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From: Sebastian Kügler <sebas () kde ! org>
Date: 2012-01-24 20:37:37
Message-ID: 20120124203737.A3C69AC892 () svn ! kde ! org
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<?php
- $release = '4.7';
- $release_full = '4.7.0';
+ $release = '4.8';
+ $release_full = '4.8.0';
$page_title = "Updated KDE Applications Bring Many Exciting Features";
$site_root = "../../";
@@ -10,63 +10,31 @@
?>
<p>
-KDE is happy to announce the release of new versions of many of our most popular \
applications. From games through education and entertainment, these applications are \
more powerful, yet remain easy to use as they continue to mature in this version. \
Below are a few highlights from some of the updated applications released today. +KDE \
is happy to announce the release of new versions of many popular applications. From \
games to education and entertainment, these applications are more powerful. But they \
are still easy to use as they mature. Below are highlights from some of the updated \
applications released today. </p>
<?php
-centerThumbScreenshot("dolphin-gwenview.png", "KDE Applications 4.7");
+centerThumbScreenshot("gwenview2.png", "KDE Applications 4.7");
?>
<p>
+Enjoy new tricks from a faster and prettier <a \
href="http://dolphin.kde.org"><strong>Dolphin</strong></a>. The new display engine \
performs faster when dealing with big directories, slow disks and layout changes. \
File names no longer get shortened, and icon and text boundaries fit items better. \
+</p><p> +<a href="http://www.kde.org/applications/graphics/gwenview/"><strong>Gwenview</strong></a> \
finetunes its usability and image viewing abilities. A handy, translucent navigation \
area appears when an image is zoomed-in so scrolling is easier. A fade effect is \
applied in image transitions. <strong>Okular</strong> 4.8, KDE's document viewer \
brings <a href="http://nightcrawlerinshadow.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/advanced-text-selection-in-okular/">advanced \
text selection features</a>. +</p><p>
+<a href="http://kde.org/applications/internet/kmail/"><strong>KMail</strong></a> has \
seen many bug fixes and performance improvements, following its substantial \
architectural changes in the previous release. It also has a variety of new frontend \
features.
-<strong>Kontact</strong>, KDE's groupware solution, rejoins the rest of the KDE \
software for the 4.7 release. With most components now ported to Akonadi, there is \
increased stability, better connection to new services and sharing of communication \
information between more applications. The biggest change is the introduction of \
KMail 2. This has the familiar interface, while under the surface, all mail storage \
and retrieval has been ported to Akonadi. </p><p>
-<strong>Dolphin</strong>, KDE's file manager, has a cleaner default appearance. The \
menu bar is hidden, but easy to reach and restore. The file searching interface has \
been improved. In addition, Dolphin now has much <a \
href="http://vishesh-yadav.com/blog/2011/07/03/mercurial-plugin-for-dolphin-work-progress-part-1-2/">deeper \
integration with source code management</a> systems, including the ability to create \
and clone repositories, push and pull changes, view diffs and much more. Dolphin and \
Konqueror both benefit from a new plugin that provides a rating and an annotation \
menu action for files and folders, leveraging Nepomuk capabilities.
-</p>
-<?php
-centerThumbScreenshot("konqueror-dolphin.png", "Konqueror and Dolphin in 4.7");
-?>
-<p>
-<strong>Marble</strong>, the virtual globe application from KDE Edu, has gained many \
improvements over the past six months. It now has voice navigation support, a map \
creation wizard, and new plug-ins. Following the Voice of Marble contest, voice \
navigation is now available in several languages, with voices provided by the KDE \
community. For more details, see <a \
href="http://edu.kde.org/marble/current_1.2.php">Marble's visual \
changelog</a>.
-</p>
-<?php
-centerThumbScreenshot("marble.png", "Marble shines in 4.7");
-?>
-<p>
-Image management has become easier with <strong>Gwenview</strong>, the KDE image \
viewer, now offering the ability to compare two or more pictures side by side. From \
the browse mode, select two or more pictures, and then switch to the view mode or to \
the full-screen mode. In the view mode, you can add more pictures from the thumbnail \
bar.
-<?php
-centerThumbScreenshot("gwenview.png", "Comparing images in Gwenview 4.7");
-?>
+<strong>Kate</strong> has many <a \
href="http://kate-editor.org/2011/12/21/kate-in-kde-4-8/">new features and \
improvements</a>: a new Search & Replace plugin, useful indicators when lines are \
changed, and a new editor that can be configured to use document variables \
(modelines). There are improvements to the heavily reworked code folding, the Vi mode \
and the Kate/Kwrite handbooks. As for bugs, about 190 issues were resolved after \
heavy work cleaning up the bug database.
