Getting Started
The panel will usually be started as part of your Xfce session when you start the Xfce desktop environment by using the startxfce4 script or a login manager. If you want to start the panel by hand, you...
View ArticleTheming
Besize the appearance settings in the panel preferences, there are also a couple of classes you can style through the .gtkrc-2.0 file. Below we'll summarize the global classes. Some plugins also have...
View ArticleAction Buttons
The Action Buttons panel plugin allows you to add up to two buttons to your panel. These buttons can be configured to log out of sessions. hibernate, or suspend or even shutdown your computer....
View ArticleApplications Menu
The Applications Menu panel plugin places a menu in the panel that allows easy access to installed applications. You can set a custom icon size in gtk-icon-sizes with the name panel-applications-menu....
View ArticleClock
The Clock panel plugin displays the current time in a variety of styles and formats. Appearance Tooltip Format Changes how the time is displayed when hovering over the clock display. Show Frame...
View ArticleDirectory Menu
The Directory Menu panel plugin allows you to set and view a directory from your panel. This is useful if you would like to quickly access a specific directory and view its contents without starting a...
View ArticleLauncher
The Launcher panel plugin allows you to create application shortcuts and display them in your panel. Add New Launchers Beside adding launchers with the Add New Items dialog, it is also possible to drop...
View ArticleNotification Area
The Notification Area panel plugin allows you to display multiple tray icons from various applications within the panel. Appearance Maximum icon size (pixels) Select the maximum icon size allowed in...
View ArticleSeparator
The Seperator panel plugin adds a seperator to the panel to add space between items. Appearance You can control the appearance of individual panel separators through these settings. Expand This expands...
View ArticleWindow Buttons
The Window Buttons panel plugin allows allows you to switch between application windows using buttons. You can set a custom icon size in gtk-icon-sizes with the name panel-tasklist-menu. The default...
View ArticleWindow Menu
The Window Menu panel plugin allows you to switch between application windows using a menu. Appearance Button Layout Changes the appearance of the Window Menu icon in the panel. Icon Displays the icon...
View ArticleWorkspace Switcher
The Workspace Switcher panel plugin allows you to switch between virtual desktops and display your workspace layout in your panel. Appearance Number of rows Specify the number of rows to display your...
View ArticlePower Manager - [Power Manager]
Introduction Xfce power manager manages the power sources on the computer and the devices that can be controlled to reduce their power consumption (such as LCD brightness level, monitor sleep, CPU...
View ArticleThunar File Manager - [Thunar File Manager]
Introduction Thunar is a new modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy-to-use. Its user interface is clean and intuitive, and...
View ArticleXfce Panel - [Xfce Panel]
Introduction The Xfce panel is part of the Xfce Desktop Environment and features program launchers, panel menus, a clock, a desktop switcher and more. Many aspects of the panel can be configured...
View ArticleSession Manager - [Session Manager]
Introduction Xfce4-session is a session manager for Xfce. Its task is to save the state of your desktop (opened applications and their location) and restore it during a next startup. You can create...
View ArticleSettings Manager - [Settings Manager]
Settings Settings Daemon A daemon that runs in the background to apply all the settings. Settings Manager Dialog that lists all the settings dialogs provided by this package (listed below) or other...
View ArticleWindow Manager - [Window Manager]
General Introduction General information about xfwm4. Getting Started Handling windows and workspaces with xfwm4. Configuration Preferences Configure window behavior and shortcuts. Window Manager...
View ArticleConfiguration Storage System - [Configuration Storage System]
Xfconf is a hierarchical (tree-like) configuration system where the immediate child nodes of the root are called “channels”. All settings beneath the channel nodes are called “properties.” Valid...
View ArticlePreferences
To configure Terminal, choose or right-click the terminal area of the window and choose This will bring up the Terminal Preferences dialog, which allows you to adjust Terminal's behaviour to your...
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