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- | ====== Xfce 4.6 General Info ====== | + | rmADHN |
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- | ===== Components ===== | + | |
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- | ==== libxfce4menu ==== | + | |
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- | libxfce4menu is an implementation of the freedesktop.org menu standard. It is not complete yet but already covers the most important features (except for Merging which is a requirement for proper menu editing). Starting with Xfce 4.6 it is used by xfdesktop and xfce4-appfinder for menus and lists of installed applications. | + | |
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- | ==== xfconf ==== | + | |
- | Xfconf is the new configuration system for Xfce 4.6, replacing the old MCS system that had been present since 4.0.0. | + | |
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- | Xfconf is intended to be more general-purpose than MCS ever was, and not even require a GUI for management of settings. | + | |
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- | Xfconf borrows some terminology from MCS: groups of settings are stored in " | + | |
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- | As you might guess, Xfconf consists of a few different components that all work together. | + | |
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- | === xfconfd === | + | |
- | Xfconfd is a small daemon that handles storage and retrieval of settings, as well as notifying interested applications about changes to settings. | + | |
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- | === xfconf-query === | + | |
- | 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 fingertips. You can view or change any setting stored in xfconf with xfconf-query. | + | |
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- | The following example allows you to set the wallpaper on your first monitor: | + | |
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- | xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/ | + | |
- | xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p / | + | |
- | xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p / | + | |
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- | Not only can command-line-inclined people modify their desktop settings that way if they so desire, but now it's easy to change settings from automated scripts. | + | |
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- | === libxfconf === | + | |
- | Libxfconf is a client library which can be used by applications if they want to store their settings with xfconfd. | + | |
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- | === xfsettingsd === | + | |
- | Xfsettingsd isn't really an integral part of Xfconf itself, and might get moved out of the xfconf package in the near future. | + | |
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- | ==== xfce4-settings ==== | + | |
- | xfce4-settings is the front-end replacement for the mcs-manager, | + | |
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- | === Settings dialogs === | + | |
- | New settings-dialogs have been written for the configuration of Xfce. | + | |
- | == xfce4-mouse-settings == | + | |
- | == xfce4-keyboard-settings == | + | |
- | == xfce4-appearance-settings == | + | |
- | == xfce4-accessibility-settings == | + | |
- | == xfce4-display-settings == | + | |
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- | === xfce4-settings-manager === | + | |
- | The xfce4-settings-manager is the replacement for the ' | + | |
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- | It enables users to execute the various settings-dialogs within xfce. | + | |
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- | === xfce4-settings-helper === | + | |
- | 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. | + | |
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- | === xfce4-settings-editor === | + | |
- | The xfce4-settings-editor is a tool for editing ALL settings within xfconf. It is the graphical counterpart of xfconf-query. | + | |
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- | Both xfconf-query and the xfce4-settings-editor can be used to perform maintenance on the xfconf property database. | + | |
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- | ==== xfdesktop ==== | + | |
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- | Xfce's desktop manager, xfdesktop, is the program that draws the desktop background, desktop icons, and presents the right-click root menu and middle-click window list menu. | + | |
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- | Xfdesktop hasn't changed all that much since 4.4 from the user's perspective, | + | |
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- | In addition, experimental support for display hotplugging has been added (requires gtk+ 2.14, and a recent X.org version and video drivers that support it), so when you plug in an extra monitor, xfdesktop will automatically notice and start managing the desktop on that monitor too. Of course, it will also notice when you unplug a monitor and //stop// managing the desktop on that one. | + | |
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- | A few new preferences have been added to allow you to further customize your desktop. | + | |
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- | ==== xfce4-panel ==== | + | |
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- | ==== xfce4-mixer ==== | + | |
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- | The package xfce4-mixer is a full-featured volume control application. It is also a replacement for the buggy old mixer written from scratch. It is based on GStreamer 0.10 (gstreamer-0.10 and gstreamer-plugins-base-0.10 and, on most machines, gstreamer0.10-alsa) which makes it run on a variety of platforms out of the box. Features include: | + | |
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- | * Support for different sound systems at the same time (ALSA, OSS, PulseAudio etc.) | + | |
- | * Support for multiple sound cards | + | |
- | * Provides a new mixer plugin | + | |
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- | ==== xfwm4 ==== | + | |
- | ==== xfce4-session ==== | + | |
- | ==== xfce-utils ==== | + | |
- | ==== xfprint ==== | + | |
- | ==== thunar ==== | + | |
- | ==== thunar-volman ==== | + | |
- | ==== xfce4-appfinder ==== | + | |
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- | The appfinder is a program that gives an overview over the installed programs and allows to start them. It can also be used to drag applications into the properties dialog of panel starters which makes creating complex starters a breeze. The appfinder has been rewritten from scratch based on libxfce4menu. | + | |
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- | ===== Xfce 4.6 ALPHA ===== | + | |
- | ==== Build Order ==== | + | |
- | - xfce4-dev-tools | + | |
- | - libxfce4util | + | |
- | - libxfcegui4, | + | |
- | - xfconf | + | |
- | - xfce4-panel | + | |
- | - thunar | + | |
- | - xfce4-settings, | + | |
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- | NB: xfce4-dev-tools is only required when building from SVN sources. | + | |
- | ==== Dependencies ==== | + | |
- | || **Package** | + | |
- | || xfce4-dev-tools | + | |
- | || libxfce4util | + | |
- | || libxfcegui4 | + | |
- | || libxfce4menu | + | |
- | || libexo | + | |
- | || xfconf | + | |
- | || xfce4-session | + | |
- | || xfwm4 || libxfce4util, | + | |
- | || xfce4-panel | + | |
- | || thunar | + | |
- | || xfdesktop | + | |
- | || xfce-utils | + | |
- | || xfce4-settings | + | |
- | || xfce4-mixer | + | |
- | || xfprint | + | |
- | || xfce4-appfinder | + |