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tips [2011/08/13 14:38] – [accessing man pages through xfrun4] mhtrinh | tips [2019/03/27 22:45] – [How to use the alternative GNOME-menu] removed as not compatible with recent versions of Xfce blueberrybrownie | ||
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- | ===== Customize the font in clock panel plugin ===== | ||
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- | You can use [[http:// | ||
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- | For example: | ||
- | * ''< | ||
- | * ''< | ||
===== Performance Tips ===== | ===== Performance Tips ===== | ||
- | Lets face it: one of the reasons for using Xfce is performance. It is lighter and more responsive than Gnome on almost all hardware, especially on machines with less memory and processor | + | One of the benefits of Xfce is performance. It is lighter and more responsive than other desktop environments such as GNOME on almost all hardware, especially on machines with less memory and processing |
==== Fonts ==== | ==== Fonts ==== | ||
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Another option, that may work for some, is to check the options of the program that you are using to connect remotely, and if it has a " | Another option, that may work for some, is to check the options of the program that you are using to connect remotely, and if it has a " | ||
- | ===== How to use the alternative GNOME-menu ===== | ||
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- | If you want to use the new menu from GNOME, with quick starters for favorites applications and such, you can use the [[http:// | ||
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- | Add a new xfapplet item inside your panel, and open its properties dialog to add the GNOME menu applet. | ||
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- | If you don't like GNOME main menu, try Ubuntu System Panel, available in several distributions. | ||
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- | See also: [[/ | ||
===== Gtkrc files ===== | ===== Gtkrc files ===== | ||
- | * A tutorial about the Gtkrc format can be found [[http:// | + | * A tutorial about the Gtkrc format can be found [[http:// |
* Xfce has also a couple of custom gtkrc settings for some of the applications: | * Xfce has also a couple of custom gtkrc settings for some of the applications: | ||
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class " | class " | ||
+ | * See also those threads in the forum : http:// | ||
===== How to add or remove applications in the system menu ===== | ===== How to add or remove applications in the system menu ===== | ||
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The margins are also useful if you have only one Xfce panel: the margin area leaves a clear space to pull up application or workspace menus. By default, right click on the desktop (the margin) to show the Xfce menu, or middle (left+right) click to show the workspace menu. | The margins are also useful if you have only one Xfce panel: the margin area leaves a clear space to pull up application or workspace menus. By default, right click on the desktop (the margin) to show the Xfce menu, or middle (left+right) click to show the workspace menu. | ||
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+ | The size of the margins is in pixels, so, with a reasonably modern monitor, at a resolution of, say 1680 x 1050, a setting of ' | ||
===== Handle acpi event for power button, show Xfce logout options ===== | ===== Handle acpi event for power button, show Xfce logout options ===== | ||
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</ | </ | ||
+ | * Make those scripts executable : | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | chmod +x / | ||
+ | </ | ||
==== Solution 2 ==== | ==== Solution 2 ==== | ||
* Open Settings Manager (or by command : xfce4-settings-manager ) | * Open Settings Manager (or by command : xfce4-settings-manager ) | ||
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* In General : set //When power button is pressed// to //Ask// | * In General : set //When power button is pressed// to //Ask// | ||
* Close Power Manager settings | * Close Power Manager settings | ||
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< | < | ||
+ | # EXAMPLE | ||
event=button/ | event=button/ | ||
# | # | ||
action=/ | action=/ | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Use mnemonics to create Thunar Custom Actions ===== | ||
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- | When you create a [[http:// | ||
===== Accessing man pages through xfrun4 ===== | ===== Accessing man pages through xfrun4 ===== | ||
Use '#' | Use '#' | ||
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+ | ===== Do maths with xfrun4/ | ||
+ | * What you get: input simple mathematical expression, like 5+5 or (5+5)/3 or .5*10, in xfrun4/ | ||
+ | * Requirement: | ||
+ | * Save this script as bcme.sh, in your home directory: | ||
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+ | #!/bin/sh | ||
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+ | precision=2 | ||
+ | notify_time=20000 | ||
+ | | ||
+ | res=`echo " | ||
+ | notify-send -t $notify_time " | ||
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+ | *Add custom action to Application finder : | ||
+ | * Type : Regular Expression | ||
+ | * Pattern : ^([0-9]|\(|\.).* | ||
+ | * Command : /bin/sh ~/bcme.sh \0 | ||
+ | * (check) Save match in command history | ||
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+ | ====== Xfconf ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Toggle panel autohide ===== | ||
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+ | Short Bash script to toggle the autohide property of a panel, so you can bind for example a keyboard shortcut to quickly show and hide a panel. | ||
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+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | #!/bin/sh | ||
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+ | test -z " | ||
+ | test ! -z "`echo $1 | sed s/ | ||
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+ | CHANNEL=xfce4-panel | ||
+ | PANELID=$1 | ||
+ | PROP=/ | ||
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+ | if `xfconf-query -c $CHANNEL -p $PROP >/ | ||
+ | xfconf-query -c $CHANNEL -T -p $PROP | ||
+ | else | ||
+ | xfconf-query -c $CHANNEL -n -p $PROP -t bool -s false | ||
+ | fi | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | ===== Control per-window transparency ===== | ||
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+ | Xfce lets you control the transparency of any window by horizontal scrolling on the titlebar. Starting with 4.12 though, it has been disabled by default. To enable this, open **Settings Editor > xfwm4** and change '' |