Xfce Panel

The Xfce Panel is part of the Xfce Desktop Environment and features application launchers, panel menus, a workspace switcher and more. Many aspects of the panel can be configured through the GUI, but also by GTK+ style properties and hidden Xfconf settings.

Panel

Getting Started – Starting the Xfce Panel for the first time
Add New Items – Add new plugins to the Xfce Panel
Preferences – Configure the Xfce Panel
Customize the Xfce menu – Customize menu entries
Theming – Styling the Xfce Panel

Internal Plugins

Action Buttons – Adds system action buttons to the panel
Applications Menu – Adds a menu containing categories of installed applications
Clock – What time is it?
Directory Menu – Show a directory tree in a menu
Launcher – Program launcher with optional menu
Notification Area – Area where notification icons appear
Separator – Adds a separator or space between panel plugins
Show Desktop – Hide all windows and show the desktop
Window Buttons – Switch between open windows using buttons
Window Menu – Switch between open windows using a menu
Workspace Switcher – Switch between virtual desktops

External Plugins

Panel Plugins – A list of xfce4-panel plugins
Clipman – A clipboard manager for Xfce
Orage – A fast and easy to use graphical calendar
PulseAudio Plugin – Adjust audio volume and control media players on the Xfce desktop

Advanced

Debugging – Debugging plugins and the panel

Reporting Bugs

Reporting Bugs – Open bug reports and how to report new bugs