Xfce Customization - Where?

[Collins]

On Sat, 29 Jun 2002 17:10:50 -0600 Collins <erichey2 at attbi.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Jun 2002 17:47:36 -0500 Michael Hipp <mhipp at redmule.com>
> wrote:
> > What file do I hack on to customize Xfce?  The stuff on my Gentoo
> > system doesn't seem to match the Xfce docs. And all the files say
> > "Do Not Edit!"
> > 
> 
> I'm just in the process of sorting that out.  The basic startup
> control files are in /etc/X11/xfce and in ~/.xfce.  But I've just
> discovered that xfwm prefers a file (if found) ~/xfwmrc.  This after
> lengthy debugging.
> 
> I'm still corresponding with xfce-users to find out what gives. 
> Will keep you posted.
> 
> The only files you really need to modify are (maybe) xinitrc and
> (for sure) xfwmrc.  Most of the other files in ~/.xfce are updated
> directly by xfwm/xfce.
> 

OK, I was a big dummy.  The xfwmrc file goes in ~/xfwmrc not in
~/.xfce/xfwmrc.  I got confused, because they supply the default
optionis in /etc/X11/xfce/xfwmrc.

Now here's the rub.  You can separate the taskbar from the panel, and
it stays separate, but

1) Either you start with both panel and taskbar open.  You can
minimize the panel and cause no icon to be created on the dektop.

2) Or you start with both the panel and the taskbar hidden.  Then you
most right clock and select the taskbar.  After that, business as
usual.

Not totally ideal, but acceptable, expecially if you don't boot very
often.

BTW, in 3 years I haven't encountered a single bug in xfce/xfwm.  Just
a few little wrinkles like this one.

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area - WWTLRD?
gentoo(since 01/01/01) 2.4.18+(ext3) xfce-sylpheed-mozilla