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@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ component areas:
- The **Tray**, where many functional widgets live.
- **Spaces**, an interface for [virtual
desktops](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_desktop). Virtual desktops
do not have any inherent security isolation properties, but some users find
them useful for organizing things.
desktops](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_desktop). Virtual desktops do
not have any inherent security isolation properties, but some users find them
useful for organizing things.
- The **Task Bar** where buttons for open and hidden windows live.
- The **App Menu**, where you go to open an application within a qube, to open
a dom0 terminal, to access administrative UI tools such as the Qube Manager,
@ -121,16 +121,17 @@ spend some time going through [XFCE's documentation](https://docs.xfce.org/).
There are several tray widgets that are unique to Qubes OS:
- The **Whonix SDWDate** widget surfaces and tracks functionality unique to
the [integration of Whonix into Qubes OS](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Qubes).
- The **Qubes Clipboard** widget surfaces activity in Qubes' inter-qube clipboard, and allows users to copy text *from* dom0.
- The **Qubes Devices** widget allows you to attach and detach devices ---
such as USB drives and cameras --- to qubes.
- The **Qubes Disk Space** widget shows you how much storage you have available. It will notify you if you're ever running out
of disk space.
- The **Qubes Domains** widget allows you to manage running qubes, turn them
on and off, and monitor memory usage.
- The **Qubes Updater** widget can inform you when updates are available, and enable you to run those updates with a log to monitor progress.
- The **Whonix SDWDate** allows you to control the Tor connection in your
[`sys-whonix`](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Qubes) qube.
- The **Qubes Clipboard** lets you easily copy text from dom0.
- The **Qubes Devices** widget allows you to attach and detach devices --- such
as USB drives and cameras --- to qubes.
- The **Qubes Disk Space** widget shows you how much storage you're using.
It'll notify you if you're ever running out of space.
- The **Qubes Domains** widget allows you to manage running qubes, turn them on
and off, and monitor RAM and CPU usage.
- The **Qubes Updater** widget informs you when updates are available and helps
you install them.
[![r4.0-widgets.png](/attachment/doc/r4.0-widgets.png)](/attachment/doc/r4.0-widgets.png)