Re: Problem with Xfce4 Applications Menu

2023-12-13 Thread Alexander V. Makartsev
On 13.12.2023 00:40, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: I have just bumbled my way thorough reinstalling v 12.4.0 on my main Linux platform and have managed to mangle the Xfce4Applications Menu by somehow misusing MenuLibre. Some how the contents of some of the subdirectories have been shifted to an

Problem with Xfce4 Applications Menu

2023-12-12 Thread Stephen P. Molnar
I have just bumbled my way thorough reinstalling v 12.4.0 on my main Linux platform and have managed to mangle the Xfce4Applications Menu by somehow misusing MenuLibre. Some how the contents of some of the subdirectories have been shifted to an 'Other' subdirectory. My question is how do i rec

Re: XFCE4 without panels

2023-10-04 Thread Joe
On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 17:25:09 -0400 wrote: > On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 21:53:36 +0100 > Joe wrote: > > > > I use the Third Option, the deskbar, which gives vertical panels at > > the side and as far as I can see, no spaces between anything, unless > > you actually place a separator. I use 36 pixels fo

Re: XFCE4 without panels

2023-10-03 Thread Dan Ritter
pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: > On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 17:20:01 +0100 > Joe wrote: > > I believe The XFCE panel will go vertical, but it doesn't work right. I > just want a row of icons, period. But I can't figure out how to make > that happen; I get huge spaces between the icons. If you know how >

Re: XFCE4 without panels

2023-10-03 Thread paulf
On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 21:53:36 +0100 Joe wrote: > I use the Third Option, the deskbar, which gives vertical panels at > the side and as far as I can see, no spaces between anything, unless > you actually place a separator. I use 36 pixels for the launcher > panel and 44 pixels, on the other side,

Re: XFCE4 without panels

2023-10-03 Thread Joe
on: I came from i3, where I had a "status bar" at the bottom > of the screen. I want that back, and I can use polybar for that. Since > I have a 1920x1080 monitor, and I want icons for my frequently used > apps on the left, vertically. Tint2 will do that. I use XFCE4 for two >

Re: XFCE4 without panels

2023-10-03 Thread paulf
that. Since I have a 1920x1080 monitor, and I want icons for my frequently used apps on the left, vertically. Tint2 will do that. I use XFCE4 for two reasons: 1) it is one of the least memory hungry window managers/desktops environments, 2) it has a path toward Wayland, which I would like to switch

Re: XFCE4 without panels

2023-10-03 Thread Joe
On Tue, 3 Oct 2023 16:39:11 +0300 Roland Mueller wrote: > XFCE4 panel ca be manually recreated by (as far as I remember) > right-clicking into empty desktop space and then opening settings. > > Other option is mentioned here: > https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/getting-star

Re: XFCE4 without panels

2023-10-03 Thread Roland Mueller
XFCE4 panel ca be manually recreated by (as far as I remember) right-clicking into empty desktop space and then opening settings. Other option is mentioned here: https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/getting-started: Quote: "The panel will usually be started automatically as part of your

Re: XFCE4 without panels

2023-10-02 Thread Mike Castle
I just tried this in a VM and it seemed to work. >From a command line: xfce4-panel -q find ~/.config | grep panel Remove the xfce4-panel.xml (I also removed the empty directory just named panel.) The lack of panels seems to have survived a reboot. I don't know if it is sufficient f

XFCE4 without panels

2023-09-29 Thread paulf
Folks: I'm trying to run XFCE4 with no (XFCE4) panels. I prefer polybar and tint2. I've searched the internet high and low, and all the advice I can find is old and doesn't work for the current (Debian 12) version. Settings > Session and Startup etc. doesn't provide a way,

Re: bookworm: xfce4-terminal bug?

2023-09-24 Thread Joe
On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:36:41 -0600 Charles Curley wrote: > On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 22:53:44 +0200 > Greg wrote: > > > I'm using mc in xfce4-terminal. To close mc you use F10 key. > > Unfortunately, the xfce4-terminal option > > Edit->Preferences->Adva

Re: bookworm: xfce4-terminal bug?

