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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, | + | "Ecks Eff See Eee". The name Xfce originally stood for XForms Common Environment, |
+ | It's not pronounced “X-Face”. There is no “a” in it. | ||
=== What does the logo mean? === | === What does the logo mean? === | ||
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=== On which platforms does Xfce run currently? === | === On which platforms does Xfce run 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? | ||
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===== 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 Settings -> Shortcuts to the command '' | + | Assign a key with the Keyboard Settings -> Shortcuts to the command '' |
=== Is it possible to focus the Verve plugin with a key? === | === Is it possible to focus the Verve plugin with a key? === | ||
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- | xev | grep -A2 --line-buffered ' | + | xev | grep -A2 --line-buffered ' |
then press key of which keycode you need, eg. I press " | then press key of which keycode you need, eg. I press " | ||
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===Is it possible to change the default shortcut keys?=== | ===Is it possible to change the default shortcut keys?=== | ||
Yes, of course... Keyboard shortcuts are defined on two locations. The shortcuts to handle the window manager are defined in the Settings Manager > Window Manager Settings > Keyboard. The '' | Yes, of course... Keyboard shortcuts are defined on two locations. The shortcuts to handle the window manager are defined in the Settings Manager > Window Manager Settings > Keyboard. The '' | ||
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+ | ===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 make a shortcut that doesn' | ===How do I make a shortcut that doesn' | ||
You can't. | You can't. | ||
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- | ===Ok, why were the default shortcuts suddenly changed in 4.6?=== | ||
=== How do I enable menu accelerators? | === How do I enable menu accelerators? | ||
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Settings -> Appearance -> Settings tab | Settings -> Appearance -> Settings tab | ||
- | and select the ' | + | and select the ' |
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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===== File Manager ===== | ===== File Manager ===== | ||
- | You can find more information about Thunar | + | You can find more information about Thunar |
=== Can I disable the trash? === | === Can I disable the trash? === | ||
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=== When will it support samba/ | === When will it support samba/ | ||
- | It already does! Just mount your shares and go to them with Thunar! Just kidding. | + | Thunar |
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- | You are obviously asking about Thunar being able to discover | + | |
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- | Thunar is designed to be a file manager, not a network file system manager. Once such a beast exists, Thunar | + | |
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- | Short answer: not any time soon unless you write it yourself. | + | |
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- | For Linux users, and especially Xubuntu users, the following thread can help: Xubuntu How to: Thunar | + | |
===== Desktop Manager ===== | ===== Desktop Manager ===== | ||
=== I want to disable the trash, home and filesystem icons on my desktop, is that possible? === | === I want to disable the trash, home and filesystem icons on my desktop, is that possible? === | ||
- | Yes. In Settings > Desktop > Icons > Appearence, select ' | + | Yes. In Settings > Desktop > Icons > Appearance, select ' |
=== My Xfce Desktop doesn' | === My Xfce Desktop doesn' | ||
- | You can adjust this via Settings > Desktop > Icons > Appearence. | + | You can adjust this via Settings > Desktop > Icons > Appearance. |
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== Start xfwm4 again == | == Start xfwm4 again == | ||
Sounds like the simpliest solution. You need a terminal and a command executioner (like xfrun4 (alt + f2)) with focus. In the terminal you enter following command: | Sounds like the simpliest solution. You need a terminal and a command executioner (like xfrun4 (alt + f2)) with focus. In the terminal you enter following command: | ||
- | < | + | < |
- | This should give you a cool number. Remember this number, it's important. | + | And you're done, xfwm4 should be now in your session again. If this doesn' |
- | In xfrun4 you enter following command: | + | == The easy solution for every xfce (not for people loving |
- | < | + | |
- | This number changes every login, so don't try to reuse it. And you're done, xfwm4 should be now in your session again. If this doesn' | + | |
- | == The easy solution for every xfce (not for people loving | + | |
Because xfwm4 goes fishy most times at start up it isn't bad if you have to log out. You hadn't done anything important until than. So log out, remove ~/ | Because xfwm4 goes fishy most times at start up it isn't bad if you have to log out. You hadn't done anything important until than. So log out, remove ~/ | ||
- | == The cool new xfce4.10 solution (again, not for people loving | + | == The cool new xfce4.10 solution (again, not for people loving |
If you already use xfce4.10 you have the possibility to use the GUI to delete the sessions cache (as you can see, the devs are annoyed, too). Open xfce4-sessions-settings → Session and click »Clear saved sessions«, than log out and in again. This should be all. | If you already use xfce4.10 you have the possibility to use the GUI to delete the sessions cache (as you can see, the devs are annoyed, too). Open xfce4-sessions-settings → Session and click »Clear saved sessions«, than log out and in again. This should be all. | ||
===== Session Manager ===== | ===== Session Manager ===== | ||
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== Using sudo == | == Using sudo == | ||
- | You have to allow the user(s) to execute '' | + | You have to allow the user(s) to execute '' |
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- | Attention: For xfce 4.10, xfsm-shutdown-helper is in ''/ | ||
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Add the user to the '' | Add the user to the '' | ||
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===== Panels ===== | ===== Panels ===== | ||
- | === How do I disable the taskbar === | + | === How do I disable the taskbar |
Just don't run it at startup... | Just don't run it at startup... | ||
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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. | + | * Try giving |
- | * 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:// | + | * 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. |
* When you are reporting a legitimate issue, it is understood that you are taking your valuable time to offer feedback to the developers. | * When you are reporting a legitimate issue, it is understood that you are taking your valuable time to offer feedback to the developers. |