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appstream

⇨ Documentation

autostart

⇨ Latest Version

• version 0.5

basedir

⇨ Latest Version

• version 0.8
• version 0.7
• version 0.6

clipboard

⇨ Latest Version

• version 1.0

clipboard-extensions

⇨ Latest Version

• version 1.0

dbus

⇨ Documentation

• introspect.dtd
• busconfig.dtd

desktop-entry

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

• version 1.5
• version 1.4
• version 1.3
• version 1.2
• version 1.1
• version 1.0
• version 0.9.8
• version 0.9.7
• version 0.9.6
• version 0.9.5

global-shortcuts

⚠️ DRAFT
⇨ Latest Version

help-system

⇨ Latest Version

icon-naming

⇨ Latest Version

• version 0.8.90
• version 0.8
• version 0.7
• version 0.6
• version 0.4

icon-theme

⇨ Latest Version

• version 0.13
• version 0.12
• version 0.11
• version 0.10
• version 0.9
• version 0.8
• version 0.7
• version 0.6

idle-inhibit

⇨ Latest Version

• version 0.1

menu

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

• version 1.1
• version 1.0
• menu-1.0.dtd
• version 0.92
• version 0.91
• version 0.9

mime-apps

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

• version 1.0.1
• version 1.0

mpris

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

notification

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

• version 1.3
• version 1.2

polkit

⇨ Documentation

• policyconfig.dtd

recent-files

⇨ Latest Version

• version 0.3
• version 0.2

secret-service

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

• version 0.2

shortcuts

⚠️ DRAFT
⇨ Latest Version

shared-mime-info

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

• version 0.22
• version 0.21
• version 0.20
• version 0.19
• version 0.18
• version 0.17
• version 0.16
• version 0.15
• version 0.14
• version 0.13
• version 0.12
• version 0.11
• version 0.10
• version 0.9
• version 0.8
• version 0.7
• version 0.6
• version 0.5
• version 0.4
• version 0.3
• version 0.2

sound-naming

⇨ Latest Version

• version 0.2

sound-theme

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

• version 0.2

startup-notification

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

• version 0.2
• version 0.1

systemtray

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

• version 0.3
• version 0.2
• version 0.1

thumbnail

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

• version 0.8.0

trash

⇨ Latest Version

• version 1.0

wm

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

• version 1.5
• version 1.4
• version 1.3

xembed

⇨ Latest Version (on one page)

• version 0.5

xsettings

⇨ Latest Version

• version 0.5