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nightmorph 10/08/24 07:24:38 |
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Modified: xfce-config.xml |
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Log: |
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add xfce4-power-manager info. add XFCE_PLUGINS variable and explanations per bug 334181. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.32 xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml?rev=1.32&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml?rev=1.32&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml?r1=1.31&r2=1.32 |
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Index: xfce-config.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.31 |
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retrieving revision 1.32 |
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diff -u -r1.31 -r1.32 |
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--- xfce-config.xml 26 Jul 2010 01:48:40 -0000 1.31 |
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+++ xfce-config.xml 24 Aug 2010 07:24:38 -0000 1.32 |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml,v 1.31 2010/07/26 01:48:40 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml,v 1.32 2010/08/24 07:24:38 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<guide> |
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<title>The Xfce Configuration Guide</title> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>1.26</version> |
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-<date>2010-07-25</date> |
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+<version>1.27</version> |
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+<date>2010-08-23</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-Now, let's install Xfce. |
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+There's also another variable you can set in <path>/etc/make.conf</path> called |
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+XFCE_PLUGINS. This variable controls additional Xfce plugins; some for the |
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+panel, and some for other applications. You can enable all of the plugins by |
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+adding <c>XFCE_PLUGINS="brightness menu trash</c> to |
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+<path>/etc/make.conf</path>. Here's a brief summary of the plugins: |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<dl> |
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+ <dt>brightness</dt> |
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+ <dd> |
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+ Lets you add a screen brightness applet to your panel, once you have |
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+ installed <c>xfce4-power-manager</c> |
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+ </dd> |
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+ <dt>menu</dt> |
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+ <dd>Lets you add a program menu to your panel</dd> |
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+ <dt>trash</dt> |
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+ <dd> |
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+ Adds Trash functionality to <c>thunar</c>, the file manager. The Trash |
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+ allows you to recover deleted files. |
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+ </dd> |
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+</dl> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+Now that you've set your <c>USE</c> and <c>XFCE_PLUGINS</c> variables in |
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+<path>/etc/make.conf</path>, it's time to install Xfce. |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Installing Xfce"> |
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<p> |
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There are many plugins for the panel available in Portage; see for yourself with |
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-<c>emerge --search xfce</c>. Though for the most part their names are self |
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-explanatory, a few deserve some attention, as they are quite helpful. To use |
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-them, simply <c>emerge</c> them. They'll be added to the list of available items |
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-in the "Add New Item" menu shown when you right-click on the panel. |
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+<c>emerge --search xfce</c>. Though for the most part their names are |
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+self-explanatory, a few deserve extra attention, as they are quite helpful. To |
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+use them, simply <c>emerge</c> them. They'll be added to the list of available |
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+items in the "Add New Items" menu shown when you right-click on the panel. |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<p> |
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We should now <c>emerge</c> some useful applications and utilities: |
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<c>xfce4-mixer</c>, <c>xfprint</c>, <c>xfce4-taskmanager</c>, |
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-<c>xfwm4-themes</c>, <c>orage</c>, <c>mousepad</c>, <c>x11-terms/terminal</c>, |
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-and <c>thunar</c>. |
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+<c>xfwm4-themes</c>, <c>orage</c>, <c>mousepad</c>, <c>xfce4-power-manager</c>, |
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+<c>x11-terms/terminal</c>, and <c>thunar</c>. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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<p> |
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<c>orage</c> is a simple, handy calendar. <c>mousepad</c> is a barebones text |
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-editor that starts up extremely quickly. <c>x11-terms/terminal</c> is an X11 |
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-terminal emulator, far more configurable and useful than the barebones |
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-<c>xterm</c>. <c>terminal</c> supports Unicode text, color schemes, |
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-pseudo-transparency and hardware-accelerated transparency via Xfce's built-in |
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-compositor, all out-of-the-box. Just make sure that the default action on the |
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-terminal launcher of your panel runs <path>/usr/bin/Terminal</path> instead of |
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-<path>xterm</path>. Right-click the launcher and choose "Properties" to change |
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-the command. |
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+editor that starts up extremely quickly. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+<c>xfce4-power-manager</c> is an application to monitor and manage power usage. |
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+This is especially important for laptops! The power manager allows you to adjust |
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+screen brightness, choose maximum performance or battery-saving modes, and setup |
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+hibernate, suspend, and shutdown actions when the lid is shut or buttons are |
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+pressed. You can set <uri |
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+link="http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/xfce4-power-manager">xfce4-power-manager</uri> |
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+to warn you when your battery reaches certain levels, or even turn off your |
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+machine. The application comes with a couple of helpful panel plugins to display |
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+battery/charging status, and a brightness control. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+<c>x11-terms/terminal</c> is an X11 terminal emulator, far more configurable and |
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+useful than the barebones <c>xterm</c>. <c>terminal</c> supports Unicode text, |
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+color schemes, pseudo-transparency and hardware-accelerated transparency via |
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+Xfce's built-in compositor, all out-of-the-box. Just make sure that the default |
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+action on the terminal launcher of your panel runs |
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+<path>/usr/bin/Terminal</path> instead of <path>xterm</path>. Right-click the |
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+launcher and choose "Properties" to change the command. |
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</p> |
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<p> |