Dear member:
Thanks for writing.
1) The question about which rectangle stands for which XFCE component is
the one that got me a very hostile reaction on the official xfce user
list. There are NO specific instructions for this in XFCE's User's
Manual or anywhere else. When I asked this very same question in all
innocence and courtesy, I was told that this was self-explanatory. In
fact, my message was mocked and it was implied that only an idiot or a
lazy newbie would ask such a question. I find it most ironic that the
very people who created such a wonderful, intuitive user-friendly
desktop as XFCE could be so hostile to the user himself. This is
certainly no way to win over KDE/Gnome users to XFCE, not to mention to
win the war against Microsoft.
For this reason, I resigned from the official xfce list to form this
xfce-new mailing list for the rest of us, where no one has to fear
ridicule, where every question, however trivial or "stupid" can get a
hearing, where every user who shows respect and courtesy can always
expect the same in return.
The best thing to do about the color rectangles in Setup is to
experiment with them until you get what you want. Click on the rectange
and decide on whatever color you wish using the color wheel. Every
change is automatically saved. Test it by bringing up Netscape or any
other application. However, I recommend before doing this to left-click
on the desktop. Now look for "backdrop". Now click on Load and select
your background. Then go back to Setup and select you colors. Or you can
choose the default and then modify each color. Finally, there is a file
on the www.xfce.org web site with more palette textures. Just download
and follow instructions. Real easy.
2) To get the Mandrake menus, left-click on the desktop and look for
User Menu, then KDE and Gnome menus.
3) The best way to bring any application to the forefront is to toggle
ALT-TAB, just as in Windows. You can also use Cnt+Esc but that is not
necessary. ALT-TAB is quick and easy.
Yours,
Benjamin
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