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izghitu

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Registered: 2013-03-04

Posts: 9

xfce desktop customize

Hi,

I am running xfce on latest Ubuntu.

I want to make it autologin for a user account when booting and put some icons on the desktop then lock down the desktop so the user can't remove any icons, can't right click or modify anything.

I also want to remove all the panels(I have 2). I can remove the first one but the last I can't see how to remove.

Please help

Thanks

Darktux

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From: Portugal

Registered: 2013-01-17

Posts: 57

Re: xfce desktop customize

Hi izghitu,

This might help: http://wiki.xfce.org/howto/kiosk_mode

izghitu

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Registered: 2013-03-04

Posts: 9

Re: xfce desktop customize

Hi

That seems to be what I am looking for but there's no /etc/xdg/xfce4/kiosk directory on my pc. Do I need to install it? I am running latest ubuntu

Darktux

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From: Portugal

Registered: 2013-01-17

Posts: 57

Re: xfce desktop customize

Hi,
I believe you just have to create the folder and the kioskrc file with your configs.

izghitu

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Registered: 2013-03-04

Posts: 9

Re: xfce desktop customize

I tried the kiosk thing but it did not help me with anything.

I still can see the panel and can't remove it.

I still can right click on the desktop and get the menu, I want to not be able to right click on the desktop

Any ideas? Please help

Darktux

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From: Portugal

Registered: 2013-01-17

Posts: 57

Re: xfce desktop customize

Can you post you kioskrc file?

Regarding menu on righ click you can desable it on desktop settings

izghitu

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Registered: 2013-03-04

Posts: 9

Re: xfce desktop customize

regardless of what I have there the result is the same

the panel can't be removed and always shows up. I did what you showed in the screenshot and I can still right click on desktop

any other ideas? maybe there's a global config file that overrules the user configs?

Please help

Darktux

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From: Portugal

Registered: 2013-01-17

Posts: 57

Re: xfce desktop customize

You are right.
I did some more research and found this http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=5681
Regarding the panel, you can always set it to completly transparent and auto-hide.