The only XFCE developer who seemed remotely interested in this problem
suggested I try installing XFCE 4.8. This is available only as source.
I downloaded this and attempted to follow the build instructions
provided. After many hours of thrashing about in a state of ignorance,
"aided" by a different XFCE developer whose help could be described only
as obstructive, I ended up with a build, only to realise that that was
not the end: it needs to be installed somewhere. The final post I have
made for XFCE bug 7231 concludes this sorry story:
I now appear to have successfully built XFCE 4.8, but I have no idea how
to actually install it. The build process creates a lot of executables,
but does not seem to put them in the right place. There are no
installation instructions available on the XFCE site. I have made a
forum post asking for help, which has been met with a deafening silence
in the space of 10 days. I can go no further, and in any case I have no
motivation to devote any more of my time to this. Do what you want with
this bug. Bye-bye XFCE, I wish I could say it was nice knowing you.
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