https://docs.xfce.org/ Sat, 02 May 2026 04:45:36 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://docs.xfce.org/_media/wiki/dokuwiki-128.png https://docs.xfce.org/ https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/4.16/advanced?rev=1612818049&do=diff xfdesktop - Advanced Options 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) Mon, 08 Feb 2021 21:00:49 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/4.16/command-line?rev=1612817792&do=diff xfdesktop - 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. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:56:32 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/4.16/preferences?rev=1612817694&do=diff xfdesktop - 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 f… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:54:54 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/4.16/start?rev=1612817435&do=diff xfdesktop - Desktop Manager * * * * * ---------- Xfdesktop is a desktop manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. It handles the following tasks: * background image / color * root menu, window list * minimized app icons * anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:50:35 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/4.16/usage?rev=1612817131&do=diff xfdesktop - 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) Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:45:31 +0000