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The various settings include (in no particular order): | The various settings include (in no particular order): | ||
- | ^Item ^Name of Module | + | ^Item ^Name of Module |
|Settings, general|Settings Manager, Appearance-Settings, | |Settings, general|Settings Manager, Appearance-Settings, | ||
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|File Manager (If Thunar? | |File Manager (If Thunar? | ||
- | As we can see from this there can be a lot of confusion generated by the current layout and organization. | + | As we can see from this there can be a lot of confusion generated by the current layout and organization. Two factors stand out; first is that the user can't find them all in one place, and second is that their existing organization makes no intuitive sense. |
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===The Controlled Components=== | ===The Controlled Components=== | ||
- | The user may assume that the settings employed above are to take control of certain components or modules of the DE or other layers of the OS. They may have learned of these by being involved in their computer' | + | The user may assume that the settings employed above are to take control of certain components or modules of the DE or other layers of the OS. They may have learned of these by being involved in their computer' |
For instance, the item " | For instance, the item " | ||
- | This may be old hat to many, but it seems important to point out the level where the item resides so as to make sure everyone is on the same page with regard to which belongs to Xfce and which to some other part of the system. | + | This may be old hat to many, but it seems important to point out the level where the item resides so as to make sure everyone is on the same page with regard to which belongs to Xfce and which to some other part of the system. |
- | Where appropriate, | + | Where appropriate, |
^System Level ^Belongs To ^Interfaced By ^ | ^System Level ^Belongs To ^Interfaced By ^ | ||
- | |Desktop Environment|Xfce|Xfce4 Settings Manager, Time and Date| | + | |Desktop Environment|Xfce|**Xfce4 Settings Manager**, **Time and Date**| |
- | |X Graphical Interface|X Window System|xorg.conf, | + | |Widget Toolkit subsystem|GUI|GTK+2 |
- | |Network System|OS|file manager, browser, email client| | + | |Window Manager subsystem|GUI|Xfwm |
+ | |Windowing System subsystem|GUI| | ||
+ | |Graphics Server subsystem|GUI| | ||
+ | |X Graphical Interface | ||
+ | |Network System|OS|file manager, browser, email client, Samba| | ||
|The Storage and File Management System|OS|file manager| | |The Storage and File Management System|OS|file manager| | ||
+ | |Framebuffer (if used)|OS video|CLI| | ||
+ | |Operating System(OS)|self|CLI| | ||
===The Schema=== | ===The Schema=== |