On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:06:31 +0200, Nyizsnyik Ferenc in gmane.linux.debian.user wrote: > On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:32:36 -0400 > "S.D.A." <marathon.duran...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 10:40:45PM +0100, Liviu Andronic uttered: >> > Hello >> > >> > On 9/26/09, S. Fishpaste <s...@deer-in-the-headlights.ca.invalid> >> > wrote: >> > > But when I start up or switch to XFce4, I'm left without a >> > > "desktop", just the application dock on a coloured background, >> > > which I can't seem to change. >> > > >> > First, which version of Xfce are you using? If it's recent (4.6), >> > look for "Desktop settings" and find the "Icons" tab. If it's 4.4 >> > (older), it had a strange name, similar to "desktop behaviour". >> > Liviu >> >> Sorry had a brain fart, should have posted the relevant info earlier. >> >> Xfce 4 Desktop Environment >> version 4.6.1 (Xfce 4.6) >> Debian Unstable >> >> I don't understand why you want me to look for icons though. :) >> >> I have a desktop folder already and I can navigate to it via Thunar. >> So it seems to me that it's an issue of XFce starting up in the wrong >> directory. I'm not running Nautilas (It was installed previously and >> Xfce displayed the desktop IF I ran Nautilas). Nautilas was too >> "heavy" so I removed it. I would like the desktop back though as I >> found it handy to have "shortcuts" on it. <snip>
> Make sure that xfdesktop (or xfdesktop4) is running. Thanks for responding. While waiting, I did what is a workaround rather than fixing the problem, but I had other things to do. 8-) I enabled the 'selection' menu whenever one starts up Xfce4. The first time run I asked it to setup up a new Xfce session. This new session opened to my eye candy wallpaper and shortcuts I had created under Gnome. Next time I start Xorg I'll use the older session to check your suggestion out. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
