Need to backup xfce4-panel config?

[SnickerSnack]

I'm thinking of using a GIT repo to get version 4.7 of xfce4-panel, but I need to know if I need to backup any config files before removing version 4.6 through apt. I have several panel buttons that I don't want input again (could easily take 30+ minutes of clicking).

I do realize that 4.7 will become stable on Jan 16, but that doesn't mean it will be available through apt. If someone knows for sure whether it will be, or how I can find out, I'd like to know about it.

Thanks.

[lithopsian]

New versions can take a long time to appear in the main stable repository. And by a long time I mean perhaps never! Almost certainly you will be able to find a PPA if this is a significant release supported on your distro.

The settings on earlier versions were in ~/.config/xfce4. That would be the most important thing to backup.

[azertyh]

hello,
i see all my launchers/buttons in ~/.config/xfce4/panel.
but i'm not sure that you can restore your buttons after backed up these files.

[SnickerSnack]

The information is stored there, but it doesn't appear to be read from there. Changes made there aren't reflected in the panel after a restart, the files are just over-written with the old settings.

Thanks though.