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| − | + | = Plasma Workspace = | |
| − | + | == basic functionality == | |
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* Storage devices can now automatically be mounted | * Storage devices can now automatically be mounted | ||
* Networkmanager frontend (knetworkmanager) | * Networkmanager frontend (knetworkmanager) | ||
** Experimental network-manager plasma widget | ** Experimental network-manager plasma widget | ||
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* Improved layout for the battery widget's popup | * Improved layout for the battery widget's popup | ||
* OpenGL accelerated popup animation | * OpenGL accelerated popup animation | ||
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* Workflow and layout improvements in the device manager widget | * Workflow and layout improvements in the device manager widget | ||
* Improved KMix OSD | * Improved KMix OSD | ||
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== Window & Compositing Manager == | == Window & Compositing Manager == | ||
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* Alt+Tab window switching improvements | * Alt+Tab window switching improvements | ||
* Improvements in present windows, flip switch, logout effect | * Improvements in present windows, flip switch, logout effect | ||
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| + | == Other widgets and addons == | ||
| + | * Bookmark runner now also supports Firefox' bookmarks | ||
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| + | = KDE Development Platform = | ||
| + | * KAuth: Authorization framework, harnesses PolicyKit, used in | ||
| + | ** Font installer | ||
| + | ** System Activity | ||
| + | * Nepomuk: | ||
| + | ** New Virtuoso backend, much faster, more scalable | ||
| + | ** Nepomuk: KIO slave for querying Nepomuk resources | ||
| + | ** Nepomuk is now able to search on non-mounted media | ||
| + | * libksane (scanner library): basic scanner support for Windows | ||
| + | * improved exiv2 support in libkexiv2 | ||
| + | * Add Odd/Even page selection and server-side page selection when using CUPS | ||
| + | * KDE integration of QtWebKit (cookies, proxies, etc. but not KPart) | ||
| + | * Thumbnail previews for Comicbook format | ||
| + | * Add new calendar systems: Indian Civil (Saka), Pure Julian, Pure Gregorian. | ||
= KDE Applications = | = KDE Applications = | ||
| + | == Basic == | ||
| + | * Dolphin: integrated searching | ||
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| + | == PIM / Groupware == | ||
| + | * New: KAddressbook rewrite for Akonadi | ||
| + | * KMail: | ||
| + | ** Archiving of emails | ||
| + | ** Improved recipient picker | ||
| + | ** searching by tag | ||
| + | ** Clickable HTML statusbar | ||
| + | ** Collapsible recipient fields | ||
| + | ** Error messages are now passive, less disturbant to workflow | ||
| + | ** Templating improvements | ||
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| + | == Educational & Games == | ||
* KStars: Observation plan manager | * KStars: Observation plan manager | ||
* KAlgebra | * KAlgebra | ||
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== Network == | == Network == | ||
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* Kopete: Create avatars from a webcam | * Kopete: Create avatars from a webcam | ||
* KRDC: | * KRDC: | ||
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** Assistant to create metalinks | ** Assistant to create metalinks | ||
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* Okteta Hex Editor: | * Okteta Hex Editor: | ||
** Improved selecting mechanism | ** Improved selecting mechanism | ||
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** Split views | ** Split views | ||
** Storing of bookmarks | ** Storing of bookmarks | ||
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| + | == non-SC Applications == | ||
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| + | * Digikam (stable KDE4 release in December) | ||
| + | * Amarok | ||
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