Xfce Default Configuration

[Allin Cottrell]

On Sun, 22 Dec 2013, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:

>
> On 12/22/2013 07:59 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>>> If you prefer it the flashy fashion way, you're free to use Mint, but as
>>> > a basic design "tings" should be as simple, minimalist as possible,
>>                   "things";)
>>> > since it's easier to add something if needed, than to remove useless
>>> > crap.
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> > Ralf
> Exactly! Those of us who use XFCE don't want it "simplifies" or "prettied." 
> We use it because it can be configured to do what we want.
>
> Don't change direction, it is good as it has been going.

I think people are over-reacting to Nigel Verity's posting. As I 
read it, he wasn't suggesting any radical change in Xfce: not any 
simplification or change of the minimalist philosophy, just a minor 
tweak of the default, out-of-the-box appearance.

I don't care for wallpapers of any sort myself, but I take his point 
about the default look of the labels for desktop icons. IMO this is 
quite ugly and off-putting, and moreover it's not obvious to a new 
user how to change it since that has to be done by editing 
~/.gtkrc-2.0 and restarting the desktop.

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Allin Cottrell
Department of Economics
Wake Forest University