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--- api_documentation [2021/01/26 05:56] – [Exo] kevinbowen
+++ api_documentation [2021/01/26 10:01] (current) – kevinbowen
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   * **[[#Core Xfce Libraries|Core Xfce Libraries]]**
   * **[[#GTK+/Glib Libraries|GTK+/Glib Libraries]]**
-  * **[[https://docs.xfce.org/contribute/dev/start|How to contribute]]**
+  * **[[https://docs.xfce.org/contribute/dev/start|How to contribute to Xfce development]]**
-  * **[[#Developer Tutorials|Developer Tutorials]]**
+  * **[[#Xfce Developer Tutorials|Xfce Developer Tutorials]]**
+  * **[[https://docs.xfce.org/contribute/start#bug_reporting_and_testing|Bug Reporting and Testing]]**
+[[https://developer.xfce.org/|Main Xfce API Documentation Page]]
+The Xfce library documentation may often be installed by distributions in ''/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/''.
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 ===== Core Xfce Libraries =====
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    * [[https://developer.xfce.org/exo/index.html|Exo API documentation]]
-   * [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/exo/start#latest_release|Release notes and link to latest release]]
-   * [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/exo/bugs|Bug Reporting for exo]]
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    * [[https://developer.xfce.org/garcon/index.html|Garcon API documentation]]
-   * [[http://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/garcon|Release notes and link to latest release]]
-   * [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/garcon/bugs|Bug Reporting for garcon]]
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    * [[https://developer.xfce.org/libxfce4ui/index.html|libxfce4ui API documentation]]
-   * [[http://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/libxfce4ui|Release notes and link to latest release]]
-   * [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4ui/bugs|Bug Reporting for libxfce4ui]]
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    * [[https://developer.xfce.org/libxfce4util/index.html|libxfce4util API documentation]]
-   * [[http://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/libxfce4util|Release notes and link to latest release]]
-   * [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4util/start#reporting_bugs|Bug report for libxfce4util]]
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    * [[https://developer.xfce.org/thunar/index.html|thunar API documentation]]
-   * [[http://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/thunar|Release notes and link to latest release]]
-   * [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/start#reporting_bugs|Bug reporting for thunar]]
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    * [[https://developer.xfce.org/xfce4-panel/index.html|xfce4-panel API documentation]]
-   * [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/start#latest_release|Release notes and link to latest release]]
-   *  [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf/bugs|Bug reporting for xfce4-panel]]
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    * [[https://developer.xfce.org/xfconf/index.html|xfconf API documentation]]
-   * [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf/start#latest_release|Release notes and link to latest release]]
-   * [[https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf/bugs|Bug reporting for xfconf]]
-These libraries are often also installed by distributions in ''/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/''.
+[[|Back to Top]]
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 ===== GTK+/Glib Libraries =====
-Additionally, Xfce uses the GTK+/Glib family of libraries which can be found at the following:
+In addition to the above mentioned built-in libraries,  Xfce also uses the GTK+/Glib family of libraries.
+==== GLib ====
+GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C. It provides the core object system used in GNOME, the main loop implementation, and a large set of utility functions for strings and common data structures.
+   * [[https://developer.gnome.org/glib/stable/|GLib documentation - Stable release]]
+==== GIO ====
+GIO provides a modern and easy-to-use VFS API. It provides a file system abstraction which allows applications to access local and remote files with a single consistent API.
-   * [[https://developer.gnome.org/glib/stable/|GLib]]
    * [[https://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/|GIO]]
+==== GDK ====
+GDK is an intermediate layer which isolates GTK+ from the details of the windowing system.
    * [[https://developer.gnome.org/gdk3/stable/|GDK]]
+==== GTK+ ====
+GTK+ is the primary library used to construct user interfaces in GNOME applications. It provides user interface controls and signal callbacks to control user interfaces.
    * [[https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/|GTK+]]
+[[|Back to Top]]
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-===== Developer Tutorials =====
+===== Xfce Developer Tutorials =====
+==== General Xfce Development Information ====
+For a general overview on getting involved with Xfce development, see [[https://andreldm.com/2018/12/03/xfce-contributor-guide.html|The Ultimate Contributor's Guide to Xfce]]. This article provides some basic guidelines for Xfce development, fixing bugs, and becoming familiar with the Xfce community.
+==== GTK+ Development Information ====
 Tutorials for getting started with GTK+ are available at:
    * [[https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk-getting-started.html|GTK+ 3 Tutorial (Official)]]
+==== Xfce plugin Development Information ====
 If you're looking to write a panel plugin, the [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-sample-plugin|xfce4-sample-plugin]] provides a base to get started.
+[[|Back to Top]]
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+[[https://docs.xfce.org/contribute/dev/start|Back to main Xfce Development Information page]]

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