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Subject: www/sites/www/announcements
From: Jonathan Riddell <null () kde ! org>
Date: 2018-09-12 21:56:03
Message-ID: E1g0D7D-0001rT-Ot () code ! kde ! org
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SVN commit 1524627 by jriddell:
plasma 5.14
M +37 -29 plasma-5.13.90.php
--- trunk/www/sites/www/announcements/plasma-5.13.90.php #1524626:1524627
@@ -121,12 +121,20 @@
</p>
<p>
- <?php print i18n_var("Plasma is KDE's lightweight and full featured \
Linux desktop. For the last three months we have been adding features and \
fixing bugs and now invite you to test the beta pre-release of Plasma 5.14. \
A lot of work has gone into improving Discover with adding the Firmware \
Update feature and many subtle user interface improvements to give a \
smoother feel. Many effects in our window manager KWin have been rewritten \
or improved for slicker animations in your work day. Amongst other \
improvements made is a new Display Configuration widget which is useful \
with giving presentations. Please test and give us bug reports and \
feedback, the final release is scheduled for three week's time.");?> \
+ <?php print i18n_var("Plasma is KDE's lightweight and full featured \
Linux desktop. For the last three months we have been adding features and \
fixing bugs and now invite you to test the beta pre-release of Plasma \
5.14.");?> </p>
+ <p>
+ <?php print i18n_var("A lot of work has gone into improving Discover, \
Plasma's software manager, and, among other things, we have added a \
Firmware Update feature and many subtle user interface improvements to give \
it a smoother feel. We have also rewritten many effects in our window \
manager KWin and improved it for slicker animations in your work day. Other \
improvements we have made include a new Display Configuration widget which \
is useful when giving presentations.");?> + </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <?php print i18n_var("Please test and send us bug reports and feedback. \
The final release is scheduled for three week's time.");?> + </p>
+
<br clear="all" />
-<p><?php i18n("Browse the full Plasma 5.14 Beta changelog to find even \
more tweaks and bug fixes featured in this release: ");?><a \
href="plasma-5.13.5-5.13.95-changelog.php"><?php print i18n_var("Full \
Plasma %1 changelog", "5.14 Beta"); ?></a></p> +<p><?php i18n("Browse the \
full Plasma 5.14 Beta changelog to find out about more tweaks and bug fixes \
featured in this release: ");?><a \
href="plasma-5.13.5-5.13.95-changelog.php"><?php print i18n_var("Full \
Plasma %1 changelog", "5.14 Beta"); ?></a></p>
<br clear="all" />
@@ -141,13 +149,13 @@
</a>
<figcaption style="text-align: right"><?php i18n("Display Configuration \
Widget");?></figcaption> </figure>
-<li><?php i18n("Display Configuration widget for screen management useful \
for a presentation usecase."); ?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("The Audio Volume widget now has speaker test feature built \
in moved from Phonon settings."); ?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Network widget now works for SSH VPN tunnels again."); \
?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Switching primary monitor when plugging in or unplugging \
monitors now works smoother."); ?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Lock screen now handles user switching for greater \
usability and security."); ?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Existing encrypted files in a Plasma Vault can now be \
imported."); ?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Better LibreOffice compatibility on the Task Manager"); \
?></li> +<li><?php i18n("There's a new Display Configuration widget for \
screen management which is useful for presentations."); ?></li> +<li><?php \
i18n("The Audio Volume widget now has a built in speaker test feature moved \
from Phonon settings."); ?></li> +<li><?php i18n("The Network widget now \
works for SSH VPN tunnels again."); ?></li> +<li><?php i18n("Switching \
primary monitor when plugging in or unplugging monitors is now smoother."); \
?></li> +<li><?php i18n("The lock screen now handles user-switching for \
better usability and security."); ?></li> +<li><?php i18n("You can now \
import existing encrypted files from a Plasma Vault."); ?></li> +<li><?php \
i18n("The Task Manager implements better compatibility with LibreOffice."); \
?></li> <br clear="all"/>
<figure style="float: right; text-align: right">
<a href="plasma-5.14/system-monitor-tools.png">
@@ -155,8 +163,8 @@
</a>
<figcaption style="text-align: right"><?php i18n("System Monitor \
Tools");?></figcaption> </figure>
-<li><?php i18n("System monitor now has a 'Tools' menu full of launchers to \
handy utilities."); ?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Kickoff application menu now switches tabs instantly on \
hover."); ?></li> +<li><?php i18n("The System Monitor now has a 'Tools' \
menu full of launchers to handy utilities."); ?></li> +<li><?php i18n("The \
Kickoff application menu now switches tabs instantly on hover."); ?></li> \
