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Xubuntu team report for September 2009

Packaging, Development, & Testing

• Cody regenerated the Xubuntu metapackage.
• Lionel updated xubuntu-default-settings to provide default.desktop desktop session file to correctly set system wide default session.
• Lionel uploaded a new upstream bugfix release of xfce4-volumed.
• Lionel patched xfce4-power-manager to fix a segfault in xfpm_session_set_client_id.
• Lionel fixed LP #412659 by updating the xubuntu-artwork package to increase the alternative priority of the xubuntu usplash theme so that the xubuntu theme is preferred over the ubuntu one.
• Lionel updated xubuntu-default-settings to improve integration with new gdm and readd a shortcut for xfce4-popup-menu (LP: #424282).

• Lionel fixed LP #195649 by patching exo to fix failure to eject video cd/dvd & data cd/dvd using hardware button.

• Cody added xfce4-volumed to xubuntu desktop seed.

• Cody removed thunar-tpa (trash panel applet) from default session as part of the xubuntu-karmic-session-slim-down specification.

• SiDi patched xfce4-power-manager to use custom notification icons as part of the notify-osd spec

Artwork and marketing

• Pasi and SiDi worked with James Schriver and MadsRH to make the new GTK theme and mockups for Xsplash

• Pasi and Jim did the new documentation startpage
• Pasi worked extensively with Karmic release artwork (GDM, wallpaper and overall look)