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Xubuntu / Xfce Basics - TIP - Resizing your windows
Having a difficult time resizing your windows? Very thin borders? Did you know you can resize your non-maximized windows with an Alt+right_click+drag combination?
"Simply hold the Alt key, right-click somewhere inside the window (closer to the direction you want to resize to) and drag to resize.
...nice complement to the easiest way of moving windows:
holding Alt and left-click drag."
Other, more obvious (and familiar) methods described here: http://xubuntu.org/news/window-resizing-in-xubuntu-and-xfce/
Having a difficult time resizing your windows? Very thin borders? Did you know you can resize your non-maximized windows with an Alt+right_click+drag combination?
"Simply hold the Alt key, right-click somewhere inside the window (closer to the direction you want to resize to) and drag to resize.
...nice complement to the easiest way of moving windows:
holding Alt and left-click drag."
Other, more obvious (and familiar) methods described here: http://xubuntu.org/news/window-resizing-in-xubuntu-and-xfce/
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Xubuntu+1+Tomasz Wiącek - ^^ - ...and before anything else: Kudos to the Xfce development team. xfwm4... is really great.Apr 16, 2012
I have installed Xubuntu PP in my Vbox under Sabayon with XFCE.
I would prefer a default installation with a single PANEL bar at the botton page without the actual launcher with the most used apps at the same panel, and the tasklist inside this panel MS WOS XP style.
And obviously if you wish put it up and put down or left or right the launcher.
It would be a good "look choice" for migrations from MS WOS XP, and better for low specs machines.
And if the launcher is a "must have" I think it is better to put it at the right side as Unity one.
I do not know if you have "human being" testers but if you test both sugestions between MS WOS XP users and the actual one, I think the one botton panel MS WOS XP alike is the better choice as default configApr 16, 2012- +الطاهر بالله سوري you can install xubuntu inside any ubuntu with sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop or from USC and then quit session and select Xubuntu session from the LightDM menu - clicking at the asterisk at DM - when you put your password - you can choose the WM, as well you can install kde sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop, enlightment, sudo apt-get install E17 and others as fluxbox and openbox, for pantheon or cinnamon you need to add ppas, but you can easily find how to
Other option is using Qemu with qemu launcher or Virtualbox and install Xubuntu ISO and with multisystem - from PPA - you can prove also any X-Ubuntu from USB pendrives as Live CDs, or install form it, also unetbootin allows you to test it from USB, but only 1 distro each time.
I recommend you to test Sabayon XFCE too, the kernel is compiled at 1000 Hz, and is faster than Xubuntu..Apr 16, 2012 - I would like to make a suggestion for the video resolution install script:
Not use the maximum resolution as default Some video cards as ATI ones and some screens as my old Samsung LCD 4:3 do not work well at maximum hardware resolutions. I use to switch from 1080p to 720p now and to 1024x768 before, but "human beings" do not use to change those default settings.
In 16:9 screens the 720p resolution and icons and font sizes are faster and quite good, and at old 4:3 monitors 1024x768 looks good enough.
This settings will help a lot begginers installations.Apr 16, 2012 - +Miguel Mayol - Thank you for your opinion and suggestions. Thinks like those you mentioned are usually being discussed/decided on mailing lists, Freenode etc. (see here in case you decide to submit: http://xubuntu.org/contribute/) and we welcome every suggestion/opinion :)
+Miguel Mayol +لطاهرباللهسوري - I would also recommend you to test Sabayon Xfce (or e.g. LMDE Xfce, Debian Xfce 6.0.4 etc.) in case of a very old hardware - but if your hardware is not that old (and it shouldn't be that old as you use Ubuntu Software Center) and if being "user friendly" and being a *buntu matters: Xubuntu is extremely likely to be much better choice than Sabayon Xfce (or e.g. LMDE Xfce etc.)...Apr 16, 2012 
I'm finding this 4 year old post because it's 2016 and it's still a pain in the rear to find that 1 pixel you have to put your mouse on to resize windows on Ubuntu (and Ubuntu-Mate) if you don't know about this combination. It's one of the biggest frustrations I've had working with the desktops (the other biggie being lack of Canon printer support).Jul 7, 2016
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