a Minimized application shows no icon on my desktop?

[purslow at sympatico.ca]

041020 Oliver Lehmann wrote:
> when I minimize an application, I get no icon on my desktop...
> is that right? I can only restore that application by using alt+tab..
> i'm running:
> olivleh1 at curry olivleh1> ps axww | grep xf
> 67769  ??  S      0:11.49 xfce4-session
> 67772  ??  Ss     0:18.24 xfce-mcs-manager
> 67776  ??  S      0:22.49 xfwm4 --sm-client-id
> 110a000033000109826650900000516480000 --display kartoffel:1.0
> 67778  ??  S      0:16.55 xfdesktop --sm-client-id
> 110a000033000109828545500000673720001 --display kartoffel:1.0
> 67780  ??  S      2:13.22 xfce4-panel --sm-client-id
> 110a000033000109828240800000516480010 --display kartoffel:1.0

you need to run the Iconbox: in  ~/.config/xfce4/xinitrc  add the line:
 
  xfce4-iconbox &

it would follow the line for the taskbar, which you might comment out.

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