Comments on: My Newfound Love for Xfce! http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/ Eric's insights on politics, technology, free software, photography and everything else Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:35:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha By: On LinuxToday a few days ago | It’s A Binary World 2.0 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/comment-page-1/#comment-54963 On LinuxToday a few days ago | It’s A Binary World 2.0 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:03:31 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1325#comment-54963 [...] Comments Eric Mesa on My Newfound Love for Xfce!David Smith on My Newfound Love for Xfce!Eric Mesa on My Newfound Love for Xfce!Eric Mesa on My [...] [...] Comments Eric Mesa on My Newfound Love for Xfce!David Smith on My Newfound Love for Xfce!Eric Mesa on My Newfound Love for Xfce!Eric Mesa on My [...]

]]> By: Eric Mesa http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/comment-page-1/#comment-54810 Eric Mesa Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:53:59 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1325#comment-54810 @David Smith: Yeah, in previous versions it wasn't quite as polished. Checking the splash screen under the Xfce settings manager reveals that it is a mouse, not a hamster. Does that make it better? @David Smith:

Yeah, in previous versions it wasn’t quite as polished. Checking the splash screen under the Xfce settings manager reveals that it is a mouse, not a hamster. Does that make it better?

]]> By: David Smith http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/comment-page-1/#comment-54781 David Smith Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:08:32 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1325#comment-54781 I'm very enthused by xfce4, it's suddenly a very polished and professional-looking environment. A number of distros have started including it as an option (opensuse, sidux to name two), and I'm going to explore its potential on a production box. Now can they just lose the stupid hamster? ;-) I’m very enthused by xfce4, it’s suddenly a very polished and professional-looking environment. A number of distros have started including it as an option (opensuse, sidux to name two), and I’m going to explore its potential on a production box. Now can they just lose the stupid hamster? ;-)

]]> By: Eric Mesa http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/comment-page-1/#comment-54770 Eric Mesa Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:04:20 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1325#comment-54770 @Molecula The middle mouse button is indeed cool. I keep accidentally discovering it. I need to get myself to start using it as it's pretty advantageous. @IMQ That's why I've switch from Gnome for now @roger Not really constructive, but I'll allow opposing comments as long as they don't devolve into extreme "verbal" violence. @Molecula

The middle mouse button is indeed cool. I keep accidentally discovering it. I need to get myself to start using it as it’s pretty advantageous.

@IMQ

That’s why I’ve switch from Gnome for now

@roger

Not really constructive, but I’ll allow opposing comments as long as they don’t devolve into extreme “verbal” violence.

]]> By: Eric Mesa http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/comment-page-1/#comment-54769 Eric Mesa Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:02:01 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1325#comment-54769 Welcome readers from LinuxToday! I just checked Liferea and saw that I was put onto site last night. I moderate comments on here, mostly to control spam, I'll allow comments that disagree such as roger's above. However, once your comment is approved, as long as you use the same credentials, you'll be able to respond again right away because you'll no longer require moderation. It may be a few hours before I can moderate comments because we do not have easy internet access at work. Welcome readers from LinuxToday! I just checked Liferea and saw that I was put onto site last night. I moderate comments on here, mostly to control spam, I’ll allow comments that disagree such as roger’s above. However, once your comment is approved, as long as you use the same credentials, you’ll be able to respond again right away because you’ll no longer require moderation.

It may be a few hours before I can moderate comments because we do not have easy internet access at work.

]]> By: roger http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/comment-page-1/#comment-54751 roger Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:50:38 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1325#comment-54751 I always make me so happy by looking at you idiots playing with linux like kindergarten kids. sucks to be you ~ I always make me so happy by looking at you idiots playing with linux like kindergarten kids.

sucks to be you ~

]]> By: IMQ http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/comment-page-1/#comment-54748 IMQ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:18:20 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1325#comment-54748 The right-click to access program menu is one of the things that irritates me about GNOME. The menu, if not by default, can be configured so that it can be accessed by right-clicking somewhere on the desktop in KDE, XFCE, Fluxbox, Openbox, etc. but I don't know if there is any way to enable this feature for GNOME. The right-click to access program menu is one of the things that irritates me about GNOME.

The menu, if not by default, can be configured so that it can be accessed by right-clicking somewhere on the desktop in KDE, XFCE, Fluxbox, Openbox, etc. but I don’t know if there is any way to enable this feature for GNOME.

]]> By: Molecula21 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/comment-page-1/#comment-54746 Molecula21 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:14:46 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1325#comment-54746 @Da Hui have u tried the midle mouse button menu? im not shure if it is present on other Desktop environments but i found it realy cool when I switched of to XFCE. Plus, you forgot ot mension one of the Crucial advantage of XFCE: it is realy Light. Just test yourself! PS: it's possible to have different menus when u right click on the desktop and when you hit the menu button. Check it out! it's very Useful and customizable! @Da Hui
have u tried the midle mouse button menu? im not shure if it is present on other Desktop environments but i found it realy cool when I switched of to XFCE. Plus, you forgot ot mension one of the Crucial advantage of XFCE: it is realy Light. Just test yourself!

PS: it’s possible to have different menus when u right click on the desktop and when you hit the menu button. Check it out! it’s very Useful and customizable!

]]> By: Eric Mesa http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/comment-page-1/#comment-54741 Eric Mesa Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:48:11 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1325#comment-54741 @DJ That is indeed a useful feature. Some other Window Managers, including Compiz can do that and I've found it to be useful at times. Of course, sometimes it's just easier to right-click the title bar and click on send to desktop.... @DJ

That is indeed a useful feature. Some other Window Managers, including Compiz can do that and I’ve found it to be useful at times. Of course, sometimes it’s just easier to right-click the title bar and click on send to desktop….

]]> By: DJ http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/comment-page-1/#comment-54740 DJ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:36:38 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1325#comment-54740 Two other things I absolutely love, You can drag programs over to other desktops, just click and pull off screen, it will flip once you drag far enough. In one of the windows settings menu, I forget where right now, seeing as how ubuntu hardy broke their xfce...grr. Anyways, you can set it so when you drag your cursor across the edge of the screen it will flip to the next desktop, the threshold is adjustable. DJ Two other things I absolutely love,

You can drag programs over to other desktops, just click and pull off screen, it will flip once you drag far enough.

In one of the windows settings menu, I forget where right now, seeing as how ubuntu hardy broke their xfce…grr. Anyways, you can set it so when you drag your cursor across the edge of the screen it will flip to the next desktop, the threshold is adjustable.

DJ

]]> By: Eric Mesa http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/comment-page-1/#comment-54701 Eric Mesa Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:22:53 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1325#comment-54701 which version of KDE do you speak of? which version of KDE do you speak of?

]]> By: Mich http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/2008/06/25/my-newfound-love-for-xfce/comment-page-1/#comment-54687 Mich Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:16:56 +0000 http://server.ericsbinaryworld.com/blog/?p=1325#comment-54687 Are you sure you're not talking about KDE :D I can swear all those things you've mentioned is what I'm experiencing on KDE now ;-) Are you sure you’re not talking about KDE :D

I can swear all those things you’ve mentioned is what I’m experiencing on KDE now ;-)

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