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 +====== Xfce 4.18 Documentation ======
  
-====== Xfce 4.14 Documentation ======+This website provides user documentation for the latest stable version of the Xfce desktop environment. Go to [[..:4.16:|Xfce 4.16]] for the previous version.
  
-This website provides user documentation for the latest stable version of the Xfce desktop environment. Go to [[..:4.12:|Xfce 4.12]] for the previous version.+  * **[[#Core Modules|Core Modules]]** 
 +  * **[[#Applications|Applications]]** 
 +  * **[[#External Plugins|External Plugins]]** 
 + 
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 ===== Getting Started ===== ===== Getting Started =====
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   * **[[contribute:|How to Contribute]]** -- Detailed information for new contributors   * **[[contribute:|How to Contribute]]** -- Detailed information for new contributors
   * **[[:contribute:bugs:start:|Bug Reporting and Fixing]]**   * **[[:contribute:bugs:start:|Bug Reporting and Fixing]]**
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 ===== Documentation for Xfce Applications ===== ===== Documentation for Xfce Applications =====
  
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   * **[[xfce:libxfce4util:|Utility Sharing Library (libxfce4util)]]** -- Library used to share commonly used non-GTK+ utilities among the Xfce applications   * **[[xfce:libxfce4util:|Utility Sharing Library (libxfce4util)]]** -- Library used to share commonly used non-GTK+ utilities among the Xfce applications
   * **[[xfce:libxfce4ui:|Widget Sharing Library (libxfce4ui)]]** -- Used to share commonly used Xfce widgets among the Xfce applications   * **[[xfce:libxfce4ui:|Widget Sharing Library (libxfce4ui)]]** -- Used to share commonly used Xfce widgets among the Xfce applications
 +  * **[[xfce:libxfce4windowing:|Widget Abstraction Library for X11 & Wayland (libxfce4windowing)]]** -- Used to present windowing concepts (screens, toplevel windows, workspaces, etc.) in a windowing-system-independent manner.
 +  * **[[xfce:thunar:thunar-volman|Volume Manager (thunar-volman)]]** -- Automatic management of removable devices in Thunar
   * **[[xfce:xfwm4:|Window Manager (xfwm4)]]** -- Handles the placement of windows on the screen   * **[[xfce:xfwm4:|Window Manager (xfwm4)]]** -- Handles the placement of windows on the screen
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 ==== Applications ==== ==== Applications ====
  
 +  * **[[apps:orage:| Calendar application (orage)]]** -- A fast and easy to use graphical time-managing application
   * **[[apps:xfburn:|CD Burning application (Xfburn)]]** -- A simple CD/DVD burning tool.   * **[[apps:xfburn:|CD Burning application (Xfburn)]]** -- A simple CD/DVD burning tool.
-  * **[[apps:xfce4-dict:|Dictionary (xfce4-dict)]]** -- allows you to search different kinds of dictionary services for words or phrases and shows you the result.+  * **[[apps:xfce4-dict:|Dictionary (xfce4-dict)]]** -- allows you to search different kinds of dictionary services for words or phrases and shows you the results
   * **[[apps:catfish:|File Search Utility (catfish)]]** --  a versatile file search utility for the Xfce desktop   * **[[apps:catfish:|File Search Utility (catfish)]]** --  a versatile file search utility for the Xfce desktop
   * **[[apps:ristretto:|Image Viewer (ristretto)]]** -- Image viewer for the Xfce desktop   * **[[apps:ristretto:|Image Viewer (ristretto)]]** -- Image viewer for the Xfce desktop
   * **[[apps:parole:|Media player (parole)]]** -- Media player for the Xfce desktop   * **[[apps:parole:|Media player (parole)]]** -- Media player for the Xfce desktop
 +  * **[[apps:xfmpc:|Music Player Daemon (xfmpc)]]** -- A graphical GTK+ Music Player Daemon (MPD) client focusing on low footprint
   * **[[apps:notifyd:|Notification service (xfce4-notifyd)]]** -- Notification service for the Xfce desktop   * **[[apps:notifyd:|Notification service (xfce4-notifyd)]]** -- Notification service for the Xfce desktop
   * **[[apps:gigolo:|Remote filesystem Utility (gigolo)]]** -- A frontend to easily manage connections to remote filesystems.   * **[[apps:gigolo:|Remote filesystem Utility (gigolo)]]** -- A frontend to easily manage connections to remote filesystems.
   * **[[apps:xfce4-panel-profiles:|Panel Profiles (xfce4-panel-profiles)]]** -- A simple application to manage Xfce panel layouts   * **[[apps:xfce4-panel-profiles:|Panel Profiles (xfce4-panel-profiles)]]** -- A simple application to manage Xfce panel layouts
   * **[[apps:screensaver:|Screensaver Utility (xfce4-screensaver)]]** -- A simple, secure screen saver and locker.   * **[[apps:screensaver:|Screensaver Utility (xfce4-screensaver)]]** -- A simple, secure screen saver and locker.
-  * **[[apps:screenshooter:|Screenshot application (xfce4-screenshooter)]]** -- Take screenshots of your Xfce desktop+  * **[[apps:xfce4-screenshooter:|Screenshot application (xfce4-screenshooter)]]** -- Take screenshots of your Xfce desktop
   * **[[apps:xfce4-taskmanager:|Taskmanager(xfce4-taskmanager)]]** -- Easy to use task manager    * **[[apps:xfce4-taskmanager:|Taskmanager(xfce4-taskmanager)]]** -- Easy to use task manager 
-  * **[[apps:terminal:|Terminal Emulator (xfce4-terminal)]]** -- Terminal emulator for the Xfce desktop+  * **[[apps:xfce4-terminal:|Terminal Emulator (xfce4-terminal)]]** -- Terminal emulator for the Xfce desktop
   * **[[apps:mousepad:|Text Editor (mousepad)]]** -- A simple text editor for Xfce   * **[[apps:mousepad:|Text Editor (mousepad)]]** -- A simple text editor for Xfce
 +  * **[[apps:xfce4-mixer:|Volume Control & Mixer (xfce4-mixer)]]** -- A volume control application based on GStreamer & panel-plugin
   * **[[apps:xfdashboard:|Xfdashboard]]** -- Provides a Gnome shell-like dashboard for Xfce   * **[[apps:xfdashboard:|Xfdashboard]]** -- Provides a Gnome shell-like dashboard for Xfce
  
