https://docs.xfce.org/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:23:55 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://docs.xfce.org/_media/wiki/dokuwiki-128.png https://docs.xfce.org/ https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/actions?rev=1426077109&do=diff Action Buttons The Action Buttons panel plugin allows you to add up to two buttons to your panel. These buttons can be configured to log out of sessions. hibernate, or suspend or even shutdown your computer. xfce4-session Properties ? Logout Dialog ! Displays the anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:31:49 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/add-new-items?rev=1426077046&do=diff Add New Items The Add New Items dialogue allows you insert plugins into your panel. Accessing Add New Items The Add New Items dialogue can be opened by right clicking on empty space on a panel and going to . If you right click on a space occupied by a panel plugin, you can access Add New Items by going to anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:30:46 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/applicationsmenu?rev=1426077125&do=diff Applications Menu The Applications Menu panel plugin places a menu in the panel that allows easy access to installed applications. Properties Style Properties You can set a custom icon size in gtk-icon-sizes with the name panel-applications-menu anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:32:05 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/clock?rev=1426077141&do=diff Clock The Clock panel plugin displays the current time in a variety of styles and formats. Properties Appearance ? Tooltip Format ! Changes how the time is displayed when hovering over the clock display. ? Show Frame ! Displays a frame around the clock display. ? Layout anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:32:21 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/debugging?rev=1426077442&do=diff Debugging The Xfce Panel has a number of tools to create good bug reports. It can also give some valuable insight for users how the panel works, in case you have problems. See Also Bug Reporting and Fixing Information about reporting bugs and generating backtraces. Building Xfce from source How to compile Xfce from source to provide better debug information. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:37:22 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/directorymenu?rev=1426077156&do=diff Directory Menu The Directory Menu panel plugin allows you to set and view a directory from your panel. This is useful if you would like to quickly access a specific directory and view its contents without starting a file manager. Properties Appearance anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:32:36 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/getting-started?rev=1426077026&do=diff Getting Started Launching the Xfce Panel The panel will usually be started as part of your Xfce session when you start the Xfce desktop environment by using the startxfce4 script or a login manager. If you want to start the panel by hand, you can run the anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:30:26 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/launcher?rev=1426077186&do=diff Launcher The Launcher panel plugin allows you to create application shortcuts and display them in your panel. Usage Add New Launchers Beside adding launchers with the Add New Items dialog, it is also possible to drop desktop files on the panel. A common way to do this, is by using the anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:33:06 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/pager?rev=1426077311&do=diff Workspace Switcher The Workspace Switcher panel plugin allows you to switch between virtual desktops and display your workspace layout in your panel. Properties Appearance ? Number of rows ! Specify the number of rows to display your available workspaces in. ? Show miniature view ! When checked, this displays available workspaces in a miniature view. When not checked, the names of available workspaces will be visible. ? Workspace Settings ! This displays the anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:35:11 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/preferences?rev=1426077063&do=diff Preferences The Xfce Panel Preferences dialog gives you the ability to customize your panel. You can change the size, appearance, and orientation of your panels. You can also add or remove extra panels on your desktop. Accessing Panel Preferences anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:31:03 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/separator?rev=1426077218&do=diff Separator The Seperator panel plugin adds a seperator to the panel to add space between items. Properties Appearance You can control the appearance of individual panel separators through these settings. ? Expand ! This expands the length of the separator. ? Style anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:33:38 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/showdesktop?rev=1426077234&do=diff Show Desktop The Show Desktop panel plugin adds an icon that, when clicked, minimizes all open windows and shows the desktop. If all windows are minimized, clicking the Show Desktop icon will restore all minimized windows. Style Properties Special widget name in this plugin is anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:33:54 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/start?rev=1426077004&do=diff Xfce Panel Introduction The Xfce panel is part of the Xfce Desktop Environment and features program launchers, panel menus, a clock, a desktop switcher and more. Many aspects of the panel can be configured through graphical dialogs, but also by GTK+ style properties and hidden Xfconf settings. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:30:04 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/systray?rev=1426077202&do=diff Notification Area The Notification Area panel plugin allows you to display multiple tray icons from various applications within the panel. Properties Appearance ? Maximum icon size (pixels) ! Select the maximum icon size allowed in the Notification Area anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:33:22 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/tasklist?rev=1426077270&do=diff Window Buttons The Window Buttons panel plugin allows allows you to switch between application windows using buttons. Properties Style Properties You can set a custom icon size in gtk-icon-sizes with the name panel-tasklist-menu. The default icon size is 16px. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:34:30 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/theming?rev=1426077081&do=diff Theming Besize the appearance settings in the panel preferences, there are also a couple of classes you can style through the .gtkrc-2.0 file. Below we'll summarize the global classes. Some plugins also have gtkrc style properties for specific settings, you can find those in the manual page of the specific plugin. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:31:21 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.10/windowmenu?rev=1426077293&do=diff Window Menu The Window Menu panel plugin allows you to switch between application windows using a menu. Properties Appearance ? Button Layout ! Changes the appearance of the Window Menu icon in the panel. ? Icon ! Displays the icon of the application window that is currently in focus. ? Arrow ! Displays a dropdown arrow instead of an application icon. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:34:53 +0000