Xfce Additions for 26

[jimkp]

List of suggestions for Xfce in Korora 26

Add a Korora preset to Xfce-panel-switch

Remove separators from panel 2

[ghost]

• Enable "Tap touchpad to click" by default.
• Enable "Launch Gnome Services on startup" by default in the Session and Startup on the Advanced tab.
• Include light-locker and remove xscreensaver.
• Remove "Action Buttons" from the panel since everything is provided by the Whisker Menu which we use by default.

[jimkp]

Add Deja Dup integration to thunar by adding the following to ~/.config/Thunar/uca.xml

<action>
	<icon>deja-dup</icon>
	<name>Restore Previous Versions</name>
	<unique-id>1497595607735838-2</unique-id>
	<command>deja-dup --restore %F</command>
	<description>Restores earlier file versions via Deja-Dup</description>
	<patterns>*</patterns>
	<audio-files/>
	<image-files/>
	<other-files/>
	<text-files/>
	<video-files/>
</action>
<action>
	<icon>deja-dup</icon>
	<name>Restore Missing</name>
	<unique-id>1497595607735846-3</unique-id>
	<command>deja-dup --restore-missing %f</command>
	<description>Restore missing files from the current directory</description>
	<patterns>*</patterns>
	<directories/>
</action>

[jimkp]

Reinstate Hexchat as irc client

[jimkp]

Should we replace Xarchiver? It is reported to be dead, no development for 3 years.

One option, as recommended on Xfce irc is File Roller which is a Gnome app but is in the repos.

[ghost]

Had a look at Squeeze but it doesn't seem to be maintained either and is a oldie. If there is no other solution, since all the others are old and unmaintained too, then we have to use File Roller.

[jimkp]

Reinstate Darktable, (to Mate too)

[jimkp]

Added Hexchat and File Roller to Template,
removing Xarchiver gave no change error
adding Darktable gave no change error

[jimkp]

Darktable fixed, added to Xfce and Mate

[ghost]

Add Deja Dup to Xfce otherwise the integration to Thunar is of no use. I will open another issue for Cinnamon and MATE since Deja Dup isn't included there.

[jimkp]

Added Deja-dup

[firnsy]

ozjd, xfce settings are applied to /etc/skel specifically so only new installs and new users will get the changes.

[firnsy]

For the Deja-Dup integration into Thunar, when you say add is that ok if that's the only contents in the file as would have to be the case when placing it into /etc/skel since the file doesn't exist yet.

[jimkp]

For the Deja-Dup integration into Thunar, when you say add is that ok if that's the only contents in the file as would have to be the case when placing it into /etc/skel since the file doesn't exist yet.

As the file exists (I guess it is part of the Thunar package) we need to add to it, so the file contents will be

<?xml encoding="UTF-8" version="1.0"?>
<actions>
<action>
	<icon>utilities-terminal</icon>
	<name>Open Terminal Here</name>
	<unique-id>1501473379914576-1</unique-id>
	<command>exo-open --working-directory %f --launch TerminalEmulator</command>
	<description>Example for a custom action</description>
	<patterns>*</patterns>
	<startup-notify/>
	<directories/>
</action>
<action>
	<icon>deja-dup</icon>
	<name>Restore Previous Versions</name>
	<unique-id>1497595607735838-2</unique-id>
	<command>deja-dup --restore %F</command>
	<description>Restores earlier file versions via Deja-Dup</description>
	<patterns>*</patterns>
	<audio-files/>
	<image-files/>
	<other-files/>
	<text-files/>
	<video-files/>
</action>
<action>
	<icon>deja-dup</icon>
	<name>Restore Missing</name>
	<unique-id>1497595607735846-3</unique-id>
	<command>deja-dup --restore-missing %f</command>
	<description>Restore missing files from the current directory</description>
	<patterns>*</patterns>
	<directories/>
</action>
</actions>

[firnsy]

Right, that's not going to work.
The issue is that our package will modify a file that is owned by another package, in this case it's "thunar".
There are so many corner cases that will result in not having our desired effect.
I know Xfce is slowly moving towards a global configuration system but until they do, we won't be able to modify configs owned by other packages.

[jimkp]

Right, that's not going to work.
The issue is that our package will modify a file that is owned by another package, in this case it's "thunar".
There are so many corner cases that will result in not having our desired effect.
I know Xfce is slowly moving towards a global configuration system but until they do, we won't be able to modify configs owned by other packages.

We had talked about adding https://gitlab.com/nobodyinperson/thunar-custom-actions too but there was an issue with an early version, can't remember what now, and have tested later versions. It uses a different to update the custom actions. Probably doesn't help though

[jimkp]

Missed the xscreensaver and lght-locker request earlier.
removed xscreensaver* and added light-locker

[jimkp]

Update settings as per guide for light locker https://kororaproject.org/support/documentation/screen-locking-with-light-locker

[ghost]

dnfdragora and dnfdragora-gui have been added to the Xfce template.

[jimkp]

whisker menu settings need to following changed
under commands set Switch Users to off
set Edit Applications to alacarte
set edit Profile to off (unless we want to package Mugshot from https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/heikoada/xfce4-addons/package/mugshot/)

[jimkp]

excluded xscreensaver-base

[jimkp]

under commands set Switch Users to off
set Edit Applications to alacarte

ignore those as I was looking at an old system, they are correct on the latest build