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-====== Preferences ====== +~~NOTOC~~ 
-This page details all the settings available for the Application Finder. To edit settings, open up the application in it's expanded mode and select {gui>Preferences}.+{{ xfce:xfce4-appfinder.png?nolink|}} 
 +====== xfce4-appfinder - Preferences ====== 
 +This page details all of the settings available for the Application Finder. To edit the settings, open up the application in its expanded mode and select {gui>Preferences}. 
 + 
 +  * **[[#General|General]]** 
 +    * **[[#Behaviour|Behaviour]]** 
 +    * **[[#Appearance|Appearance]]** 
 +    * **[[#History|History]]** 
 +  * **[[#Custom Actions|Custom Actions]]** 
 +    * **[[#Usage|Usage]]** 
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 ===== General ===== ===== General =====
  
-<figure "General Preferences"> +<figure "xfce4-appfinder General Preferences Tab"> 
-{{:xfce:xfce4-appfinder:xfce-appfinder-genprefs.png?400|}}+{{:xfce:xfce4-appfinder:xfce-appfinder-genprefs.png?400|xfce4-appfinder General Preferences Tab}}
 </figure> </figure>
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 ==== Behaviour ==== ==== Behaviour ====
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 ! Select this option to make the Application Finder select the last selected category in the expanded view. If this option is disabled, the category {gui>All Applications} is selected. ! Select this option to make the Application Finder select the last selected category in the expanded view. If this option is disabled, the category {gui>All Applications} is selected.
 ? Always centre the window ? Always centre the window
-! By default, [[../xfwm4:|Xfwm4]] might position the window in a place that isn't in the centre of the screen (see the section [[..:xfwm4:wmtweaks|Placement]] under Window Manager Tweaks to change this behaviour). Select this option to always centre the Application Finder screen on startup, regardless of Window Manager settings.+! By default, [[:xfce:xfwm4:|Xfwm4]] might position the window in a place that isn't in the centre of the screen (see the section [[:xfce:xfwm4:wmtweaks|Placement]] under Window Manager Tweaks to change this behaviour). Select this option to always centre the Application Finder screen on startup, regardless of Window Manager settings.
 ? Keep running instance in the background ? Keep running instance in the background
 ! Keeps Application Finder running in the background to speed up opening times. You might want to disable this to reduce memory usage. ! Keeps Application Finder running in the background to speed up opening times. You might want to disable this to reduce memory usage.
 ? Single window ? Single window
 ! This option in only active if {gui>Keep running instance in the background} is enabled. Only keep one instance of the application open at a time. ! This option in only active if {gui>Keep running instance in the background} is enabled. Only keep one instance of the application open at a time.
 +? Sort recently user items first
 +! Sort items by frequency, i.e. taking into account the frequency and how recent an item has been launched.
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 +[[|Back to Top]]
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 ==== Appearance ==== ==== Appearance ====
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 ? Category icon size ? Category icon size
 ! The size of the category icons in the side pane. ! The size of the category icons in the side pane.
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 ==== History ==== ==== History ====
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 ? Clear Custom Command History ? Clear Custom Command History
 ! Use this option to remove the history of custom commands you've entered in the collapsed mode that did not match any of the installed application commands. ! Use this option to remove the history of custom commands you've entered in the collapsed mode that did not match any of the installed application commands.
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 +[[|Back to Top]]
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 ===== Custom Actions ===== ===== Custom Actions =====
 You can set custom actions to quickly perform tasks when a certain character or combination of characters is entered in the collapsed view. For example, you can go to a certain article on Wikipedia by typing ''!w'' and then the article name. You can set custom actions to quickly perform tasks when a certain character or combination of characters is entered in the collapsed view. For example, you can go to a certain article on Wikipedia by typing ''!w'' and then the article name.
  
-<figure "Custom Actions"> +<figure "xfce4-appfinder Custom Actions Tab"> 
-{{:xfce:xfce4-appfinder:xfce4-appfinder-preferences-actions.png?nolink&|}}+{{:xfce:xfce4-appfinder:xfce-appfinder-custacts.png|xfce4-appfinder Custom Actions Tab}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
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 +[[:xfce:xfce4-appfinder:start:|Return to xfce4-appfinder Main Documentation Page]]