2023-09-23 Thread Charles Curley
On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 22:53:44 +0200 Greg wrote: > I'm using mc in xfce4-terminal. To close mc you use F10 key. > Unfortunately, the xfce4-terminal option > Edit->Preferences->Advance->Disable menu shortcut key (F10 by default) > Does not work. Whatever I set, F10 alw

Re: bookworm: xfce4-terminal bug?

2023-09-23 Thread Carl Fink
On 9/23/23 17:25, Greg wrote: On 9/23/23 23:08, Michael Kjörling wrote: On 23 Sep 2023 22:53 +0200, from p...@sojka.co (Greg): I'm using mc in xfce4-terminal. To close mc you use F10 key. Unfortunately, the xfce4-terminal option Edit->Preferences->Advance->Disable menu shortc

Re: bookworm: xfce4-terminal bug?

2023-09-23 Thread Greg
On 9/23/23 23:08, Michael Kjörling wrote: On 23 Sep 2023 22:53 +0200, from p...@sojka.co (Greg): I'm using mc in xfce4-terminal. To close mc you use F10 key. Unfortunately, the xfce4-terminal option Edit->Preferences->Advance->Disable menu shortcut key (F10 by default) Does not wo

Re: bookworm: xfce4-terminal bug?

2023-09-23 Thread Michael Kjörling
On 23 Sep 2023 22:53 +0200, from p...@sojka.co (Greg): > I'm using mc in xfce4-terminal. To close mc you use F10 key. Unfortunately, > the xfce4-terminal option > Edit->Preferences->Advance->Disable menu shortcut key (F10 by default) > Does not work. Whatever I set,

bookworm: xfce4-terminal bug?

2023-09-23 Thread Greg
Hi there, I'm using mc in xfce4-terminal. To close mc you use F10 key. Unfortunately, the xfce4-terminal option Edit->Preferences->Advance->Disable menu shortcut key (F10 by default) Does not work. Whatever I set, F10 always activates menu. Is this a bug? Could someone fix

Delay in login: lightdm and xfce4

2023-02-05 Thread Charles Curley
I have lightdm 1.26.0-7, lightdm-gtk-greeter 2.0.8-2, and xfce4 4.16 on Debian 11.6, on three machines. When I log in to an existing session, sometimes I get a snappy response and get the desktop quickly. Other times, there is a a delay, during which I have a black display with the pointer on it

Re: Customize XFCE4

2022-12-27 Thread debian-user
> On 28/12/2022 00:21, Klaus Jantzen wrote: > > I, finally, installed Bullseye with XFCE4 as desktop environment. > > On the desktop, how do I change the color of the text under the > > icons (which is now white) to black? > > The information about themes I found is

Re: Customize XFCE4

2022-12-27 Thread Ash Joubert
On 28/12/2022 00:21, Klaus Jantzen wrote: I, finally, installed Bullseye with XFCE4 as desktop environment. On the desktop, how do I change the color of the text under the icons (which is now white) to black? The information about themes I found is somewhat confusing as there are references to

Re: Customize XFCE4

2022-12-27 Thread Charles Curley
On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:21:51 +0100 Klaus Jantzen wrote: > The information about themes I found is somewhat confusing as there > are references to GTK-2.0 and to GTK-3-0. > > Which GTK is actually used? Both. Some XFCE4 programs that comes with Bullseye use GTK3, others GTK2. And th

Customize XFCE4

2022-12-27 Thread Klaus Jantzen
Hello, I, finally, installed Bullseye with XFCE4 as desktop environment. On the desktop, how do I change the color of the text under the icons (which is now white) to black? The information about themes I found is somewhat confusing as there are references to GTK-2.0 and to GTK-3-0. Which

Re: xfce4 tooltips

2022-12-05 Thread fxkl47BF
On Mon, 5 Dec 2022, Charles Curley wrote: > On Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:44:33 + > fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > >> i upgraded to bullseye >> xfce4 is 4.16 >> how do i get rid of tooltips >> i can get rid of some but not all > > You didn't say how

Re: xfce4 tooltips

2022-12-05 Thread Charles Curley
On Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:44:33 + fxkl4...@protonmail.com wrote: > i upgraded to bullseye > xfce4 is 4.16 > how do i get rid of tooltips > i can get rid of some but not all You didn't say how you got rid of some of the tooltips, so I'll guess here. This is after a b

xfce4 tooltips

2022-12-05 Thread fxkl47BF
i upgraded to bullseye xfce4 is 4.16 how do i get rid of tooltips i can get rid of some but not all

