Questions tagged [xfwm4]
The Xfce 4 Window Manager is part of the Xfce Desktop Environment.
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Per-application xfwm theme
I want to run separate applications with different themes, the only solution for this that I could find was to use bash -c 'GTK2_RC_FILES=/path/to/gtkrc program'; however, I currently am using a XFCE4 ...
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xfce - Start a window on the workspace where the process is run
Most of the time I open a window from a virtual terminal on a workspace, say W1, via a shell. For instance
zsh% libreoffice document.odt &
Sometimes it can take a few seconds before the window ...
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Transparent window in xfce (or compiz or at all)
So I tried using compiz for this and after hours of googling trying to figure out how to even turn it on, and what plugins to install, and whatever, I finally made the "scroll + button = ...
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Xubuntu 17.10: keyboard shortcut for either tiling window or moving display
I'm running Xubuntu 17.10. I've managed to configure keyboard
shortcuts to tile windows either to the right or to the left using
s-right and s-left. However, I have multiple
display and what I would ...
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How to fix Xubuntu 14.04 screen flicker that started after update?
Every few seconds the entire screen flickers. This began after updates over the weekend (30-31 August). The machine is a Toshiba Satellite P200D, 2GB, AMD Turion 64X2 running Xubuntu 14.04.
Things I'...
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Xfwm4 crashes with falling horizontal distorted bars after resuming a suspend/sleep
This issue happens infrequently, maybe weeks, months in between. I am using nvidia proprietary drivers and a 3070 card. This was also not happening prior to Ubuntu 20.04.
The issue is both monitors ...
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From XFCE to XFWM only
I'm a very satisfied Ubuntu user, occasionally delving into short Debian adventures. I'm now realizing that even XFCE is a bit fancier than what I regularly need.
I'm currently running Xubuntu 16.10. ...
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Xfwm4 settings "Maximize window" hotkey is not persistent across reboots
Whenever I change the "Maximize window" hotkey in Xfwm4 ( via Settings -> Keyboard), I can use that hotkey to maximize my windows, until I restart my computer.
The next time I go to the settings ...
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GDM fails to launch xfwm4, but lightdm succeeds?
I use GDM and usually run an XFCE4 session. Suddenly, if I attempt to boot in using GDM, the following symptoms appear:
The GDM background does not go away.
Windows from two applications (remains of ...
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What is the app that does the SHOW DESKTOP action
There is an icon on an Xfce panel to show the desktop. The shortcut is set to Control-Alt-D. What is the application that does that job? I want to assign it to another keybinding.
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XFCE unity command mistake
Few days ago I erroneously run the command unity within XFCE. As expectable, what happened was that Unity started (it's a Ubuntu XFCE).
I hoped to solve the problem by just restarting the device, ...
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Is there a way to display virtual workspaces in XFWM?
Is there an alternative to Unity/Compiz/KDE's ability to display virtual workspaces in a grid on XFWM? If not, what would one need to do to attempt to build one?
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How do I launch an application in a specific virtual desktop with xfwm4?
I am using Ubuntu with xcfe.
I would like to launch an application - for example, Chromium - in one of the specific virtual desktops offered in xfwm4, with a terminal command.
What command would allow ...
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Xfce - Xfwm4 - how to edit settings for window shadow?
Xfwm4 has some gray shadows I guess, but I would like to increase their visibility so that window margins are more clear on dark background. I use a dark GTK theme, and especially on dark background ...
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