Re: XFce4 vs GNOME Desktop
On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:32:36 -0400
"S.D.A." <marathon.durandal@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 10:40:45PM +0100, Liviu Andronic uttered:
> > Hello
> >
> > On 9/26/09, S. Fishpaste <SDA@deer-in-the-headlights.ca.invalid>
> > wrote:
> > > But when I start up or switch to XFce4, I'm left without a
> > > "desktop", just the application dock on a coloured background,
> > > which I can't seem to change.
> > >
> > First, which version of Xfce are you using? If it's recent (4.6),
> > look for "Desktop settings" and find the "Icons" tab. If it's 4.4
> > (older), it had a strange name, similar to "desktop behaviour".
> > Liviu
>
> Sorry had a brain fart, should have posted the relevant info earlier.
>
> Xfce 4 Desktop Environment
> version 4.6.1 (Xfce 4.6)
> Debian Unstable
>
> I don't understand why you want me to look for icons though. :)
>
> I have a desktop folder already and I can navigate to it via Thunar.
> So it seems to me that it's an issue of XFce starting up in the wrong
> directory. I'm not running Nautilas (It was installed previously and
> Xfce displayed the desktop IF I ran Nautilas). Nautilas was too
> "heavy" so I removed it. I would like the desktop back though as I
> found it handy to have "shortcuts" on it.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
Make sure that xfdesktop (or xfdesktop4) is running.
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