Re: needrestart and xfce4-session

2022-07-30 Thread Charles Curley
On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 23:10:33 -0500 David Wright wrote: > This machine has got as far as apt-get upgrade with the recent point > release, so I've yet to dist-upgrade for the new kernel and reboot. > At the moment it shows: > > $ /sbin/needrestart > Scanning processes... > Your outdated processe

Re: needrestart and xfce4-session

2022-07-28 Thread David Wright
On Thu 28 Jul 2022 at 08:37:12 (-0600), Charles Curley wrote: > Any time needrestart is run it complains about xfce4-session running > obsolete binaries or libraries. > > -- > root@ideapc:~# needrestart > Scanning processes... >

needrestart and xfce4-session

2022-07-28 Thread Charles Curley
Any time needrestart is run it complains about xfce4-session running obsolete binaries or libraries. -- root@ideapc:~# needrestart Scanning processes... Scanning candidates... Scanning processor microcode... Scanning linux images... Running kernel

Re: Xfce4: screen visible upon resume before xscreensaver locks it

2022-02-23 Thread Celejar
On Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:50:54 +0900 John Crawley wrote: > On 22/02/2022 23:12, Celejar wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm running Xfce4 on a recent install of Sid. I have configured Xfce4 > > to "Lock screen before sleep" (in Session and Startup / Gener

Re: Xfce4: screen visible upon resume before xscreensaver locks it

2022-02-23 Thread Tim Woodall
On Wed, 23 Feb 2022, John Crawley wrote: On 23/02/2022 11:50, John Crawley wrote: On 22/02/2022 23:12, Celejar wrote: Hello, I'm running Xfce4 on a recent install of Sid. I have configured Xfce4 to "Lock screen before sleep" (in Session and Startup / General), but when I u

Re: Xfce4: screen visible upon resume before xscreensaver locks it

2022-02-22 Thread John Crawley
On 23/02/2022 11:50, John Crawley wrote: On 22/02/2022 23:12, Celejar wrote: Hello, I'm running Xfce4 on a recent install of Sid. I have configured Xfce4 to "Lock screen before sleep" (in Session and Startup / General), but when I use xscreensaver, when resuming from suspen

Re: Xfce4: screen visible upon resume before xscreensaver locks it

2022-02-22 Thread John Crawley
On 22/02/2022 23:12, Celejar wrote: Hello, I'm running Xfce4 on a recent install of Sid. I have configured Xfce4 to "Lock screen before sleep" (in Session and Startup / General), but when I use xscreensaver, when resuming from suspend the screen is often visible for a brie

Xfce4: screen visible upon resume before xscreensaver locks it

2022-02-22 Thread Celejar
Hello, I'm running Xfce4 on a recent install of Sid. I have configured Xfce4 to "Lock screen before sleep" (in Session and Startup / General), but when I use xscreensaver, when resuming from suspend the screen is often visible for a brief period before xscreensaver kicks in. I hav

Re: downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-08 Thread Linux-Fan
Greg Wooledge writes: On Sat, Jan 08, 2022 at 12:16:44AM +0100, Michael Lange wrote: > In case you have a mouse with a wheel, what's wrong with middle-button > pasting? It is worth mentioning that the common Windows program to access Linux machines over SSH `putty.exe` has the right-click fo

Re: downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-07 Thread John Crawley
On 08/01/2022 12:00, David Wright wrote: On Fri 07 Jan 2022 at 14:46:04 (-0500), Lee wrote: right - another unknown. There's a /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal.wrapper that starts off with #! /usr/bin/perl -w # # Terminal.wrapper - Debian terminal wrapper script which I don't know who cal

Re: downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-07 Thread David Wright
On Fri 07 Jan 2022 at 20:01:34 (-0500), Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sat, Jan 08, 2022 at 12:16:44AM +0100, Michael Lange wrote: > > In case you have a mouse with a wheel, what's wrong with middle-button > > pasting? > > It's virtually impossible to press the wheel without accidentally turning > it,

Re: downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-07 Thread David Wright
On Fri 07 Jan 2022 at 14:46:04 (-0500), Lee wrote: > On 1/7/22, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 01:26:22PM -0500, Lee wrote: > >> so what are the downsides, if any, to replacing > >> /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal with the one I build from the xfce4-termina

