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| | {{ :xfce:xfdesktop.png?nolink|}} |
| | ====== xfdesktop - Preferences ====== |
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| ====== Preferences ====== | * **[[#Background|Background]]** |
| | * **[[#Menus|Menus]]** |
| | * **[[#Icons|Icons]]** |
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| To access ''xfdesktop's'' settings, you can click on the {gui>Desktop} button in the [[../:xfce4-settings/|Settings Manager]], or right-click on the desktop and select {gui>Desktop Settings...} from the list. | ---- |
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| <figure "Accessing desktop settings">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_settings2.png?nolink|}}</figure> | ===== Introduction ===== |
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| | To access ''xfdesktop's'' settings, you can click on the {gui>Desktop} button in the [[:xfce:xfce4-settings:|Settings Manager]], or right-click on the desktop and select {gui>Desktop Settings...} from the list. |
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| | <figure "Desktop Settings Context Menu"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_settings2.png|Desktop Settings Context Menu}} |
| | </figure> |
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| ===== Background ===== | ===== Background ===== |
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| <figure "Customizing the desktop background">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_background.png?nolink|}}</figure> | <figure "Customizing the Desktop Background Wallpaper"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_background.png?600|Wallpaper Selection Dialog Window}} |
| | </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. |
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| ''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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| ==== Images ==== | ==== Images ==== |
| To set or change the wallpaper image, simply left-click on an image in the **Wallpaper for [...]** section. You can change the location the application looks for images in using the {gui>Folder:} option, clicking on the drop-down menu brings up a list of alternate locations. You can choose a custom directory by clicking **Other...**, which brings up the **Select a Directory** window where you can choose your custom location. | To set or change the wallpaper image, simply left-click on an image in the **Wallpaper for [...]** section. You can change the location the application looks for images in using the {gui>Folder:} option, clicking on the drop-down menu brings up a list of alternate locations. You can choose a custom directory by clicking **Other...**, which brings up the **Select a Directory** window where you can choose your custom location. |
| <figure "Alternate locations of images">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_background_select.png?nolink|}}</figure> | |
| | <figure "Alternate Locations of Desktop Wallpaper Images"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_background_select.png?600|Alternate Locations of Desktop Wallpaper Images}} |
| | </figure> |
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| If a location contains multiple images, ''xfdesktop'' allows you to automatically change the background by cycling through the images available. You can enable this option by checking the {gui>Change the background} box. The frequency in which the images are changed and the order in which they are chosen can be changed by selecting an interval period from the drop-down list and optionally selecting the **Random Order** checkbox. The following interval periods are available: | If a location contains multiple images, ''xfdesktop'' allows you to automatically change the background by cycling through the images available. You can enable this option by checking the {gui>Change the background} box. The frequency in which the images are changed and the order in which they are chosen can be changed by selecting an interval period from the drop-down list and optionally selecting the **Random Order** checkbox. The following interval periods are available: |
| | Zoomed | Resizes the image to fill the display while preserving aspect ratio. If the image doesn't match the aspect ratio then it gets cropped to fit. | | | Zoomed | Resizes the image to fill the display while preserving aspect ratio. If the image doesn't match the aspect ratio then it gets cropped to fit. | |
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| <figure "Image style options">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_background_position.png?nolink|}}</figure> | <figure "Wallpaper Image Style Options Context Menu"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_background_position.png?600|Wallpaper Image Style Options Context Menu}} |
| | </figure> |
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| <note>If you choose the **Scaled** option and the size of the image does not exactly match the resolution of your display, the image will be "letterboxed" and you will see the desktop color as the borders.</note> | <note>If you choose the **Scaled** option and the size of the image does not exactly match the resolution of your display, the image will be "letterboxed" and you will see the desktop color as the borders.</note> |
| | Transparent | Doesn't display a color. If the image style is set to "None", then a plain white background is used. | | | Transparent | Doesn't display a color. If the image style is set to "None", then a plain white background is used. | |
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| <figure "Background color options">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_background_gradient.png?nolink|}}</figure> | <figure "Background Color Options"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_background_gradient.png?600|Background Color Option Drop-down Selection Menu}} |
