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- | Before starting contribution it may make sense to get in contact with some xfce-developers: | + | 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! |
- | * via [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat|IRC]]: | + | For a more in-depth look at how to contribute to Xfce, it is recommended to read [[https://andreldm.com/2018/12/03/xfce-contributor-guide.html|The Ultimate Contributor' |
- | * via some [[https://mail.xfce.org/ | + | |
- | It as well helps to check the current roadmap in the [[https:// | + | If you would like to donate to Xfce, please see the [[start# |
- | ====== Contribute ====== | + | ===== Bug Reporting and Testing |
- | There are different ways in which you can contribute to xfce: | + | One of the most useful tasks that we rely on the community for is testing and reporting of bugs, you can report bugs on the [[https:// |
- | * [[.: | + | ===== Communication ===== |
+ | There are various ways to get in touch with Xfce developers: | ||
- | * [[documentation|Documentation]] - add or translate application manuals | + | |
+ | * For any translation stuff, join the [[https:// | ||
+ | * For anything code related, go to the [[https:// | ||
- | * [[.: | + | All Xfce developers have a real life and live across multiple time zones. If you don't get an answer straight away, be patient and stay online! |
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- | * [[https:// | + | |
- | Once you did some contributions, | + | ===== Development ===== |
- | | + | See the [[:contribute:dev:start|Xfce Development Information]] page for details on getting a contributor' |
- | ===== API documentation | + | ===== Documentation |
- | Library references can be found in the releases: | + | The [[https://wiki.xfce.org/|Xfce Wiki]] and [[https://docs.xfce.org/|Documentation]] contain many helpful pages that require maintaining and updating with every new release. The wiki is freely available for anyone to edit, refer [[documentation|here]] for information on how to contribute to the documentation. |
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+ | ===== Donations ===== | ||
- | Additionally, | + | If you wish to donate to Xfce, you can do so via [[https:// |
- | * [[https://developer.gnome.org/glib/2.30/ | + | {{https://www.bountysource.com/badge/team? |
- | * [[https:// | + | |
- | * [[https:// | + | |
- | * [[https:// | + | |
- | Tutorials for getting started with GTK+ are available at: | + | ===== Feature Requests ===== |
- | * [[http:// | + | Although the philosophy of Xfce is to find the correct balance between features and lightweight, |
- | * [[https:// | + | |
- | 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. | + | The right approach for larger changes is to discuss them on the mailing list, or on #xfce-dev (on freenode) first. You might think your idea is brilliant, but there is a high possibility that there are major downsides. |
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+ | Afterwards a bug can be opened in the bug tracker. Make sure the // | ||
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+ | Obviously it would be nice if you could write a patch that implements | ||
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+ | ===== Translation ===== | ||
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+ | Applications, | ||