Xfce ... WOW!!!

Viper_Scull · 2011-08-03 11:54:33

Fackamato wrote:

I agree about XFCE. It put Lubuntu on my work laptop and I like it a lot. gmusicbrowser is awesome as well. The only thing I'm missing is the possibility to mount network stuff in the file manager, like in Nautilus you can open a network share, or just browse the network.
Does any other file manager have this capability except Nautilus and Konqueror? (or am I doing it the wrong way?)

There is a way around so you can browse network folders in Thunar.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=304131

It's for Xubuntu, but it might work for Arch too.

Back to the xfce talk, i think Xfce is the best DE out there (in addition with Arch of course). Fast, fairly customizable ....I was using it for a while, until i changed to tiling WMs (wmfs in my case).

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GSF1200S · 2011-08-03 17:10:21

Fackamato wrote:

I agree about XFCE. It put Lubuntu on my work laptop and I like it a lot. gmusicbrowser is awesome as well. The only thing I'm missing is the possibility to mount network stuff in the file manager, like in Nautilus you can open a network share, or just browse the network.
Does any other file manager have this capability except Nautilus and Konqueror? (or am I doing it the wrong way?)
edit: Oops, Lubuntu uses LXDE. Oh well, LXDE is awesome then. Haven't used XFCE 4.8 yet!

I like LXDE as well- I run that on my netbook under Arch..

As for network shares with Thunar, it supports this just as Nautilus does since XFCE's 4.8 release; Thunar uses the gvfs backend, so it has Nautilus' capabilities.

http://j1m.net/2010/01/09/thunar-1-1-0- … lesystems/

alez · 2011-08-03 20:34:19

I started using xfce (and Arch, btw) a few years ago because i had a very old laptop and wanted to spare resources while keeping it usable since i wasn't exactly an expert... not that I'm one now Somehow, it feels very much like Arch, very simple yet powerful. It takes some work to customize but then you really get a lot out of the resources it takes. With the 4.8 update it really came into maturity. Can't wait for the next release. I would advice anyone to look at their wiki and at least try some of their recommended apps since they tend to blend quite well. Also it doesn't stand on your way although maybe that's just me being used to the mouse. I think also the relatively last themes (greybird and co) have made a lot for its looks, as they are clearly working on them with xfce in mind and not just making them for gnome and hoping for them to look ok. Last but not least, for editing menus the lx menu editor lxmed works pretty much ok with xfce.

alphaniner · 2011-08-04 19:59:36

Larsson wrote:

1. Thunar doesn't have tabs and they refuse to ad it. They would have one of the best filemanagers if they added tabs.

That, and a few issues with window size in terminal, including (ironically) the lack of auto-resize when creating a second tab.

And also (AFAI can tell) the lack of a good substitute for gnome disk mounter. Mount-plugin is fuuuuuuugleee!

anonymous_user · 2011-08-04 20:27:56

@alphaniner - If you want a tray icon for your devices, maybe try mount-tray or traydevice:

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=43707

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32005

nawitus · 2011-08-05 14:37:27

I used XFCE for years, but now switched to LXDE. It's faster and lighter, and I like it a lot. My whole OS uses 107 MiB after boot, and with XFCE it was quite a bit more.

alphaniner · 2011-08-05 15:53:00

anonymous_user wrote:

...maybe try mount-tray or traydevice

Thanks.

x33a · 2011-08-05 18:30:41

Linus switches to xfce...

http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/08/0 … 3-For-Xfce

It seems he ditched kde4 for gnome2 and now gnome3 for xfce.

My favourite comment from slashdot

The question is what will he switched to after Xfce gets a big upgrade?

...........

pretty obvious: he will write his own Desktop Environment. after the linux kernel and git, 'lo and behold: the BASTARD!

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Mountainjew · 2011-08-21 17:36:24

Has anybody figured out how to disable sessions in XFCE?

