nightmorph 11/01/23 07:28:31 Modified: xfce-config.xml Log: update xfce guide for 4.8 stuff, still waiting on a full list of package drops/suggested replacements, but this should be good in the mean time
Revision Changes Path 1.34 xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml?rev=1.34&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml?rev=1.34&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml?r1=1.33&r2=1.34 Index: xfce-config.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml,v retrieving revision 1.33 retrieving revision 1.34 diff -u -r1.33 -r1.34 --- xfce-config.xml 31 Aug 2010 18:06:31 -0000 1.33 +++ xfce-config.xml 23 Jan 2011 07:28:31 -0000 1.34 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml,v 1.33 2010/08/31 18:06:31 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml,v 1.34 2011/01/23 07:28:31 nightmorph Exp $ --> <guide> <title>The Xfce Configuration Guide</title> @@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>1.28</version> -<date>2010-08-31</date> +<version>2</version> +<date>2011-01-22</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -66,34 +66,11 @@ <p> Next, double-check your USE flags in <path>/etc/make.conf</path>; you'll probably at least want <c>USE="-gnome -kde -minimal -qt4 branding dbus -hal jpeg lock session startup-notification thunar X"</c>. +jpeg lock session startup-notification thunar udev X"</c>. </p> <p> -There's also another variable you can set in <path>/etc/make.conf</path> called -XFCE_PLUGINS. This variable controls additional Xfce plugins for the panel. You -can enable all of the plugins by adding <c>XFCE_PLUGINS="brightness menu -trash</c> to <path>/etc/make.conf</path>. Here's a brief summary of the -plugins: -</p> - -<dl> - <dt>brightness</dt> - <dd> - Lets you add a screen brightness applet to your panel, once you have - installed <c>xfce4-power-manager</c> - </dd> - <dt>menu</dt> - <dd>Lets you add a program menu to your panel</dd> - <dt>trash</dt> - <dd> - Lets you add a Trash can to the panel. The Trash allows you to quickly - delete files or recover them. - </dd> -</dl> - -<p> -Now that you've set your <c>USE</c> and <c>XFCE_PLUGINS</c> variables in +Now that you've set your <c>USE</c> variables in <path>/etc/make.conf</path>, it's time to install Xfce. </p> @@ -103,8 +80,8 @@ <p> Next, add your regular user(s) to the <c>plugdev</c>, <c>cdrom</c>, <c>cdrw</c>, -and <c>usb</c> groups, so that they can take full advantage of <c>hal</c> and be -able to mount and use devices such as cameras, optical drives, and USB sticks. +and <c>usb</c> groups, so that they can mount and use devices such as cameras, +optical drives, and USB sticks. </p> <pre caption="Adding users to the hardware groups"> @@ -121,15 +98,6 @@ </pre> <p> -Now start up <c>hald</c> and add it to the default runlevel: -</p> - -<pre caption="Starting hald"> -# <i>/etc/init.d/hald start</i> -# <i>rc-update add hald default</i> -</pre> - -<p> You'll also need a graphical terminal so that you can continue working with your new desktop environment. <c>x11-terms/terminal</c> is a good choice, as it's made specifically for Xfce. Install Terminal as shown: @@ -290,20 +258,19 @@ <p> We should now <c>emerge</c> some useful applications and utilities: -<c>xfce4-mixer</c>, <c>xfprint</c>, <c>xfce4-taskmanager</c>, -<c>xfwm4-themes</c>, <c>orage</c>, <c>mousepad</c>, <c>xfce4-power-manager</c>, -<c>x11-terms/terminal</c>, and <c>thunar</c>. +<c>xfce4-mixer</c>, <c>xfce4-taskmanager</c>, <c>xfwm4-themes</c>, <c>orage</c>, +<c>leafpad</c>, <c>xfce4-power-manager</c>, <c>x11-terms/terminal</c>, and +<c>thunar</c>. </p> <p> <c>xfce4-mixer</c> is a volume control for your sound card. It can also be run -as a panel applet, giving you fast access to playback volume. <c>xfprint</c> -provides easy printer management and job control; it's a must if you intend to -do any printing from your desktop. <c>xfce4-taskmanager</c> displays a list of -all running programs, and the CPU and memory consumption each one takes up. By -right-clicking an item, you can kill a misbehaving application, pause and -restart it, or even alter its runtime priority, which lets you fine-tune how -much of a demand it puts on your system's resources. +as a panel applet, giving you fast access to playback volume. +<c>xfce4-taskmanager</c> displays a list of all running programs, and the CPU +and memory consumption each one takes up. By right-clicking an item, you can +kill a misbehaving application, pause and restart it, or even alter its runtime +priority, which lets you fine-tune how much of a demand it puts on your system's +resources. </p> <p> @@ -313,7 +280,7 @@ </p> <p> -<c>orage</c> is a simple, handy calendar. <c>mousepad</c> is a barebones text +<c>orage</c> is a simple, handy calendar. <c>leafpad</c> is a barebones text editor that starts up extremely quickly. </p> @@ -354,15 +321,8 @@ <c>squeeze</c>, and <c>file-roller</c>. </li> <li> - <c>thunar-media-tags-plugin</c> lets you intelligently rename multiple media - files at once, and lets you <uri - link="http://thunar.xfce.org/pwiki/projects/thunar-media-tags-plugin";>edit</uri> - their information tags, such as id3 and ogg tags. - </li> - <li> - <c>thunar-thumbnailers</c> lets you <uri - link="http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/thunar-plugins/thunar-thumbnailers";>preview</uri> - certain types of files from within Thunar, such as images and fonts. + <c>tumbler</c> lets you preview certain types of files from within Thunar, + such as images and fonts. </li> <li> <c>thunar-volman</c> automatically <uri @@ -377,7 +337,7 @@ </p> <p> -Though <c>mousepad</c> is nice enough as a basic text editor, if you need a +Though <c>leafpad</c> is nice enough as a basic text editor, if you need a full-featured word processor but don't want the bloat of OpenOffice, try emerging <c>abiword</c>. <uri link="http://www.abisource.com";>AbiWord</uri> is lighter, faster, and is completely interoperable with industry-standard document @@ -405,7 +365,7 @@ <p> Finally, you'll need a webbrowser. Nearly all graphical webbrowsers require more resources than most of your other desktop applications. Still, <c>firefox</c> -(or <c>firefox-bin</c>) is always a good choice. Alternatively, you may find +and <c>midori</c> are always good choices. Alternatively, you may find <c>opera</c> to be quite fast. However, <c>opera</c> is not available on as many processor architectures as <c>firefox</c>, and it has more dependencies unless you override them with a few USE flags. @@ -414,6 +374,8 @@ <pre caption="Adding a webbrowser"> <comment>(Installing Mozilla Firefox)</comment> # <i>emerge firefox</i> +<comment>(Installing Midori)</comment> +# <i>emerge midori</i> <comment>(Installing Opera)</comment> # <i>echo "www-client/opera gtk -kde" >> /etc/portage/package.use</i> # <i>emerge opera</i>
