Proposal to create a welcome app for XFCE

[Alexander Schwinn]

Hi Ajrat,

Gnome blueprint focus and syntax are designed specifically for GTK4 and 
Libadwaita applications.

For Xfce we neither use gtk4, nor do we use Libadwaita, so that does not 
sound like a way to go.

Already now we use glade to build some of our GUI's. If that would as 
well be an option for you, I suppose a welcome up would be welcome, 
(Taken that it is solid and you would be up to maintain it)

(WIll ask the others on matrix)

Best regards,
Alexander Schwinn

Am 12.09.25 um 11:19 schrieb Ajrat Makhmutov:
> Hello XFCE developers,
>
> I am Ajrat Makhmutov, a maintainer of the Linux distribution ALT 
> Linux. I like XFCE and want to help make it even better for users.
>
> I have an idea to create a welcome application for XFCE, similar to 
> plasma-welcome in KDE or the welcome app in GNOME.
> This app could help new users to learn about XFCE and set up their 
> system.
>
> For this project, I would like to use Blueprint. Blueprint is a new 
> tool from GNOME that helps to create GTK interfaces more easily. I 
> think it can be good for making the welcome app.
> Link: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/blueprint-compiler
> I know that XFCE usually uses pure GTK. I want to ask the community if 
> it is okay to use Blueprint for this idea. I do not want to make 
> problems or go against what XFCE likes. Please tell me your thoughts.
> If the community does not like this idea, I can try another way. I 
> just want to help and make something useful for XFCE.
>
> Thank you for your time and for reading my email.
>
> Best regards,
> Ajrat Makhmutov
> ALT Linux Maintainer
>
>
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