Questions tagged [xfce-panel]

The xfce-panel is a key part of the Xfce Desktop Environment; it is highly configurable and can include menus, launchers and special plugins. Questions should focus on various aspects of its general use and its configuration through graphical apps or Xfconf.

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Application icons not showing in window buttons item in xfce panel

The icons for some applications are not being displayed properly on the window buttons item in the xfce panel. On the screenshot below, you can see the sound settings icon perfectly but the icon for ...
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Xubuntu XFCE4 context menu position annoying behaviour

I am facing a very annoying behavior in Xubuntu, and I have been experiencing this since many versions (I think 16.04 is when I switched to Xubuntu) with many different computers so this problem has ...
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Chromium Browser XFCE panel indicator

Google Chrome, when installed, presents an icon in the XFCE4 panel display under XUbuntu. Chromium does not. Is there anyway to install the panel indicator icon in XFCE for Chromium. For Google ...
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How to install xfce4-xfapplet-plugin on 14.04?

I would like to add GNOME2 applets to an XFCE panel. According to this, I should install xfce4-xfapplet-plugin. I can't do sudo apt-get install xfce4-xfapplet-plugin because xfce4-xfapplet-plugin is ...
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make windows float behind xfce panel

I would like to make it so windows maximize behind the xfce panel. basically so that all windows DO NOT treat the xfce panel as a dock. I noticed that if I move the XFCE panel away from the ...
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Panel doesn't auto hide Ubuntu Studio 19.04

I've set 'Automatically hide the panel:' to 'Always' AND 'Intelligently'. 'Always' did work for a while but now the panel just won't budge no matter what it's set to! It's really frustrating to have ...
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How to add shadow to the Xfce4 panel using Compiz?

I'm using Xfce4 currently with Compiz, which I installed following my own workflow here. After some changes to my desktop setup, I would like to add a shadow to the Xfce panel, but I've been ...
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Notification area icons missing after removing indicator panel [Xubuntu 18.10]

I removed the Indicator Panel in order to restore the dropbox icon per this suggestion, which also needed me to then restore pulseaudio to get its own icon. However the only thing in the Notification ...
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XFCE get visual indication of current workspace

I just started embracing multiple workspaces, and I am using 3 of them. I am a very spatial oriented guy. So I really think of my workspaces as left center and right. Is there any way I can enable a ...
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Xubuntu - wrong time displayed

I'm at my wits' end. Using Xubuntu 16.04 and all I want is getting the correct time displayed in my top right corner. But no matter what I do, I keep getting it wrong. I have tried both 'Datetime' ...
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How to run a complex command by xfce mail-watcher

I just installed the xfce4-mailwatch-plugin I would like to use the option "Run on click" to either switch to Thunderbird, or to open it if it is not currently running. The command I use for this is ...
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How can I hide a single appliction in the xfce taskbar?

Cisco's Anyconnect - when running - has both an icon in the tray and in the taskbar. The tray icon as everything that I need and therefore I'd like to not have the Anyconnect client show up in the ...
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how to get dockbarx previews in xfce panel without compiz

A lot of questions have been covered here about getting dockbarx previews working in xfce with compiz but I'd like to get previews working using the xfwm standard compositing to keep things ...
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Rotating text on a vertical Xfce panel

I just discovered the vertical orientation for Xfce panels, but I'd like the text on the panel applets to be rotated counterclockwise, rather than clockwise. Is this possible?
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How do I add horizontal gaps above and below my horizontal XFCE 4.16 panel?

I've been customizing my Xfce 4.16 top (main) panel. I've done so via the settings first and then modifying ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css but there's someting I can' acuieve. Or it works... sort of. ...
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Windows Search Box on XFCE

I am trying to replicate Windows on Ubuntu Focal. I cannot find any equivalents for a XFCE panel plugin. I am trying to look as close as this: and .
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xfce-panel needs to be restarted every time to show systray changes

Every time to see changes of systray I need to open terminal and restart xfce4-panel(xfce on ubuntu 21.04). is there a way not to restart xfce4-panel every time by terminal and see changes? Tnx.
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Unable to switch back to lightdm default settings

Installing the lightdm on ubuntu20.04, after that I changed some configurations on themes and panels. Becuase I found that the panels modified by me was somewhat ugly, So I tried to switch back t to ...
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Xfce. Show last notifications keyborard shortcut

On xfce there's the bell on the panel that I click to view last notifications. I'd like to popup the last notifications window with a keyboard shortcut. How is it possible to do this? OS - Xubuntu 20....
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Xubuntu20.04 - Xfce4 Panel disappeared, can't add Wifi Icon to new one

When I've restarted my Xubuntu20.04 then my panel disappeared and I had a new empty one. Ok, so I wanted to configure the new one and when was adding the items to it I couldn't find the one that shows ...
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How do you make the Xfce Sensors Plugin fit in the Panel

I want to display two temperatures on top of each other in my panel, but even with the text set to be x-small they won't fit. There is an option to 'Small Horizontal Spacing' which reduces the gab ...
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Xubuntu freezes when a panel item (menu, calendar, program etc.) clicked

I am using Xubuntu 18.04 on an ASUS TUF Gaming FX505DD laptop which has Ryzen 5 3550H CPU and NVIDIA GTX1050 GPU. Even when I freshly install the OS and install Nvidia propriety drivers, some time ...
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How to add portuguese-BR dictionary to xfce-dict-plugin on Xubuntu 16.04?

