Lost Display Preferences - clicked the wrong option somewhere

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Bigdog
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Lost Display Preferences - clicked the wrong option somewhere

Post by Bigdog »

Some time early on I was trying to change the wallpaper image - and I selected an option that killed the "desktop preferences" when one right clicks the background. Now I get a black menu with "Terminal Emulator" on top, and "exit" at the bottom.

How do I get that "desktop preferences" menu back?? (running Debian) Desktop Preference not under "Preferences" either?

Looked everywhere :roll:
drooly
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Re: Lost Display Preferences - clicked the wrong option somewhere

Post by drooly »

i just uninstalled pcmanfm, but this is how I remember it:
either through ALT-F2 or a terminal, enter this command:

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pcmanfm --desktop-pref
hope you can find the appropriate checkbox from that.

PS: it should also be possible to access that from the LXDE menu somewhere...
Rex Bouwense
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Re: Lost Display Preferences - clicked the wrong option somewhere

Post by Rex Bouwense »

You can either open Desktop Preferences from the terminal as drooly has indicated or select it from the main menu (Menu->Preferences->Desktop Preferences) Once the application has opened select "Advanced" from the horizontal menu on top and then uncheck "Show menus provided by window managers when desktop is clicked". Close the application and you should be good to go.
By the way welcome to the LXDE forums.
Rex
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