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- | ===== Customize the font in clock panel plugin ===== | ||
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- | You can use [[http:// | ||
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===== 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: |
* You can not define a custom background for Thunar icon/ list views due to a [[http:// | * You can not define a custom background for Thunar icon/ list views due to a [[http:// | ||
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You can read more about .desktop files [[http:// | You can read more about .desktop files [[http:// | ||
- | The libexo provides several utils amongst one to handle desktop entry files in a GUI fashion: **exo-desktop-item-edit**. | + | The libexo provides several utils amongst one to handle desktop entry files in a GUI fashion: **exo-desktop-item-edit**. |
=== Remove an application from the menu === | === Remove an application from the menu === | ||
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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 ===== |