Even though i have automatically save sessions turned off, it always restores my previous session. The only way around it is to close everything before i reboot, or delete .cache/sessions. It's pretty crap and one of the things i really hate about xfce.

ozar · 2011-08-21 18:24:57

Just tried Xfce again after about a year away from it and it is indeed looking and working well. I just wish they'd make menu editing easier. The methods given on their wiki work fine but they are cumbersome when starting from scratch.

splittercode · 2011-08-21 19:54:43

ozar wrote:

Just tried Xfce again after about a year away from it and it is indeed looking and working well. I just wish they'd make menu editing easier. The methods given on their wiki work fine but they are cumbersome when starting from scratch.

You can install alacarte-xfce from the AUR and it makes menu editing dead simple. My understanding is that the XFCE team purposely added alacarte support in 4.8, but I'm not sure why it's not part of the standard XFCE package yet.

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mike_r · 2011-08-22 19:43:34

@mountainjew - I don't seem to have this problem. To get rid of the session stuff whenever I do an install, the first thing I do is get a session running to my satisfaction (usually just a blank background, no icons or windows), then exit with the "Save session for future logins" checked. This saves a default, clean session. The next time I log in, I get this same clean session. When I log out the 2nd time, I uncheck the save session box, and I am never troubled by it again.

Does that work for you?

Mike

alez · 2011-08-22 20:07:38

splittercode wrote:

ozar wrote:
Just tried Xfce again after about a year away from it and it is indeed looking and working well. I just wish they'd make menu editing easier. The methods given on their wiki work fine but they are cumbersome when starting from scratch.
You can install alacarte-xfce from the AUR and it makes menu editing dead simple. My understanding is that the XFCE team purposely added alacarte support in 4.8, but I'm not sure why it's not part of the standard XFCE package yet.

I guess Alacarte as a gnome-desktop app got caught in the crossed fire when it updated to a certain version that has been controversial

You can also use lxmed from the AUR, nice and clean.

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Mountainjew · 2011-08-23 22:50:06

mike_r wrote:

@mountainjew - I don't seem to have this problem. To get rid of the session stuff whenever I do an install, the first thing I do is get a session running to my satisfaction (usually just a blank background, no icons or windows), then exit with the "Save session for future logins" checked. This saves a default, clean session. The next time I log in, I get this same clean session. When I log out the 2nd time, I uncheck the save session box, and I am never troubled by it again.
Does that work for you?
Mike

Nope, tried it before and just did it again. But every time i log out after that, it always saves my session, even when i tell it not to. Very irritating.

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mike_r · 2011-08-23 23:20:01

I assume you've also checked (and possibly deleted) a few of the other usual places: .cache/xfce4, .config/xfce4, and .config/autostart?

I'm no expert, so I can't suggest much more than this. Hope you can figure it out.

Mike

orschiro · 2011-08-24 00:05:04

I think I need to finally give xfce a try as my gnome desktop cannot handle all my open applications and tabs efficiently.

The thing I'm most concerned about: will I lose comfort when using xfce?

For example, what I discovered so far after installing xfce that there is no networkmanager. Do you guys stick with wicd (which unfortunately does not support vpn) or with the gnome networkmanager applet (again necessary parts of gnome environment)?

Regards

ozar · 2011-08-24 00:21:58

splittercode wrote:

You can install alacarte-xfce from the AUR and it makes menu editing dead simple.

Thanks, it worked perfectly!

Didn't realize there was a patched version fixed up just for Xfce, and I agree that they should include it with Xfce if their devs aren't going to provide anything else.

IlPrincipino · 2011-09-01 15:30:56

Another happy Xfce user here, but Im tired of not being able to use compositor because it has a lot of tearing. Are they going to fix it, ever ?

nbtrap · 2011-10-08 16:43:17

IlPrincipino wrote:

Another happy Xfce user here, but Im tired of not being able to use compositor because it has a lot of tearing. Are they going to fix it, ever ?

If you want compositing without tearing, you have only three options:

1. Wait for Wayland.
2. Use Kwin.
3. Use Compiz.

I highly recommend option (3), i.e. using Compiz on top of XFCE as a replacement for xfwm. See the wiki page for instructions on how to do this (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Compiz#XFCE). Once you have it set up and running, launch ccsm, and make sure the "Sync to VBlank" option is enabled under the "Display Settings" tab within the "General Options" dialog.

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