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-====== Xfce Panel ====== +~~NOTOC~~ 
-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.+{{ :xfce:xfce.panel.png?no link|}} 
 +====== xfce4-panel - Xfce Panel ======
  
-  * **[[start#Panel|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. 
-  * **[[start#Internal Plugins|Internal Plugins]]** +
-  * **[[start#External Plugins|External Plugins]]** +
-  * **[[start#Advanced|Advanced]]** +
-  * **[[start#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]**+
  
-===== Panel =====+  * **[[#General|General]]** 
 +  * **[[#Internal Plugins|Internal Plugins]]** 
 +  * **[[#External Plugins|External Plugins]]** 
 +  * **[[#Advanced|Advanced - Debugging Xfce Panel]]** 
 +  * **[[#Required Packages|Required Packages]]** 
 +  * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]** 
 +  * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]** 
 +  * **[[#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== General =====
   * **[[getting-started|Getting Started]]** -- Starting the Xfce Panel for the first time   * **[[getting-started|Getting Started]]** -- Starting the Xfce Panel for the first time
   * **[[add-new-items|Add New Items]]** -- Add new plugins to the Xfce Panel   * **[[add-new-items|Add New Items]]** -- Add new plugins to the Xfce Panel
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   * **[[https://wiki.xfce.org/howto:customize-menu|Customize the Xfce menu]]** -- Customize menu entries   * **[[https://wiki.xfce.org/howto:customize-menu|Customize the Xfce menu]]** -- Customize menu entries
   * **[[theming|Theming]]** -- Styling the Xfce Panel   * **[[theming|Theming]]** -- Styling the Xfce Panel
 +
 +----
  
 ===== Internal Plugins ===== ===== Internal Plugins =====
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   * **[[actions|Action Buttons]]** -- Adds system action buttons to the panel   * **[[actions|Action Buttons]]** -- Adds system action buttons to the panel
   * **[[applicationsmenu|Applications Menu]]** -- Adds a menu containing categories of installed applications   * **[[applicationsmenu|Applications Menu]]** -- Adds a menu containing categories of installed applications
-  * **[[clock|Clock]]** -- What time is it?+  * **[[clock|Clock]]** -- What time is it? -- a clock plugin for the panel.
   * **[[directorymenu|Directory Menu]]** -- Show a directory tree in a menu   * **[[directorymenu|Directory Menu]]** -- Show a directory tree in a menu
   * **[[launcher|Launcher]]** -- Program launcher with optional menu   * **[[launcher|Launcher]]** -- Program launcher with optional menu
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   * **[[windowmenu|Window Menu]]** -- Switch between open windows using a menu   * **[[windowmenu|Window Menu]]** -- Switch between open windows using a menu
   * **[[pager|Workspace Switcher]]** -- Switch between virtual desktops   * **[[pager|Workspace Switcher]]** -- Switch between virtual desktops
 +
 +[[|Back to Top]]
 +----
  
 ===== External Plugins ===== ===== External Plugins =====
-  * **[[https://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel-plugins/start|Panel Plugins]]** -- A list of xfce4-panel plugins (goodies.xfce.org)+  * **[[: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. 
  
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-battery-plugin/start|Battery Plugin]]** -- A battery monitor panel plugin for Xfce4 compatible with APM and ACPI, for Linux and *BSD.  +[[|Back to Top]] 
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-calculator-plugin/start|Calculator Plugin]]** +----
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:clipman:|Clipman]]** -- A clipboard manager for Xfce +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-cpufreq-plugin/start|Cpufreq Plugin]]** +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-cpugraph-plugin/start|Cpugraph Plugin]]** -- offers multiple display modes (LED, gradient, fire, etc…) to show the current CPU load of the system. +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-datetime-plugin/start|Datetime Plugin]]** +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-diskperf-plugin/start|Diskperf Plugin]]** -- displays instant disk/partition performance (bytes transferred per second). +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-embed-plugin/start|Embed Plugin]]** -- Embed arbitrary application windows into the panel. +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-eyes-plugin/start|Eyes Plugin]]** -- Eyes that spy on you.  +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-fsguard-plugin/start|Fsguard Plugin]]** -- checks the chosen mountpoint for free disk space.  +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-genmon-plugin/start|Genmon Plugin]]** +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-indicator-plugin/start|Indicator Plugin]]** +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-mailwatch-plugin/start|Mailwatch Plugin]]** -- multi-threaded, multi-mailbox, multi-protocol plugin for checking mails periodically.  +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-mount-plugin/start|Mount Plugin]]** +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-mpc-plugin/start|Mpc Plugin]]** -- client plugin for MPD, the Music Player Daemon +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-netload-plugin/start|Netload Plugin]]** -- 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 Plugin]]** -- provides sticky notes for your desktop. +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-places-plugin/start|Places Plugin]]** +
-  * **[[apps:pulseaudio-plugin:|PulseAudio Plugin]]** -- Adjust audio volume and control media players on the Xfce desktop +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-sensors-plugin/start|Sensors Plugin]]** +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin/start|Smartbookmark Plugin]]** -- allows you to do a search directly on Internet on sites like google or debian bugzilla.  +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin/start|Statusnotifier Plugin]]** +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-stopwatch-plugin/start|Stopwatch Plugin]]** -- Keep track of elapsed time. +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-systemload-plugin/start|Systemload-plugin]]** -- Displays the current CPU load, the memory in use, the swap space and the system uptime. +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-timer-plugin/start|Timer Plugin]]** -- 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 Plugin]]** -- for taking breaks from the computer every X minutes. +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-verve-plugin/start|Verve Plugin]]** +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-wavelan-plugin/start|Wavelan Plugin]]** -- 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 Plugin]]** -- Shows the current temperature and weather condition, using weather data provided by xoap.weather.com.  +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/start|Whiskermenu Plugin]]** -- A menu that provides access to favorites, recently used, and searching installed applications.  +
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-xkb-plugin/start|Xkb Plugin]]** -- Setup and use multiple (currently up to 4 due to X11 protocol limitation) keyboard layouts. +
 ===== Advanced ===== ===== Advanced =====
  
   * **[[debugging|Debugging]]** -- Debugging plugins and the panel   * **[[debugging|Debugging]]** -- Debugging plugins and the panel
  
 +----
 +
 +===== Required Packages =====
 +
 +  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/exo|exo]]
 +  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/garcon|garcon]]
 +  * [[https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib|GLib]]
 +  * [[https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk|GTK]]
 +  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4ui|libxfce4ui]]
 +  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4util|libxfce4util]]
 +  * [[https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libwnck|libwnck]]
 +  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf|xfconf]]
 +
 +
 +For specific information on the minimum required versions, check [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/blob/master/configure.ac.in|configure.ac.in]]
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== Latest Release =====
 +{{rss>https://archive.xfce.org/feeds/project/xfce4-panel 1 date 2h}}
 +
 +[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/blob/master/NEWS|Read the CHANGELOG]]
 +
 +  * **[[https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/xfce4-panel/|Download current release]]** (link also contains older versions)
 +
 +[[|Back to Top]]
 +----
 +===== Source Code Repository =====
 +[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel|]]
 +
 +----
 ===== Reporting Bugs ===== ===== Reporting Bugs =====
  
   * **[[:xfce:xfce4-panel:bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** -- Open bug reports and how to report new bugs   * **[[:xfce:xfce4-panel:bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** -- Open bug reports and how to report new bugs
 +
 +
 +[[|Back To Top]]
 +----
 +[[:start|Back to main Xfce documentation page]]