Re: downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-07 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sat, Jan 08, 2022 at 12:16:44AM +0100, Michael Lange wrote: > In case you have a mouse with a wheel, what's wrong with middle-button > pasting? It's virtually impossible to press the wheel without accidentally turning it, either forward or backward. Depending on where you're clicking, this can

Re: downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-07 Thread Michael Lange
ine to do most everything > there. > > In short, I found the UI basically unusable. In case you have a mouse with a wheel, what's wrong with middle-button pasting? I don't know about xfce4-terminal, but this wo

Re: downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-07 Thread ghe2001
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 I *am* an xfce4 user. I use the terminal emulator most of the time. I asked for a terminal emulator at installation, and I got lxterminal. Works good. The scroll bar is over on the right, where it's supposed to be. Real thin, but it&#x

Re: downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-07 Thread Lee
> Depende: libc6 > Depende: libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 > Depende: libglib2.0-0 > Depende: libgtk-3-0 > Depende: libpango-1.0-0 > Depende: libvte-2.91-0 > Depende: libx11-6 > > You can use it anywhere (I use it over mere window managers, > IceWM, for instance,

Re: downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-07 Thread Brian
On Fri 07 Jan 2022 at 13:26:22 -0500, Lee wrote: > background: > There have been two things preventing me to moving to Debian - > horrible scrollbars & no right-click to paste in the terminal > > xfce4-terminal v0.9.1 finally has right-click = paste > > https://g

Re: downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-07 Thread riveravaldez
pende: libgtk-3-0 Depende: libpango-1.0-0 Depende: libvte-2.91-0 Depende: libx11-6 You can use it anywhere (I use it over mere window managers, IceWM, for instance, or fluxbox, openbox, etc. > xfce4-terminal v0.9.1 finally has right-click = paste > >

Re: downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-07 Thread Lee
On 1/7/22, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 01:26:22PM -0500, Lee wrote: >> so what are the downsides, if any, to replacing >> /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal with the one I build from the xfce4-terminal >> 0.9.1 source tarball? > > The biggest obvious flaw in doi

Re: downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-07 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 01:26:22PM -0500, Lee wrote: > so what are the downsides, if any, to replacing > /usr/bin/xfce4-terminal with the one I build from the xfce4-terminal > 0.9.1 source tarball? The biggest obvious flaw in doing this is that your custom local version will be overwr

downsides to replacing xfce4-terminal?

2022-01-07 Thread Lee
background: There have been two things preventing me to moving to Debian - horrible scrollbars & no right-click to paste in the terminal xfce4-terminal v0.9.1 finally has right-click = paste https://gitlab.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/-/commit/970905924ad685827cee2b2406a3b8a6b6990187 so

Re: Debian 11.1, xfce4-terminal, select entire line, middle-click, newline not pasted

2021-12-17 Thread David Wright
On Mon 06 Dec 2021 at 09:28:33 (+0100), Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Mike Kupfer wrote: > > If you use bash, > > https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/BashBracketedPasteChange > > probably explains what you're seeing. > > This is one of the mornings when i look into my mailbox and want to > rep

Re: Debian 11.1, xfce4-terminal, select entire line, middle-click, newline not pasted

2021-12-06 Thread David Christensen
On 12/5/21 7:46 PM, Mike Kupfer wrote: David Christensen wrote: On Debian 9 (and 10, and earlier?) with Xfce Terminal, when I select an entire line of text in one terminal and then middle click paste in another terminal window, the entire line is pasted; including the newline. [...] On Debian

Re: Debian 11.1, xfce4-terminal, select entire line, middle-click, newline not pasted

2021-12-06 Thread David Wright
On Sun 05 Dec 2021 at 19:46:57 (-0800), Mike Kupfer wrote: > David Christensen wrote: > > > On Debian 9 (and 10, and earlier?) with Xfce Terminal, when I select > > an entire line of text in one terminal and then middle click paste in > > another terminal window, the entire line is pasted; includi

Re: Debian 11.1, xfce4-terminal, select entire line, middle-click, newline not pasted

2021-12-06 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Mike Kupfer wrote: > If you use bash, > https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/BashBracketedPasteChange > probably explains what you're seeing. This is one of the mornings when i look into my mailbox and want to repeatedly scream a popular german 7-to-8 letter word. No wonder that many

