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- | ====== Frequently | + | ====== Frequently |
- | This is a list of frequently asked questions about Xfce. Feel free to improve and/or extend this page, but keep it clean and easy to read for other users. | + | |
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===== About Xfce ===== | ===== About Xfce ===== | ||
=== What is " | === What is " | ||
- | Xfce is a desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms (such as Linux, Solaris or BSD). Xfce is "Designed | + | Xfce is a desktop environment for Unix and other Unix-like platforms (such as Linux, Solaris or BSD). Xfce is "designed |
- | === How to pronounce Xfce and what does it mean? === | + | === How do you pronounce Xfce and what does it mean? === |
- | "Ecks Eff See Eee". The name Xfce originally stood for XForms Common Environment, | + | Xfce is pronounced |
=== What does the logo mean? === | === What does the logo mean? === | ||
A mouse, obviously, for all kinds of reasons like world domination and monsters and such. | A mouse, obviously, for all kinds of reasons like world domination and monsters and such. | ||
- | === On which platforms does Xfce run currently? === | + | === On which platforms does Xfce currently |
- | Xfce is developed to be versatile. It is currently supported on Linux, Solaris and BSD, but has been known to run in some shape or form on IRIX, MacOS X, and Windows. | + | Xfce is developed to be versatile. It is currently supported on Linux, Solaris and BSD, but has been known to run in some shape or form on IRIX, Mac OS X, and Windows. |
=== Under which license is Xfce distributed? | === Under which license is Xfce distributed? | ||
Xfce 4 components are licensed under free or open source licenses: GPL or BSDL | Xfce 4 components are licensed under free or open source licenses: GPL or BSDL | ||
for applications and LGPL or BSDL for libraries. Read the documentation, | for applications and LGPL or BSDL for libraries. Read the documentation, | ||
- | the source code, or [[http:// | + | the source code, or refer to [[http:// |
information. | information. | ||
- | === How long between | + | === How long a wait is it between |
- | There is no set schedule, | + | There is no set schedule, |
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ---- | ||
====== Installation ====== | ====== Installation ====== | ||
- | Xfce can be installed | + | Xfce can be installed |
- | * From the package manager of your distro. | + | |
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
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* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
- | * Mageia: Mageia Control Center (add the package task-xfce) or, as root, urpmi task-xfce | + | * [[http:// |
* MidnightBSD: | * MidnightBSD: | ||
- | * Mythbuntu: sudo apt-get install mythbuntu-desktop | + | * [[http:// |
* Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop ([[http:// | * Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop ([[http:// | ||
- | * [[http:// | + | |
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
====== Starting Xfce ====== | ====== Starting Xfce ====== | ||
==== Is it possible to start Xfce when I login on the console? ==== | ==== Is it possible to start Xfce when I login on the console? ==== | ||
- | There are three different ways to do this: | + | Yes, there are three different ways to do this: |
* You can just login with the command '' | * You can just login with the command '' | ||
* You can add '' | * You can add '' | ||
- | * You put the following in your .bash_profile/ | + | * You can put the following in your .bash_profile/ |
if [ " | if [ " | ||
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==== Is it possible to use Xfce with DMs? ==== | ==== Is it possible to use Xfce with DMs? ==== | ||
- | Oh yes. And probably | + | Yes. It' |
=== Setting up LXDM === | === Setting up LXDM === | ||
- | LXDM is the display manager of LXDE. But it is universal. | + | LXDM is the display manager of LXDE, but it is universal. |
[Desktop Entry] | [Desktop Entry] | ||
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=== Setting up SLiM === | === Setting up SLiM === | ||
- | If you want to avoid Gnome or KDE dependencies and a more attractive interface than XDM, you can give [[http:// | + | If you want to avoid GNOME or KDE dependencies and have a more attractive interface than XDM, you can give [[http:// |
=== Setting up GDM === | === Setting up GDM === | ||
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Type=Application | Type=Application | ||
- | It is usually enough to simply copy the example file to the Session | + | It is usually enough to simply copy the example file to the session |
=== Setting up KDM === | === Setting up KDM === | ||
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First you need to find where kdm searches for its .desktop files: | First you need to find where kdm searches for its .desktop files: | ||
