https://docs.xfce.org/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:27:31 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://docs.xfce.org/_media/wiki/dokuwiki-128.png https://docs.xfce.org/ https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/actions?rev=1563863230&do=diff Action Buttons The Action Buttons panel plugin adds system action buttons to your panel. These actions include session management options such as locking the screen, logging out or switching the user, or options to hibernate, suspend, restart or shutdown your computer. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:27:10 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/add-new-items?rev=1563861186&do=diff Add New Items The Add New Items window allows you easily add new plugins onto your panel. It can be accessed by right-clicking on the desired panel and selecting Panel -> Add New Items.... Adding Panel Plugins To add a plugin to a panel, select a plugin from the list and then click anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 23 Jul 2019 05:53:06 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/applicationsmenu?rev=1563863300&do=diff Applications Menu The Applications Menu panel plugin adds a menu to the panel that allows easy access to all installed applications, organised into categories. Preferences Appearance ? Show generic application names ! Displays generic names rather than specific titles, for example Firefox becomes anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:28:20 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/clock?rev=1564612910&do=diff Clock The Clock panel plugin displays the current time in a variety of styles and formats, and allows for custom tooltips to appear on hover. It also provides a basic calendar that appears when clicked. Preferences Time Settings ? Timezone ! Allows you to set a custom timezone for the clock by entering the name of a file in the zoneinfo database. If left blank, the clock uses the localtime. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:41:50 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/debugging?rev=1563832757&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) Mon, 22 Jul 2019 21:59:17 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/directorymenu?rev=1563863408&do=diff Directory Menu The Directory Menu panel plugin allows you to view a custom directory from your panel without the need to open up a file manager. Preferences Appearance The following options allow you to choose how the Directory Menu plugin displays a directory. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:30:08 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/getting-started?rev=1563832282&do=diff Getting Started The panel will usually be started automatically as part of your Xfce session when you start the Xfce Desktop Environment. To manually start the panel, you can run xfce4-panel in a terminal. When the panel is started for the first time it will give you the following options: anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Mon, 22 Jul 2019 21:51:22 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/launcher?rev=1564014896&do=diff Launcher The Launcher panel plugin allows you to create application shortcuts and display them on your panel. Add New Launchers Besides adding launchers with the Add New Items window, it is also possible to drag-and-drop .desktop files straight onto the panel. A common way to do this is by finding the desired application in anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:34:56 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/pager?rev=1563863780&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) Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:36:20 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/preferences?rev=1564034339&do=diff Preferences The Panel Preferences window gives you the ability to customize your panel. You can change the size, appearance and orientation of your panels, as well as add add or remove panels on your desktop. These can be backed up on your system to be restored at a later date. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Thu, 25 Jul 2019 05:58:59 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/separator?rev=1563863570&do=diff Separator The Separator panel plugin adds a separator to the panel to add space between items. Preferences Appearance ? Style ? Transparent ! Makes the separator invisible. ? Separator ! Displays the separator as a line. ? Handle ! Displays three small lines as the separator. ? Dots ! Displays dots as the separator. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:32:50 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/showdesktop?rev=1563832609&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 the windows. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Mon, 22 Jul 2019 21:56:49 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/start?rev=1564015075&do=diff 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. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:37:55 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/systray?rev=1563863492&do=diff Notification Area The Notification Area panel plugin allows you to display tray icons from various applications within the panel. Preferences Appearance ? Maximum icon size (px) ! The maximum size for icons in the Notification Area. ? Square icons ! Adds padding to either side of each icon to make them square ? Show Frame ! Only available when anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:31:32 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/tasklist?rev=1563863690&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) Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:34:50 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/theming?rev=1563832360&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) Mon, 22 Jul 2019 21:52:40 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/4.12/windowmenu?rev=1563863734&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) Tue, 23 Jul 2019 06:35:34 +0000