diff --git a/config/x11.toml b/config/x11.toml
index 627fa9853..b6d105973 100644
--- a/config/x11.toml
+++ b/config/x11.toml
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ set -ex
 
 gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache
 /usr/lib/xfce4/xfconf/xfconfd &
+/usr/lib/tumbler-1/tumblerd &
+/usr/libexec/upowerd &
+xfsettingsd &
 
 xterm&
 #zenity --info --text="running xfce4 as $(id)!"
diff --git a/recipes/groups/xfce4-common/recipe.toml b/recipes/groups/xfce4-common/recipe.toml
index 847334b69..dfaaf31bc 100644
--- a/recipes/groups/xfce4-common/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/groups/xfce4-common/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 dependencies = [
+    "mousepad",
     "thunar",
     "tumbler",
     "xfconf",
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "xfce4-appfinder",
     "xfce4-session",
     "xfce4-panel",
+    "xfce4-power-manager",
     "xfce4-settings",
     "xfce4-terminal",
     "xfwm4",
diff --git a/recipes/libs/glib/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/glib/recipe.toml
index cabf64265..d004afd09 100644
--- a/recipes/libs/glib/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/libs/glib/recipe.toml
@@ -11,14 +11,17 @@ dependencies = [
     "gettext",
     "libffi",
     "libiconv",
+    "libinotify-stub",
     "pcre2",
     "zlib",
 ]
 script = """
 DYNAMIC_INIT
+export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$COOKBOOK_SYSROOT/include/inotify"
+export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -linotify"
 cookbook_meson \
     -Ddefault_library=shared \
     -Dxattr=false \
     -Dtests=false \
-    -Dfile_monitor_backend=auto
+    -Dfile_monitor_backend=inotify
 """
diff --git a/recipes/libs/libinotify-stub/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/libinotify-stub/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b77e15d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/libs/libinotify-stub/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/willnode/inotify-stub/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.tar.gz"
+
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+make -C "$COOKBOOK_SOURCE" install BUILD="$(pwd)" DESTDIR="$COOKBOOK_STAGE/usr"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/icons/adwaita-icon-theme/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/icons/adwaita-icon-theme/recipe.toml
index ce90ad699..1ee7272a8 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/icons/adwaita-icon-theme/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/icons/adwaita-icon-theme/recipe.toml
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ patches = ["redox.patch"]
 
 [build]
 template = "meson"
+
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "librsvg" # adwaita contains svg icons
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/graphene/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/graphene/recipe.toml
index c96d54794..7c2cdf8d7 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/graphene/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/graphene/recipe.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/graphene/1.10/graphene-1.10.8.tar.xz"
 template = "meson"
 mesonflags = [
     "-Dtests=false",
-    "-Dintrospection=false",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtksourceview/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtksourceview/recipe.toml
index b6b3ed2f8..9513e8b36 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtksourceview/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtksourceview/recipe.toml
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
-# build instructions: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtksourceview#installation
+#TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
-tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gtksourceview/5.10/gtksourceview-5.10.0.tar.xz"
+# later version uses GTK4
+tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gtksourceview/3.24/gtksourceview-3.24.9.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "meson"
-mesonflags = [
-    "-Dbuild-testsuite=false",
-    "-Dintrospection=false",
-]
+template = "configure"
 dependencies = [
     "glib",
-    "gtk4",
+    "gtk3",
     "libxml2",
     "fribidi",
     "pcre",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtksourceview/redox.patch b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtksourceview/redox.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54bb93841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtksourceview/redox.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff --color -ruwN source/configure source-new/configure
+--- source/configure	2018-09-06 01:53:32.000000000 +0700
++++ source-new/configure	2026-05-24 08:57:06.072736434 +0700
+@@ -5763,7 +5763,7 @@
+   ;;
+ 
+ # This must be glibc/ELF.
+-linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
++linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu* | redox*)
+   lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
+   ;;
+ 
+@@ -11450,7 +11450,7 @@
+   ;;
+ 
+ # This must be glibc/ELF.
+-linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
++linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu* | redox*)
+   version_type=linux # correct to gnu/linux during the next big refactor
+   need_lib_prefix=no
+   need_version=no
diff --git a/recipes/wip/x11/mate/marco/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/x11/mate/marco/recipe.toml
index d4c935c41..50f9042ca 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/x11/mate/marco/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/x11/mate/marco/recipe.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ template = "meson"
 
 [package]
 dependencies = [
-    "librsvg",
     "mate-settings-daemon",
     "zenity",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/x11/upower-glib/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/x11/upower-glib/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75724f772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/x11/upower-glib/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+[source]
+tar = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/upower/upower/-/archive/v1.91.2/upower-v1.91.2.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+dependencies = [
+    "glib",
+]
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dintrospection=disabled",
+    "-Dos_backend=dummy",
+    "-Dsystemdsystemunitdir=no",
+    "-Dgtk-doc=false",
+    "-Dman=false",
+    "-Dinstalled_tests=false",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/x11/xfce4/mousepad/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/x11/xfce4/mousepad/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbfcd8348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/x11/xfce4/mousepad/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[source]
+tar = "https://archive.xfce.org/src/apps/mousepad/0.7/mousepad-0.7.0.tar.xz"
+[build]
+dependencies = [
+    "gettext",
+    "glib",
+    "gtk3",
+    "gtksourceview",
+    "libxfce4ui",
+    "pango",
+]
+template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/x11/xfce4/xfce4-power-manager/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/x11/xfce4/xfce4-power-manager/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d369dac6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/x11/xfce4/xfce4-power-manager/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+[source]
+tar = "https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/xfce4-power-manager/4.21/xfce4-power-manager-4.21.1.tar.xz"
+[build]
+dependencies = [
+    "cairo",
+    "gettext",
+    "glib",
+    "gtk3",
+    "libnotify",
+    "libx11",
+    "libxext",
+    "libxfce4ui",
+    "libxfce4util",
+    "libxrandr",
+    "upower-glib",
+    "xfconf",
+]
+template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dwayland=disabled",
+]