locate kde.desktop | locate kde.desktop | ||
- | Common locations are / | + | Common locations are / |
[Desktop Entry] | [Desktop Entry] | ||
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=====Logout problems===== | =====Logout problems===== | ||
=== When I try to log out by pressing the logout button in the panel, I get a dialog asking me whether I want to quit the panel and/or xfce4-session-logout reports that no session manager is running, but it is! === | === When I try to log out by pressing the logout button in the panel, I get a dialog asking me whether I want to quit the panel and/or xfce4-session-logout reports that no session manager is running, but it is! === | ||
- | For some reason, your X applications | + | For some reason, your X applications |
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
====== Usage ====== | ====== Usage ====== | ||
===== Keyboard ===== | ===== Keyboard ===== | ||
- | === Is there some way to call the menu with the keyboard in the xfce? === | + | === Is there some way to call the menu with the keyboard in the Xfce? === |
- | Assign a key with the Keyboard | + | Assign a key via Settings |
=== Is it possible to focus the Verve plugin with a key? === | === Is it possible to focus the Verve plugin with a key? === | ||
- | Assign a key to the command '' | + | Assign a key to the command '' |
- | + | ||
- | === My windows button does not work in the Keyboard Settings > Shortcuts. === | + | |
- | The windows button (also known as the superkey) not working as a modifier is related to the toolkit, GTK+ in the case of Xfce. If you want to have the windows-key working we recommend you to upgrade GTK+ to at least version 2.10.0. | + | |
=== How do I get numlock to start on login? === | === How do I get numlock to start on login? === | ||
- | There are two possibilities | + | There are two ways to achieve this. You can use a display manager that turns the numlock on automatically |
- | === Is it possible to use Media keys in the Shortcut Editor? === | + | === Is it possible to use media keys in Application Shortcuts? === |
- | Use xmodmap to assign keycodes to your Media keys to make them available for the Xfce shortcut editor: | + | Use xmodmap to assign keycodes to your media keys to make them available for the Xfce shortcut editor: |
- | To determine keycodes of the multimedia keys use the program '' | + | To determine keycodes of the multimedia keys use the program '' |
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- | All possible keysyms can be found in / | + | All possible keysyms can be found in / |
- | Note: Several problems with auto-loading of .Xmodmap files at xfce startup have been reported (also when issued as autostart command). Search the xfce bugzilla sites for current problems. As a workaround, run '' | + | Note: Several problems with auto-loading of .Xmodmap files at xfce startup have been reported (also when issued as autostart command). Search the Xfce Bugzilla site for current problems. As a workaround, run '' |
- | editing the somewhat less straightforward xkb configuration files. | + | |
- | ===How to determine keycodes with '' | + | === How to determine keycodes with xev === |
- | All keyboards are different, keycodes can differ(eg. my keyboard with few keycodes above, not working) and of course not everyone has time to search XKeysymDB file. You can acquire keycodes from your keyboard with xev. | + | As all keyboards are different, keycodes can differ. You can acquire keycodes from your keyboard with xev by entering the following in a terminal: |
- | In terminal | + | |
- | xev | grep -A2 --line-buffered ' | + | xev | grep -A2 --line-buffered ' |
- | then press key of which keycode you need, eg. I press " | + | |
+ | - then press the key of which you want the keycode. | ||
- | ===What should I do to change keyboard layout?=== | ||
- | There are several options. One is to use '' | + | === How can I change |
- | ===Is it possible | + | There are several options. One is to use the [[https:// |
- | Yes, of course... Keyboard shortcuts are defined on two locations. The shortcuts to handle | + | |
- | ===How | + | === How can I change the default |
- | You can't. | + | Keyboard shortcuts are defined in two locations: The shortcuts to handle the Window Manager are defined in Settings Manager -> Window Manager -> Keyboard, and more global keyboard shortcuts such as volume adjustments, |
- | ===Ok, why were the default shortcuts suddenly changed in 4.6?=== | + | === How can I see a list of all the shortcut keys? === |
+ | Use the following command, which will produce a nicely formatted text list to standard output: | ||
+ | xfconf-query -c xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts -l -v | cut -d'/' | ||
+ | If you want to put this list into a file, add ''> | ||
- | === How do I enable menu accelerators? === | + | === Can I make a shortcut that doesn' |
- | 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: | + | Unfortunately, |
