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 **How to pronounce Xfce and what does it mean?** **How to pronounce Xfce and what does it mean?**
  
-"Ecks Eff See Eee". The name Xfce originally stood for XForms Common Environment, but since then, Xfce was rewritten twice and doesn't use XForms toolkit anymore. The name survived, but the F is nolonger capitalized (not "XFce", but "Xfce"). Currently the acronym doesn't stand for anything (suggestion: X Freakin' Cool Environment).+"Ecks Eff See Eee". The name Xfce originally stood for XForms Common Environment, but since then, Xfce was rewritten twice and doesn't use XForms toolkit anymore. The name survived, but the F is no longer capitalized (not "XFce", but "Xfce"). Currently the acronym doesn't stand for anything (suggestion: X Freakin' Cool Environment).
  
 **What does the logo mean?** **What does the logo mean?**
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 ===Ok, why were the default shortcuts suddenly changed in 4.6?=== ===Ok, why were the default shortcuts suddenly changed in 4.6?===
  
-=== How do I enable menu accelerators? ===+==== How do I enable menu accelerators? ==== 
 Menu accelerators let you set a keyboard shortcut to a menu item or entry. To enable menu accelerators go to the main menu and select: Menu accelerators let you set a keyboard shortcut to a menu item or entry. To enable menu accelerators go to the main menu and select:
  
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 and select the 'Enable Editable Accelerators' option. and select the 'Enable Editable Accelerators' option.
  
-Alternatively you can run the command **xfce4-appearance-settings** from a terminal or from the Alt-F2 run command instead of using the menu to get to the appearance settings to enable accelerators.+Alternatively, you can run the command **xfce4-appearance-settings** from a terminal or from the Alt-F2 run command instead of using the menu to get to the appearance settings to enable accelerators. 
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 +A number of Xfce applications (Xfce Terminal and Thunar for example) support the standard GTK+ way of changing shortcuts: simply hover over the menu option with the mouse pointer and press the keyboard shortcut you want to rebind it to. 
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 +To delete a keyboard assignment, press the {key>Backspace} key while you are on the menu entry. 
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 +If the shortcut doesn't change, then you need to enable the feature in GTK+. This can be achieved in 3 ways: 
 + 
 +  * You can enable {gui>Editable menu accelerators} in the **[[:xfce:xfce4-settings:appearance#menu_and_buttons|User Interface Preferences]]** dialog. 
 +  * If you are running GNOME then you can enable {gui>Editable menu accelerators} in the {gui>Menu and Toolbars} control center dialog. 
 +  * Otherwise put the following in your ~/.gtkrc-2.0 file (create the file if it doesn't exist):\\ ''gtk-can-change-accels=1'' 
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 +<note tip>In the case of Xfce4-terminal, you have to open 9 tabs to edit all the Alt+N entries.</note>
  
 ===== Kiosk ===== ===== Kiosk =====
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 ===What are the exact commands used when launching the 'Setting' applications?=== ===What are the exact commands used when launching the 'Setting' applications?===
 Please see [[mcs-manager_plugin_parameters|this wiki entry]]. Please see [[mcs-manager_plugin_parameters|this wiki entry]].
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-====Editable Menu Accelerators==== 
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-A number of Xfce applications (Xfce Terminal and Thunar for example) support the standard GTK+ way of changing shortcuts: simply hover over the menu option with the mouse pointer and press the keyboard shortcut you want to rebind it to. 
- 
-To delete a keyboard assignment, press the {key>Backspace} key while you are on the menu entry. 
- 
-If the shortcut doesn't change, then you need to enable the feature in GTK+. This can be achieved in 3 ways: 
- 
-  * You can enable {gui>Editable menu accelerators} in the **[[:xfce:xfce4-settings:appearance#menu_and_buttons|User Interface Preferences]]** dialog. 
-  * If you are running GNOME then you can enable {gui>Editable menu accelerators} in the {gui>Menu and Toolbars} control center dialog. 
-  * Otherwise put the following in your ~/.gtkrc-2.0 file (create the file if it doesn't exist):\\ ''gtk-can-change-accels=1'' 
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-<note tip>In the case of Xfce4-terminal, you have to open 9 tabs to edit all the Alt+N entries.</note> 
  
 ===== File Manager ===== ===== File Manager =====
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 ====== Development ====== ====== Development ======
  
