questions about xfce **SOLVED**

[Jay Ridgley]

On 04/02/2012 07:00 AM, ubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
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> On 04/01/2012 17:47:41 Rashkae<ubuntu at tigershaunt.com>  wrote:
>> >  Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:47:41 -0400
>> >  From: Rashkae<ubuntu at tigershaunt.com>
>> >  To: "Ubuntu user technical support,	not for general discussions"
>> >  	<ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> >  Subject: Re: questions about xfce
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>> >  On 04/01/2012 04:22 PM, Jay Ridgley wrote:
>>>> >>  >
>>>> >>  >
>>>> >>  >    1. How do I remove the home, trash and file icons from my desktop I
>>>> >>  >    tried to edit a file ~/.config/xfce4/desktop/icons.screen0.rc and
>>>> >>  >    changed all the lines to comments (#  at the start of each line) but
>>>> >>  >    the file was rewritten upon restart.
>> >  Open the Xfce settings manager, click on Desktop item, Icons Tab.  (You
>> >  should also be able to right click on the deskop and choose "Desktop
>> >  Settings")
>> >
>> >  Remove the check mark for the icons you want to remove.
>> >
>> >
>>>> >>  >
>>>> >>  >    2. How to disable the screen saver lock? I configured it with the lock
>>>> >>  >    screen button unchecked, but that did not work.
>> >  That should do the trick, as far as I know.  Might you be instead
>> >  getting a screen lock from power saver mode? (suspend?) From the
>> >  Settings manager, go to Power  Manager, and select "Extended" from the
>> >  catagories column.  Uncheck Lock Screen
> Rashkae,
>
> That solved #1, however, I did not have an extended tab only A/C Power, Battery
> Power and General. Ideas???
>
> Thanks,
> Jay
>
> -- Jay Ridgley jridgley2 at austin.rr.com Registered Linux User ID - 9115
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Rashkae,

I finaily found the place you recommended to fix the screen saver lock!

I discovered that if I click on the power icon on the upper bar I get the the 
Extended tab. There I made the changes.

All is better now.

Many thanks,
Jay

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Jay Ridgley
jridgley2 at austin.rr.com
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