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--- panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin:start [2019/11/11 11:22] – re-organized section layout added TOC kevinbowen
+++ panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin:start [2025/05/20 15:49] (current) – [Required Packages] Meson andreldm
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-====== Places ======
+~~NOTOC~~
-Originally written by [[http://ongardie.net/diego/|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.
+====== xfce4-places-plugin - Places ======
-  * **[[start#Screenshots|Screenshots]]**
+A menu with quick access to folders, documents, and removable media.
-  * **[[start#Latest Release|Latest Release]]**
-  * **[[start#Release History|Release History]]**
-  * **[[start#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]**
-  * **[[start#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]**
+  * **[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]**
+  * **[[#Required Packages|Required Packages]]**
+  * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]**
+  * **[[#Release History|Release History]]**
+  * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]**
+  * **[[#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]**
+----
+===== Introduction =====
 The plugin puts a simple button on the panel. Clicking on this button opens up a menu with the following:
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   - 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 =====
+===== Usage =====
-For this screenshot, I plugged in my IPOD:
+  - [[:xfce:xfce4-panel:add-new-items|Add the plugin to the panel]].
+  - Right-click on the added plugin, select **Properties** to open the settings window.
-{{:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin-screen1.png|:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin-screen1.png}}
+After adding the plugin to the panel, user-defined bookmarks can be modified with a file manager or by manually editing ''~/.gtk-bookmarks''.
-Here, I've clicked on the IPOD menu item and am about to mount it:
+----
-{{:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin-screen3.png|:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin-screen3.png}}
+===== Screenshots =====
-You can see the recent documents in this screenshot (taken with my IPOD unplugged):
+<figure "Places Plugin with External Drives connected">
+{{:panel-plugins:places-plugin_panel_indicator_dropdown.png|Places Plugin with External Drives connected}}
+</figure>
-{{:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin-screen2.png|:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin-screen2.png}}
+<figure "Places Plugin Right-click Context Menu">
+{{:panel-plugins:places-plugin_panel_right_click_context.png|Places Plugin Right-click Context Menu}}
+</figure>
-Here's what it looks like when configured to display a label:
+<figure "Places Plugin 'Recent Documents' Menu">
+{{:panel-plugins:places-plugin_recent_documents.png|Places Plugin 'Recent Documents' Menu}}
+</figure>
-{{:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin-screen4.png|:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin-screen4.png}}
+<figure "Places Plugin Properties/Preferences Dialog Window">
+{{:panel-plugins:places-plugin_preferences.png|Places Plugin Properties/Preferences Dialog Window}}
-The search program launcher looks like this:
+</figure>
-{{:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin-search.png|:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin-search.png}}
-And the properties/preferences dialog:
-{{:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin-prefs.png|:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin-prefs.png}}
 [[|Back To Top]]
 ----
-===== Latest Release =====
-==== 1.8.0 (2019/08/11) ====
+===== Required Packages =====
-[[http://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin/1.8/xfce4-places-plugin-1.8.1.tar.bz2|xfce4-places-plugin-1.8.1.tar.bz2]]
-**SHA-256 Hash:** f211219f03c9260f624370e18c79e4176c9d35a8247158e77e5d811327610ab2 \\
+xfce4-places-plugin
-**SHA-1 Hash:** 9aaeb694bd16c3292b00ec16e0546b7672d6b30d \\
-**MD5 Hash:** bde92cbd08f129d517524784e5060816
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-===== Release History =====
-==== Version 1.2 ====
+  * [[https://developer.gnome.org/gio/|GIO]]
-  * Updates a ton of translations (thanks to the i18n team)
+  * [[https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GLib|GLib]]
-  * Adds XDG user dirs support (thanks to Andea Santilli, bug #4461)
+  * [[https://www.gtk.org|GTK+]]
-  * Uses XDG icon names (thanks to Yves-Alexis Perez, bug #5034)
+  * gmodule-2.0
-  * Shows "Eject" option on removable volumes when Thunar 1.0 does (bug #4136)
+  * gobject-2.0
-  * Makes the properties dialog non-modal
+  * gthread-2.0
-  * Honors GTK's menu icon size (bug #4744)
+  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4ui|libxfce4ui]]
-  * Calls the file browser through exo instead of directly opening Thunar (thanks to Christian Dywan, bug #4463)
+  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4util|libxfce4util]]
