Frustration with XFCE

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Straybit
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Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:06 pm

Frustration with XFCE

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-26-amd64 [6.1.112-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-26-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
    resume=UUID=<filter> resume_offset=7483392
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23.4_x64 Libretto May 19  2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: System76 product: Darter Pro v: darp6 serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
    type: 9 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: System76 model: Darter Pro v: darp6 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: coreboot
    v: 2020-05-20_de5eab8 date: 05/13/2020
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 31.0 Wh (87.1%) condition: 35.6/53.2 Wh (66.9%) volts: 16.8 min: 15.4
    model: Notebook BAT type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: charging
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Mouse M325 serial: <filter>
    charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-10210U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Comet/Whiskey Lake note: check
    gen: core 10 level: v3 note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x8E (142)
    stepping: 0xC (12) microcode: 0xFC
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache: L1: 256 KiB
    desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 762 high: 901 min/max: 400/4200 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
    governor: powersave cores: 1: 900 2: 900 3: 900 4: 400 5: 900 6: 901 7: 802 8: 400
    bogomips: 33599
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling mitigation: Microcode
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed mitigation: Enhanced IBRS
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced / Automatic IBRS; IBPB: conditional; RSB filling;
    PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence; BHI: SW loop, KVM: SW loop
  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel CometLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics] driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5
    process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2
    bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:9b41 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Chicony USB2.0 Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-7:3 chip-ID: 04f2:b685
    class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22") s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: LG Display 0x05e5 built: 2018 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2
    size: 344x194mm (13.54x7.64") diag: 395mm (15.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP cAVS driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    alternate: snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:02c8 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-26-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl bus-ID: 00:14.3
    chip-ID: 8086:02f0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK
    driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 4000 bus-ID: 26:00.1
    chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX201 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-10:4 chip-ID: 8087:0026
    class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: N/A rfk-block: hardware: no
    software: yes address: <filter>
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:4 sco-mtu: 96:6 link-policy: rswitch sniff link-mode: peripheral accept
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 223.57 GiB used: 36.69 GiB (16.4%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital model: WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 size: 223.57 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 0400
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 97.66 GiB size: 95.56 GiB (97.86%) used: 12.73 GiB (13.3%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%) used: 6.1 MiB (2.0%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 48.96 GiB size: 47.89 GiB (97.82%) used: 1.3 GiB (2.7%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda4 maj-min: 8:4
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.3 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda3
    maj-min: 8:3
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 47.0 C pch: 42.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: 2168 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2159 libs: 1057 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 9
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb https://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bookworm non-free main
    2: deb https://mxrepo.com/mx/testrepo/ bookworm test
Info:
  Processes: 306 Uptime: 21h 43m wakeups: 22 Memory: 7.63 GiB used: 3.95 GiB (51.8%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI
I have used XFCE since I started using Linux. I usually set up 4 work spaces One is my every day things.Another is where I play with programming. Others are for momentary tests.
NB: The doctors say I have essential tremors. My hands and fingers shake. I can no longer read my own writing and I've found my left hand is not as shaky soIuse it for the mouse.

#1 When my finger touches the center scroll wheel on the mouse and the cursor happen to be on the back ground (usually is!), .it switches me to another work space!
#2 If I try to open another copy of an app, especially Firefox or Geany, it will either move the already open one to this work space or switch me to that work space.

Would one of the other DEs isolate the work spaces? Or not keep jumping to other work spaces?

Bruce
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j2mcgreg
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Re: Frustration with XFCE

#2 Post by j2mcgreg »

I see that you have our Test Repo active. You should only activate it to grab a package and then deactivate it. Otherwise. when it produces updates, it can mess with other components in your system.
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BV206
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Re: Frustration with XFCE

#3 Post by BV206 »

Straybit wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2024 5:08 pm #1 When my finger touches the center scroll wheel on the mouse and the cursor happen to be on the back ground (usually is!), .it switches me to another work space!
That's because you have Window Manager Tweaks set to 'Use the mouse wheel on the desktop to switch workspaces'.
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Greg Brannon
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Joined: Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:19 am

Re: Frustration with XFCE

#4 Post by Greg Brannon »

A solution to #2 exists using the panel's docklike taskbar plugin, but there may or may not be other solutions specific to how you normally launch your applications. Please specify how you launch your applications; list multiple methods, if applicable.

Best of luck,

Greg.
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Straybit
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Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:06 pm

Re: Frustration with XFCE

#5 Post by Straybit »

@ BV206: Thank you. That, and a couple others located there, took care of inadvertent work spaces switching or pulling open apps from other work spaces. I don't remember seeing those options before this.
search bar therein.
@Greg Branno:n: Most frequently, I double click on the desired file in thunar. Occasionally, I'll use the Start menu or the search bar therein.

Now. I will watch to see if other frustrations are pending.

Bruce
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