Re: Debian 11.1, xfce4-terminal, select entire line, middle-click, newline not pasted

2021-12-05 Thread Mike Kupfer
David Christensen wrote: > On Debian 9 (and 10, and earlier?) with Xfce Terminal, when I select > an entire line of text in one terminal and then middle click paste in > another terminal window, the entire line is pasted; including the > newline. [...] > On Debian 11, when I select an entire line

Re: Debian 11.1, xfce4-terminal, select entire line, middle-click, newline not pasted

2021-12-05 Thread David Christensen
On 12/5/21 6:15 PM, Keith Bainbridge wrote: On 6/12/21 06:56, David Christensen wrote: On Debian 9 (and 10, and earlier?) with Xfce Terminal, when I select an entire line of text in one terminal and then middle click paste in another terminal window, the entire line is pasted; including the

Re: Debian 11.1, xfce4-terminal, select entire line, middle-click, newline not pasted

2021-12-05 Thread Keith Bainbridge
On 6/12/21 13:15, Keith Bainbridge wrote: On 6/12/21 06:56, David Christensen wrote: On Debian 9 (and 10, and earlier?) with Xfce Terminal, when I select an entire line of text in one terminal and then middle click paste in another terminal window, the entire line is pasted; including the n

Re: Debian 11.1, xfce4-terminal, select entire line, middle-click, newline not pasted

2021-12-05 Thread Keith Bainbridge
On 6/12/21 06:56, David Christensen wrote: On Debian 9 (and 10, and earlier?) with Xfce Terminal, when I select an entire line of text in one terminal and then middle click paste in another terminal window, the entire line is pasted; including the newline. David You need to activate the c

Re: Debian 11.1, xfce4-terminal, select entire line, middle-click, newline not pasted

2021-12-05 Thread David Wright
On Sun 05 Dec 2021 at 11:56:23 (-0800), David Christensen wrote: > I installed debian-live-11.1.0-amd64-xfce+nonfree.iso on a Dell > Latitude E6520 yesterday: > > 2021-12-05 11:46:51 root@laalaa ~ > # cat /etc/debian_version ; uname -a ; dpkg-query -W xfce4-terminal > 11.1 >

Debian 11.1, xfce4-terminal, select entire line, middle-click, newline not pasted

2021-12-05 Thread David Christensen
debian-user: I installed debian-live-11.1.0-amd64-xfce+nonfree.iso on a Dell Latitude E6520 yesterday: 2021-12-05 11:46:51 root@laalaa ~ # cat /etc/debian_version ; uname -a ; dpkg-query -W xfce4-terminal 11.1 Linux laalaa 5.10.0-9-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.70-1 (2021-09-30) x86_64 GNU/Linux

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

2021-10-16 Thread Stephen P. Molnar
On 10/16/2021 07:13 AM, Dan Ritter wrote: Stephen P. Molnar wrote: Thank your for your reply. I find that right click on the desktop no longer brings up the Desktop Settings. This still works in the root desktop. Your recommendation for desktop settings is what I routinely use. Ah-hah! M

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

2021-10-16 Thread Dan Ritter
Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > > > > Thank your for your reply. I find that right click on the desktop no longer > brings up the Desktop Settings. This still works in the root desktop. Your > recommendation for desktop settings is what I routinely use. Ah-hah! Mike Kupfer's suggestion is corr

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

2021-10-16 Thread Stephen P. Molnar
y All If you can't find a solution by adjusting settings, try starting your config again delet: .config/xfce4/ You'll be asked if you want a new default set up All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468 Unfortunately,that Wiped out all of th

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

2021-10-16 Thread Stephen P. Molnar
Buster with th e Xfce4 Desktop. This morning after a reboot the User Background color was no longer the color that was set - black, but the entire desktop opened with an overall gray background. Rebooting restored the black desktop, but opening an app and then closing it left the background gray where

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

2021-10-15 Thread Mike Kupfer
Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > how do I fix the problem? > > Settings Manager - Desktop - Wallpaper for my desktop appears to be > completely grayed out and is unresponsive. Is xfdesktop running? If not, start it. It sometimes goes AWOL for reasons I've never tracked down. regards, mike

