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 ===== Background ===== ===== Background =====
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 +<figure "Customizing the desktop background">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:xfdesktop-settings-background.png?nolink&|}}</figure>
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 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 it with a color scheme that fills in the rest of the background. The default option is to use a wallpaper image, the list of images available is found in the **Wallpaper for my desktop** section, where thumbnails for images found in the specified folder are displayed. 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 it with a color scheme that fills in the rest of the background. The default option is to use a wallpaper image, the list of images available is found in the **Wallpaper for my desktop** section, where thumbnails for images found in the specified folder are displayed.
  
 If you tick the **Apply to all workspaces** option, the wallpaper will be applied to all the workspaces on your computer, rather than just the one the window is currently active in. If you want to set different backgrounds to specific workspaces, you can untick this option and move the Desktop settings window to the desired workspace. If you tick the **Apply to all workspaces** option, the wallpaper will be applied to all the workspaces on your computer, rather than just the one the window is currently active in. If you want to set different backgrounds to specific workspaces, you can untick this option and move the Desktop settings window to the desired workspace.
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-<figure "Customizing the desktop background">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:xfdesktop-settings-background.png?nolink&|}}</figure> 
  
 ''xfdesktop'' also supports Xinerama and multi-monitor setups. When more than one display / monitor is connected, the **Background** tab applies to the monitor that the window is currently displayed on, this allows for each monitor to have its own settings. To change the settings for a different monitor, move the dialog to the display you want to edit. ''xfdesktop'' also supports Xinerama and multi-monitor setups. When more than one display / monitor is connected, the **Background** tab applies to the monitor that the window is currently displayed on, this allows for each monitor to have its own settings. To change the settings for a different monitor, move the dialog to the display you want to edit.
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 ==== Desktop Menu ==== ==== Desktop Menu ====
-Right-clicking on the desktop opens up a menu with shortcuts to different actions. Example of these include opening up a file manager or terminal window in the ''~/Desktop'' directory, creating launchers, URL links, folders and files from templates and offering clipboard actions. You can also open the Desktop settings and access the desktop properties from this menu, as well as providing a shortcut to arrange the desktop icons. 
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 The **Include applications menu on desktop right click** option dictates whether a menu entry will be shown at the bottom of the list providing quick access to all installed applications. Ticking the **Show application icons in menu** option will show icons next to the labels in the pop-up applications menu. The **Include applications menu on desktop right click** option dictates whether a menu entry will be shown at the bottom of the list providing quick access to all installed applications. Ticking the **Show application icons in menu** option will show icons next to the labels in the pop-up applications menu.
  
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 ? Minimised application icons ? Minimised application icons
-! This option displays minimised windows as icons on your desktop. These icons can be freely arranged and offer window controls similar to the drop-down menu when clicking on the application's icon on the left of the title bar.+! This option displays minimised windows as icons on your desktop. These icons can be freely arranged and offer window controls similar to the drop-down menu when clicking on the application's icon on the left of the title bar upon right-click.
  
 <figure "Minimized application icons">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:minimised-application-icons-context-menu.png?nolink&|}}</figure> <figure "Minimized application icons">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:minimised-application-icons-context-menu.png?nolink&|}}</figure>