Comments on: Linux Mint 14 Xfce Overview & Screenshots http://www.tuxarena.com/2012/12/linux-mint-14-xfce-overview-screenshots/ Ubuntu/Debian/Mint news and tutorials | Linux stuff Sat, 25 May 2013 13:59:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: gregzeng http://www.tuxarena.com/2012/12/linux-mint-14-xfce-overview-screenshots/#comment-35546 gregzeng Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:25:02 +0000 http://www.tuxarena.com/?p=2119#comment-35546 “Some child windows are drawn behind their parent window, with a small screen you have to move windows around a lot to get access to a window which should act like a popup since you need to access it (example: adding accounts in Pidgin).”

This ‘glitch’ is common to most computer operating systems. Some op systems try to avoid this by defaulting the new child window on top of whatever current window the user is viewing. This is what I’m used to in another ‘buntu (Pinguy 12.xx).

Other XFCE desktops allow the child window to occupy space on the taskbar (provided you don’t autohide it).

Mint, like most Window-wannabees (Ubuntu Unity excepted), have the taskbars set for slit-eyed tank drivers who don’t look up nor down – only sideways. Luckily XFCE allows the 9:4 screen to resemble for the more sensible text-readable screen of 4:3, by moving the taskbars from the top/ bottom, to the side(s).

Most distressing to me is the WHITE text on a WHITE background, defaulted in the main screens. Then there is the sudden, outrageous contrast to GLARING, DAZZLING contrasts, between background & foreground text at other times. Makes me reach for the sunglasses ;-)

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