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xfce:xfce4-settings:xfsettingsd [2021/02/08 16:04] kevinbowenxfce:xfce4-settings:xfsettingsd [2023/02/20 17:25] (current) – [xfce4-settings - Settings Daemon] gael
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 Normally the process is started by the [[:xfce:xfce4-session:|session manager]]. If this is not the case, you can manually start the process in a terminal (it will fork to the background) or check if the application is enabled in the auto start application of the session manager. Normally the process is started by the [[:xfce:xfce4-session:|session manager]]. If this is not the case, you can manually start the process in a terminal (it will fork to the background) or check if the application is enabled in the auto start application of the session manager.
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 +The Settings Daemon, when running, overwrites settings in other desktop components (like GTK+ and X) through the XSETTINGS specification, with its own Xfce settings. This means, for instance, that GTK preferences specified in ''~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini'' are ignored in favor of the Xfce settings. You can set these with the Settings Editor (xfce4-settings-editor) in the ''xsettings'' section. For instance, the GTK+ key theme must be changed in xsettings->Gtk->KeyThemeName.
  
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