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xfce:xfce4-panel:preferences [2012/07/03 10:40] – Updated to 4.10 andrzejr | xfce:xfce4-panel:preferences [2022/12/05 16:19] – [General] gael | ||
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- | The Xfce //Panel Preferences// | + | ---- |
- | <figure "Panel Preferences | + | The Panel Preferences |
- | {{: | + | |
- | </ | + | |
- | ===== Accessing Panel Preferences ===== | + | |
- | The panel preferences can be opened | + | The preferences can be accessed |
+ | |||
+ | <figure "Panel Preferences window"> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
===== Selecting a panel ===== | ===== Selecting a panel ===== | ||
- | You can select a panel from the drop down list at the top of the dialog. Next to this are two buttons that can be used to remove (-) the currently selected panel or add (+) a new empty panel. | + | You can choose which panel to customize by selecting it from the drop-down menu at the top of the window. Next to this are two buttons that can be used to add (+) a new empty panel and remove (-) the currently selected panel. |
+ | |||
+ | The panel currently selected will show a flashing, dashed red border around it, so it's clear which panel you are currently editing. | ||
- | The panel selected in the dialog should also show a selection around the panel, so it is clear which panel you are editing. | + | ---- |
===== Display ===== | ===== Display ===== | ||
+ | The **Display** tab contains options for how the panel is positioned on the screen. | ||
- | This tab hold the settings how the panel is positioned on the screen. | + | ---- |
- | + | ||
- | ==== General ==== | + | |
+ | ===== General ===== | ||
? Mode | ? Mode | ||
- | ! Set the panel mode to horizontal, vertical | + | ! Set the panel mode to Horizontal, Vertical |
? Output | ? Output | ||
- | ! Select the output (such as an secondary monitor) on which this panel should appear. If the output is not connected, the panel will not be shown. | + | ! Select the output (such as a secondary monitor) on which the panel should appear. |
? Span monitors | ? Span monitors | ||
- | ! If you have multiple monitors connected to the computer, this option | + | ! This option |
+ | <note tip>The **Output** and **Span Monitors** options are only displayed if an output is detected.</ | ||
? Lock panel | ? Lock panel | ||
- | ! Don' | + | ! Doesn' |
- | ? Automatically | + | ? Automatically hide the panel |
- | ! Automatically | + | ? Never |
+ | | ||
+ | ? Intelligently | ||
+ | ! Hide the panel when the currently focused window overlaps the panel. | ||
+ | ? Always | ||
+ | ! Always | ||
+ | |||
+ | ! If you want to disable the autohide animation you can use the hidden setting **popdown-speed**. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ! < | ||
+ | xfconf-query -n -c xfce4-panel -p / | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ! You can also act on the delay to show/hide the panel by adjusting the following in '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ! < | ||
+ | * { | ||
+ | -XfcePanelWindow-popup-delay: | ||
+ | -XfcePanelWindow-popdown-delay: | ||
+ | -XfcePanelWindow-autohide-size: | ||
+ | } | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ! Note that the minimum autohide-size | ||
? Don't reserve space on borders | ? Don't reserve space on borders | ||
- | ! Normally, maximized application windows do not overlap the panel. Setting this option disables this behavior and allows the windows to stretch to the screen edge. | + | ! Normally, maximized application windows do not overlap the panel. Setting this option disables this behavior and allows the windows to stretch to the screen edge behind the panel. This option is only available when the panel is set to never hide. |
- | ==== Measurements ==== | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
+ | ---- | ||
- | ? Size | + | ===== Measurements ===== |
- | ! Change the height (or width if the orientation | + | ? Row Size (pixels) |
- | ? Length | + | ! Change the height (or width, if the panel is in Vertical or Deskbar mode) of a single row of the panel. The total panel height (or width) is equal to the "Row Size" × " |
- | ! Change the width (or height if the orientation | + | ? Number of rows |
- | ? Automatically increase length | + | ! Change the number of rows (or columns, if the panel is in Vertical or Deskbar mode) of the panel. Smaller panel plugins, such as [[launcher|launchers]], |
- | ! Increase | + | ? Length |