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

2021-10-15 Thread Keith Bainbridge
find a solution by adjusting settings, try starting your config again delet: .config/xfce4/ You'll be asked if you want a new default set up All the best Keith Bainbridge keith.bainbridge.3...@gmail.com 0447 667 468

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

2021-10-15 Thread Lee
ar wrote: >>>> I am running Debian Buster with th e Xfce4 Desktop. >>>> >>>> This morning after a reboot the User Background color was no longer the >>>> color that was set - black, but the entire desktop opened with an >>>> overall gray ba

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

2021-10-15 Thread Stephen P. Molnar
On 10/15/2021 09:51 AM, Dan Ritter wrote: Stephen P. Molnar wrote: Hit send a bit too soon. The Root desktop is not affected by the problem. On 10/15/2021 09:16 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: I am running Debian Buster with th e Xfce4 Desktop. This morning after a reboot the User Background

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

2021-10-15 Thread Dan Ritter
Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > Hit send a bit too soon. The Root desktop is not affected by the problem. > > On 10/15/2021 09:16 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: > > I am running Debian Buster with th e Xfce4 Desktop. > > > > This morning after a reboot the User Backgro

Re: Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

2021-10-15 Thread Stephen P. Molnar
Hit send a bit too soon. The Root desktop is not affected by the problem. On 10/15/2021 09:16 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: I am running Debian Buster with th e Xfce4 Desktop. This morning after a reboot the User Background color was no longer the color that was set - black, but the entire

Xfce4 Problem with User Desktop Background Color

2021-10-15 Thread Stephen P. Molnar
I am running Debian Buster with th e Xfce4 Desktop. This morning after a reboot the User Background color was no longer the color that was set - black, but the entire desktop opened with an overall gray background. Rebooting restored the black desktop, but opening an app and then closing it

Re: Some stuff about DPI [was: Re: text size xfce4 panel]

2021-07-08 Thread mick crane
On 2021-07-08 14:46, Andrei POPESCU wrote: at the minute most things are readable except for the address bar in Brave browser. and for some reason the pop up windows/drop down menus sometimes are OK and sometimes the same window is too small for all the same text. Brave is not even in Debia

Re: Some stuff about DPI [was: Re: text size xfce4 panel]

2021-07-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 08 iul 21, 12:06:31, mick crane wrote: > On 2021-07-08 01:33, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > > > Hope this provides at least some idea on the topic, because it likely > > doesn't really explain much. > > > Thanks, it seems like a minefield and not the easiest of things to > understand. The

Re: Some stuff about DPI [was: Re: text size xfce4 panel]

2021-07-08 Thread mick crane
On 2021-07-08 01:33, Andrei POPESCU wrote: Hope this provides at least some idea on the topic, because it likely doesn't really explain much. Thanks, it seems like a minefield and not the easiest of things to understand. at the minute most things are readable except for the address bar in Br

Some stuff about DPI [was: Re: text size xfce4 panel]

2021-07-07 Thread Andrei POPESCU
t; recently got 4K monitor, I struggle to read the tiny text in > > > > > bullseye xfce4 > > > > > desktop. > > > > > I see how to increase size of desktop items but the panel text and > > > > > pop up > > > > > menu text a

Re: text size xfce4 panel

2021-07-06 Thread mick crane
On 2021-07-06 12:18, Dan Ritter wrote: mick crane wrote: hello, recently got 4K monitor, I struggle to read the tiny text in bullseye xfce4 desktop. I see how to increase size of desktop items but the panel text and pop up menu text are tiny. Also the tabs in brave browser and browser menu

Re: text size xfce4 panel

2021-07-06 Thread mick crane
On 2021-07-06 12:47, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Ma, 06 iul 21, 12:36:31, mick crane wrote: On 2021-07-06 12:18, Dan Ritter wrote: > mick crane wrote: > > hello, > > recently got 4K monitor, I struggle to read the tiny text in > > bullseye xfce4 > > desktop. > &

Re: text size xfce4 panel

2021-07-06 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 06 iul 21, 12:36:31, mick crane wrote: > On 2021-07-06 12:18, Dan Ritter wrote: > > mick crane wrote: > > > hello, > > > recently got 4K monitor, I struggle to read the tiny text in > > > bullseye xfce4 > > > desktop. > > > I see how to