-  * Fixes some issues on shutdown
+  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel|xfce4-panel]]
-  * Takes advantage of the panel's menu positioning on Xfce 4.6
+  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/exo|exo]]
+  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf|xfconf]]
-[[http://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin/1.2/xfce4-places-plugin-1.2.0.tar.bz2|xfce4-places-plugin-1.2.0.tar.bz2]]
+For concrete information on the minimum required versions, check [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin/-/blob/master/meson.build|meson.build]]
+----
-==== Version 1.1 ====
+===== Latest Release =====
-  * "xfce4-popup-places" command to open the menu
-  * Error messages when mounts/unmounts fail
-  * Grays out panel icon while busy (un)mounting
-  * Multiple bug fixes and enhancements (see ChangeLog)
-[[http://goodies.xfce.org/releases/xfce4-places-plugin/xfce4-places-plugin-1.1.0.tar.bz2|xfce4-places-plugin-1.1.0.tar.bz2]]
+{{rss>https://archive.xfce.org/feeds/project/xfce4-places-plugin 1 date 2h}}
-==== Version 1.0 (final) ====
+[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin/-/blob/master/NEWS|Read the CHANGELOG]]
-  * Added "Mount and Open" action for removable media (Bug #3565)
-  * Fixed make distcheck errors
-  * Fixed menu "blinking" when ~/.gtk-bookmarks not found
-  * Fixed always showing "No items found" in recent documents with GTK 2.12 (Bug #3605)
-  * Adopted menu positioning from notes plugin for improved behavior with floating panels
-[[http://goodies.xfce.org/releases/xfce4-places-plugin/xfce4-places-plugin-1.0.0.tar.bz2|xfce4-places-plugin-1.0.0.tar.bz2]]
-==== Version 1.0beta2 (v0.9.992) ====
+  * **[[https://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin/|Download current release]]** (older versions of this component are also available here)
-  * Reorganization of GUI code
-  * Improved plugin sizing algorithm
-  * "Open" menu item now opens with Thunar, as intended
-  * Now polls for model changes (e.g., new devices) while menu is open
-  * Fix bug #3471 (Rightclick action pins autohidden panel)
-[[http://goodies.xfce.org/releases/xfce4-places-plugin/xfce4-places-plugin-0.9.992.tar.bz2|xfce4-places-plugin-0.9.992.tar.bz2]]
+[[|Back to Top]]
-==== Version 1.0beta1 (v0.9.991) ====
+----
-  * Adds mount/unmount options for volumes (removable media)
-  * Adds Open Terminal Here option where applicable
-  * Search for Files with an external application
-  * The trash icon now shows whether there's anything in the trash
-  * Large internal clean-up
-  * Other minor bug fixes
-[[http://goodies.xfce.org/releases/xfce4-places-plugin/xfce4-places-plugin-0.9.991.tar.bz2|xfce4-places-plugin-0.9.991.tar.bz2]]
+===== Source Code Repository =====
-==== Version 0.3 ====
+[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin]]
-  * Adds preferences dialog (optionally show a label on the panel)
-  * Thunar now opens when middle-clicking the button (Bug #3239)
-  * Bug fixes
-   * #3237: Places won't compile on Debian testing
-   * With no .gtk-bookmarks, the menu showed two consecutive separators
-[[http://goodies.xfce.org/releases/xfce4-places-plugin/xfce4-places-plugin-0.3.0.tar.bz2|xfce4-places-plugin-0.3.0.tar.bz2]]
+----
-==== Version 0.2 ====
+===== Reporting Bugs =====
-  * Support for volumes (removable media), recent documents
-  * Now has 35 translations, taken from Thunar and gnome-panel.
-  * Rewritten view based on xfdesktop's menu and ''.gtk-bookmarks'' parsing based on Thunar's parser
-  * Many bug fixes
-    * #3028: Places button activated when dragged away
-    * #3029: Places ignores orientation-changed
-    * #3030: Places shows missing menu items
-    * #3124: Auto-hidden panel hides on plugin activation
-[[http://goodies.xfce.org/releases/xfce4-places-plugin/xfce4-places-plugin-0.2.0.tar.bz2|xfce4-places-plugin-0.2.0.tar.bz2]]
+  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin:bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** -- List of currently open bugs and instructions on how to submit new bug reports
-==== Version 0.1 ====
-This is the first stable release.
-  * Adds i18n support
-  * Fixes URL escaping display issue (#3027)
-  * Fixes hard-coded Thunar path (#3053)
-[[http://goodies.xfce.org/releases/xfce4-places-plugin/xfce4-places-plugin-0.1.0.tar.bz2|xfce4-places-plugin-0.1.0.tar.bz2]]
 [[|Back To Top]]
 ----
+[[:xfce:xfce4-panel:start:|Return to xfce4-panel Main Documentation Page]]
-===== Dependencies =====
-  * Xfce 4.4 (or 4.3.99)
-  * Thunar VFS v0.4
-  * GTK v2.6 (v2.10 required for Recent Documents)
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-===== Source Code Repository =====
-[[https://git.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin/|]]
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-===== Reporting Bugs =====
-Bugs should be reported to the [[http://bugzilla.xfce.org|Xfce bug tracking system]] (classification ''Panel Plugins'', product ''Xfce4-places-plugin'').
-[[http://bugzilla.xfce.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&product=Xfce4-places-plugin|See all bugs]]
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