- | Settings -> Appearance -> Settings tab | + | === How do I enable editable menu accelerators? |
+ | Menu accelerators let you set a keyboard shortcut to a menu item or entry. To enable editable menu accelerators, | ||
+ | <note important> | ||
- | and select the ' | + | [[|Back To Top]] |
- | + | ||
- | 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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===== Kiosk ===== | ===== Kiosk ===== | ||
- | === I want to use Xfce in a corporate environment | + | === I want to use Xfce in a corporate environment, how can I stop users from modifying parts of the system? |
- | Use [[howto: | + | See [[howto: |
+ | |||
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
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===== Menu ===== | ===== Menu ===== | ||
=== The left-click to get the menu on the title bar menu button seems a little slow. How do I change that? === | === The left-click to get the menu on the title bar menu button seems a little slow. How do I change that? === | ||
- | The left-button single-click menu button display speed is linked to the double click speed. | + | The left-button single-click menu button display speed is linked to the double click speed. |
=== How do I display a list of all windows? === | === How do I display a list of all windows? === | ||
- | There are two possibilities. The first is by middle clicking on the desktop (if you have xfdesktop running) or you can add the window list plugin to the panel (is provided with a '' | + | There are two possibilities. The first is by middle clicking on the desktop (if you have xfdesktop running), or you can add the window list plugin to the panel (which is provided with a '' |
=== How to edit the auto generated menu with the menu editor? === | === How to edit the auto generated menu with the menu editor? === | ||
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- | That's all. Now you can run the menu editor, remove the few duplicates and edit all as you like. | + | That's all. Now you can run the menu editor, remove the few duplicates and edit freely. |
- | Settings > Desktop > Menu > Menu Editor | + | Settings |
- | Notes: by removing the " | + | Notes: by removing the " |
- | To restore the original menu, just do in a terminal: | + | To restore the original menu, run the following in in a terminal: |
mv menu.xml menu3.xml; mv menu.orig.xml menu.xml | mv menu.xml menu3.xml; mv menu.orig.xml menu.xml | ||
- | ===What are the exact commands used when launching the 'Setting' applications? | + | ===What are the exact commands used when launching the 'Settings' applications? |
- | Please see [[mcs-manager_plugin_parameters|this | + | Please see [[mcs-manager_plugin_parameters|this |
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+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
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===== File Manager ===== | ===== File Manager ===== | ||
- | You can find more information about Thunar | + | You can find more information about Xfce's default file manager, |
=== Can I disable the trash? === | === Can I disable the trash? === | ||
- | No, you can not. But you can do for example: | + | Unfortunately, Xfce doesn' |
- | - use 'SHIFT + del' to bypass the trash bin and immediately | + | - Use 'SHIFT + del' to bypass the trash bin and permanently |
- | - use cron to clean the trash every now and then. | + | - Use cron to empty the trash on a regular basis. |
- | - or create custom action for permanent delete(like in gnome) with action: | + | - Enable Thunar's option to permanently delete a file via the context menu by opening Thunar and going to Edit -> Preferences... -> Behaviour and selecting |
- | === I want to assign a keyboard shortcut in Thunar to " | + | === How can I assign a keyboard shortcut in Thunar to an action in one of it' |
- | Thunar allows you to edit menu accelerators by simply hovering over the chosen action and by pressing the new keyboard shortcut you want to assign. | + | To activate the editable menu accelerators, go to Settings Manager -> Appearance -> Settings and select the " |
- | To activate the editable menu accelerators select the " | + | |
- | === Where are the deleted items from the trash located? === | + | Unfortunately, |
- | Thunar is following the freedesktop standards | + | |
- | You will find your deleted items in '' | + | === Where are the deleted files in the trash located? === |
+ | You can find the contents of the trash in '' | ||
- | === Can Thunar display video thumbnails? === | + | === How can I get Thunar |
- | Two possible ways. First, | + | You can install the package '' |
- | movie thumbnailers for GNOME, i.e. Totem includes the totem-video-thumbnailer. Second, You can get thumbnails without GNOME by | + | |
- | installing [[http:// | + | |
- | === When will it support samba/ | + | [[|Back To Top]] |