-=== How can I report bugs? ===+==== How can I report bugs? ====
 You can report bugs [[http://bugzilla.xfce.org/|here]] or ask on the [[http://www.xfce.org/community/lists|mailing lists]] or [[http://forum.xfce.org/|forums]] for help. If you want to report a bug please read the [[http://spuriousinterrupt.org/projects/xfce4-debug|Xfce debug guide]] and the [[http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/GetABacktrace|Pidgin get a backtrace]] to ensure your bug report actually makes sense and is useful. You can report bugs [[http://bugzilla.xfce.org/|here]] or ask on the [[http://www.xfce.org/community/lists|mailing lists]] or [[http://forum.xfce.org/|forums]] for help. If you want to report a bug please read the [[http://spuriousinterrupt.org/projects/xfce4-debug|Xfce debug guide]] and the [[http://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/GetABacktrace|Pidgin get a backtrace]] to ensure your bug report actually makes sense and is useful.
  
-=== How often are new releases made? ===+==== How often are new releases made? ====
 Whenever we feel like it is ready to be released. If you are unhappy with this you can always choose to hire the whole Xfce developer crew and pay us (we accept VISA/MasterCard, but not American Express)... Then we can even tailor it to your liking...  Whenever we feel like it is ready to be released. If you are unhappy with this you can always choose to hire the whole Xfce developer crew and pay us (we accept VISA/MasterCard, but not American Express)... Then we can even tailor it to your liking... 
  
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 2 possibilities: 2 possibilities:
   * Give it time. Maybe the responsible developer is on vacation, maybe he didn't check the mailing list / bugzilla yet.  Keep in mind that someone may be having a bad day and may not care to respond at all.  Time can help.   * Give it time. Maybe the responsible developer is on vacation, maybe he didn't check the mailing list / bugzilla yet.  Keep in mind that someone may be having a bad day and may not care to respond at all.  Time can help.
-  * Try givng more detailed information.  Perhaps no one can figure out what it is you are trying to say, and they just don't want to take the time to contact you or reply to your post to find out.  Usually, the more information, the better.+  * Try giving more detailed information.  Perhaps no one can figure out what it is you are trying to say, and they just don't want to take the time to contact you or reply to your post to find out.  Usually, the more information, the better.
   * Maybe you have been disrespectful when asking your question / reporting a bug. While you are totally allowed to rate a product just as you please, you do have to realise that in the case of open source products you didn't pay for the product or the support on the product, and the developers may not value your feedback. So when you report something that affects you, you are actually asking a favor. When reporting such a problem you can improve your chances on goodwill of the developers by asking your question in a polite, respectfull way. Do realise that even if you do so the developer might not be interested in/lack time to implement the feature/fix the bug you reported. A patch that fixes the issue might still convince him to spend time on it. [[http://gezeiten.org/post/2009/11/New-Personal-Bugzilla-Policy||Read what Jannis has to say on the topic]]   * Maybe you have been disrespectful when asking your question / reporting a bug. While you are totally allowed to rate a product just as you please, you do have to realise that in the case of open source products you didn't pay for the product or the support on the product, and the developers may not value your feedback. So when you report something that affects you, you are actually asking a favor. When reporting such a problem you can improve your chances on goodwill of the developers by asking your question in a polite, respectfull way. Do realise that even if you do so the developer might not be interested in/lack time to implement the feature/fix the bug you reported. A patch that fixes the issue might still convince him to spend time on it. [[http://gezeiten.org/post/2009/11/New-Personal-Bugzilla-Policy||Read what Jannis has to say on the topic]]
   * When you are reporting a legitimate issue, it is understood that you are taking your valuable time to offer feedback to the developers.  That does not mean that they will appreciate it, so don't have any expectations for a particular type of response.  Sometimes you must just roll with the punches and meet them on their own terms.  Unreasonable expectations often lead to bad feelings, so you are better off just not having them in the first place.  Everyone thinks differently, and you should expect that your issue and/or approach may be misunderstood.   * When you are reporting a legitimate issue, it is understood that you are taking your valuable time to offer feedback to the developers.  That does not mean that they will appreciate it, so don't have any expectations for a particular type of response.  Sometimes you must just roll with the punches and meet them on their own terms.  Unreasonable expectations often lead to bad feelings, so you are better off just not having them in the first place.  Everyone thinks differently, and you should expect that your issue and/or approach may be misunderstood.