Release Notes

Changes between Xfce4.0 rc4 and 4.0 final
 * system tray fix
 * better support for non-EMWH compliant programs
 * Old 32 item limit for the panel removed

Changes between Xfce4 rc3 and Xfce4 rc4
 * Window management improvements for applications using older toolkits like motif or tk
 * Icon scaling in te panel was improved
 * Several small fixes in the file manager

Changes between Xfce4.0 rc2 and Xfce4.0 rc3
 * Fix a number of hard to find window management bugs.
 * Fix menubutton and iconbutton behaviour in libxfcegui4: no more flicker and unnecessary resizing.
 * Some fixes for autohide and reorientation of the panel
 * New default configuration for the panel
 * Use Xfce gtk theme by default
 * Improved handling of fullscreen windows.
 * Fixes to notification area/system tray implementation
 * Change buttons for desktop mouse menu: right click opens menu, middle click opens window list
 * Updated documentation

Changes between Xfce4.0 rc1 and Xfce4.0 rc2
 * Fix a small window management bug that showed up on rare occasions.
 * Panel plugin API was changed again to prevent old plugins from crashing the panel. Older plugins will no longer work with the panel.
 * Fixed size problems with the iconbox
 * Several translation updates.

Changes between beta2 and Xfce4.0 rc1
 * many internal library changes. This means that applications that link against libxfcegui4 must be recompiled against the new library.
 * new 'separator' item for the panel
 * 'revert' functionality removed from panel item dialogs. External panel plugins must be updated by their author or they may cause problems. All panel plugins must be recompiled.
 * columns in file manager reorderable by dragging the headers
 * tab completion on input boxes in the file manager
 * window manager stores session info, when using a session manager
 * xrandr support for the window manager
 * improved handling of special window hints
 * many bugfixes and general improvements

Changes between beta1 and beta2
 * major improvements in Xinerama support
 * new themes for the panel, based on SVG icons
 * new packages have been added from xfce4-extras
 * xfce4-systray : a notification area for the panel
 * xfce4-themes : icon themes for the panel


 * by default, the panel is not focused anymore when you switch the focus using Alt+Tab keyboard shorcut
 * the panel now allows you to specify a directory as launcher, that opens up the file manager (xffm) directly on it
 * new UI layout for the mcs settings dialogs, much better looking
 * xfce4-tips now includes several useful "tips and tricks"
 * several bug-fixes for Solaris