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 +
 +==== External Plugins ====
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-battery-plugin:start|Battery]]** -- A battery monitor panel plugin for Xfce4 compatible with APM and ACPI, for Linux and *BSD. 
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-calculator-plugin:start|Calculator]]** -- a calculator plugin for the Xfce4 panel.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-clipman-plugin:start|Clipman]]** -- A clipboard manager for Xfce
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-cpufreq-plugin:start|Cpufreq]]** -- shows information about the CPU governor and frequencies supported and used by your system.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-cpugraph-plugin:start|Cpugraph]]** -- offers multiple display modes (LED, gradient, fire, etc…) to show the current CPU load of the system.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-datetime-plugin:start|Datetime]]** -- shows the date and time in the panel, and a calendar appears when you left-click on it.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-diskperf-plugin:start|Diskperf]]** -- displays instant disk/partition performance (bytes transferred per second).
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-docklike-plugin:start|Docklike]]** -- A modern, minimalist taskbar for Xfce.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-embed-plugin:start|Embed]]** -- Embed arbitrary application windows into the panel.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-eyes-plugin:start|Eyes]]** -- Eyes that spy on you. 
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-fsguard-plugin:start|Fsguard]]** -- checks the chosen mountpoint for free disk space.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-generic-slider:start|Generic Slider]]** --  A visual slider widget to control user-configurable variables(e.g. volume control)
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-genmon-plugin:start|Genmon]]** -- spawns the indicated script/program, captures its output (stdout) and displays the resulting string into the panel.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-indicator-plugin:start|Indicator]]** -- small plugin written by Mark Trompell to display information from various applications consistently.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-mailwatch-plugin:start|Mailwatch]]** -- multi-threaded, multi-mailbox, multi-protocol plugin for checking mails periodically. 
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-mount-plugin:start|Mount]]** -- a mount/umount utility for the panel. 
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-mpc-plugin:start|Mpc]]** -- client plugin for MPD, the Music Player Daemon
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-netload-plugin:start|Netload]]** -- displays the current load of the network interfaces, currently works on Linux, *BSD, Sun Solaris, HP_UX and MacOS X. 
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-notes-plugin:start|Notes]]** -- provides sticky notes for your desktop.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin:start|Places]]** -- a menu with quick access to folders, documents, and removable media.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin:start|PulseAudio Plugin]]** -- Adjust audio volume and control media players on the Xfce desktop
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-sample-plugin:start|Sample]]** -- Sample plugin developers can use as a base for new panel-plugins
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-sensors-plugin:start|Sensors]]** -- a hardware sensors plugin for the panel.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin:start|Smartbookmark]]** -- allows you to do a search directly on Internet on sites like google or debian bugzilla. 
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin:start|Statusnotifier]]** -- provides a panel area for status notifier items (application indicators).
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-stopwatch-plugin:start|Stopwatch]]** -- Keep track of elapsed time.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-systemload-plugin:start|Systemload]]** -- Displays the current CPU load, the memory in use, the swap space and the system uptime.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-timer-plugin:start|Timer]]** -- Lets the user run an alarm at a specified time or at the end of a specified countdown period. 
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-time-out-plugin:start|Time-out]]** -- for taking breaks from the computer every X minutes.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-verve-plugin:start|Verve]]** -- A comfortable command line plugin for the Xfce panel.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-wavelan-plugin:start|Wavelan]]** -- Display stats from a wireless lan interface (signal state, signal quality, network name (SSID)). It supports NetBSD, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Linux. 
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-weather-plugin:start|Weather]]** -- Shows the current temperature and weather condition, using weather data provided by xoap.weather.com. 
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin:start|Whiskermenu]]** -- A menu that provides access to favorites, recently used, and searching installed applications.
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-windowck-plugin:start|Windowck]]** -- Place the maximized window title and windows buttons on the panel. 
 +  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-xkb-plugin:start|Xkb]]** -- Setup and use multiple (currently up to 4 due to X11 protocol limitation) keyboard layouts. 
 +
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 +----
  
 Take a look at the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/recommendedapps| list of recommended applications]] for more light-weight applications, recommended by Xfce users. Take a look at the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/recommendedapps| list of recommended applications]] for more light-weight applications, recommended by Xfce users.
 +
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