Give Xfce a Mac or Unity-style makeover
- ID
- 24576
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 15 Sep 2026, 5:15 PM
- Fetched
- 15 Sep 2026, 5:16 PM
- Provider
- The Register
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/15/give-xfce-a-mac-or-unity-style-makeover/5295937
- Source URL
- https://www.theregister.com/headlines.atom
Summary
- Score
- 2.0
- Created
- 15 Sep 2026, 5:17 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coders
What happened
This is part 2 of a hands-on guide to customizing Xfce's desktop panels using the Panel Profiles tool. It walks through fixing alignment issues in the 'Unity' and 'Cupertino' (macOS-style) layouts—specifically, adding a transparent, expanded separator after the AppMenu plugin to push status icons to the right end of the panel.
Why it matters
Only relevant if you actively run Xfce and want a Mac or Unity-style top bar without manual panel-building from scratch; the built-in profiles need these specific tweaks (separator placement, Expand checkbox, unticking AppMenu's Expand) to look correct.
Discussion angle
Quick mention only: if anyone on the call uses Xfce as their daily driver, these two fixes save 15 minutes of fiddling with panel preferences.