xfdesktop-svn 23310 $ xfdesktop --version This is xfdesktop version 4.3.99.1, running on Xfce 4.3.99.1. Built with GTK+ 2.10.6, linked with GTK+ 2.10.5. Build options: Desktop Menu: enabled Desktop Icons: enabled Desktop File Icons: enabled The only options that appear in the 'Desktop Icons' combobox are: None Minimized application icons Someone else in #xfce confirmed that they were seeing the same thing. At one point I definitely had the option for file icons, although I don't use this feature so I don't know at what point it got lost.
restart xfce-mcs-manager
I restarted it, nothing changed. Still no option.
fixed.
Confirmed, works now. Thanks.