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 +======  xfdesktop - Xfce Desktop Manager ======
  
-====== Desktop Manager ======+  * **[[#Minimum Requirements|Minimum Requirements]]** 
 +  * **[[#Debugging Support|Debugging Support]]** 
 +  * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]** 
 +  * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]** 
 +  * **[[#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]**
  
-===== Introduction =====+----
  
-The //xfdesktop// application manages the desktop backdrop. It sets a backdrop image and/or color and it can pop up an applications menu and a list of all running applications when you click on the desktop with the right or middle mouse button respectively. As of Xfce 4.4, //xfdesktop// also draws icons on the desktop.+Xfdesktop is a desktop manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. It handles the following tasks: 
 +  * background image / color 
 +  * root menu, window list 
 +  * minimized app icons 
 +  * file icons on the desktop (using Thunar libs) 
 +  
 +It can bring up an applications menu and a list of all running applications when you click on the desktop with the right or middle mouse button respectively. Settings are available via the [[../:xfce4-settings:|Settings Manager]].
  
-The //xfdesktop// package installs a settings dialog for use with the [[../..:xfce4-settings:|Settings Manager]]. From this dialog you can change the backdrop image and color and change settings for the menu and the window list.+----
  
 ===== General ===== ===== General =====
  
-[[usage|Usage]]\\ +  * **[[usage|Usage]]** -- Overview of the Desktop Manager 
-Using the desktop manager.+  * **[[preferences|Preferences]]** -- Configuring the desktop 
 +  * **[[command-line|Command-line Options]]** -- Parameters for using ''xfdesktop'' in the command-line 
 +  * **[[advanced|Advanced]]** -- Hidden options
  
-[[preferences|Preferences]]\\ +----
-Configuring //xfdesktop//.+
  
-[[command-line|Command-line Options]]\\ +===== Minimum Requirements =====
-Parameters for using xfdesktop.+
  
-[[advanced|Advanced]]\\ +  * intltool 0.31 
-Hidden options and the xfdesktop command line.+  * GTK+ 3.22.0 
 +  * libxfce4util 4.13 
 +  * libxfce4ui 4.13 
 +  * libwnck 3.14 
 +  * libexo 0.11 
 +  * xfconf 4.12.1 
 +  * garcon 0.6.0 (optional; required for apps menu) 
 +  * thunar 1.7.0 (optional; required for file icons) 
 +  * tumbler 1.6 (optional; enables thumbnail previews for file icons) 
 +  * cairo 1.12 
 + 
 +[[|Back to Top]] 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== Debugging Support ===== 
 + 
 +xfdesktop currently supports three different levels of debugging support, 
 +which can be setup using the configure flag `--enable-debug` (check the output 
 +of `configure --help`): 
 + 
 +^ Argument  ^ Description ^ 
 +| `yes`     | This is the default for Git snapshot builds. It adds all kinds of checks to the code, and is therefore likely to run slower. Use this for development of xfdesktop and locating bugs in xfdesktop. | 
 +| `minimum` | This is the default for release builds. **This is the recommended behaviour.** | 
 +| `no`      | Disables all sanity checks. Don't use this unless you know exactly what you do. | 
 + 
 + 
 +[[|Back to Top]] 
 +---- 
 + 
 + 
 +===== Latest Release ===== 
 + 
 +{{rss>https://archive.xfce.org/feeds/project/xfdesktop 1 date 2h}} 
 + 
 +[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/-/blob/master/NEWS|Read the CHANGELOG]] 
 + 
 +  * **[[https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/xfdesktop/|Download current release]]** (link also contains older versions) 
 + 
 + 
 +[[|Back to Top]] 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== Source code repository ===== 
 +[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop]] 
 +----
  
 ===== Reporting Bugs ===== ===== Reporting Bugs =====
  
-[[bugs|Bugs]]\\ +  * **[[:xfce:xfdesktop:bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** -- Open bug reports and how to report new bugs 
-Where and how to report bugs.+ 
 + 
 +---- 
 +[[|Back to Top]] 
 + 
 +[[:start|Back to main Xfce documentation page]]