XFCE release 4.12 brings refinement and improvements
XFCE 4.12 has been released, and its changelog is an impressive list of refinements, improvements, and new features.
For starters, they've streamlined the code, removing a whole host of options the developers decided were no longer the best way to accomplish common tasks. The minimize/maximize buttons are gone now, and all apps run full-screen all the time. You can access a subset of options via keystroke combinations (sadly, these haven't been documented yet but they should be obvious), and finally, significant hardware access improvements have been arranged via mandatory use of the stunning new functionality provided by systemd.
Oh wait, none of that is true. I must have been thinking of some other Unix/Linux desktop environment.
Seriously, this time, check out the link for a multiple-page change log of significant features, including improvements to alt-tab dialogues, panel features, usage with multiple monitors, a move to GTK3, and more. And with regard to systemd, they've taken the classy way: XFCE remains independent of Linux-specific system features (like systemd), and instead designed a front-end/back-end approach that allows it to work equally well on Linux, the BSDs, and beyond. As a BSD-user, I'm immensely proud. Finally, note throughout the press release the number of times they mention listening to their users and implementing the features that users said they wanted. More than one other major project could benefit from a similar approach to working with its community.
For starters, they've streamlined the code, removing a whole host of options the developers decided were no longer the best way to accomplish common tasks. The minimize/maximize buttons are gone now, and all apps run full-screen all the time. You can access a subset of options via keystroke combinations (sadly, these haven't been documented yet but they should be obvious), and finally, significant hardware access improvements have been arranged via mandatory use of the stunning new functionality provided by systemd.
Oh wait, none of that is true. I must have been thinking of some other Unix/Linux desktop environment.
Seriously, this time, check out the link for a multiple-page change log of significant features, including improvements to alt-tab dialogues, panel features, usage with multiple monitors, a move to GTK3, and more. And with regard to systemd, they've taken the classy way: XFCE remains independent of Linux-specific system features (like systemd), and instead designed a front-end/back-end approach that allows it to work equally well on Linux, the BSDs, and beyond. As a BSD-user, I'm immensely proud. Finally, note throughout the press release the number of times they mention listening to their users and implementing the features that users said they wanted. More than one other major project could benefit from a similar approach to working with its community.