Hi everyone I would like to know what is the easiest and straightforward scaling without fonts floats over window border or lines. Because I am pretty new to XFCE and I used to use gnome and I normally scaled at 175 percent

Hello recent mover from windows. Trying to get some things I'd used to working.

I've installed thunar-archive-plugin and according to here (https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/archive) I should expect to see an extract here right context option, but alas I do not.

I had a look in the xarchiver settings but nothing in there about a context menu as well.

What am I missing to set this up?

Hi everyone,

I'm running Kali Linux with the XFCE desktop environment, and I’ve run into a strange behavior that I’m not sure is related to Kali or XFCE.

I created a script file (testscript.sh) and set it as executable.

I’ve configured Mousepad as the default application to open #!/bin/bash files by using "Open With".

When I place the script in any folder (Thunar) and double-click it on it, it opens in Mousepad (just like it should).

However, when I place the same script on the Desktop and double-click it, the script executes directly instead of opening in Mousepad.

I like to keep my active scripts on the Desktop for quick access but accidentally double-clicking on them and having them execute directly is a bit dangerous, especially when working on new or experimental scripts.

I’m not sure if this is an issue specific to Kali Linux or if it’s an XFCE setting I’m overlooking. Has anyone experienced this behavior before? How can I stop the scripts on my Desktop from executing when I double-click them and ensure they open in Mousepad instead?

Any help or insight would be appreciated!

i have problem with shut down or restart when i use buttons to shut down or restart it asks me to do it or not but i want that when i press button it happened instantly without ask

Hello, does anybody have a link where i can download the old XFCE theme? I know it's the old adwaita from XFCE 4.12 but I couldn't find it anywhere. The current adwaita is super flat and I really wanna try this

Was a Gnome Wayland user for 2 years. I decided to make a switch to Xfce a month ago due to various issues with Gnome.

Switched to Xorg altogether instead of a Wayland DE like Plasma because quite a number of my applications still run in Xwayland lol. And Xfce is super lightweight. I've actually used Xfce on Mint before, but this is a nice return. Been loving it

https://preview.redd.it/s6dk9gf6fige1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=b2e7c7fb84f1b36ddee2b7d7023a849e1c070da1

Hello, I have two displays and two desktops. I use xfce4. Now it's pretty random where the icons go, that is it's once on the right, once on the left :D dekstop. The xfce4-panel is always placed on the left display. so how do I always have the icons on the left desktop ?

Not sure how else to word the title. I've even tried setting 'xset s off -dpms' in my .xinitrc and the displays still go to sleep on idle. I've also turned off any power management stuff in the XFCE settings. I've experienced this issue on different distros on the same computer, and there is nothing enabled in my bios that would cause this.

I just upgraded to Debian Bookworm recently, and I'm experiencing issues regarding resolution when my screen locks. For whatever reason, it automatically switches back to the maximum resolution after logging back in from a screen lock. I can share whatever information is needed. I've performed a few searches on the problem but it seems that most of the other issues were regarding multiple displays, whereas mine is only dealing with one, my main laptop display. Thank you in advance for any assistance.

2nd Edit - Apparently it is something wrong with how it interacts with my graphics card, because now I found I can't play videos in browser or in applications such as VLC...so this is frustrating but I'll get it figured out eventually.

--EDIT-- To add additional information, I just noticed theres an asterisk next to 1920x1080, which I'm assuming means it's been set as a default or a favorite of some sort, which I did not do.

EDIT 2 - Adding xrandr output

Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1440 x 810, maximum 16384 x 16384

eDP-1 connected primary 1440x810+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 309mm x 174mm

1920x1080 59.99 + 59.97 59.96 59.93 47.99

1680x1050 59.95 59.88

1400x1050 59.98

1600x900 59.99 59.94 59.95 59.82

1280x1024 60.02

1400x900 59.96 59.88

1280x960 60.00

1440x810 60.00* 59.97

1368x768 59.88 59.85

1280x800 59.99 59.97 59.81 59.91

1280x720 60.00 59.99 59.86 59.74

1024x768 60.04 60.00

960x720 60.00

928x696 60.05

896x672 60.01

1024x576 59.95 59.96 59.90 59.82

960x600 59.93 60.00

960x540 59.96 59.99 59.63 59.82

800x600 60.00 60.32 56.25

840x525 60.01 59.88

864x486 59.92 59.57

700x525 59.98

800x450 59.95 59.82

640x512 60.02

700x450 59.96 59.88

640x480 60.00 59.94

720x405 59.51 58.99

684x384 59.88 59.85

640x400 59.88 59.98

640x360 59.86 59.83 59.84 59.32

512x384 60.00

512x288 60.00 59.92

480x270 59.63 59.82

400x300 60.32 56.34

432x243 59.92 59.57

320x240 60.05

360x202 59.51 59.13

320x180 59.84 59.32

HDMI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Hello all,

currently I work with Kali Linux on a 14' Monitor/Laptop with Full HD. Most of my Application have a correct size so I can read everything perfect.

