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The default xfce menu button is a black mouse superimposed over a blue X. We can customize this.

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	Xfce has some built-in compositing and transparency effects. To enable this on your terminals, which you will hopefully be using a lot, open a terminal and click Edit -> Preferences, click on the Appearance tab, and change the value for ''Background'' to "Transparent background". You may have to close your terminal and open a new one for the settings to take effect.		Xfce has some built-in compositing and transparency effects. To enable this on your terminals, which you will hopefully be using a lot, open a terminal and click Edit -> Preferences, click on the Appearance tab, and change the value for ''Background'' to "Transparent background". You may have to close your terminal and open a new one for the settings to take effect.
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		+	In Xfce, you are welcome to customize panels by adding items such as launchers, a workspace switcher, notification area, and more. Some packages, such as volume control and battery monitor, need to be emerged so search or browse portage to find what you need.
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		+	Additional panels can also be added. Simply right-click an existing panel and choose "Customize Panel" or select Settings->Panel from your menu in order to add a new panel or customize your panel's transparency, auto-hide settings or other features.

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	[[File: Gentoo-kde.png \| Gentoo]]		[[File: Gentoo-kde.png \| Gentoo]]
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		+	Xfce has some built-in compositing and transparency effects. To enable this on your terminals, which you will hopefully be using a lot, open a terminal and click Edit -> Preferences, click on the Appearance tab, and change the value for ''Background'' to "Transparent background". You may have to close your terminal and open a new one for the settings to take effect.

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	Right-click the button and select ''Properties''. Click the folder in the "Button icon" area and select your desired icon. Feel free to use the nifty Gentoo icon below.		Right-click the button and select ''Properties''. Click the folder in the "Button icon" area and select your desired icon. Feel free to use the nifty Gentoo icon below.

−	[[File: Gentoo-kde.png \| Gentoo]].	+	[[File: Gentoo-kde.png \| Gentoo]]

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	The default xfce menu button is a black mouse superimposed over a blue X. We can customize this.		The default xfce menu button is a black mouse superimposed over a blue X. We can customize this.

−	Right-click the button and select ''Properties''. Click the folder in the "Button icon" area and select your desired icon. ~~For a~~ nifty Gentoo icon~~, you can use~~ [[~~this \|~~ File: Gentoo-kde.png \| ~~this~~]].	+	Right-click the button and select ''Properties''. Click the folder in the "Button icon" area and select your desired icon. Feel free to use the nifty Gentoo icon below.
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		+	[[File: Gentoo-kde.png \| Gentoo]].

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	The default xfce menu button is a black mouse superimposed over a blue X. We can customize this.		The default xfce menu button is a black mouse superimposed over a blue X. We can customize this.

−	Right-click the button and select ''Properties''. Click the folder in the "Button icon" area and select your desired icon. For a nifty Gentoo icon, you can use [[File: Gentoo-kde.png ~~\| this~~ \| this]].	+	Right-click the button and select ''Properties''. Click the folder in the "Button icon" area and select your desired icon. For a nifty Gentoo icon, you can use [[this \| File: Gentoo-kde.png \| this]].

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	The default xfce menu button is a black mouse superimposed over a blue X. We can customize this.		The default xfce menu button is a black mouse superimposed over a blue X. We can customize this.
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		+	Right-click the button and select ''Properties''. Click the folder in the "Button icon" area and select your desired icon. For a nifty Gentoo icon, you can use [[File: Gentoo-kde.png]].