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xfce4-windowck-plugin

Xfce panel plugin which allows to put the maximized window title and windows buttons on the panel.

Original plugin's features:

  • Show the title and buttons of the maximized window on the panel.
  • Allow window actions on buttons and title clicks (activate, (un)maximize, close).
  • Allow window action menu on left button click.
  • Title formatting options.
  • xfwm4/unity theming support for buttons.

FAQ:
Q: How do I hide the window decorations on maximized windows on Xfce?
A: Xfce 4.12 now support Titileless feature! Enable it in Window manager tweaks → Accessibility.

This code is derived from original 'Window Applets' from Andrej Belcijan. See https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1115400 for infos.

Screenshots

See this page for screenshots.

Installation

Arch Linux

For Arch Linux users AUR package is available.

Other Linux distributions

  • Install dependencies:

    • For Debian/Ubuntu see debian/control folder and follow Debian packaging guidelines
  • Generate common makefiles:

    ./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
  • Compile and install the plugin:

    make
    sudo make install

How to report bugs?

Bugs should be reported right to this page.