| | </figure> |
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| | [[|Back To Top]] |
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| ===== Menus ===== | ===== Menus ===== |
| ''xfdesktop'' allows you to customize the behavior of right-click and middle-click menus. To configure this behavior, open the Desktop settings and click the **Menus** tab. | ''xfdesktop'' allows you to customize the behavior of right-click and middle-click menus. To configure this behavior, open the Desktop settings and click the **Menus** tab. |
| <figure "Menus tab">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_menu.png?nolink|}}</figure> | |
| | <figure "Menu Tab Dialog Window"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_menu.png?600|Menu Tab Dialog Window}} |
| | </figure> |
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| ==== Desktop Menu ==== | ==== Desktop 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. | 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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| <figure "Accessing applications from the desktop menu">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:apps_menu_expanded.png?nolink|}}</figure> | <figure "Accessing Applications from the Desktop Menu"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:apps_menu_expanded.png?600|Application Menu Context Window}} |
| | </figure> |
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| The menu's configuration file ''xfce-applications.menu'' can be found under ''$sysconfdir/xdg/menus/xfce-applications.menu''. For binary packages, ''$sysconfdir'' is often ''/etc'', and for source compiles, it defaults to ''/usr/local/etc''. | The menu's configuration file ''xfce-applications.menu'' can be found under ''$sysconfdir/xdg/menus/xfce-applications.menu''. For binary packages, ''$sysconfdir'' is often ''/etc'', and for source compiles, it defaults to ''/usr/local/etc''. |
| Middle-clicking on the desktop shows a list of all opened windows ordered by workspace, it also allows you to quickly add or remove a workspace. Checking **Show window list menu on desktop middle click** will enable this menu. | Middle-clicking on the desktop shows a list of all opened windows ordered by workspace, it also allows you to quickly add or remove a workspace. Checking **Show window list menu on desktop middle click** will enable this menu. |
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| <figure "Window list menu">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:middle_click_menu2.png?nolink|}}</figure> | <figure "Window List Menu"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:middle_click_menu2.png?600|Window List Menu}} |
| | </figure> |
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| If none of the submenus are checked, the pop-up menu will look like the following example: | If none of the submenus are checked, the pop-up menu will look like the following example: |
| <figure "Plain text window list menu">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:middle_click_optionsunselected2.png?nolink|}}</figure> | |
| | <figure "Plain Text Window List Menu"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:middle_click_optionsunselected2.png?600|Plain Text Window List Menu}} |
| | </figure> |
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| Checking **Show application icons in menu** will produce the following: | Checking **Show application icons in menu** will produce the following: |
| <figure "Application icons">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:middle_click_1_option_selected2.png?nolink|}}</figure> | |
| | <figure "Application Icons"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:middle_click_1_option_selected2.png?600|Application Icon Menu}}</figure> |
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| Checking **Show workspace names in list** and **Use submenus for the windows in each workspace** will show each workspace as a separate entry with their respective windows hidden inside the entry. Hovering over a workspace entry will reveal the windows inside. | Checking **Show workspace names in list** and **Use submenus for the windows in each workspace** will show each workspace as a separate entry with their respective windows hidden inside the entry. Hovering over a workspace entry will reveal the windows inside. |
| <figure "Workspace entries">{{ :xfce:xfdesktop:xfdesktop-window-list-menu-workspace-submenus.png?nolink& }}</figure> | |
| | <figure "Workspace Entries"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:middle_click_workspacelist2.png?600|Workspace entries selection menu}} |
| | </figure> |
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| Check the **Show sticky windows only in active workspace** option if you only want to see those windows in the active workspace instead of all workspaces. The **Show add and remove workspace options in list** checkbox changes whether the shortcuts to add or remove a workspace are shown. | Check the **Show sticky windows only in active workspace** option if you only want to see those windows in the active workspace instead of all workspaces. The **Show add and remove workspace options in list** checkbox changes whether the shortcuts to add or remove a workspace are shown. |
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| ===== Icons ===== | [[|Back To Top]] |
| ''xfdesktop'' allows you to draw icons on the desktop and control their appearance and behavior. To configure these options, open the Desktop settings and click the **Icons** tab. | ---- |
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| | ===== Desktop Icons ===== |
| | ''xfdesktop'' allows you to draw icons on the desktop and control their appearance, behavior and position on the desktop. To configure these options, open the Desktop settings and click the **Desktop Icons** tab. |
