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-====== DateTime ======+~~NOTOC~~ 
 +====== xfce4-datetime-plugin DateTime ======
  
-===== About ===== +xfce4-datetime-plugin shows the date and time in the panel; when left-clicked, a popup calendar appears.
-This plugin shows the date and time in the panel, and a calendar appears when you left-click on it.+
  
-You can also have a look at 'orage', which is a more advanced calendar.+<note important>As of the 4.18 release, this plugin is considered **End-of-Life(EOL)**. For similar functionality, consider using the built-in [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/clock|Clock]] plugin.</note> 
 + 
 +  * **[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]** 
 +  * **[[#Properties Dialog|Properties]]** 
 +  * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]** 
 +  * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]** 
 +  * **[[#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** 
 + 
 +----
  
 The original plugin was written by Choe Hwanjin. Remco den Breeje wrote the 0.4.x and 0.5.0 versions. Diego Ongaro was the maintainer from 2008 to 2010. The original plugin was written by Choe Hwanjin. Remco den Breeje wrote the 0.4.x and 0.5.0 versions. Diego Ongaro was the maintainer from 2008 to 2010.
 +
 ===== Usage ===== ===== Usage =====
-  * Install the datetime package in the usual way for your distro, or get the source and run ./configure, make, make install.+  * Install the datetime package in the usual way for your distribution, or get the source and run ./configure, make, make install.
   * Right-click the Xfce panel > Add New Item > DateTime   * Right-click the Xfce panel > Add New Item > DateTime
 +    * See [[:xfce:xfce4-panel:add-new-items|Add the plugin to the panel]] for more details
  
 ==== Calendar ==== ==== Calendar ====
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 Note: The information on which day the calendar week starts is derived from the locale. Note: The information on which day the calendar week starts is derived from the locale.
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== Screenshots =====
 +
 +<figure "Date/Time Plugin: Calender Pop-up">
 +{{:panel-plugins:xfce4-datetime-plugin:calendartooltip.png|Date/Time Plugin: Calendar Pop-up}}
 +</figure>
 +
 +<figure "Date/Time Plugin: Available Layout Formats">
 +{{:panel-plugins:xfce4-datetime-plugin:dt1.png|Date/Time Plugin: Available Layout Formats}}
 +</figure>
 +
 +<figure "Date/Time Plugin: Tooltip Formats">
 +{{:panel-plugins:xfce4-datetime-plugin:dt2.png|Date/Time Plugin: Available Layout Formats}}
 +</figure>
 +
 +<figure "Date/Time Plugin: Clock Formats">
 +{{:panel-plugins:xfce4-datetime-plugin:dt3.png|Date/Time Plugin: Clock Formats}}
 +</figure>
 +
 +[[|Back To Top]]
 +----
  
 ==== Properties Dialog ==== ==== Properties Dialog ====
 +
 To open the properties dialog, right-click the plugin on your panel and select Properties. To open the properties dialog, right-click the plugin on your panel and select Properties.
  
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   %Z   alphabetic time zone abbreviation (e.g., EDT)   %Z   alphabetic time zone abbreviation (e.g., EDT)
  
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 +----
  
-===== Screenshots ===== 
-{{:projects:panel-plugins:datetime-plugin-0.6.png|:projects:panel-plugins:datetime-plugin-0.6.png}} 
  
-===== Releases =====+===== Latest Release =====
  
-==== Xfce 4.4 ====+{{rss>https://archive.xfce.org/feeds/project/xfce4-datetime-plugin 1 date 2h}}
  
-[[http://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-datetime-plugin/0.6/xfce4-datetime-plugin-0.6.1.tar.bz2|xfce4-datetime-plugin-0.6.1.tar.bz2 ]] +[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-datetime-plugin/-/blob/master/NEWS|Read the CHANGELOG]]
-  * Many bug fixes +
-  * Panel button is now a GtkToggleButton, so it will light up when you hover the mouse over it and appear pushed in when you click on it.+
  
-[[http://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-datetime-plugin/0.5/xfce4-datetime-plugin-0.5.0.tar.gz|xfce4-datetime-plugin-0.5.0.tar.gz ]] +  * **[[https://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-datetime-plugin/|Download current release]]** (older versions of this component are also available here)
-  * Enhanced configuration dialog+
  
-[[http://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-datetime-plugin/0.4/xfce4-datetime-plugin-0.4.3.tar.gz|xfce4-datetime-plugin-0.4.3.tar.gz]]+[[|Back to Top]]
  
-==== Xfce 4.2 ==== +---- 
-{{:projects:panel-plugins:xfce4-datetime-plugin-0.3.1.tar.gz|xfce4-datetime-plugin-0.3.1.tar.gz}}+ 
 +===== Source Code Repository ===== 
 + 
 +[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-datetime-plugin]] 
 + 
 +----
  
 ===== Reporting Bugs ===== ===== Reporting Bugs =====
-Bugs should be reported to the [[http://bugzilla.xfce.org|Xfce bug tracking system]] (classification ''Panel Plugins'', product ''Xfce4-datetime-plugin'').  
  
-[[http://bugzilla.xfce.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&product=Xfce4-datetime-plugin|See all bugs]]+  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-datetime-plugin:bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** -- List of currently open bugs and instructions on how to submit new bug reports 
 + 
 + 
 +[[|Back To Top]] 
 +---- 
 +[[ :xfce:xfce4-panel:start:|Return to xfce4-panel Main Documentation Page]]