Re: text size xfce4 panel

2021-07-06 Thread mick crane
On 2021-07-06 12:18, Dan Ritter wrote: mick crane wrote: hello, recently got 4K monitor, I struggle to read the tiny text in bullseye xfce4 desktop. I see how to increase size of desktop items but the panel text and pop up menu text are tiny. Also the tabs in brave browser and browser menu

Re: text size xfce4 panel

2021-07-06 Thread Dan Ritter
mick crane wrote: > hello, > recently got 4K monitor, I struggle to read the tiny text in bullseye xfce4 > desktop. > I see how to increase size of desktop items but the panel text and pop up > menu text are tiny. > Also the tabs in brave browser and browser menu settings. &

text size xfce4 panel

2021-07-06 Thread mick crane
hello, recently got 4K monitor, I struggle to read the tiny text in bullseye xfce4 desktop. I see how to increase size of desktop items but the panel text and pop up menu text are tiny. Also the tabs in brave browser and browser menu settings. I have looked but unable to find where to change

Re: Some recent update to unstable seems to have broken Xfce4 for me

2020-12-28 Thread Celejar
On Sun, 27 Dec 2020 22:24:58 +0100 Sven Hartge wrote: > Celejar wrote: > > > Some recent update to unstable seems to have broken Xfce4 for me: > > The Xfce team is uploading Xfce 4.16 at the moment. Because not all > components can be uploaded in one go, this may

Re: Some recent update to unstable seems to have broken Xfce4 for me

2020-12-27 Thread Sven Hartge
Celejar wrote: > Some recent update to unstable seems to have broken Xfce4 for me: The Xfce team is uploading Xfce 4.16 at the moment. Because not all components can be uploaded in one go, this may cause some temporary problems or instability. I'd advise you to wait some days until all

Re: Some recent update to unstable seems to have broken Xfce4 for me

2020-12-27 Thread Weaver
On 28-12-2020 05:58, Celejar wrote: > Hi, > > Some recent update to unstable seems to have broken Xfce4 for me: I > can't suspend the the machine anymore. When I try the keyboard shortcut > I've configured (that has worked for years), I get an error popup > windo

Some recent update to unstable seems to have broken Xfce4 for me

2020-12-27 Thread Celejar
Hi, Some recent update to unstable seems to have broken Xfce4 for me: I can't suspend the the machine anymore. When I try the keyboard shortcut I've configured (that has worked for years), I get an error popup window: Received error while trying

Re: xfce4 widget problem

2020-09-13 Thread ghe2001
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Monday, September 14, 2020 1:43 AM, Ralph Katz wrote: > Hi neighbor! Hi, Ralph! > I've been in Denver now for 3 yrs. As you well know, the > weather here can vary greatly by neighborhood. I like weather > und

Re: xfce4 widget problem

2020-09-13 Thread Ralph Katz
On 9/13/20 12:49 PM, ghe2001 wrote: [snip] > That sounds like a reasonable solution -- tried it. Nice -- it answers to > either weather and weather-util. My ZIP is 30303 (Boulder, CO): [snip] > I tried a couple other Boulder ZIP codes, and they didn't exist. > [snip] > -- > Glenn English Hi

Re: xfce4 widget problem -- oops

2020-09-13 Thread ghe2001
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Sunday, September 13, 2020 6:49 PM, ghe2001 wrote: I'm in ZIP 80303, not 30303. Weather-util works fine with the correction. Sorry... -- Glenn English -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: ProtonMail ws

Re: xfce4 widget problem

2020-09-13 Thread ghe2001
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 > To get the party started after installation, you type in "weather > --info" plus city name or zip code. There may be other ways, too. I've > only used city name until JUST NOW. That sounds like a reasonable solution -- tried it. Nice -- it answe

Re: xfce4 widget problem

2020-09-13 Thread Cindy Sue Causey
was sunny out. But it wasn't; it > was snowing all day. SNOWING?! COOL! > I've looked for a better weather widget, but couldn't find one for xfce4. > Anybody know of one? Maybe even one that gets data from the known working > airport a couple miles from here? Couldn&

Re: xfce4 widget problem

2020-09-13 Thread David
On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 at 01:14, David Wright wrote: > Does anyone know why sunshine recorders are so sparse in the US? > In fact, I'd say they're virtually unknown. In the UK, they're > scattered all over, eg it was seven miles to my local one at: > http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-weather/weathe

