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--- start [2022/11/02 05:01] – Add external plugins to front page kevinbowen
+++ start [2025/01/15 23:41] (current) – add note and link on Wayland component status kevinbowen
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-====== Xfce 4.18 Documentation ======
+====== Xfce 4.20 Documentation ======
-This website provides user documentation for the latest stable version of the Xfce desktop environment. Go to [[..:4.16:|Xfce 4.16]] for the previous version.
+This website provides user documentation for the latest stable version of the Xfce desktop environment. Go to [[..:4.18:|Xfce 4.18]] for the previous version.
+<note tip>**Wayland support** in Xfce 4.20 is experimental. It is recommended for advanced users only, as you may encounter bugs and experience incomplete functionality.
+See[[https://wiki.xfce.org/releng/wayland_roadmap#component_specific_status|component status and testing]] for details.
+</note>
   * **[[#Core Modules|Core Modules]]**
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   * **[[:faq|Frequently Asked Questions]]** -- General questions relating to Xfce and their answers
   * **[[xfce:building|Building Xfce]]** -- Instructions on how to compile Xfce from source
+  * **[[https://developer.xfce.org/]]** -- API Documentation & Developer Information
   * **[[contribute:|How to Contribute]]** -- Detailed information for new contributors
   * **[[:contribute:bugs:start:|Bug Reporting and Fixing]]**
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   * **[[xfce:libxfce4util:|Utility Sharing Library (libxfce4util)]]** -- Library used to share commonly used non-GTK+ utilities among the Xfce applications
   * **[[xfce:libxfce4ui:|Widget Sharing Library (libxfce4ui)]]** -- Used to share commonly used Xfce widgets among the Xfce applications
+  * **[[xfce:libxfce4windowing:|Widget Abstraction Library for X11 & Wayland (libxfce4windowing)]]** -- Used to present windowing concepts (screens, toplevel windows, workspaces, etc.) in a windowing-system-independent manner.
+  * **[[xfce:thunar:thunar-volman|Volume Manager (thunar-volman)]]** -- Automatic management of removable devices in Thunar
   * **[[xfce:xfwm4:|Window Manager (xfwm4)]]** -- Handles the placement of windows on the screen
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   * **[[apps:parole:|Media player (parole)]]** -- Media player for the Xfce desktop
   * **[[apps:xfmpc:|Music Player Daemon (xfmpc)]]** -- A graphical GTK+ Music Player Daemon (MPD) client focusing on low footprint
-  * **[[apps:notifyd:|Notification service (xfce4-notifyd)]]** -- Notification service for the Xfce desktop
+  * **[[apps:xfce4-notifyd:|Notification service (xfce4-notifyd)]]** -- Notification service for the Xfce desktop
   * **[[apps:gigolo:|Remote filesystem Utility (gigolo)]]** -- A frontend to easily manage connections to remote filesystems.
   * **[[apps:xfce4-panel-profiles:|Panel Profiles (xfce4-panel-profiles)]]** -- A simple application to manage Xfce panel layouts
-  * **[[apps:screensaver:|Screensaver Utility (xfce4-screensaver)]]** -- A simple, secure screen saver and locker.
+  * **[[apps:xfce4-screensaver:|Screensaver Utility (xfce4-screensaver)]]** -- A simple, secure screen saver and locker.
   * **[[apps:xfce4-screenshooter:|Screenshot application (xfce4-screenshooter)]]** -- Take screenshots of your Xfce desktop
   * **[[apps:xfce4-taskmanager:|Taskmanager(xfce4-taskmanager)]]** -- Easy to use task manager
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   * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-diskperf-plugin:start|Diskperf]]** -- displays instant disk/partition performance (bytes transferred per second).
   * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-docklike-plugin:start|Docklike]]** -- A modern, minimalist taskbar for Xfce.
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-embed-plugin:start|Embed]]** -- Embed arbitrary application windows into the panel.
   * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-eyes-plugin:start|Eyes]]** -- Eyes that spy on you.
   * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-fsguard-plugin:start|Fsguard]]** -- checks the chosen mountpoint for free disk space.
+  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-generic-slider:start|Generic Slider]]** --  A visual slider widget to control user-configurable variables(e.g. volume control)
   * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-genmon-plugin:start|Genmon]]** -- spawns the indicated script/program, captures its output (stdout) and displays the resulting string into the panel.
   * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-indicator-plugin:start|Indicator]]** -- small plugin written by Mark Trompell to display information from various applications consistently.
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   * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-sensors-plugin:start|Sensors]]** -- a hardware sensors plugin for the panel.
   * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin:start|Smartbookmark]]** -- allows you to do a search directly on Internet on sites like google or debian bugzilla.
-  * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin:start|Statusnotifier]]** -- provides a panel area for status notifier items (application indicators).
   * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-stopwatch-plugin:start|Stopwatch]]** -- Keep track of elapsed time.
   * **[[:panel-plugins:xfce4-systemload-plugin:start|Systemload]]** -- Displays the current CPU load, the memory in use, the swap space and the system uptime.
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 Take a look at the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/recommendedapps| list of recommended applications]] for more light-weight applications, recommended by Xfce users.
+[[https://floss.social/@xfce|@xfce@floss.social ]]
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