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German website pro-linux.de reports that, according to the roadmap of Xfce, version 4.12 is planned to be released on March 10th, 2013 after pre-releases in January and February.
A discussion about wether or not Xfce 4.12 should be based on gtk3 or gtk2 is still ongoing, yet the step will presumably be taken not later than with the release of version 4.14, including Gnome 3-applets and Unity-indicators.
Switching to gtk3 will most likely increase the complexity and take more effort to maintain. Trouble is expected in the combination of Gnome 3-applets and the Xfce-panel.
A discussion about wether or not Xfce 4.12 should be based on gtk3 or gtk2 is still ongoing, yet the step will presumably be taken not later than with the release of version 4.14, including Gnome 3-applets and Unity-indicators.
Switching to gtk3 will most likely increase the complexity and take more effort to maintain. Trouble is expected in the combination of Gnome 3-applets and the Xfce-panel.
xfdashboard
GNOME Shell has been around for a while, being both critisized and applauded. Some consider it too heavyweight, others dislike the abolishment of the classic desktop.
Xfce has been a refuge for quondam GNOME users, given it's flexibility allowing it to look like GNOME2. Now, time has passed and GNOME3 is catching up.
Well, kind of. xfdashboard is described as a Gnome shell like dashboard for Xfce. Just like the example set by GNOME shell, xfdashboard allows you to get an overview of running applications, search for installed applications and organize your favorite programs in a dock-like bar on the left.
Seems like a search for files is not y
verve-plugin
I wrote about alternative launchers before, like kupfer or docks.
Today, I'd like to cover a plugin the reminded me of the way the window manager awesome handles the start of applications. The verve plugin for the Xfce4 panel allows you to type the name of a program and launch it hitting enter, while acting like a command line at the time, supporting autocompletion by use of the tab key and a history, that is.
Setting up a shortcut for verve-focus in your keyboard settings will provide you with an easy way to handle the start of any installed application by just a few keystrokes. Be it Ctrl + Space as with kupfer, Super + R as with awesome or
Docks
On Xfce, you have a menu and occasional panel shortcuts to start your programs and a task bar to manage the windows already opened by default. Those, however, are not the only options to get these tasks done. Using an alternative menu like Whisker Menu or a keyboard based launcher like kupfer is one way, another one I want to cover here.
The operating system from Cupertino features the Dock, used to launch applications and switch between open windows. The task bar in this other OS from Redmond works quite similar in recent versions, while not being as shiny as the Dock.
GNU/Linux offers a variety of Dock-like applications to either grant mo
Wallpapers for 14.04 are chosen
The Xubuntu team asked the community to suggest wallpapers for the upcoming release of Xubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" back in November 2013.
Two days ago, they made their choice public, presenting the backgrounds to be shipped in April.
Personally, I like "Balance" a lot.
What do you think, are these images a good choice? Should Xubuntu provide photos or would you prefer to keep it limited to the default background?
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