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Subject:    [kde-announce] KDE SC 4.5 Beta 1 Relased
From:       Sebastian =?iso-8859-1?q?K=FCgler?= <sebas () kde ! org>
Date:       2010-05-26 19:07:23
Message-ID: 201005262107.23996.sebas () kde ! org
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						KDE SC 4.5 Beta 1 Relased


KDE has released a first test version of the released that will be out this 
summer, in August. KDE SC 4.5.0 is targeted at testers and those that would 
like to have an early look at what's coming to their desktops and netbooks 
this summer. KDE is now firmly in beta mode, meaning that the primary focus is 
on fixing bugs and preparing the stable release of the software compilation 
this summer.

KDE SC 4.5 sports many improvements, among which are:

* A reworked notification area. Thanks to the new, D-Bus-based protocol that 
replaces the old "system tray", a uniform look and consistent interaction 
scheme can now be guaranteed across applications and toolkits.

* KWin-Tiling makes it possible to automatically place windows next to each 
other, employing the window management paradigm also found in window managers 
such as Ion. Advanced graphical effects, such as blurring the background of 
translucent windows make for a more pleasurable and usable experience.

* Users that prefer WebKit above the KHTML rendering engine currently used in  
Konqueror, KDE's web browser now can install the WebKit component and switch 
Konqueror to use WebKit as rendering engine for web sites. The WebKit 
component for Konqueror is available from KDE's Extragear repository, is based 
on the popular KPart component technology and fully integrates with password 
storage, content-blocking and other features users already know and love in 
Konqueror.

* A special focus of this release cycle is the stability of the software 
delivered with KDE SC 4.5. While there are many exciting new features, 
developers have spent considerable amounts of time finishing off features and 
polishing those that haven't come to full bloom yet.

Initially planned for KDE SC 4.5.0, the KDE PIM team have decided to delay the 
released of the Akonadi-based KMail for one month. The new version of KMail 
will be delivered as part of one of KDE's monthly bugfix updates. In the 
meantime, the stable version of KMail from KDE SC 4.4 will be maintained. 
Akonadi will centralize syncing and caching of PIM data, deliver wider support 
for groupware servers and makes handling PIM data, such as contacts, 
calendaring and email more efficient by sharing it across applications.

Please test this release, and inform us of issues with the software through 
bugs.kde.org.

Full announcement: http://kde.org/announcements/announce-4.5-beta1.php

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