- | It already does! Just mount your shares and go to them with Thunar! Just kidding. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | You are obviously asking about Thunar being able to discover remote machines on a network and mount/ | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Thunar is designed to be a file manager, not a network file system manager. Once such a beast exists, Thunar and all other applications will be able to use it, and you can browse your samba or NFS shares in firefox or emacs, whatever. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Short answer: not any time soon unless you write it yourself. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | For Linux users, and especially Xubuntu users, the following thread can help: Xubuntu How to: Thunar Native Windows Network Browsing. You will need fusesmb. For me it worked like a charm with Feisty. You should read the post from EatMorePie, as it avoids unnecessary steps. | + | |
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===== Desktop Manager ===== | ===== Desktop Manager ===== | ||
- | === I want to disable | + | === How can I remove |
+ | Go to Settings Manager -> Desktop -> Icons and uncheck the icons you want to remove under " | ||
- | Yes, in Xfce 4.4 you can hide some of the desktop | + | === Why can't I add items to my desktop? === |
+ | You have the option to display | ||
- | === My Xfce Desktop doesn' | + | [[|Back To Top]] |
- | * **Xfce 4.2**: You will need a third party program to provide you the icons. Suggestions are: pcmanfm, rox, nautilus etc etc... Beware that those programs will kill xfdesktop and the ability to use the right click menu. | + | |
- | * **Xfce 4.4**: You can enable the icons in : Settings > Desktop Preferences > Behavior > Desktop Icons. You will need to build xfdesktop with thunar-vfs and dbus support. ('' | + | |
- | + | ||
- | === I have more questions about xfdesktop === | + | |
- | [[http:// | + | |
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===== Window Manager ===== | ===== Window Manager ===== | ||
- | === Firefox | + | === Why does Firefox |
- | When a new tab is opened from an external link in Firefox, it asks the WM to show the window containing the new tab. If the window that has requested to be raised is not on the current | + | When a new tab is opened from an external link in Firefox, it asks the Window Manager |
- | '' | + | |
- | + | ||
- | activate_action=bring|switch|none | + | |
- | + | ||
- | For Xfce 4.6 and 4.8 you can go to //Xfce Menu > Settings > Window Manager Tweaks// and go to the tab Focus, or you need to use the // | + | |
- | + | ||
- | xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p / | + | |
- | As the name suggests, the " | + | To change this behavior, go to Settings Manager -> Window Manager Tweaks -> Focus, and select |
- | workspace, the " | + | |
- | + | ||
- | The above command edits the file " | + | |
- | " | + | |
=== Some of the windows are always centered, why? === | === Some of the windows are always centered, why? === | ||
- | The Xfce Window Manager has a feature called smart placement which can be adjusted based on the window size. Basically it will automatically | + | The Xfce Window Manager has a feature called smart placement which automatically |
=== Is it possible to have windows remember their position? === | === Is it possible to have windows remember their position? === | ||
- | Short answer: no. | + | If the application supports it, it will appear at the location you last specified. If the application doesn' |
- | Long answer: If the application supports it, it will restore itself at the location and size you last specified (example: Terminal or Thunar). If the application doesn' | + | === How can I programmatically switch workspaces, move windows, etc? === |
+ | You can use a tool such as '' | ||
- | === How do I programmatically switch workspaces, move windows, etc? === | + | === Why did my window suddenly become transparent? === |
- | '' | + | If display compositing |
- | '' | + | === Why have my window borders suddenly disappeared? |
+ | If your window borders have disappeared and you can't move windows around, | ||
- | === A window suddenly became transparent! How do I undo this? === | + | xfwm4 --sm-client-id=${SESSION_MANAGER## |
- | If display compositing is enabled, the Xfce Window Manager allows you to adjust the opacity of a window by hovering your mouse over the title bar, holding down the Alt key, and using the scroll wheel (down lowers the opacity, and up raises it). So use Alt+ScrollWheelUp to reset the transparency. | + | |
+ | [[|Back To Top]] | ||
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===== Session Manager ===== | ===== Session Manager ===== | ||
- | === Some of my applications | + | === Why are some of my applications |
- | There are two possible reasons why the application is started: It is saved in the last session or it is listed in the auto started applications. Follow 1 of the two steps below to get rid of the applications. | + | This occurs when a previous session is restored or the application is set to auto start. |
