====== Xfce Directory ======

<note warning>We are deprecating the localised wiki.xfce.org pages in favour of the official documentation, which is always kept up to date. This page will be deleted on 1 November 2026. A copy will be preserved on archive.org for historical purposes.</note>

This page centralizes information about the organization of the Xfce Directory website.  Edit the page at any time to correct “bad designs” or to add new ideas or $whatever.

Two possibilities of deployments:

  - A website directory.xfce.org
    * Adapt a CMS
    * Write plugins
  - A namespace inside the wiki e.g. %%http://wiki.xfce.org/directory/…%%
    * To manage a team we can set up write access to the directory namespace
    * Write plugins

===== What is it about? =====

The Xfce Directory provides a simple interface to download quality content and minimize hours of search for a nice desktop.  Unlike xfce-look.org, it will accept content after selection/decision by the team.

===== Scribble =====

==== Links ====

  * http://www.loculus.nl/xfce/files/
  * http://foo-projects.org/pipermail/xfce4-dev/2005-March/015029.html

==== SVN repository ====

/xfce-xfwm4-themes/trunk/themes\\
/xfce-gtk-themes/trunk/themes\\
/$foobar/trunk\\
.../branches/xfce_4_4\\
.../branches/xfce-themes = a selection of themes (svn external...)\\
.../tags/xfce_4_2_3 = follows the xfce release cycle


==== Tags ====

Each content is tagged, this gives us full possibility on content presentation.

Possible tags:
  * __By category__: xfwm4, gtk, xfce-selection, ...
  * __By color__: dark, blue, ...
  * __Special__: $meta-package, by-$member, user-contributed (anonymous), ...


==== Image preview ====

We could attach a little bit of Javascript to preview a glimpse of a theme on mouse over.  Or just a bit of Javascript to display a bigger resolution inside a tooltip.

==== Meta packages ====

Several selections (e.g. meta packages) of bundled themes.  Idea: add configuration files for the panel, desktop, etc. as to provide different default desktops!

===== Sitemap =====

  * Index
  * Directories
    * Xfwm4
    * GTK+
    * Xfce Selection
    * Recent Additions
    * Select by tags
  * Packages
    * Xfwm4.tar.gz
    * GTK+.tar.gz
  * FAQ
  * How to
  * Propose content

===== Pages =====

==== Index ====

  - A little about message (whereami).
  - Display a snap' of the content:
    - 5-10 Recent Additions
    - 5-10 Xfce Selection
  - Links to Directories
  - Links to Packages

==== Single content ====

A page for a single content.  Useful for permanent link (paste on IRC, ...).



==== Directory ====

A view ala Thunar icon view of all the files from a specific tag/category.

=== Select by tags form ===

The "Select by tags" form is full javascript featured (always retro-HTML compatible) and lets you filter out the content very quickly.

The [[http://debtags.alioth.debian.org/cloud/|Debian packages cloud]] web interface is lovely.

==== Package ====

List of tarballs.







==== FAQ ====

[[directory:faq|directory/faq]]

==== How to ====

A list of internal and external tutorials.

==== Propose content ====

This page is a form for anonymous users to propose content.

=== Workflow ===

The team members follow the next workflow:
  * Accept the content
    - Commit to SVN
    - Upload a static tarball
    - Send an email to the author
  * Reject the content with the most polite answer

=== Form ===

| Name | by default anonymous (save name in cookie) |
| File | select the tarball (must contain a README/AUTHOR/… file so we can contact upstream) |
| Tags | select a bunch of existing tags |
| Upload | Click! |