</p><p>
-Comic fans will be pleased that Okular, the universal file viewer, gains support for \
reading a directory as a comicbook.
-</p><p>
-KStars, the essential KDE application for stargazers around the world, has gained a \
feature to predict a star hopping route and dynamic switching between its OpenGL and \
native rendering backends. Labels can now be assigned to points on celestial lines; \
comet trails are rendered in OpenGL mode.
-Mathematicians and scientists can now explore higher order functions in Kalgebra and \
get information on oxidation states for elements in Kalzium.
-</p><p>
-For software developers, KDevelop has gained support for predefined indentation \
styles and a Python interpreter using Kross. Improved Python auto-completion and \
support for lex/yacc file extensions are also included in this \
release.
-</p><p>
-KDE's Advanced Text Editor, Kate, shines with plugin improvements and stability. \
Detailed information is available on the <a \
href="http://kate-editor.org/2011/07/09/kate-in-kde-4-7/">Kate \
website</a>.
-</p>
+<a href="http://edu.kde.org/cantor/"><b>http://edu.kde.org/cantor/</b></a><b>">Cantor—KDE's \
frontend to popular mathematics packages—gains support for Qalculate and Scilab.
-<h2>
-DigiKam 2.0 brings face detection and recognition, image versioning support, \
geotagging and much more
-</h2>
-<p>
-Today also features the release of <strong>DigiKam 2.0</strong>. The road to version \
2 took more than a year of heavy development. The team proudly announces the first \
release of the new generation of DigiKam. This version features long awaited face \
detection and recognition, image versioning support, XMP metadata sidecar files \
support, big improvements in tagging and marking photos, reversed geotagging and many \
other improvements, including a total of 219 fixed bugs.
-<!--
-(screenshot of the new DigiKam here \
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6124/5964495890_7a5c6a5d2d_o_d.png )
--->
-<?php
-centerThumbScreenshot("digikam.png", "Digikam 2.0");
-?>
+<a href="http://kde.org/applications/development/lokalize/"><strong>Lokalize</strong></a> \
—the KDE translation tool—has improved support for TBX (TermBase eXchange) \
glossaries and XLIFF (XML Localisation Interchange File Format) translation \
catalogs—two important industry standards. It also has a faster UI and 15 bug \
fixes.
</p><p>
-Close companion Kipi-plugins is released along with DigiKam 2.0.0. This release \
features new export tools to three web services - Yandex.Fotki, MediaWiki and Rajce. \
The GPSSync plugin now has the ability to do reverse-geocoding. And as usual, lots of \
bugfixes.
-The many other KDE Applications updated today also have new features and numerous \
bug fixes, and all benefit from the latest improvements in the KDE Frameworks. +<a \
href="http://edu.kde.org/marble/"><b>Marble</b></a> —the virtual globe and world \
atlas—now integrates with Plasma's KRunner. By allowing for coordinate and bookmark \
searches, Marble can be opened directly from the Plasma search bar. The new Elevation \
Profile shows the incline of routes, which can be edited interactively. Stargazers \
can view and track Earth satellites thanks to Marble participation in the European \
Space Agency (ESA) Summer of Code in Space. During Google Summer of Code, Marble \
gained support for display of .osm (OpenStreetMap) files in vector format. Owners of \
the Nokia N9/N950 are the first to receive the new mobile application Marble Touch. \
Further details can be found in the <a \
href="http://edu.kde.org/marble/current_1.3.php">visual changelog </a> at the Marble \
website. </p>
-
-
<h4>Installing KDE Applications</h4>
<?php
include("boilerplate.inc");
--- trunk/www/sites/www/announcements/4.8/platform.php #1275722:1275723
@@ -1,41 +1,35 @@
<?php
- $release = '4.7';
- $release_full = '4.7.0';
- $page_title = "Improved Multimedia and Semantic Capabilities in KDE Platform";
+ $release = '4.8';
+ $release_full = '4.8.0';
+ $page_title = "Enhanced interoperability and touch-friendly components";
$site_root = "../../";
include "header.inc";
include "helperfunctions.inc";
?>
-<p>
-KDE proudly announces the release of KDE Platform 4.7. The foundation for the Plasma \
Workspaces and the KDE Applications has seen significant improvements in many areas. \
Besides the introduction of new technology, a lot of work has been done on improving \
the performance and stability of the underlying structure.
