xfce4-panel issueshttps://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues2024-03-11T07:42:44Zhttps://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/822XFCE panel is not accessible2024-03-11T07:42:44ZEthin ProbstXFCE panel is not accessibleWhen solely using the keyboard, it is impossible to access the XFCE panel with the keyboard or even navigate it. It would be great if this could be fixed; the panel contains a lot of useful things that I'd appreciate, like not having to ...When solely using the keyboard, it is impossible to access the XFCE panel with the keyboard or even navigate it. It would be great if this could be fixed; the panel contains a lot of useful things that I'd appreciate, like not having to use the terminal just to check my battery status. (As an aside, the xfmenu that you can access via control-escape seems focused on something other than whatever the active window is, and it would be nice if it was always focused on the current window so it could give you context-specific actions.)https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/817workspace switcher panel pluging: Show "sticky" windows on all desktops2024-02-23T14:39:11ZMatthew Campbellworkspace switcher panel pluging: Show "sticky" windows on all desktopsRight now sticky windows (those that always showing on the active workspace) only show on the current workspace in the pager preview. This is confusing for me and my expected behavior is that sticky windows show on all workspaces in the ...Right now sticky windows (those that always showing on the active workspace) only show on the current workspace in the pager preview. This is confusing for me and my expected behavior is that sticky windows show on all workspaces in the pager matching the behavior of the window. I have proven this out working with a change to `libwnck`, [open MR here](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libwnck/-/merge_requests/53). The maintainers there wanted to confirm XFCE is good with this change so I'm opening this issue.
My proposal for change is this:
1. Get consensus this is a feature we want so the `libwnck` changes can get merged
1. Update the `libwnck` MR to put the new functionality behind a flag that is off by default to preserve current functionality.
2. Update the xfce4-panel pager plugin in to support this. There are two options that I'd like to discuss here:
1. Enable the new feature with no user interaction and make it the default.
2. Add a toggle to turn this feature on in the pager preferences UI and default it to off to preserve current functionality.
I'm also looking for guidance on how to handle the API change to `libwnck` within XFCE. Do we set minimum versions somewhere for libs in the project? Obviously this wouldn't work if dynamically linked against an older version of `libwnck` that doesn't have this API, and I'm not sure how this is typically handled in open source Linux packages like this.https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/813Feature request pls, autohide on sys notificacion icon2024-02-02T00:06:59ZCoreTrackerFeature request pls, autohide on sys notificacion iconHello xfce team, i have a feature request in system icon i explain the situation is easy i think.
I like customize xfce but with all commom items by default when i click to see my autohide systray icons they are revealed but they never a...Hello xfce team, i have a feature request in system icon i explain the situation is easy i think.
I like customize xfce but with all commom items by default when i click to see my autohide systray icons they are revealed but they never autohide again without manual click operation i only request when i click in the icon for see and expand my systray icons (like networkmanagerapplet, power manager etc) no back to normal hide state.
thanks for many years of the best desktop enviromment
![Screenshot_2024-02-01_18-49-56](/uploads/9541d6a7b1f85354636c7b235e83ec00/Screenshot_2024-02-01_18-49-56.png)
![Screenshot_2024-02-01_18-54-11](/uploads/00863636639d9429bc4dbdedba017642/Screenshot_2024-02-01_18-54-11.png)https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/808Window buttons plugin: support urgency-like notifications based on xfce4-notifyd2023-12-28T07:14:14ZMichał GórnyWindow buttons plugin: support urgency-like notifications based on xfce4-notifydGTK4 has removed support for setting urgency hints on windows (sigh), and apparently:
> It was indeed dropped, and it's not coming back. The way forward is to integrate with the "startup notification" and "notifications" in general, in ...GTK4 has removed support for setting urgency hints on windows (sigh), and apparently:
> It was indeed dropped, and it's not coming back. The way forward is to integrate with the "startup notification" and "notifications" in general, in a way that can be related back to a window. E.g. a chat client that got a message would send a notification, and that would be tied to a window wanting to become active, so that the notification can be interacted with and directly focus the correct window.
>
> (https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/9#note_374512)
Would it be possible to implement this in xfce4-panel, so that we'd get some kind of urgency-like highlight for window when it sends a notification to xfce4-notifyd? I suppose the panel would then remove this highlight when the window is activated (or notification explicitly discarded?).