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| | <figure "Desktop Icons Tab Dialog Window"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_icon_settings.png?600|Desktop Icon Tab Dialog Window}} |
| | </figure> |
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| <figure "Icons tab">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:xfdesktop-settings-icons.png?nolink&|}}</figure> | |
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| ==== Appearance ==== | ==== Appearance ==== |
| ! 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. | ! 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. |
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| <figure "Minimized application icons">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:minimised-application-icons-context-menu.png?nolink&|}}</figure> | <figure "Minimized Application Icons Context Menu"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:minimised_icon_actions2.png|Minimized application icon context menu}} |
| | </figure> |
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| <note tip>**Tip:** Application icons will remember their positions when the window is maximised and then later minimised again.</note> | <note tip>**Tip:** Application icons will remember their positions when the window is maximised and then later minimised again.</note> |
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| ==== File/launcher Icons ==== | ==== File/launcher icons ==== |
| This option displays files, folders, and launchers as icons on your desktop that can be freely arranged, named, copied and moved, modelled to have a similar look and feel as a regular file manager. | This option displays files, folders, and launchers as icons on your desktop that can be freely arranged, named, copied and moved, and modeled to have a similar look and feel as a regular file manager. With the File/launcher icon option selected, further settings for file and launcher behavior can be configured via the File/Launcher Icons tab. |
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| <figure "File/launcher Icons">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:file-launcher-icons.png?nolink&|}}</figure> | <figure "File/launcher icons shown on the desktop"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:launcher_icons.png|File/launcher icons shown on the desktop}} |
| | </figure> |
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| <note tip>''xfdesktop'' displays everything under your ''~/Desktop'' folder, which can easily be accessed using a file manager. Any icons on the desktop are stored in this directory.</note> | <note tip>''xfdesktop'' displays everything under your ''~/Desktop'' folder, which can easily be accessed using a file manager. Any icons on the desktop are stored in this directory.</note> |
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| You can edit the size of the icons, the orientation (where they are placed on the desktop by default), the font size used to display the icon text and the size of their tooltips that appear when hovering over the icons, as well as enabling showing hidden items, single click to activate items, and the option to show thumbnails on the desktop. | You can edit the size of the icons, the font size used to display the icon text and the size of their tooltips that appear when hovering over the icons. Placement and orientation of the icons, whether they should be displayed only on the primary desktop, and the ability to activate launchers or open files with a single click can also be set here. |
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| | ===== File/Launcher Icons ===== |
| | File options can also be changed including the option to show hidden files, show file thumbnails, the option to delete files via the context menu, and whether to display folders before files on the desktop. |
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| | You can optionally choose to show or hide special icons on your desktop, like shortcuts to your home folder or filesystem, the wastebasket or removable drives. These include disks and drives, network shares and other devices. Clicking those icons on the desktop will open a new file manager window displaying the contents of that particular path. |
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| | To configure these options, open the Desktop settings and click the File/Launcher Icons tab. |
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| | <figure "File/Launcher Icons Options Dialog Window"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:default_icons.png?600|File/Launcher Icons Options Dialog Window}} |
| | </figure> |
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| | [[|Back To Top]] |
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| | ===== Keyboard Shortcuts ===== |
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| | <figure "Keyboard Shortcuts Options Dialog Window"> |
| | {{:xfce:xfdesktop:desktop_keyboard_shortcuts.png?600|Keyboard Shortcuts Options Dialog Window}} |
| | </figure> |
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| ==== Default Icons ==== | |
| You can optionally choose to show or hide special icons on your desktop, like shortcuts to your home folder or filesystem, the wastebasket or removable drives. These include disks and drives, network | |
| shares and other devices. Clicking those icons on the desktop will open a new file manager window displaying the contents of that particular path. | |
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| <figure "Default Icons options">{{:xfce:xfdesktop:xfdesktop-settings-default-icons.png?nolink&|}}</figure> | [[|Back To Top]] |
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| | [[:xfce:xfdesktop:start:|Return to xfdesktop Main Documentation Page]] |