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| author | nathansmith <nathansmith@posteo.com> | 2025-05-22 12:11:10 -0600 |
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| committer | nathansmith <nathansmith@posteo.com> | 2025-05-22 12:11:10 -0600 |
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diff --git a/testTheThing/distro_guides/xfce.html b/testTheThing/distro_guides/xfce.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..02f43ab --- /dev/null +++ b/testTheThing/distro_guides/xfce.html @@ -0,0 +1,120 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> +<head> + <title>Xfce guide</title> + <style> + + body { + color: black; + background-image: url('../images/linux_background.png'); + } + + table { + color: black; + background-color: #bebebe; + margin-top: 10px; + margin-bottom: 10px; + margin-left: 10px; + margin-right: 10px; + } + + </style> +</head> +<body> + <a href="../index.html"><img src="../images/back_home.png" alt= + "Back to home page"></a><br> + <a href="../linux_room.html#distro_guides"><img src="images/back.png" alt= + "Back to linux room"></a> + <center> + <table border="1" width="60%"> + <tr> + <td> + <h2>Xfce DE</h2> + <p>Indeed the best DE out there.</p> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + <table border="1" width="60%"> + <tr> + <td> + <p>By default xfce is a very plain desktop and looks kind of old and + shitty (like this website), but it can look and feel great with some + work!</p> + <ul> + <li>Install nicer icons like papirus, can never go wrong with + papirus icons. then set them as your icon theme</li> + <li>Install a better theme. Some good ones are: + <ul> + <li> + <a href="https://drasite.com/flat-remix-gtk" target= + "_blank">flat-remix</a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="https://www.xfce-look.org/p/1681313/" target= + "_blank">gruvbox</a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="https://www.xfce-look.org/p/2098041" target= + "_blank">DoorMaker</a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="https://www.xfce-look.org/p/1394325" target= + "_blank">BaZik</a> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>Install kvantum and kvantum-qt5 to change qt themes. Add this + to <code>/etc/environment</code> for kvantum to work:<br> + <code>QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=kvantum</code></li> + <li>Whisker menu for those who want a more modern menu: + <ul> + <li>Install whisker menu for a way better menu</li> + <li>Go into the panel settings to remove the old one and + change it to whisker menu.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>Enable clipman as one of the startup apps for a kde like + clipboard.</li> + <li>Make some nicer keybinds: + <ul> + <li>Bind <code>xfce4-popup-whiskermenu</code> to something + like alt+f1 than use xcape to bind it to super to get around + the xfce super key bug. Add <code>xcape -e + 'Super_L=Alt_L|F1'</code> as a startup application or whatever + dummy keybind you binded to whiskermenu. Sadly xfce cant bind + anything to super key without breaking other shortcuts that + use super so we have to use xcape in a painful hacky way.</li> + <li>Bind "super+v" to <code>xfce4-clipman-history</code> to + make it feel more like the kde clipboard</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>Make new windows show up at the mouse by going into the + "Window ManagerTweaks" "Placement" tab, turning the minimum size + all the way up and chaning the place windows position to under the + mouse pointer.</li> + <li>Go into "Window Manager" and set a cooler window style and + more sane shortcuts for virtual desktops.</li> + <li>Go into "Window Manager Tweaks" and fuck around with the + compositor settings for cool clear things.</li> + </ul> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <h2>Rofi in xfce</h2>The default xfce appfinder been causing me + issues lately so I decided to switch to rofi.<br> + <br> + To make rofi work with my workflow I like to add some binds for it: + <ul> + <li>Bind <code>rofi -show drun -icon-theme "Papirus-Dark" + -show-icons</code> to super+d</li> + <li>Bind <code>rofi -show run</code> to super+r</li> + <li>Bind <code>rofi -show window -icon-theme "Papirus-Dark" + -show-icons</code> to super+w</li> + </ul>There is much more I could use rofi for but this is all I need. + </td> + </tr> + </table> + </center> +</body> +</html> |