-</p>
<?php
-centerThumbScreenshot("systemsettings.png", "KDE Platform 4.7");
+centerThumbScreenshot("ksecretservice-sync.png", "KSecretService improves \
interoperatbility between applications"); ?>
-
<p>
-The latest version of Phonon, our media framework, now comes with many new features \
such as Zeitgeist support. We have also worked on back-ends: The VLC-based back-end \
is now considered stable and is the preferred back-end for multiplatform use, while \
the back-end based on GStreamer is now also considered stable on Linux platforms. The \
xine back-end is no longer maintained. +KDE proudly announces the release of \
<strong>KDE Platform 4.8</strong>. KDE Platform is the foundation for Plasma \
Workspaces and KDE Applications. It has seen significant improvements. Besides the \
introduction of new technology, a lot of work has been done on improving the \
performance and stability of the underlying structure. </p><p>
-The semantic desktop components of the KDE Frameworks have improved functionality \
and stability. Nepomuk has undergone massive internal changes making it more stable \
and faster, with richer APIs for applications. Strigi analyzers now read meta-data in \
their own process, resolving over 35 crash-related bugs in Dolphin and Konqueror. +
+Qt Quick is making its way into Plasma Workspaces. The new Plasma Components provide \
a standardized API implementation of widgets with native Plasma look and feel. For \
example, the Device Notifier widget has been ported using these components and is now \
written in pure QML. KWin's Window Switcher is now also QML-based, paving the way for \
easier design of new window switchers. The introduction of QML into the Plasma \
Workspaces significantly lowers the barriers for new developers to improve the \
Workspaces or use Plasma as the basis for other products. </p><p>
-KWin now features an option for application developers to suspend compositing when a \
fullscreen application calls for it. This should increase performance for OpenGL \
games and GPU-accelerated video playback. +
+The new <strong>Plasma QtQuick Components</strong> bring a standard set of user \
interface elements to Plasma. These new components bring a standardized API and \
implementation of common UI elements. Plasma Components offer an efficient, elegant \
and powerful set of widgets, which integrate well with the underlying platform. \
Combined with Plasma's visual and data integration components, application \
development has never been easier, more fun and powerful. Plasma Components \
automatically adapt to the device they are used on, making it easy to share code \
between Desktop and mobile and touch-based applications and allowing deployment and \
usability on a wider range of target devices. </p><p>
-<strong>KDM</strong>, the display manager, has gained <a \
href="http://ksmanis.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/hello-planet-and-grub2-support-for-kdm/">GRUB2 \
support</a>. A user with multiple operating systems in their GRUB2 menu can now \
choose which one to reboot to in the shutdown dialog by holding down the mouse button \
on their reboot choice.
-<?php
-centerThumbScreenshot("kdm.png", "KDM supports the GRUB2 boot manager");
-?>
+<strong>KSecretService</strong> is a new framework for sharing saved passwords and \
other credentials between a wider range of applications. KSecretService uses KDE's \
well-known interfaces through a Freedesktop-compliant API with other password \
systems, transparently for the user. KSecretService improves integration of KDE \
applications into other workspaces and allows 3rd party applications to plug into \
KDE's secure password saving system. </p><p>
-<strong>KIO Proxy</strong>, KDE's system-wide proxy support continues to be \
overhauled with fixes and features including SOCKS proxy support, functions for \
obtaining multiple proxy URL addresses and support for obtaining system proxy \
information on the Windows and Mac platforms. +
+<a href="http://community.kde.org/Real-Time_Communication_and_Collaboration">KDE \
<strong>Telepathy</strong></a> —the new real-time communication and collaboration \
framework for KDE Workspaces—enters KDE Extragear with its first beta version. \
Since the last release, the team fixed over 80 bugs and added several new features \
along with visual polish. You can read more at [link tbd]. </p><p>
-KwebkitPart, integrating WebKit into KDE applications, has improved ad-blocking \
support, making browsing with a KDE WebKit browser a more pleasant \
experience.
-</p>
-
-
+The KDE team is currently working on the next iteration of the KDE Development \
Platform under the codename "Frameworks 5". While Frameworks 5 will be mostly source \
compatible, it will be based on Qt5. It will provide more granularity, making it \
easier to use just parts of the platform, and reducing dependencies considerably. \
+</p> <h4>Installing the KDE Development Platform</h4>
<?php
include("boilerplate.inc");
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