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A lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems.

Xfce (each letter pronounced separately) is a lightweight desktop environment for unix-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use.

Xfce 4 embodies the goal of the traditional philosophy of modularity and reusability. It consists of a number of components that together provide the full functionality of the desktop environment. Many are packaged separately and you can pick and choose from the available packages to create the best personal working environment. Another priority of Xfce 4 is adherence to standards, specifically those defined at freedesktop.org.

Xfce 4 can be installed on several UNIX platforms. It is known to compile on , , , , , and , on , , , and more.

History

Olivier Fourdan started the project in 1996. The name Xfce originally stood for XForms Common Environment, but since then Xfce has been rewritten twice and doesn't use the XForms toolkit anymore. The name survived, but the F is no longer capitalized.

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Xfce 4.12: How to configure window switcher dialog (Alt-Tab) to use List mode?

How to configure window switcher dialog (Alt-Tab) to use List mode in Xfce 4.12? Modes are mentioned at http://www.xfce.org/about/tour but I found no such setting.
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How to remove all the panels in XFCE?

I'm pretty happy with AWN and need no native XFCE panels. I've removed all of them but can't remove the last one remaining. Is there a decent way to do it?
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How to set custom default size for new XFCE terminal windows?

I use XFCE 4.8. I'd like new terminal windows to be wider by default (when I start a new terminal instance), but can't find where to configure this. Do you happen to know?
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How do I change XFCE tiling to maximize on top edge?

In XFCE 4.10, you can enable an option that allows windows to tile automatically when dragged to the edges. The default is to tile to half the screen (half-top, half-bottom, half-left, or half-right). I want to change this so that dragging to the…
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Krunner equivalent in XFCE?

I like Krunner, but nowadays I prefer to use XFCE instead of KDE. Is there any XFCE app that is equivalent or similar to Krunner?
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How to make all windows except dialogs full screen in XFce?

Is there any way to setup XFce to set all windows to full screen by default, except for dialog windows and other windows that can only be small, in XFce? Preferably this: Does not cover XFce's panel. Shows window decorations only for the dialogs…
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Xfce panel config file is rewritten with old contents

Xfce panel is very nice, but the GUI configuration is tedious, especially if you want to replicate the same panel multiple times. Because of that, I want to be able to manually edit the XML file defining the Xfce panel's settings. If I believe…
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Why PhpStorm hotkeys (Ctr+Alt+Left, Shift+F6) not works with xfce4 desktop environment?

I use PhpStorm. I use x2go and xpra for connect to remote machine with launched phpstorm. If on terminal-system installed any desktop environment, exclude xfce4 - PhpStorm hotkeys work perfectly. If installed xfce4 on terminal-system - some hotkeys…
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Where is the current wallpaper stored?

Does anyone know where the current wallpaper is stored in xfce4? I am using SLiM and I want to symlink the SLiM background to whatever my current wallpaper is so I don't have to manually change it every time.
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Open xfce "window manager" settings from command line

How do you open the window manager settings from the command line? I'm trying to modify my keyboard shortcuts, but when i click the applications menu -> settings -> window manager nothing happens. Hopefully by running it from the command line I…
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Multiple keyboard shortcuts for one command in xfce4

I am trying to add two keyboard shortcuts for switching to right workspace in xubuntu with xfce4.12: ctrl+alt+right ctrl+alt+page_up In window manager -> keyboard, there you can only specify one key-combination. When adding another entry in…
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Can I speed XFCE menu right-click pop-up up?

When I right-click on empty space of XFCE desktop the menu pops-up after about a 1.25 second delay. At the same time the menu pops-up immediately (with no notable delay) in case I call it by clicking on the menu button on a panel. Can I make desktop…
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In XFCE, how to augment the sensitivity of window borders for resizing?

In XFCE, for resizing windows, I have to put my mouse exactly on the window border, and it is sometimes hard. I would like it to be easier, which means that the area for which the mouse is considered on the border should be be bigger. How to do…
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Limit window size when maximizing in Xfce

I have a window that is marked 'always on top'. I want to be able to maximize another window and it have not hide behind the always on top window. Is this possible?
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How to make XFCE desktop icons text transparent?

I have openSUSE 13.2 which comes with KDE as default. I want to try new desktop environments so I started XFCE. When the XFCE desktop starts the icon names on the desktop are not transparent. How to make this text transparent ?
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