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====== xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin - Status Notifier Plugin ======

xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin provides a panel area for status notifier items (application indicators). Applications may use these items to display their status and interact with user. This technology is a modern alternative to systray and follows the [[https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/StatusNotifierItem/|freedesktop.org specification]] regarding status notification.

<note important>As of xfce 4.15, the functionality provided by xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin has been integrated into the xfce4-panel's systray. Going forward, this plugin is considered to be deprecated.</note>

  * **[[#Screenshots|Screenshots]]**
  * **[[#Required Packages|Required Packages]]**
  * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]**
  * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]**
  * **[[#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]**

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===== Usage =====

  * Compile or install xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin
  * [[:xfce:xfce4-panel:add-new-items|Add the plugin to the panel]].
  * Right-click on the added plugin, select **Properties** to open the settings window. 

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===== Known Issues =====

==== Plugin Doesn't Show Any Items ====

There is already a running service which works with status notifier items. Most probably it's the indicator-application service which is used by xfce4-indicator-plugin. Make sure this service is not running: remove this indicator from xfce4-indicator-plugin and remove the service from autostart.

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===== Screenshots =====

<figure "Status Notifier Plugin Right-Click Context Menu">
{{:panel-plugins:sn-plugin.png|Status Notifier Plugin Right-Click Context Menu}}
</figure>

<figure "Status Notifier Plugin Items Configuration Dialog">
{{:panel-plugins:sn-configuration.png|Status Notifier Plugin Items Configuration Dialog}}
</figure>

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===== Required Packages =====

  * [[https://developer.gnome.org/gio/|GIO]]
  * [[https://www.gtk.org|GTK+3]]
  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4ui|libxfce4ui]]
  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4util|libxfce4util]]
  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel|xfce4-panel]]
  * [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf|xfconf]]
  * dbusmenu-gtk3

For detailed information on the minimum required versions, check the [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin/-/blob/master/configure.ac.in|configure.ac.in]] file.

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===== Latest Release =====

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[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin/-/blob/master/NEWS|Read the CHANGELOG]]

  * **[[https://archive.xfce.org/src/panel-plugins/xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin/|Download current release]]** (older versions of this component are also available here)

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===== Source Code Repository =====

[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin]]

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===== Reporting Bugs =====
  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin:bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** -- List of currently open bugs and instructions on how to submit new bug reports


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