Re: xfce4 widget problem

2020-09-13 Thread David Wright
On Sun 13 Sep 2020 at 03:01:15 (+), ghe2001 wrote: > On Saturday, September 12, 2020 10:39 PM, Charles Curley > charlescur...@charlescurley.com wrote: > > > According tohttps://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-weather-plugin, > > the weather source (met.no) provides f

Re: xfce4 widget problem

2020-09-13 Thread Dan Ritter
ghe2001 wrote: > I buy your explanation. It clears up my total bewilderment. I'll keep that > link, too :-) > > I've looked for a better weather widget, but couldn't find one for xfce4. > Anybody know of one? Maybe even one that gets data from the known working

Re: xfce4 widget problem

2020-09-13 Thread l0f4r0
Hi, Same issue from my side. A bug report is already ongoing with XFCE [1]. There seems to be some API issues according to Debian BTS [2]. Best regards, l0f4r0 [1] https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-weather-plugin/-/issues/27 [2] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=925561

Re: xfce4 widget problem

2020-09-12 Thread ghe2001
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Sorry not to have sent to the list. ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Saturday, September 12, 2020 10:39 PM, Charles Curley charlescur...@charlescurley.com wrote: > According tohttps://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-weather-plugin, &g

Re: xfce4 widget problem

2020-09-12 Thread Charles Curley
On Sat, 12 Sep 2020 21:26:27 + ghe2001 wrote: > I have 2 computers running Debian/xfce4, and the WR widget says "? No > Data" on both of them. > > I've set it to several locations, and WR finds the locations just > fine. It just can't get th

xfce4 widget problem

2020-09-12 Thread ghe2001
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Debian Buster, apt says everything's up to date Did xfce4's Weather Report go away? I have 2 computers running Debian/xfce4, and the WR widget says "? No Data" on both of them. I've set it to several locations, and WR

Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?

2020-07-19 Thread Keith bainbridge
I'm not good at reporting stuff unless I can't find a work around. In this case mate and recently cinnamon are doing well. Both are gnome forks, but use fewer resources, and allow more freedom of choice about how they appear on screen. Could be worth a try? The OP's issue is n

Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?

2020-07-19 Thread Liam O'Toole
annoying me. I like it > overall, but there is a very small limit to my patience. And I'm not good > at reporting stuff unless I can't find a work around. In this case mate and > recently cinnamon are doing well. Both are gnome forks, but use fewer > resources, and allow mor

Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?

2020-07-19 Thread Keith bainbridge
On 16/7/20 9:15 am, hobie of RMN wrote: Perhaps adjust your display setting to smaller numbers? Or is everything else readable? Some is, some isn't.:) Firefox, Thunderbird, Leafpad, Notes, Synaptic, vcl are readable. ftpsed, alsamixergui, and some others are not. Liam's suggestion has mad

Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?

2020-07-18 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 15 iul 20, 19:01:30, hobie of RMN wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Jul, 2020 at 20:26:57 -0400, hobie of RMN wrote: > > > > If you install libreoffice-gtk3 then LibreOffice will respect the font > > settings used by XFCE4. > > Thanks, Liam - that does help with LibreOffi

Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?

2020-07-16 Thread Celejar
me to be able to read menu texts, etc., > > notably Libre programs and alsamixer, etc. How can I ge3t larger fonts on > > individual programs? > > > > If you install libreoffice-gtk3 then LibreOffice will respect the font > settings used by XFCE4. Thanks for this - I have been us

Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?

2020-07-16 Thread Liam O'Toole
small for me to be able to read menu texts, etc., > >> notably Libre programs and alsamixer, etc. How can I ge3t larger fonts > >> on > >> individual programs? > >> > > > > If you install libreoffice-gtk3 then LibreOffice will respect the font > > se

Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?

2020-07-15 Thread hobie of RMN
> On 14/7/20 10:26 am, hobie of RMN wrote: >> Hi, Folks - >> >> I'm running Linux buster with xce4 desktop. Some applications come up >> with font size too small for me to be able to read menu texts, etc., >> notably Libre programs and alsamixer, etc. How can I ge3t larger fonts >> on >> individu

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