[Solved] Old xfce desktop
Hello everybody,
i don't know how to explain exactly my "problem" and what i want,but i'll try: a few months ago i upgraded my system and, at reboot, there was no more my old disordered xfce desktop but there was a new one, with always alligned icons and themes that i don't like so much ... sometimes, when i open the file manager and browse the directories, the old disordered xfce desktop reappears!!! I don't know if anyone has understood my problem, but, if any exists, can help me?
Thanks!!!
Last edited by caesar753 (2012-07-03 19:24:39)
caesar753 wrote: sometimes, when i open the file manager and browse the directories, the old disordered xfce desktop reappears!!
I assume with 'disordered' you mean that the desktop icons can freely be moved around. That is not possible with xfdesktop (Xfce's desktop).
It could be possible that you use nautilus as file browser instead of thunar. That would explain this behaviour. Nautilus has a built-in desktop that also allows icons to be scaled and placed freely on the desktop. When you start nautilus and the desktop option is activated it will most likely replace xfdesktop.
If the assumptions above are correct, your best bet would be to remove xfdesktop (so it doesn't start/restart itself automatically) and add the following command to your autostart:
nautilus -n
(This will start nautilus and therefore the desktop will appear. The "-n" switch prevents the nautilus window from opening up as well.)
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