That said, reading from that thread, I have no clue if anyone actually figured out how to bind notifications to a specific window.https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/803option to disable a panel2023-11-26T12:23:19Zroger21option to disable a panelwhen we work with several displays and/or several setup it can be useful to have a specific panel for such display and so on
but when we switch to an other setup this extra panel can become annoying, often it can hidden by setting a spe...when we work with several displays and/or several setup it can be useful to have a specific panel for such display and so on
but when we switch to an other setup this extra panel can become annoying, often it can hidden by setting a specific output (like hdmi-1 and so on) that is no longer used but it is not always feasible
so it would be nice to just have an option to disable a panelhttps://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/802true rows layout2023-11-19T14:36:57Zroger21true rows layoutwhen we select more than one row for a panel, the items may spread over the rows or be limited to one row and stack up like launchers
it would be nice to have a true row layout where every item stay in its row without spreading and we c...when we select more than one row for a panel, the items may spread over the rows or be limited to one row and stack up like launchers
it would be nice to have a true row layout where every item stay in its row without spreading and we choose just with the move feature where we want to put ithttps://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/800[Clock] Microsecond format-code does not affect update interval2023-11-06T21:41:33ZEmil 'Skeen' Madsen[Clock] Microsecond format-code does not affect update intervalHi,
I'm using the following custom format on the xfce4-panel clock plugin: `%H:%M:%S.%f`.
The interesting format-code for this bug-report is the `%f` part, which outputs the number of microseconds within the current second.
The behavio...Hi,
I'm using the following custom format on the xfce4-panel clock plugin: `%H:%M:%S.%f`.
The interesting format-code for this bug-report is the `%f` part, which outputs the number of microseconds within the current second.
The behavior I had expected upon adding the `%f` format-code was sub second updates to the clock, similar to how adding the `%S` format-code results in sub minute updates to the clock.
What is observed however is that adding the `%f` format-code has no impact on the update interval of the clock.
The issue can be easily reproduced using the format string: `%M %f`, upon which updates are only generated every minute, or by using the format string: `%S %f`, upon which updates are only generated every second.
If I jiggle my mouse over the clock I get sub second updates, I assume from UI events.
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[This seems to be the code relevant for deciding the update interval](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/blob/master/plugins/clock/clock-time.c#L245-272): Which checks for a variety of format-codes, including `%S` and if found configures the update interval to be by the second, rather than by the minute. The `%f` modifier gets no special treatment in the function whatsoever.
[This seems to be the code relevant for configuring when the next update should occur](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/blob/master/plugins/clock/clock-time.c#L408-417): It seems clear here that the update interval is thought of a binary between updates by the second and by the minute.https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/795Clock plugin: Please add a checkbox in preferences to use system font2023-10-03T12:13:57ZfunkymasterClock plugin: Please add a checkbox in preferences to use system fontIf the system font is changed, the clock font in the panel plugin must be changed manually each time. It would be convenient if the font of the clock would be changed automatically.
Frontend implementation could look similar to the mous...If the system font is changed, the clock font in the panel plugin must be changed manually each time. It would be convenient if the font of the clock would be changed automatically.
Frontend implementation could look similar to the mousepad preferences.
Thank you.https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/793Feature request: Button to launch configured calendar program2023-09-27T16:35:14ZEggbertxFeature request: Button to launch configured calendar programIt would be nice to have a button on the calendar widget that launches the configured calendar application, instead of the application being launched just by clicking on the clock widget. That way, we can still view the simple calendar p...It would be nice to have a button on the calendar widget that launches the configured calendar application, instead of the application being launched just by clicking on the clock widget. That way, we can still view the simple calendar popup (for example, if we just want to see what day of the week a date lands on) without the overhead of the fully featured calendar program.https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/782Option to Disable tasklist menu item: "Lauch New Instance"2023-08-14T12:48:56ZTim COption to Disable tasklist menu item: "Lauch New Instance"Hi
We are using the tasklist plugin with Window Buttons.
When running google-chrome in --app mode then google-chrome is locked down for the user.
The Launch New Instance menu option will start google-chrome without the -app=<url> that i...Hi
We are using the tasklist plugin with Window Buttons.
When running google-chrome in --app mode then google-chrome is locked down for the user.
The Launch New Instance menu option will start google-chrome without the -app=<url> that is currently running and the user has access to all of the Chrome settings.
google-chrome is started by a Launcher bash script.
Is there a way to either remove the menu item, remove the whole menu or force the Launch New Instance to fail ?
