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FAo10rK

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Registered: 2007-10-30

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[SOLVED] How to force to refresh the Desktop (like F5) ?

I've got a Xubuntu customised and I want to delete Some icons on the desktop.

I use a script which in autostart to delete those ~/Desktop/xxx.desktop (like ubiquity-gtkui.desktop).

But on the screen, there are always those icons !

When I hit "F5", they disappear.

Which command can i launch to force this refresh ?

I try "xrefresh" or "xfdesktop --reload", but any works.

FAo10rK

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Registered: 2007-10-30

Posts: 3

Re: [SOLVED] How to force to refresh the Desktop (like F5) ?

I saw on the forum.xfce that Thunar must be compiled with gamin or fam.

Is-it done with this packages ?
http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/sear … elease=all

But if the synchro isn't done automatically, I can refresh by hit "F5".
Is there a command whose do the same thing that "F5" ?

I read :

I resolve it using gamin instead of fam.

How to use it ?
I have the gamin installed on my system. How be sure the Thunar use it ?

Thanks.

FAo10rK

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Registered: 2007-10-30

Posts: 3

Re: [SOLVED] How to force to refresh the Desktop (like F5) ?

It works with gamin when I delete it in a terminal, the icon disappear. But if I put it in a script in .config/autostart it don't work, until I press F5.

I found a solution with a script in autostart :

rm ~/Desktop/ubiquity-gtkui.desktop
xfdesktop -quit
sleep 5
xfdesktop &

xfdesktop --reload don't work.