In Xfce 4.10 the Places plugin can be set to show only it's text label and no picture (icon) in the panel. Unfortunately doesn't remember that setting so that it shows only it's icon again after reboot.
As I just found out the applet does not change any setting at all. If you enter a command for the file search entry for example it is also not saved after restart.
I can confirm this bug and provide a workaround. The settings should be stored in the following location: ~/.config/xfce4/panel/places-xx.rc where xx is a number which will vary but can be determined from the settings editor (see below). This file is not being created or modified, but will be honored if present. Mine is currently as follows: show_button_icon=true show_button_label=true label=Places show_icons=true show_volumes=true mount_open_volumes=false show_bookmarks=true show_recent=true show_recent_clear=true show_recent_number=10 search_cmd= Create a text file with the above contents (modified as desired for your preferred settings) in the location referenced above and it should work. To determine the number xx for the name, look in XCFE Settings Editor, channel xcfe4-panel, under "plugins" for an entry with the string value of "places" - the entry will be called "plugin-xx" where xx is the number you want. HTH Andy
Fixed in release 1.4.0
Mass-reassign all bugs from florian@ to goodies-dev@, thanks for the maintenance work! (and sorry for the bugmail spam..)
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