Thanks
TChttps://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/774Feature Request: Option for Panels To Not Overlap Other Panels2023-07-26T03:26:27ZSaijin-NaibFeature Request: Option for Panels To Not Overlap Other PanelsI really like that we can have N-Number of panels in any arrangement we want, snapped to left/right/center, or even placed fully manually along any side of the screen (or anywhere else).
However, I'm finding that I would really apprecia...I really like that we can have N-Number of panels in any arrangement we want, snapped to left/right/center, or even placed fully manually along any side of the screen (or anywhere else).
However, I'm finding that I would really appreciate the panels being (optionally?) collision-aware, so that they won't overlap one another when a panel's contents expand it's width.
So, for instance, I wanted to split out my bottom panel to three parts:
1) Docked Left, Whisker Menu and some App Launchers
2) Docked Center, Window List
3) Docked Right, System monitors, clock, mailwatch, switch to desktop
What I found when I split my normal bottom panel into three is that the Window List panel would expand when I was using my computer more heavily and overlap both the Left and Right panels, whereas I expected it would grow to fill the empty space and then simply stop expanding.https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/752Feature request: Global panel options for plugins bar sizes, fonts etc.2023-06-07T15:38:22ZMassimo-BFeature request: Global panel options for plugins bar sizes, fonts etc.Hi, not sure if this is the right place to file that feature request...
Currently every single panel plugin needs to configure fonts and bar settings. Most plugins don't even have an option to set bar sizes and spacing. This leads to di...Hi, not sure if this is the right place to file that feature request...
Currently every single panel plugin needs to configure fonts and bar settings. Most plugins don't even have an option to set bar sizes and spacing. This leads to different look-like of different plugins.
https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-sensors-plugin/-/issues/44#note_74595
It would be nice to have a global panel option for font and bar sizes + bar spacing. This generic setting could be inherited by plugins or overwritten.
The option to show labels or not should be a plugin option.
Please think about and discuss this idea to make it easier for plugin developers and users, to implement and configure that in every single plugin.https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/750Feature Request: Having "Recent Files" on taskbar2023-05-30T08:28:15ZRaj2032Feature Request: Having "Recent Files" on taskbarKDE currently has this feature:
![image](/uploads/4ab1c35118ec63b6e4e7728dfdfb9b90/image.png)
Where if you right click on the application on the taskbar it would show "Recent Files" feature. It would make it much easier to navigate and...KDE currently has this feature:
![image](/uploads/4ab1c35118ec63b6e4e7728dfdfb9b90/image.png)
Where if you right click on the application on the taskbar it would show "Recent Files" feature. It would make it much easier to navigate and get to files on xfce.
This feature doesn't have to be enabled by default but I was hoping it could be given as an option to users.
Reason why I am reluctant to move to KDE is cause I want a lightweight DE and KDE is not one of them.https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/739starting alacarte , menulibre on any other menu editor from applications menu...2023-07-16T18:38:59Zfadi123gostarting alacarte , menulibre on any other menu editor from applications menu propertiesI wish I could start a menu editor from this window.
![Screenshot_2023-04-26_15-35-33](/uploads/c00d6692eeb21dbea8e2e517792ed652/Screenshot_2023-04-26_15-35-33.png)I wish I could start a menu editor from this window.
![Screenshot_2023-04-26_15-35-33](/uploads/c00d6692eeb21dbea8e2e517792ed652/Screenshot_2023-04-26_15-35-33.png)https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/737right click menu for xfce application menu2023-04-22T18:40:32Zfadi123goright click menu for xfce application menuI wish there was a right click menu for xfce application menu items similar to the ones in whisker menu. they should feature entries such as add to desktop , add to panel and edit appliction..![right_click](/uploads/787ece34a430200b1ebb4...I wish there was a right click menu for xfce application menu items similar to the ones in whisker menu. they should feature entries such as add to desktop , add to panel and edit appliction..![right_click](/uploads/787ece34a430200b1ebb47066bc35b18/right_click.png)
A right click menu for application menu as well , some people still like to use application menu.https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/734[Feature Request] Launcher 'checked' button behaviour2023-04-16T22:06:24Zsimplejack-src[Feature Request] Launcher 'checked' button behaviourHello,
Would it be possible to have a configuration option (xfconf/GUI setting) to have the builtin `Launcher` plugin behave like a checked/toggle button with respect to the command it spawns? In particular, when this mode is active, wh...Hello,
Would it be possible to have a configuration option (xfconf/GUI setting) to have the builtin `Launcher` plugin behave like a checked/toggle button with respect to the command it spawns? In particular, when this mode is active, when the button is clicked the command is spawned and so long as the spawn was successful and the child process remains alive the button transitions to the toggled/checked state. When the child process dies the button transitions back to its untoggled/unchecked state.
