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| The default SliTaz desktop is brought to you using different components of the LXDE project. Openbox, PCmanFM and LXPanel combine to implement a Desktop providing simplicity and functionality. | The default SliTaz desktop is brought to you using different components of the LXDE project. Openbox, PCmanFM and LXPanel combine to implement a Desktop providing simplicity and functionality. | ||
| - | Openbox | + | |
| + | ===== Openbox ===== | ||
| Openbox is a fast, simple, themeable window manager that doesn't consume all of your system resources, it is the window manager by default on SliTaz. A window manager is an application that runs on top of the X server to control the appearance of windows, open a X terminal or display applications. It can then place, cut and resize windows at will. | Openbox is a fast, simple, themeable window manager that doesn't consume all of your system resources, it is the window manager by default on SliTaz. A window manager is an application that runs on top of the X server to control the appearance of windows, open a X terminal or display applications. It can then place, cut and resize windows at will. | ||
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| The system configuration file is located in ///etc/lxpanel// and can also be stored locally in //~/.config//, though it is recommended that you configure LXPanel graphically by using the "Panel Settings" (right click) entry on the taskbar. | The system configuration file is located in ///etc/lxpanel// and can also be stored locally in //~/.config//, though it is recommended that you configure LXPanel graphically by using the "Panel Settings" (right click) entry on the taskbar. | ||
| - | Panel Preferences | + | |
| + | === Panel Preferences === | ||
| The LXPanel configurator has 3 tabs:- | The LXPanel configurator has 3 tabs:- | ||
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| * Advanced allows you to set preferred applications like the file manager, terminal and logout command. | * Advanced allows you to set preferred applications like the file manager, terminal and logout command. | ||
| - | The official website for the LXDE project and LXPanel can be found here. | + | The official website for the LXDE project and LXPanel can be found [[http://lxde.org/|here]]. |
| - | Visual effects | + | |
| + | ===== Visual effects ===== | ||
| SliTaz provides several tiny tools to give effects to the Openbox windows and menus. You can have transparent windows or use shadows to create depth on the Desktop. The effects are achieved via xcompmgr (composite manager) and transset-df (transparency) and both can be activated at the same time on the session using the Openbox //context menu → "Desktop Effects"//. | SliTaz provides several tiny tools to give effects to the Openbox windows and menus. You can have transparent windows or use shadows to create depth on the Desktop. The effects are achieved via xcompmgr (composite manager) and transset-df (transparency) and both can be activated at the same time on the session using the Openbox //context menu → "Desktop Effects"//. | ||