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Post-install hints & tips

Enlightenment's most useful key bindings:

• Alt+Escape to launch Everything

• Alt+Tab to switch between windows on the same desktop

• Ctrl+Alt+End to restart Enlightenment

Run enlightenment_remote -help in a terminal to display E's hidden commands.

Useful edge bindings:

• Settings P. -> Input -> Edge Bindings (Settings) -> 'Add' and select the left vertical edge of the miniature view, then 'Apply'

• Scroll down the Action pannel and click on 'Flip Desktop Left', then 'Apply'

• Add another binding (select the right vertical edge) to flip desktop right

Localized (Main) Applications menu: Settings P. -> Menus -> Menu Settings -> Applications -> Lxde (Applications)

Settings P. -> Preferences -> Elementary Config -> More -> Rendering -> OpenGL/OpenGL-ES and tick 'Tear-free rendering (VSync)' then restart Enlightenment

Settings P. -> Apps -> Startup Applications -> System -> and tick 'Network' then launch Everything and type/select nm-applet to add it to the systray

Look and feel of Qt applications:

• Install qt5ct and qt5-style-plugins

• Run Qt5 Settings then select 'gtk2' in Appearance -> Style

• Settings Panel -> Advanced -> Environment variables: Add QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE in the first box and qt5ct in the next one

Preferred fonts: Settings P. -> Look -> Fonts -> Fonts Settings -> Noto Sans

Preferred theme: Settings P. -> Look -> GTK Applications -> Arc-Dark

Preferred icons: Settings P. -> Look -> Icons -> Papirus-Dark

Settings P. -> Look -> Compositor -> Composite Settings -> General and tick 'Don't fade backlight'

Extra | Other cool icons: https://gitlab.com/kalilinux/packages/kali-themes/-/tree/kali/master/share/icons (Flat-Remix-Blue-Dark)

Extra | Another cool gtk theme: https://gitlab.com/kalilinux/packages/kali-themes/-/tree/kali/master/share/themes (Kali-Dark)

Extra | Awesome fonts for Terminology and coding tasks: sudo apt install https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode