docs.xfce.org 4.20 Documentation Refresh

• = Completed
• = Not Completed
• [-] = Pretty much completed, check notes (may need info updated to reflect new images/options)

All

• Migrate all docs to "frozen" 4.20 branch
  • Update all links in versioned branch
• Migrate all images to "frozen" 4.20 branch
• Standardize all image layouts, header & pop-up text
• Standardize all start.txt Bug reporting & archive link text

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Core

exo

• Add link to API documentation (see #31 (closed))
• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/exo/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

garcon

• Add link to API documentation (see #31 (closed))
• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/garcon/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

libxfce4ui

• Add link to API documentation (see #31 (closed))
• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4ui/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

libxfce4util

• Add link to API documentation (see #31 (closed))
• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4util/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

libxfce4windowing

• Add link to API documentation (see #31 (closed))
• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/libxfce4windowing/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

thunar

• Add link to API documentation (see #31 (closed))
• [-] https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/start
  • https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/the-file-manager-window
    • Toolbar Customization now has symbolic icon option
  • https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/working-with-files-and-folders
    • Properties now has "Size on Disk"
    • Edit menu, Undo Redo icons now color, Invert Selection now has keyboard Shortcut
    • View menu, color icons, Expandable Folders in List View, Zoom keyboard shortcuts different
    • Go menu, uses color icons
  • https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/using-removable-media
    • Removable Media pictures need updating, use old white top description bar
    • Is Side Pane > Right Click removable devices... Eject now Safely Remove? Have to double check later.
  • https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/preferences
    • New title all images
    • Side Pane > Symbolic icons
    • Advanced > Execute Shell Script Combobox has more options, Transfer in Parallel has more options?
  • https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/bulk-renamer/start
    • Bulk Rename buttons now Close, Rename
  • https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/archive
    • [-] Compress dialog slightly different, not functionally different Not doing this one, difference probably depends on backend (file-roller, engrampa etc)
  • https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/media-tags
    • Bulk Rename buttons now Close, Rename
    • Properties > Audio tab buttons Information instead of Properties
  • https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/thunar-shares-plugin
    • Photo uses different theme (don't have this plugin, not sure of functional changes) (done, thanks to alexxcons!)
  • https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/thunar-volman
    • Removable Media pictures need updating, use old white top description bar

tumbler

• Add link to API documentation (see #31 (closed))
• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/tumbler/start

xfce4-appfinder

• Add missing "Behaviour" option description on General Tab
• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-appfinder/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

xfce4-dev-tools

• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-dev-tools/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

xfce4-panel

• Add link to API documentation (see #31 (closed))
• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/start
  • Panel Plugins done by maggotbrain

xfce4-power-manager

• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-power-manager/start
  • Updated screenshots

xfce4-session

• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-session/start

xfce4-settings

• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-settings/start

xfconf

• Add link to API documentation (see #31 (closed))
• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

xfdesktop

• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/start
  • https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/preferences
    • Window now has new tabs: Desktop Icon, File/Launcher Icons, Keyboard Shortcuts
    • • Window images updated
    • • Keyboard Shortcuts needs section
        • Image uploaded, but is currently unused, as desktop_keyboard_shortcuts.png
    • • Context menu images updated

xfwm4

• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfwm4/getting-started
  • Review, verify, and re-write information to remove top-of-page warning note
• https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfwm4/start
  • Small descriptive line of text under window title no longer exists.
  • https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfwm4/workspaces
    • New "Wrap around workspaces" option
• Create keyboard shortcut page with list of all window manager and Application shortcuts
  • https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfwm4/keyboard_shortcuts

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Applications

catfish

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/catfish/usage
  • Functionally and visually the same, A few extra category and date options added on side pane
  • Leave as is since current pics have very good notes/notations on the images

gigolo

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/gigolo/start
  • No Image Changes Needed (though main pic doesn't show sidebar)

mousepad

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/mousepad/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

orage

• Re-organize into multiple pages
  • Create preferences page
  • Create panel integration page
  • Create page for application windows
• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/orage/start
  • https://docs.xfce.org/apps/orage/start#the_calendar_window
    • GlobalTime has been removed (Orage > View)
  • https://docs.xfce.org/apps/orage/start#integration_with_xfce_panel_clock
    • New Show Week option (access through Right Click > Properties, not double click)

parole

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/parole/start
  • All good, screenshots use old app icon, but the images have great detailed notes and aren't worth replacing. Maybe at some point only the app icon could be updated on them.

ristretto

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/ristretto/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

xfburn

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfburn/start
  • Leave as is

xfce4-dict

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-dict/start
• Need Speed Reader & Preferences Window + Tabs(see #17 (closed))

xfce4-mixer

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-mixer/start
  • leave as is, may try to build from source at a later date

xfce4-notifyd

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-notifyd/start

  • Panel plugin has a new "Mark all read" option

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-notifyd/start

  • https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-notifyd/preferences
    • New preferences options, layout (Images have been updated, new option descriptions need to be added)
      • Preferences no longer has white description bar
      • New pages (Appearance has its own tab/page)
      • New Options:
        • "When displaying notifications, show"
        • "Always show percent-value notifications"
        • "Minimum notification width"
        • "Dissapear after" is optional
        • Date/time format
        • New Per-app settings "Mute" "Allow urgent" "Include in log"
        • Log size limit

xfce4-panel-profiles

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-panel-profiles/start
  • Main window no longer has white description bar at top

xfce4-screensaver

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screensaver/start
  • Main window no longer has white description bar at top
  • New option: Inhibit for fullscreen apps

xfce4-screenshooter

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screenshooter/usage
  • https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screenshooter/usage
    • "Host on Imgur" radio button option removed, now under "Custom Action" (but not working for me)
      • According to apps/xfce4-screenshooter#125 (closed) the Imgur custom action will be dropped "after a few releases"
    • https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screenshooter/usage#host_on_imgur
      • Host on Imgur button has been removed, this section should be removed or noted that it only applies to 4.18 and earlier.
    • https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-screenshooter/custom-actions#host_on_imgur
      • AndreLDM suggested updating this script/documentation
      • Script matches current script, so I'm not sure what else needs updating.
      • If image needed to show result after uploading, uploading one here
      • 

xfce4-taskmanager

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-taskmanager/start
  • Toolbar simplified, Statusbar has legend (not sure if this is new option or just not shown in pic)
  • No pictures or documentation of Preferences/Settings
    • Pictures
    • Documentation

xfce4-terminal

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/start (images updated, new and removed prefs text updates needed)
  • https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/getting-started
    • Tabs show current location by default (not sure if new or just not shown in pic)
    • Note: this was done for illustrative purposes only for the screenshot. No need to change - kb
  • https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/preferences
    • New Shortcuts tab (worth updating all pics?)
    • General tab different
      • Removed: Update utmp/wtmp records
      • New: Kinetic Scrolling option
      • New: Enable overlay scrolling
    • Advanced tab different
      • Removed: Disable help window shortcut key (Now can change in Shortcuts tab)
      • Removed: Rewrap terminal contents on resize (now always active)
      • New: Right click action
      • New: Enable Hyperlinks

xfdashboard

• Xfdashboard
  • Don't think any image changes needed

xfmpc

• https://docs.xfce.org/apps/xfmpc/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

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panel-plugins

xfce4-battery-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-battery-plugin/start
  • No longer has white description banner at top. Everything else is the same.

xfce4-calculator-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-calculator-plugin/start
  • leave as is, may try to build from source at a later date

xfce4-clipman-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-clipman-plugin/start

xfce4-cpufreq-plugin

• Update all screenshots
• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-cpufreq-plugin/start

xfce4-cpugraph-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-cpugraph-plugin/start
  • Advance tab different
    • Removed: Run in terminal
    • Removed: Use startup notification
    • New: Display SMT statistics
    • New: Per-core history graphs
    • New: Spacing

xfce4-datetime-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-datetime-plugin/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

xfce4-diskperf-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-diskperf-plugin/start
  • No longer has white description banner at top, otherwise the same

xfce4-docklike-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-docklike-plugin/start
  • leave as is, may try to build from source at a later date

xfce4-embed-plugin

• Add deprecation warning note to top of page
• Remove all links to page (still reachable via sitemap

xfce4-eyes-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-eyes-plugin/start

xfce4-fsguard-plugin

• Update all screenshots
• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-fsguard-plugin/start

xfce4-generic-slider

xfce4-genmon-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-genmon-plugin/start
  • Remove about app screenshot

xfce4-indicator-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-indicator-plugin/start
  • No Image Changes Needed

xfce4-mailwatch-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-mailwatch-plugin/start
  • Settings different
    • No longer has white description banner
    • New: Run on each change of new message count
    • Log settings included in main dialog

xfce4-mount-plugin

• Update all screenshots
• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-mount-plugin/start

xfce4-mpc-plugin

• Update all screenshots
• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-mpc-plugin/start

xfce4-netload-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-netload-plugin/start
  • Add properties dialog screenshot

xfce4-notes-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-notes-plugin/start
  • Not updated since 4.8, could use a pic of Preferences, right click context menu
  • Updated with properties tab, context menus, new sample note

xfce4-places-plugin

• Update all screenshots
• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-places-plugin/start

xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin/start
  • No longer has white description banner
  • General Settings changed
    • New: Always display the recording indicator
    • New: Volume step
    • New: Max volume
    • Removed: Show notification when volume changes (move to combobox?)
  • Media Players Settings changed
    • New: Send multimedia keys to all players
    • New/Changed: Persistent column (new?), Ignored column (was hidden?)

xfce4-sample-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-sample-plugin/start
  • leave as is, may try to build from source at a later date

xfce4-sensors-plugin

• Update all screenshots
• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-sensors-plugin/start

xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin

• Update all screenshots
• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin/start

xfce4-statusnotifier-plugin

xfce4-stopwatch-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-stopwatch-plugin/start
  • leave as is, may try to build from source at a later date

xfce4-systemload-plugin

• Update all screenshots
• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-systemload-plugin/start

xfce4-timer-plugin

• Update all screenshots
• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-timer-plugin/start
  • Add/Edit Alarm: "Alarm to run" option
  • Add/Edit Alarm: Recurring alarm gone (or maybe I have an old version of this...)

xfce4-time-out-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-time-out-plugin/start
  • No longer has white title banner
  • New: Display Icon
  • Time Out Screen has Lock (lock screen) option

xfce4-verve-plugin

• Update all screenshots
• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-verve-plugin/start

xfce4-wavelan-plugin

• Update all screenshots
• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-wavelan-plugin/start

xfce4-weather-plugin

• Update all screenshots
• Bug typo in panel dropdown "alltitude" - new issue opened
  • panel-plugins/xfce4-weather-plugin#85 (closed)
• [-] https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-weather-plugin/start
  • Scrollbox tab organized differently (uses sliders instead of checkbox), functionally the same
  • No "Details" tab pic, not sure if necessary

xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/start
  • General tab
    • Height and Width options (since it is no longer mouse-resizable)
  • Appearance tab
    • New: Position categories on left (maybe was "next to panel button")
    • Position profile on bottom

xfce4-windowck-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-windowck-plugin/start
  • Add Window Header - Buttons dialog screenshot
  • Add Window Header - Menu dialog screenshot
  • Add Window Header - Title dialog screenshot

xfce4-xkb-plugin

• https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-xkb-plugin/start
  • Properties Dialog Window pic is actually Keyboard Settings
    • Plugin has shortuts to Keyboard Settings, so probably good to have that pic but the properties window should probably be added too