"New" XFCE User - a Few Q's

Bob Snyder bob.snyder at cox.net
Fri Feb 16 04:37:19 CET 2007


> How can i get (or are there XFCE-versions of...)
> 0.) Forgive me i don't remember the exact name, but "Window Selector
> Button", as in the Gnome Panel, or KDE panel which, when clicked shows
> a "pop-up" selector list of all open windows, from all "workspaces".
> it would seem to go hand-in-hand w/ the "desktop-pager", or the
> "taskbar", but it is neither as it represents shortcuts directly to
> each app. [my] KDE version separates each app by "desktop". not sure
> if the GNOME does it like that-- but you get the idea. presently, all
> i see for XFCE is the ability to select from the visible apps in the
> "XFCE taskbar" (depending upon the settings, but by default) for that
> particular "desktop"-- and in order to quickly view my other open
> apps, i need to click through the "desktop pager" to find them. i
> realize i can choose the option to see ALL open windows displayed from
> "all desktops" at once, but i've tried this-- it works well, but it
> seems to run out of room, and those that didn't fit are simply not
> accessible. (i could be wrong about that inaccessible part [i can at
> least use Alt+Tab]) but what i really want is the Window Selector
> Button.

Try a middle click on the desktop background.

Bob S.






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