Adding this behavior to the launcher plugin (while I'm suggesting it as an optional setting, it could be made the default) brings it more inline with the behavior of other xfce4-panel plugins (both internal and external). Namely, the ability to provide visual feedback to the user concerning the spawned command (a CSS state/style could even set if the spawn failed, allowing the button to be flashed red or some such, however, this transition/action should be implemented in the users CSS theme).
Implementation wise, the groundwork looks to already be in place. Should be a matter of creating a `CheckedButton/ToggleButton` and using `xfce_spawn_on_screen_with_child_watch`.
Thanks,https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/727Workspace Switcher scroll orientation keeps changing2023-03-30T21:59:11ZJosh VenturaWorkspace Switcher scroll orientation keeps changingHi friends,
I notice that for several versions of xfce4-panel, the workspace switcher would switch to the workspace above when scrolling up, and to the workspace below when scrolling down. Since I have horizontal scrolling on my mouse, ...Hi friends,
I notice that for several versions of xfce4-panel, the workspace switcher would switch to the workspace above when scrolling up, and to the workspace below when scrolling down. Since I have horizontal scrolling on my mouse, I appreciated this change as it gave me mouse access to four adjacent workspaces instead of two.
The behavior before this was simply to switch to the previous workspace number. So scrolling vertically in workspace 2 would take you to workspace 1 (up) or 3 (down). This behavior has recently resumed in 4.18.2.
It would be cool if this behavior were configurable. Alternatively, it would be cool if I could select the position of each workspace arbitrarily, but this sounds like a far more involved feature that offers little value over simply being able to map mouse scroll events to workspace switch actions, or even more simply, selecting the behavior of vertical scrolling between numerical and vertical selection.
Thanks for your consideration! (And for your ongoing efforts in maintaining this software.)
I am happy to assign a bounty to this issue, if there is a mechanism or channel for that.https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/721Enhancement: Add toggle option to switch between column or row-first order pl...2023-06-23T19:09:19ZBrian SteerEnhancement: Add toggle option to switch between column or row-first order placement of entries in task listWhen using a multi row panel, window entries in the task list are currently first ordered vertically by column, before making use of the horizontal space. I would like to be able to change it so that they will instead order first in the ...When using a multi row panel, window entries in the task list are currently first ordered vertically by column, before making use of the horizontal space. I would like to be able to change it so that they will instead order first in the horizontal direction. That is, they would populate the first row, and only after filling that would they then start to spill over to the second row.
Forum thread: https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=16592
Thank you for your attention!https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/717Feature Request: Directory Plugin: Sorting file names and folder names in the...2023-02-25T19:46:02ZGeorge HillFeature Request: Directory Plugin: Sorting file names and folder names in the same sequence.
Please let me first say that I _love_ XFCE!
As to my feature request: I like the Directory plugin.
I am able to make it display both files and folders by setting the "File Pattern" to "*".
However, it sorts folders first, before any ...
Please let me first say that I _love_ XFCE!
As to my feature request: I like the Directory plugin.
I am able to make it display both files and folders by setting the "File Pattern" to "*".
However, it sorts folders first, before any files.
I would like to have the option to sort folders and files in the same sequence.
Could you please add that as a preference?
Thank you!https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/-/issues/691Grouped application item should show title of active/topmost window instead o...2023-01-09T15:08:15ZHans-Uwe MayerGrouped application item should show title of active/topmost window instead of application nameIf grouping of windows by application is enabled in the current version, the grouped item is labeled using just the application name whenever more than one window is open. It should however show the title of the currently active window o...If grouping of windows by application is enabled in the current version, the grouped item is labeled using just the application name whenever more than one window is open. It should however show the title of the currently active window or, respectively, the topmost/latest active window of that group.
See for instance the changing behavior with two Thunar windows:
![1](/uploads/00739091d1e1a37bae4374b7db0e3ca3/1.png)
![2](/uploads/20ad9c02f6346936e6abee8ff99e1722/2.png)
Package version:
- xfce4-panel 4.18.0
#692 might be related to this.