- | * Start the '' | + | To prevent Xfce from restoring your last session, go to Settings Manager |
- | * Most of the time closing all the applications and save your session when you logout is sufficient. If this doesn' | + | |
- | === I' | + | To stop an application from automatically starting on login, go to Settings Manager -> Session and Startup -> Application Autostart and remove the application from the list. You can also manually delete it's .desktop file in '' |
- | There are two way to fix this: sudo and hal/dbus. Default starting from version 4.4 is hal. | + | |
+ | === Why am I unable to shutdown or restart my computer? === | ||
+ | In order to fix this, you can use sudo or hal and dbus. | ||
== Using sudo == | == Using sudo == | ||
- | You have to allow the user(s) to execute '' | + | You need to allow the user(s) to execute '' |
| | ||
- | Add the user to the '' | + | Then add the user to the '' |
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+ | | ||
- | When you logout and login again, the shutdown and restart | + | When you re-login, |
== Using hal and dbus == | == Using hal and dbus == | ||
Make sure that the hal and dbus daemons are started on boot, and that you are running a recent version of dbus (at least 1.1). Refer to your distribution for exact steps. | Make sure that the hal and dbus daemons are started on boot, and that you are running a recent version of dbus (at least 1.1). Refer to your distribution for exact steps. | ||
- | In the steps below the groupname "**power**" is used. This is __DEPENDING ON YOUR DISTRIBUTION__. | + | In the steps below the groupname " |
Your / | Your / | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | Add the user to the '' | + | Add the user to the '' |
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- | When you logout and login again, the shutdown and restart | + | When you re-login, |
- | === I don't see the logout dialog when I press the quit button === | + | === Why can' |
- | Enable | + | You need to enable |
- | ===== Panels ===== | + | [[|Back To Top]] |
- | === How do I disable the taskbar in Xfce 4.2? === | + | |
- | Just don't run it at startup... | + | |
- | * If you use the session manager, kill the taskbar, save your session on logout, and the taskbar will be gone when you'll log back in. | + | |
- | * If you don't use the session manager, comment out the '' | + | |
- | * If you use the session manager and want to remove the taskbar system-wide, | + | |
- | + | ||
- | === What is the "use startup notification" | + | |
- | If you select this option, the window manager will show an hourglass while the program is loading. The startup notification libraries have to be installed. They are probably available with your distribution. This feature is only supported by modern applications (Gtk2.x and Qt3.x based). | + | |
- | + | ||
- | {{wiki: | + | |
+ | ---- | ||
====== Visual Appearance ====== | ====== Visual Appearance ====== | ||
===== Applications ===== | ===== Applications ===== | ||
- | === Help, my panel/task bar/desktop/window borders | + | === Why have my panels/workspaces/window borders disappeared? === |
- | As Xfce is modular by design all of those visual elements are actually separate | + | One of the processes |
- | | Panel | '' | + | Panel: |
- | | Taskbar | '' | + | |
- | | Window Manager | + | Window Manager: |
- | | Desktop | + | |
+ | Desktop | ||
+ | | ||
- | === My desktop is so nice, I want to make a screenshot! How can I do that in Xfce? === | + | === How can I take a screenshot in Xfce? === |
- | There are at least 6 possibilities: | + | Install a screenshotting application such as [[http:// |
- | - The [[http:// | + | |
- | * Add it to your panel and click to make a screenshot, or use the xfce4-screenshooter stand-alone application. | + | |
- | - Salasaga - http:// | + | |
- | * Dedicated application for doing screenshots and application captures | + | |
- | * Add a keyboard shortcut (i.e. Control-Printscreen) for the " | + | |
- | - The Gimp | + | |
- | * In the Acquire menu: http:// | + | |
- | - scrot: http:// | + | |
- | * e.g. "scrot -s -t 150x150" | + | |
- | - Import from ImageMagick | + | |
- | * e.g. " | + | |
- | - Using good old xv with grab function | + | |
- | * http:// | + | |
- | === The file chooser | + | === Why is the file chooser |
- | It is more likely that the icon theme you are using renders too many SVGs making it very hard to scroll. | + | The icon theme you are using renders too many SVGs, making it resource intensive |
- | === Response to Terminal application | + | === Why is my terminal application so slow? === |
For NVidia users, add this to your settings: | For NVidia users, add this to your settings: | ||
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nvidia-settings -a InitialPixmapPlacement=0 -a GlyphCache=1 | nvidia-settings -a InitialPixmapPlacement=0 -a GlyphCache=1 | ||
