Xfconf is the new configuration system for xfce 4.6, it replaces the 'old' mcs-manager that came with previous versions of xfce.

Xfconfd is the daemon handling the storage of settings. Just like mcs, settings are stored in 'channels'.

Xfconf-query might be one of the tools many users have been waiting on for years. Especially those hanging around in our IRC-channel. Instead of having to guide new users through several dialogs and windows, it is now possible to have every control over your xfce desktop at your finger-tips. You can change any setting stored in xfconf with xfconf-query.

The following example allows you to set the wallpaper on your first monitor:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path -s ~/path-to-wallpaper
xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-show -s true
xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-style -s 0

Xfsettingsd is an independent XSETTINGS daemon, it uses xfconf to read its settings from the 'xsettings' channel and then exposes these settings using the XSETTINGS protocol.

Libxfconf is a client-library which can be used by applications if they want to store their settings with xfconfd. Libxfconf also contains a set of functions to bind GObject properties to Xfconf properties, making connecting UI elements to properties trivial.

xfce4-settings is the front-end replacement for the mcs-manager, it comes with several different components for configuring application-independent settings inside xfconf.

The xfce4-settings-manager is the replacement for the 'old' mcs-manager settings-dialog.

It enables users to execute the various settings-dialogs within xfce.

The xfce4-settings-helper is a daemon which provides special features:

• keyboard-shortcuts for executing commands
• AccessX notification using libnotify (mention when Sticky-keys and the likes are toggled)
• Update kb and mouse-pointer data.

The xfce4-settings-editor is a tool for editing ALL settings within xfconf. It is the graphical counterpart of xfconf-query.

Both xfconf-query and the xfce4-settings-editor can be used to perform maintenance on the xfconf property database.

* Complete rewrite. * based on GStreamer 0.10 (depends on gstreamer-0.10 and gstreamer-plugins-base-0.10)

1. xfce4-dev-tools
2. libxfce4util
3. libxfcegui4, libxfce4menu, libexo
4. xfce4-panel
5. thunar
6. xfconf
7. xfce4-settings, xfce4-session, xfdesktop, xfwm4, xfce-utils, xfce4-mixer, xfprint