---
name: "xfpager"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xfce"
version: "3.8.16-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xfpager"
---

# xfpager(1)

xfce/xfwm Pager

## NAME

xfpager - xfce/xfwm Pager

## SYNOPSYS

**xfpager** \[desks\]

- **desks**

  Specifies the number of desks to manage. Default is 10.

## DESCRIPTION

xfpager is the pager for XFwm

xfpager must be started from XFwm's config or from XFce using the keyword "Module" to work with XFwm properly.

From XFce menus :

Module xfpager Or from XFwm configuration file :

```

AddToFunc "InitFunction"
+              "I" Module xfpager

```

## CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

Add these options to your default XFwm configuration file  (ie sample.xfwmrc, system.xfwmrc, $HOME/.xfwmrc)

- \*xfpager.geometry *geometry*

  Specifies the pager windows location and geometry, in standard X11 notation.

- \*xfpager.icongeometry *geometry*

  Specifies a size for the pager's icon window.

- \*xfpager.font *font-name*

  Specified a font to use to label the desktops.  If *font\_name* is "none" then no desktop labels will be displayed.

- \*xfpager.smallfont *font-name*

  Specified a font to use to label the window names in the pager. If not specified, the window labels will be omitted.

- \*xfpager.label *desk label*

  Assigns the text *label* to desk *desk* in the pager window. Useful for assigning symbolic names to desktops, ie

  ```

  *xfpager.label 1 One
  *xfpager.label 2 Two
  *xfpager.label 3 Three
  *xfpager.label 4 Four

  ```

## SEE ALSO

xfce, xftree, xfwm, xfpager, xfsound, xfmouse, xfbd, xfclock

## AUTHOR

xfpager is based on FvwmPager from :

Robert Nation

Copyright 1994, Robert Nation. No guarantees or warantees or anything are provided or implied in any way whatsoever. Use this program at your own risk. Permission to use this program for any purpose is given, as long as the copyright is kept intact.

DeskColor patch contributed by Alan Wild

xfce is written by Olivier Fourdan (fourdan@xfce.org)