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#1 2021-06-22 08:58:22
- Friedrich
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Reload Desktop without reboot or logout
Hi,
when i create a new symbol on the desktop with a new icon i have to logout or reboot the system to see the new icon. can i simply reload the desktop?
xfdesktop --reloadI don't use the full path to the icon the icon is in the icon database.
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#2 2021-06-22 11:14:10
- ToZ
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Re: Reload Desktop without reboot or logout
How are you creating the symbol/icon ? Are you right-clicking and selecting "Create Launcher?
Do you have something else like nemo or nautilus running that is also managing the desktop?
Can you try deleting your sessions cache to see if that helps. To do so, while not logged in, delete the contents of $HOME/.cache/sessions.
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#3 2021-06-26 10:08:28
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Re: Reload Desktop without reboot or logout
copy&paste an existing file and then made the changes (name, icon, ...). i can see the new name after saving the file but the icon is changed to something like a "default icon". the same as if i don't specify an icon.
i have nemo installed. i like thunar but i miss some very basic features that nemo has.
after deleting the cache it works. can i delete it automatically every time i shutdown the machine?
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#4 2021-06-26 11:43:00
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Re: Reload Desktop without reboot or logout
after deleting the cache it works. can i delete it automatically every time i shutdown the machine?
You could script something but there is no guarantee that it would be the last thing run. You could try making the directory immutable so nothing, not even root, can change its contents:
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#5 2021-06-26 13:28:46
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Re: Reload Desktop without reboot or logout
is this directory important for something?
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#6 2021-06-26 15:59:36
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Re: Reload Desktop without reboot or logout
It's only used by Xfce to save session information.
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