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-====== Contribute ======+ 
 +====== How to Contribute ====== 
 +Xfce is developed by a small group of hard-working volunteers. There are many ways in which you can contribute to Xfce, all of which are most welcome! 
 + 
 +==== Contribute ====
  
 There are different ways in which you can contribute to xfce: There are different ways in which you can contribute to xfce:
  
-   * [[.:translate/start|Translation]] - Translate Xfce Applications into different languages.+   * **[[.:translate/start|Translation]]** -- Translate Xfce applications into different languages
  
-   * [[documentation|Documentation]] - add or translate application manuals on this website.+   * **[[documentation|Documentation]]** -- add or translate application manuals on this website
  
-   * [[.:bugs/start|Bugs]] - report or fix Xfce bugs, provide new features+   * **[[.:bugs/start|Bugs]]** -- report or fix Xfce bugs, provide new features
        
-   *  [[https://www.bountysource.com/teams/xfce|Bountysource]] - Put some money on bugs you want to have fixed +   *  **[[https://www.bountysource.com/teams/xfce|Bountysource]]** - Put some money on bugs you want to have fixed 
-      * [[https://www.bountysource.com/teams/xfce|{{https://www.bountysource.com/badge/team?team_id=849&style=raised&.jpg?}}]] - as well possible to put a general donation+      * [[https://www.bountysource.com/teams/xfce|{{https://www.bountysource.com/badge/team?team_id=849&style=raised&.jpg?}}]] - it is as well possible to put a general donation
  
 Once you did some contributions, you may want to grab extra permissions to e.g. release your modifications: Once you did some contributions, you may want to grab extra permissions to e.g. release your modifications:
  
-   * [[.:dev/start|becoming a xfce-developer]] - contributor account, git access, releases+   * **[[.:dev/start|becoming a xfce-developer]]** - contributor account, git access, releases
  
-===== API documentation =====+Xfce API documentation can be found in the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/api_documentation|Xfce development Wiki]] 
  
-Library references can be found in the releases: [[http://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/garcon|garcon]], [[http://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/exo|exo]], [[http://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/libxfce4ui|libxfce4ui]], [[http://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/libxfce4util|libxfce4util]], [[http://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/thunar|thunar]], [[http://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/xfconf|xfconf]]. They are often also installed by distributions in ''/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/''. 
  
-Additionally, Xfce uses the GTK+/Glib family of libraries which can be found at the following:+===== Get in Touch ===== 
 + 
 +Before starting contribution it may make sense to get in contact with some xfce experts: 
 + 
 +   * via **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat|IRC]]**: Join #xfce and #xfce-dev on Freenode 
 +   * via some **[[https://mail.xfce.org/mailman/listinfo| Xfce mailing list]]** - first check if the list is still active ! 
 + 
 +It as well might help to check the current roadmap in the **[[https://wiki.xfce.org/|Xfce development Wiki]]** in order to get an overview on ongoing development. 
 + 
 +====== Contribute ====== 
 + 
 +There are different ways in which you can contribute to xfce: 
 + 
 +   * **[[.:translate/start|Translation]]** -- Translate Xfce applications into different languages 
 + 
 +   * **[[documentation|Documentation]]** -- add or translate application manuals on this website 
 + 
 +   * **[[.:bugs/start|Bugs]]** -- report or fix Xfce bugs, provide new features 
 +    
 +   *  **[[https://www.bountysource.com/teams/xfce|Bountysource]]** - Put some money on bugs you want to have fixed 
 +      * [[https://www.bountysource.com/teams/xfce|{{https://www.bountysource.com/badge/team?team_id=849&style=raised&.jpg?}}]] - it is as well possible to put a general donation 
 + 
 +Once you did some contributions, you may want to grab extra permissions to e.g. release your modifications:
  
-  * [[https://developer.gnome.org/glib/2.30/|GLib]] +   * **[[.:dev/start|becoming a xfce-developer]]** - contributor account, git access, releases
-  * [[https://developer.gnome.org/gio/2.30/|GIO]] +
-  * [[https://developer.gnome.org/gdk2/2.24/|GDK]] +
-  * [[https://developer.gnome.org/gtk2/2.24/|GTK+]]+
  
-Tutorials for getting started with GTK+ are available at:+Xfce API documentation can be found in the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/api_documentation|Xfce development Wiki]] 
  
-  * [[http://zetcode.com/tutorials/gtktutorial/|GTK+ Tutorial]] 
-  * [[https://developer.gnome.org/gtk-tutorial/2.24/|GTK+ 2.0 Tutorial (Official)]] 
  
-If you're looking at writing a panel plugin, you may want to look at the [[http://git.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-sample-plugin/|xfce4-sample-plugin]] for an easy start.