I couldn't find a Portuguese-BR dict. to install on xfce-dict-plugin. I want only a Portuguese-BR dict. I already have por-eng and eng-por installed. Appreciate some help. Thanks Vladi.
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Xubuntu Panel Preferences Items tab shows wrong items

G'day there One & All, Using Xubuntu 17.04 with no real issues that I've not caused myself, except this one that has been there since installation. As you can see in the screenshot, the list of ...
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Change XFCE Notification Area Frame Color

Hey how do I change the color of the frame over the notification area?... Its default color is black, but I would like in white or another good color...
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Configuring Xbuntu 16.04 and external monitor names

I'm using a laptop - sometimes alone, sometimes with an external monitor placed on the right side and sometimes two monitors, where one is on the left, and the other on right of the laptop's display. ...
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xfce-panel display list of windows of a single application?

I am using Xubuntu 14.04 using xfce 4.12 I use a lot of terminals ( 6-8 ) when working. Is it possible to have a xfce panel that lists all windows of a specific application ( terminal in this case )....
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Map 'close application' to mouse wheel click on XFCE panel

I like mousewheel clicking to close tab on firefox, great idea, and I'm now so used to it that I expect it to happen on XFCE panel applications. Which obviously it doesn't. Is there any way I can map ...
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GPU system load monitor for xfce panel

I am trying to get a GPU system load monitor to work in xfce4 panel. Is there any way to configure the current CPU system load monitor to reflect GPU usage? I know we can run a script in genmon ...
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CopyQ tray icon is broken on Xubuntu 22.04

The CopyQ tray icon on a fresh Xubuntu 22.04 install doesn't display correctly: Any idea how to solve this?
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Remove Settings Manager from bottom of Whisker Menu

The upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04 Xubuntu has caused this "Settings Manager" icon to appear at the bottom of my Whsiker Menu. How can I remove it? I've removed its category that marks it as a &...
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Xfce4 panel launcher – how to hide arrow for multi-launchers (gtk.css or gtkrc)

When I was using Xubuntu 14.04, some how I had a GTK theme that, when the ‘Arrow Button Position’ was set Inside Button, the arrow was completely hidden but now, with XFCE 4.14 and Xubuntu 19.10, a ...
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Add Menu Folders Ubuntu Studio 19.10

I am trying to add a new subfolder to Ubuntu Studio 19.10 as I am a lighting designer as well and have some lighting specific apps that I will be installing on to my system. I have no issue adding ...
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Diodon not showing in Xubuntu task bar

I installed Diodon on my Xubuntu 18.04 using sudo apt install diodon Although Diodon does run (if I open the whisker menu and open Diodon I do see the clipboard menu), the icon does not appear on ...
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Xubuntu whisker menu became miniature and desktop shortcuts disappeared since presenting on a 800x600 projector

Not so long ago I gave a talk at a place where the projector needed 800x600 resolution. Sometimes I like to mirror my desktop so I don't get confused between my own laptop screen vs the projector. So ...
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Stuck with no functionality

A few weeks back I was able to use my laptop perfectly fine with no issues. A few days later I load into Xubuntu 16.04 (I haven't updated yet). My login and background are perfectly fine but that's it....
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Need help with xubuntu

A few days ago I was using my computer perfectly fine, but now it's acting up. The computer boots up fine and loads the login screen with almost the options. I can still log in and I can still see my ...
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In XFCE, how to avoid new windows being covered by top panel

I'm using Ubuntu 17.10, have installed the xubuntu-desktop package, and am using XFCE as my desktop environment. I've increased the height of the top panel from the default 24 pixels to 30 pixels. I'...
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Xfce4 Panel Launcher Menu as Desktop icon

I'm trying to create a launcher like the one you can add to the panel on the desktop in Xfce. There is a create launcher option I'm aware, and the launcher is the same as one on the panel, but the ...
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Linux volume control message standard

My audio control in top panel on Ubuntu Studio 1704 is broken. On the top is the audio control from Settings Manager -> Panel -> Items labelled as Audio Mixer. I don't know what the providing ...
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Update xfce4-mailwatch from the command-line?

Is it possible to run a command in the console and trigger an update event for xfce4-mailwatch? I am looking for the command-line equivalent of right-click and then Update Now. Using Xfce 4.12 and ...
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How can I have one application sit above a panel?

(((Anticipating the "Why are you using Compiz with XFCE?!?!?!?!" comments))) I am using the following setup: XFCE panel on top and bottom of screen Compiz as a window manager. I have an application ...
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