an Xfce solution for toolbar not showing text and icons in evolution

[Jasper Huijsmans]

Gavin Chester schreef:
> Hoping that someone on this list has solved the same problem as I face.
> I have posted this on the evolution list, but answers seem limited to
> having to fiddle settings applicable ONLY to running gnome.  Since I run
> Xfce4 as a far, far better WM I thought someone here might know :-)
> 
> Trying to set the toolbar in evolution to show icons AND text.  I've
> read the help, I've gone through gconf-editor with a fine-tooth
> comb, I've gone through the settings, and I've googled on it.  I just
> can't find any reference to text AND icons in evo - unless running the
> gnome WM.  The gnome system-wide setting is under
> "/desktop/interface/toolbar_style/both", but it has no effect on evo's
> toolbar in Xfce4.  FYI: another gnome app that I use, galeon, has a
> specific setting in gconf to override the system settings and I can
> change the toolbar at will.  Also, evo that I run on one PC does have
> text and icons, but it seems only because it inherited from earlier
> versions installed on that PC.  
> 
> In short, evolution has no specific settings to control the toolbar and
> seems to rely on gnome system-wide settings, which don't work on my
> Xfce4 system.  Any pointers?
> 

I believe it's a bug in GTK as well. The only way to do this is to run 
the gnome-settings-daemon, but that might conflict with Xfce's settings 
manager.

	Jasper