+ | ! Change the width (or height, if the panel is in Vertical or Deskbar mode) of the panel. The size is specified as a percentage of the width (or height) of the display. | ||
+ | ? Automatically increase | ||
+ | ! Automatically increase the length of the panel to accommodate all the plugins. This option is useful when setting up short panels, which can be enabled to expand as content gets added. | ||
+ | |||
+ | By default, | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back to Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
===== Appearance ===== | ===== Appearance ===== | ||
+ | The **Appearance** tab contains options for styling the currently selected panel. | ||
- | This tab contains the style settings of the currently selected | + | <figure "Panel Appearance Preferences"> |
- | ==== Background ==== | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Background | ||
? Style | ? Style | ||
- | ! This allows you to change the transparency, | + | ! This allows you to use a solid color, background image, or adopt the system style for the background |
- | ? None (user system style) | + | ? None (use system style) |
- | ! The panel inherits colors from the currently selected GTK+ theme. You can view and change the current GTK+ theme by going to {gui> | + | ! The panel inherits colors from the currently selected GTK+ theme. You can view or change the theme by going to {gui> |
? Solid Color | ? Solid Color | ||
- | ! You can select a color using the provided color picker. The color you select will be applied to the panel. | + | ! You can select a color using the provided color picker, by choosing a custom color you can also change the opacity. The color you select will be applied to the panel. Continue reading here about [[xfce: |
? Background Image | ? Background Image | ||
! Select a background for your panel. | ! Select a background for your panel. | ||
- | ? Alpha | ||
- | ! Change the alpha transparency of the panel. Some panel plugins may still retain a non-transparent background. This option is only available if your panel style is set to {gui> | ||
- | ! <note tip>The opacity and alpha settings are only available if the X server supports compositing and this is enabled in the window manager. To enabled this in Xfwm4 activate {gui> | ||
? Color | ? Color | ||
- | ! Clicking this activates a color picker. You can select a color by using the color wheel, entering a hex value, or entering | + | ! Clicking this activates a color picker. You can select a color by using the options available, entering a hex value, or a color name. This option is only available if your panel style is set to {gui> |
? File | ? File | ||
- | ! This allows you to select | + | ! This displays a file manager window |
- | ==== Opacity ==== | + | [[|Back to Top]] |
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ===== Opacity ===== | ||
These options set the transparency of the entire panel. | These options set the transparency of the entire panel. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <note important> | ||
? Enter | ? Enter | ||
- | ! This controls the transparency of the panel when a mouse pointer is not hovering over it. Ranges from 0 (fully transparent) | + | ! This controls the transparency of the panel when hovering over it. Ranges from 0 (fully transparent) |
? Leave | ? Leave | ||
- | ! This controls the transparency of the panel when a mouse pointer is not hovering over it. Ranges from 0 (fully transparent) | + | ! This controls the transparency of the panel when not hovering over it. Ranges from 0 (fully transparent) |
- | ===== Items ===== | + | [[|Back |
- | This shows the items that are placed on the currently selected panel. In case items are hard to move or edit on the panel using the right-click menu, this tab allows you to move, add, remove and access the preferences of the items on the panel. | + | ---- |
- | This tab contains a row of buttons that allow you to manipulate | + | ===== Items ===== |
+ | The **Items** | ||
- | With the {gui>up} and {gui> | + | <figure "Panel Items Preferences" |
- | The {gui> | + | To the right of the list of panel plugins are various buttons. Hovering over them will display a tooltip explaining what they do. |
- | The {gui>preferences} and {gui>about} buttons | + | Using the {gui>up} and {gui>down} buttons |
- | Only limitation in this dialog, compared to mouse handling, is that you cannot move items between panels and access custom menu items a plugin | + | The {gui> |
+ | The {gui> | ||
+ | [[|Back to Top]] | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | [[: |