Turn off desktop icons

[Georgetoon]

LXDE has a nice feature that allows you to turn off desktop icons. anything similar in XFCE?

I ask because my KDE DE doesn't use desktop icons, just folder widgets.  it remains nioce and clean.  The same with LXDE.  But, jumping into XFCE reveals the desktop icons.  I'd rather not have them on my desktop.

[rubentje1991]

If you don't use them, remove them from the Desktop folder in your home directory?
=> I know it's not 'the solution', but I don't use XFCE, and this was my first thought.... 

[Georgetoon]

Say, that might just work.  Because I'd rather not lose any of these, could I create a new folder within the Dektop directory and move 'em all into the folder?  I can live with one folder on the desktop.  and, I'd be able to open it and find whatever I might need should the situation arise.

[Ramchu]

I'm not using XFCE but can't you just right click and delite the icon short cut ?
Then if you want to put one back just open the menu and right click and add to desktop.

You could test by going to menu and select a program and right cilick and see if the option to add to the
Desktop is there.

[rubentje1991]

Say, that might just work.  Because I'd rather not lose any of these, could I create a new folder within the Dektop directory and move 'em all into the folder?  I can live with one folder on the desktop.  and, I'd be able to open it and find whatever I might need should the situation arise.

I would put the icons I do not want on my desktop in a directory called 'Utilities', and maybe place them rightly in the home dir, so not in '/home/user/Desktop/utilities' but in '/home/user/utilities';
and then have an empty ~/Desktop folder 

Shortcuts for applications you can just delete (look at the post of Ramchu)

[Georgetoon]

Thanks, guys.  I'll look at this tonight and see what's what.   I just want to make sure I'm not messing anything up by moving something form a desktop directory to another directory.  I[m think that a directory like "My computer" or similar may have to stay put. not sure.

[rubentje1991]

Thanks, guys.  I'll look at this tonight and see what's what.   I just want to make sure I'm not messing anything up by moving something form a desktop directory to another directory.  I[m think that a directory like "My computer" or similar may have to stay put. not sure.

A 'directory' MyComputer??? or do you mean sysinfo:/ in konqueror? (however, you're running XFCE - not KDE, so....)

As far as I know, it can't hurt to have a completely empty Desktop folder (tried it myself already in many circumstances)....

[Georgetoon]

Thanks, guys.  I'll look at this tonight and see what's what.   I just want to make sure I'm not messing anything up by moving something form a desktop directory to another directory.  I[m think that a directory like "My computer" or similar may have to stay put. not sure.

A 'directory' MyComputer??? or do you mean sysinfo:/ in konqueror? (however, you're running XFCE - not KDE, so....)

As far as I know, it can't hurt to have a completely empty Desktop folder (tried it myself already in many circumstances)....

I meant as an example.  I have to look (tonight) and see what's in there.  I'll report back then.

[rubentje1991]

OK - success

[aguila]

check under "desktop settings" , "icons". There are three options for the icons, one will remove them from the desktop.

[Georgetoon]

check under "desktop settings" , "icons". There are three options for the icons, one will remove them from the desktop.

Yes, I see that. I moved icons into a folder before I did that. I should have just moved my shortcuts. I moved Trash, and Home folders. I moved them back out (in KDE) and then opened LXDE and now the home folder45 does not work. I'll check and see what's what in XFCE.