This is a compiled list of known issues in the several stages to the release of Xfce 4.6.
Current svn
Display settings are broken with (unreleased) randr 1.3. (XfceBug(4966), release-notes, milestone=4.6.1)- Impossible to use Space or Escape in shortcuts. (XfceBug(4972), release-notes, milestone=4.6.1)
- Super key “sticking” when used to change workspaces (XfceBug(4959)).
DnD from Appfinder/Thunar to Panel results in bad launcher (XfceBug(4818), XfceSvnRev(29534)).Menus are not automatically refreshed when modified (XfceBug(4444), XfceSvnRev(29497)).DPI settings are broken when set to “automatic” mode. Force it to your DPI. (XfceBug(4374) and GTK+ bug #551634, XfceSvnRev(29521)).Some Xfce Menu items are unsorted (XfceBug(4451),XfceSvnRev(28979)).xfce4-settings-manager window doesn't save dimensions at exit. (XfceBug(4473), XfceSvnRev(28537))xfce4-settings-manager window size calculation needs to be improved. (XfceSvnRev(28526))xfce4-settings-editor cannot be used to edit settings. It is possible to reset them now. (XfceSvnRev(28544))xfwm4 does not use the keyboard shortcuts configured in the settings dialog. (XfceSvnRev(28542))Thunar does not support XDG_USER_DIRS yet. (XfceSvnRev(28500))“Help” buttons in settings dialogs aren't hooked up yet.Items in a launcher menu with several items are in reverse order when compared to 4.4.x (XfceBug(4450), XfceSvnRev(28387)).Libcanberra support is missing from xfwm4 (event-sounds).SmRestartImmediately support for xfce4-session isn't implemented yet.Session editor in 'Sessions and Startup' settings dialog isn't implemented yet.Autostart items are run twice if there is no saved session (XfceBug(4486), XfceSvnRev(28810)).
RC 1 − Capybara − 4.5.99.1
- Some Xfce Menu items are unsorted (
XfceBug(4451),XfceSvnRev(28979)). - DPI settings are broken when set to “automatic” mode. Force it to your DPI. (
XfceBug(4374), XfceSvnRev(29521))). - Impossible to use Space or Escape in shortcuts. (XfceBug(4972))
- Menus are not automatically refreshed when modified (
XfceBug(4444),XfceSvnRev(29497)). - Super key “sticking” when used to change workspaces (XfceBug(4959)).
- Workspace name settings don't work (
XfceBug(4900),XfceSvnRev(29403)). - DnD from Appfinder/Thunar to Panel results in bad launcher (
XfceBug(4818), XfceSvnRev(29534)).
Beta 2 − Hopper − 4.5.92
- Some Xfce Menu items are unsorted (
XfceBug(4451),XfceSvnRev(28979)). - DPI settings are broken when set to “automatic” mode. Force it to your DPI. (
XfceBug(4374), XfceSvnRev(29521)). - Autostart items are run twice if there is no saved session (
XfceBug(4486), XfceSvnRev(28810)). - Menus are not automatically refreshed when modified (
XfceBug(4444),XfceSvnRev(29497)).
Beta 1 - Fuzzy - 4.5.91
- Some Xfce Menu items are unsorted (
XfceBug(4451),XfceSvnRev(28979)). - xfce4-settings-manager window doesn't save dimensions at exit. (
XfceBug(4473), XfceSvnRev(28537)) - xfce4-settings-manager window size calculation needs to be improved.
- xfce4-settings-editor cannot be used to edit settings. It is possible to reset them now.
- xfwm4 does not use the keyboard shortcuts configured in the settings dialog.
- Thunar does not support XDG_USER_DIRS yet.
- “Help” buttons in settings dialogs aren't hooked up yet.
- DPI settings are broken when set to “automatic” mode. Force it to your DPI. (
XfceBug(4374)). - Items in a launcher menu with several items are in reverse order when compared to 4.4.x (
XfceBug(4450), XfceSvnRev(28387)). - SmRestartImmediately support for xfce4-session isn't implemented yet.
- Menus are not automatically refreshed when modified (
XfceBug(4444),XfceSvnRev(29497)).
Alpha - Pinkie - 4.5.90
- Themes are unsorted in xfwm4 settings (
XfceBug(4318), XfceSvnRev(27864)). - Some Xfce Menu items are unsorted (
XfceBug(4451),XfceSvnRev(28979)). - xfdesktop and xfce4-menu-plugin can crash when installing new .desktop files or icons. (
XfceBug(3615), XfceSvnRev(27912)). - after installing or removing applications, xfdesktop and xfce4-menu-plugin entries are shown twice (
XfceBug(4342), XfceSvnRev(27912)). - xfwm4 does not use the keyboard shortcuts configured in the settings dialog.
- xfce4-settings-editor cannot be used to edit settings. It does show some of them though.
- xfce4-settings depends on glib 2.14 due to the wrong API being used in xfce4-settings-editor (
XfceBug(4377), XfceSvnRev(27881)). - Workspaces settings dialog is missing the margins settings (
XfceBug(4438),XfceSvnRev(28019)). - Workspaces settings dialog cannot set workspace names.
- Icons for app launchers are not shown properly on the desktop.
- “Help” buttons in settings dialogs aren't hooked up yet.
- Volume plugin for xfce4-mixer doesn't refresh actual volume until panel is restarted (
XfceBug(4370)). - Items in a launcher menu with several items are in reverse order when compared to 4.4.x (
XfceBug(4450), XfceSvnRev(28387)). - Menus are not automatically refreshed when modified (
XfceBug(4444),XfceSvnRev(29497)). - DPI settings are broken when set to “automatic” mode. Force it to your DPI. (
XfceBug(4374), XfceSvnRev(29521)).