xfce4-places-plugin - Places
Originally written by Diego Ongaro, this plugin is a menu with quick access to folders, documents, and removable media. The places plugin brings much of the functionality of GNOME's Places menu to Xfce.
Introduction
The plugin puts a simple button on the panel. Clicking on this button opens up a menu with the following:
- System-defined directories (home folder, trash, desktop, file system)
- Removable media (using thunar-vfs)
- User-defined bookmarks (reads
~/.gtk-bookmarks
) - Search program launcher (optional)
- Recent documents submenu (requires GTK+ v2.10 or greater)
Usage
Just add it to the panel.
User-defined bookmarks can be modified with a file manager or by manually editing ~/.gtk-bookmarks
.
You can configure the plugin by right-clicking on the button and selecting Properties (see screenshot below).
Screenshots
For this screenshot, I plugged in my IPOD:
Here, I've clicked on the IPOD menu item and am about to mount it:
You can see the recent documents in this screenshot (taken with my IPOD unplugged):
Here's what it looks like when configured to display a label:
The search program launcher looks like this:
And the properties/preferences dialog:
Required Packages
xfce4-places-plugin
- gmodule-2.0
- gobject-2.0
- gthread-2.0
For concrete information on the minimum required versions, check configure.ac.in
Latest Release
- xfce4-places-plugin 1.8.3 released (2022/11/16 18:40)
xfce4-places-plugin 1.8.3 is now available for download from https://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin/1.8/xfce4-places-plugin-1.8.3.tar.bz2 https://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin/1.8/xfce4-places-plugin-1.8.3.tar.bz2?sha1 https://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin/1.8/xfce4-places-plugin-1.8.3.tar.bz2?sha256 What is xfce4-places-plugin? ============================ This plugin is a menu with quick access to folders, documents, and removable media. The places plugin brings much of the functionality of GNOME's Places menu to Xfce. Website: https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin Release notes for 1.8.3 ======================= - Fix function called only in debug mode (Clear button works now)
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