But some Apps (especially when new installed/created) are really small and I barely can read something.

The following things I tried:

- QT5 Tool: When I change here something, nothing happens

- HighDPI Modus (2x) is enabled

- Appearance - Fonts: Customs DPI makes everything bigger, even the Windows which are looking normal
Default Font: Also everything gets bigger

Do you have any other Ideas?

I use some programs which are keyboard shortcut intensive (at least to use effectively) but quite often shortcuts in the program conflict with system shortcuts (including the Alt and drag to move window.)

What would be an ideal simple solution would be a way for any program in F11 fullscreen mode to have complete control of keyboard entry and not send the key presses to the system. Is this at all possible in XFCE?

I know it's at least possible from the program's end as one program I use already takes full control of the keyboard whether it's fullscreen or not. I may ask the developers of the other programs I use if it's possible to add a configuration option, but if there's a way to do it within the system that will probably be quicker and easier.

I'm using Linux Mint XFCE and I have the following two questions:

1. The is a way to map some keys in order to minimize all windows except the current one
2. Mapping some keys in order to Minimize ALL windows

Thanks in advance!

For example: "Tile window to the top-left" binded to Shift+Alt+Left+Up, but xfce won't let me use two arrow keys at the same time.

I'm using an VPN service (mullvad) that offers different exit gateways around the world and I'm looking for a comfortable to use manager to quickly switch locations/IPs. Currently I'm using "NetworkManager Applet" and while it does the job it is not exactly a joy to work with. All in all it feels very dated and many things seem to be more complicated than they would have to be (for example to control the exit gateway I've a menu with checkboxes. To switch I've to click the applet, select "VPN connections", select the new gateway. Since it is a checkbox and the list automatically closes now I've to click the applet again, select VPN connections again and click my old gateway to unselect it.) So bottom line: Is there something better that you could recommend and that integrates nicely with XFCE?

So simple and lightweight yet beautiful and customizable.

Why does every theme have blue for details. Like hovering over menus, links, etc? No matter what style I use, it's blue. How can I change this? Been using it like this for a year or so now and I'm finally annoyed with it.

XM linux XFCE. Thanks Reddit.

The tones played for some notifications are crazy loud when I've got my headset on. How do I reduce their volume?

what is the commandline-way to switch the https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/4.20/preferences#presets for the current and future #xfce #terminal sessions?

I have a script doing $ xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Net/ThemeName -s "Greybird$dark" and would like it to switch the terminal preset solarized dark/light accordingly. $ man xfce4-terminal left me clueless about color presets.

P.S.: coming from https://fosstodon.org/@kevinbowen/113882335915968137

Hello, im on EndeavourOS and XFCE as my DE but i wanna remove that endeavouros theme which i see on my lockscreen and during boot, how do I remove that default lockscreen theme of EOS and just use XFCE's default one?

I have file-roller and engrampa installed because sometimes one works better than the other. I see engrampa isn't being maintained regularly

Is there any good alternatives?

Decided to try Debian Testing. Xfce 4.20 is now even better, amazingly good job, all new features and functionalities are awesome and work really well.

But my question is, is it possible to create a custom keyboard shortcut to open and close folder in Thunar when using "List View" with expandable folders? Left and right arrow work fine, but like binding for example TAB as a toggle for open and close.

Hi, so I have a TOUGHBOOK CF-54 MK1 running Fedora 41 XFCE DE. It has an i5-5300U with HD 5500. The colors are a tad flat and I'm getting some noticeable banding on gradients. Is there some color profile I can download and apply?

Thanks!

xfce on debian stable, when I'm in a web browser hovering on an item to cause a popup/tooltip thing to appear and I hit the printscreen key, the pointer goes to the printscreen dialog box, and the web browser stops showing the popup/tooltip I'm trying to get a picture of. Help?