I compiled the release of xfce4 today.It's working good for me.I am not sure what the system tray is supposed to do.Here is another screenshot of my desktop. gtk2 theme=Thin and Mild xfwm theme=default http://lazyalfalfa.us/Screenshots/xfce4-1.gif -- Linux 2.4.21 19:42:23 up 4 days, 5:40, 1 user, load average: 1.05, 1.07, 1.11 http://lazyalfalfa.us/