulated in various ways to fill the screen, such as being stretched, zoomed, scaled, centered or tiled. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:42:49 +0000