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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Sponsor: Proton Mail
02:01 Visual Changes & UX
08:12 Accessibility
09:55 Power Management
12:00 Discover & Updates
13:47 Settings Changes
16:46 Misc. changes
18:53 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
19:51 Support the channel
For digital artists
· Option to re-bind the drawing tablet stylus buttons to different types of mouse clicks
· Option for how to map drawing tablet area to screen area
· Drawing tablet calibration wizard
· Test mode for drawing tablet settings
· Turned on support for KWin's implementation of the Wayland color management protocol
· Option to use color profile data built into your monitor, if it has one
Power management
· Per-monitor brightness control
· Ability to override apps that are blocking sleep or screen locking
· Battery widget's icon now shows a power profile badge too
· The Battery Monitor widget once again stays visible while the computer is charging
· Meta+B shortcut to switch power profiles now cycles through them individually
Discover and system updating
· Ability to shut down after applying an offline system update, not just reboot
· Discover now supports PostmarketOS
· Discover now helps you write better reviews
· Discover now present apps' license information more accurately
Accessibility
· Full Sticky Keys support on Wayland
· Colorblindness filters now appear in the Accessibility KCM
· Overhaul UI of Accessibility KCM for greater… accessibility!
Weather widget
· Night forecasts for NOAA weather provider
· Now shows "feels like" temperatures for providers that support it] (NOAA and EnvCan, currently)
· More information for BBC weather forecasts]
· Now uses information-poor providers only as a fallback
Input device configuration
· Support for turning on the "autoscrolling" feature of the Libinput driver
· Option to disable smooth scrolling in KDE apps
Networking
· Support for Enhanced Open (OWE) Wi-Fi security
· Support for WebAuth for SAML-based network authentication
UI/visual design
· Accent color is now respected when using the Breeze Dark Plasma theme or Breeze Twilight global theme
· Better layout for System Tray expanded grid view
· Overhauled Widget Explorer UX
· The Meta+V clipboard popup now uses the same UI as the Plasma widget
· Redesign the Keyboard KCM
· Modernize the Thunderbolt KCM
· Use the same "Open With" dialog everywhere]
· More rich visualizations of Plasma features in Welcome Center
· Connecting or disconnecting a screen now plays a sound
· Removed KWin Morphing Popups effect because it was unfixably buggy
· By default, can now drag Breeze-themed windows only from header areas, not from everywhere
Miscellaneous
· Option to disable window outlines in the Pager widget
· "Minimize All" widget now only minimizes windows on the current virtual desktop and activity
· Integrated cropping tool when setting your user avatar
· Ability to name your custom shortcuts
· Once-a-year donation request notification
Technical
· Memory page in Info Center
· Implemented the alpha-modifier KWin protocol
· Initial implementation of SVG cursor theming, and ported the Breeze themes to use it
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Discord: discord.gg/mdnHftjkja
#linuxdesktop #linux #linuxdistro #kdeplasma #plasma
Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Sponsor: Proton Mail
02:01 Visual Changes & UX
08:12 Accessibility
09:55 Power Management
12:00 Discover & Updates
13:47 Settings Changes
16:46 Misc. changes
18:53 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
19:51 Support the channel
For digital artists
· Option to re-bind the drawing tablet stylus buttons to different types of mouse clicks
· Option for how to map drawing tablet area to screen area
· Drawing tablet calibration wizard
· Test mode for drawing tablet settings
· Turned on support for KWin's implementation of the Wayland color management protocol
· Option to use color profile data built into your monitor, if it has one
Power management
· Per-monitor brightness control
· Ability to override apps that are blocking sleep or screen locking
· Battery widget's icon now shows a power profile badge too
· The Battery Monitor widget once again stays visible while the computer is charging
· Meta+B shortcut to switch power profiles now cycles through them individually
Discover and system updating
· Ability to shut down after applying an offline system update, not just reboot
· Discover now supports PostmarketOS
· Discover now helps you write better reviews
· Discover now present apps' license information more accurately
Accessibility
· Full Sticky Keys support on Wayland
· Colorblindness filters now appear in the Accessibility KCM
· Overhaul UI of Accessibility KCM for greater… accessibility!
Weather widget
· Night forecasts for NOAA weather provider
· Now shows "feels like" temperatures for providers that support it] (NOAA and EnvCan, currently)
· More information for BBC weather forecasts]
· Now uses information-poor providers only as a fallback
Input device configuration
· Support for turning on the "autoscrolling" feature of the Libinput driver
· Option to disable smooth scrolling in KDE apps
Networking
· Support for Enhanced Open (OWE) Wi-Fi security
· Support for WebAuth for SAML-based network authentication
UI/visual design
· Accent color is now respected when using the Breeze Dark Plasma theme or Breeze Twilight global theme
· Better layout for System Tray expanded grid view
· Overhauled Widget Explorer UX
· The Meta+V clipboard popup now uses the same UI as the Plasma widget
· Redesign the Keyboard KCM
· Modernize the Thunderbolt KCM
· Use the same "Open With" dialog everywhere]
· More rich visualizations of Plasma features in Welcome Center
· Connecting or disconnecting a screen now plays a sound
· Removed KWin Morphing Popups effect because it was unfixably buggy
· By default, can now drag Breeze-themed windows only from header areas, not from everywhere
Miscellaneous
· Option to disable window outlines in the Pager widget
· "Minimize All" widget now only minimizes windows on the current virtual desktop and activity
· Integrated cropping tool when setting your user avatar
· Ability to name your custom shortcuts
· Once-a-year donation request notification
Technical
· Memory page in Info Center
· Implemented the alpha-modifier KWin protocol
· Initial implementation of SVG cursor theming, and ported the Breeze themes to use it