- | For all users, your driver may not support argb visuals very well. You can disable it for Terminal | + | Otherwise, your driver may not support argb visuals very well. You can disable it for the terminal |
#!/bin/sh | #!/bin/sh | ||
XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 / | XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 / | ||
- | ===== Themes ===== | + | [[|Back To Top]] |
- | === The gtk-xfce-engine themes do not appear in the "user interface" | + | |
- | The gtk-xfce-engine-2 package has to be installed using same prefix as Gtk2 itself. When installed from sources, the engine is, by default, installed in /usr/local, while Gtk2 is often installed in /usr. Just install gtk-xfce-engine-2 again using '' | + | |
- | === How can I customize | + | ---- |
- | You can read everything about changing themes in the [[howto: | + | ===== Themes ===== |
+ | === How can I theme various parts of my Xfce desktop environment? === | ||
+ | Please refer to the [[howto: | ||
===== Windows ===== | ===== Windows ===== | ||
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Enabling EXA will normally provide a speed increase for compositing and font rendering, but may cause a small reduction in OpenGL rendering speed. | Enabling EXA will normally provide a speed increase for compositing and font rendering, but may cause a small reduction in OpenGL rendering speed. | ||
- | Once the Composite extension is activated, go to '' | + | Once the Composite extension is activated, go to Settings |
- | == ATI users (X.org | + | == ATI users (X.org |
ATI R3xx/R4xx (9500 to X850, X1050) users may also need this in the '' | ATI R3xx/R4xx (9500 to X850, X1050) users may also need this in the '' | ||
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- | == nVidia | + | == NVidia |
NVidia users may also need this in the '' | NVidia users may also need this in the '' | ||
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- | Read ''/ | + | Read ''/ |
===== Panel ===== | ===== Panel ===== | ||
- | === Is it possible to change the icon used by the icon box or task bar for a given application? | + | === How can I change the icon used by an application? |
- | It's not possible. This setting has to be managed by the application itself. | + | For an application launcher, right-click on the launcher and select " |
- | === I've installed a plug-in for the panel, but the indicators don't use different colors. What can I do? === | + | To change the application icon used in the Window Buttons, Workspace Switcher or elsewhere, change |
- | First, try another Gtk theme, since some themes override | + | |
- | === How do I set the panel layer in Xfce 4.2 and 4.4? === | + | === How do I change |
- | In order to improve focus management this option was removed. | + | In order to improve focus management, this option was removed. |
=== Is there a world clock applet? === | === Is there a world clock applet? === | ||
- | You need to add the Orage Clock to the panel. Then you can middle-click the clock to open the "Global Time" | + | Orage Clock provides this functionality. Add it to the panel, then middle-click the clock to open the Global Time window, |
- | ====== Development ====== | + | [[|Back To Top]] |
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+ | ====== Development ====== | ||
=== How can I report bugs? === | === How can I report bugs? === | ||
- | You can report bugs [[http:// | + | You can report bugs on the [[https:// |
=== 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 | + | See [[https:// |
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+ | === I have asked a question / reported a bug on the mailing list / Bugzilla, why isn't anyone answering? === | ||
+ | * Give it time. Maybe the responsible developer | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
+ | * Consider if you've been been disrespectful when asking your question / reporting a bug. While you are allowed your own opinion on things, remember that the software you are talking about was made by volunteers and provided to you for free. You didn't pay for it, so you are asking for a favour. By asking your question in a polite, respectful way, you are increasing your chances that somebody will reply to you. | ||
+ | * The developers / volunteers in question simply may not want to reply to you. Perhaps they are having a bad day, or they think your report doesn' | ||
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- | === I have asked a question / reported a bug on the mailing list / bugs.xfce.org and no one is answering === | + | ---- |
- | 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. | + | |
- | * Try givng more detailed information. | + | |
- | * 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:// | + | |
- | * When you are reporting a legitimate issue, it is understood that you are taking your valuable time to offer feedback to the developers. | + |