<br clear="all"/> <figure style="float: right; text-align: right">
<a href="plasma-5.14/panel-widget-options-old.png">
@@ -167,7 +175,7 @@
</a>
<figcaption style="text-align: right"><?php i18n("Panel Widget Edit Menu \
Old and New Style");?></figcaption> </figure>
-<li><?php i18n("Consistent icons User interface improvements for widget \
and panel editing."); ?></li> +<li><?php i18n("Widget and panels get \
consistent icons and other user interface improvements."); ?></li> <br \
clear="all"/> <figure style="float: right; text-align: right">
<a href="plasma-5.14/logout-warn.png">
@@ -175,9 +183,9 @@
</a>
<figcaption style="text-align: right"><?php i18n("Logout \
Warning");?></figcaption> </figure>
-<li><?php i18n("Warns on logout when other users are logged in."); ?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Improved shadows in Breeze widget theme."); ?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("<a href='https://blog.broulik.de/2018/03/gtk-global-menu/'>Global \
menu support for GTK applications</a>, which was 'tech preview' in 5.13, \
now works out of the box in 5.14."); ?></li> +<li><?php i18n("Plasma now \
warns on logout when other users are logged in."); ?></li> +<li><?php \
i18n("The Breeze widget theme has improved shadows."); ?></li> +<li><?php \
i18n("<a href='https://blog.broulik.de/2018/03/gtk-global-menu/'>The Global \
menu now supports GTK applications.</a> This was a 'tech preview' in 5.13, \
but it now works out of the box in 5.14."); ?></li> </ul>
<br clear="all" />
@@ -188,16 +196,16 @@
<figcaption style="text-align: right"><?php i18n("Plasma \
Discover");?></figcaption> </figure>
<h3 id="discover"><?php i18n("Plasma Discover");?></h3>
-<p><?php i18n("Discover, our software and addon installer, has more \
features and sports improvements to the look and feel.");?></p> +<p><?php \
i18n("Discover, our software and add-on installer, has more features and \
improves its look and feel.");?></p> <ul>
<li><?php i18n("Discover gained <i>fwupd</i> support, allowing it to \
upgrade your computer's firmware.");?></li> <li><?php i18n("It gained \
support for Snap channels.");?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Can now display and sort apps by release date.");?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Now displays an app's package dependencies.");?></li>
+<li><?php i18n("Discover can now display and sort apps by release \
date.");?></li> +<li><?php i18n("You can now see an app's package \
dependencies.");?></li> <li><?php i18n("When Discover is asked to install \
a standalone Flatpak file but the Flatpak backend is not installed, it now \
offers to first install the backend for you.");?></li> <li><?php \
i18n("Discover now tells you when a package update will replace some \
packages with other ones.");?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Numerous minor user interface improvements: update button \
disabled while checking for updates, visual consistency between settings \
and updates page, updates sorted by completion percentage, improved \
presentation of update notifier plasmoid, improved presentation of the \
reviews section.");?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Improved reliability and stability through a bunch of bug \
fixes.");?></li> +<li><?php i18n("We have added numerous minor user \
interface improvements: update button are disabled while checking for \
updates, there is visual consistency between settings and the update pages, \
updates are sorted by completion percentage, we have improved the review \
section of the update notifier plasmoid, etc..");?></li> +<li><?php \
i18n("We have improved reliability and stability through a bunch of bug \
fixes.");?></li> </ul>
<br clear="all"/>
@@ -210,16 +218,16 @@
</figure>
<h3 id="bugfixes"><?php i18n("KWin and Wayland:");?></h3>
<ul>
-<li><?php i18n("Fixed copy-paste between GTK and non-GTK apps on \
Wayland.");?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Fixed non-centered task switchers on Wayland.");?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Improved pointer constraints.");?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("New interfaces XdgShell and XdgOutput for integrating more \
apps with the desktop.");?></li>
-<li><?php i18n("Considerably improved and polished KWin effects throughout \
including Dim Inactive effect rewritten, new scale effect, rewritten Glide \
effect and more");?></li> +<li><?php i18n("We fixed copy-paste between GTK \
and non-GTK apps on Wayland.");?></li> +<li><?php i18n("We fixed \
non-centered task switchers on Wayland.");?></li> +<li><?php i18n("We have \
improved pointer constraints.");?></li> +<li><?php i18n("There are two new \
interfaces, XdgShell and XdgOutput, for integrating more apps with the \
desktop.");?></li> +<li><?php i18n("We have considerably improved and \
polished KWin effects throughout, including completely rewriting the Dim \
Inactive effect, adding a new scale effect, rewriting the Glide effect, and \
more.");?></li> </ul>
<br clear="all" />
<h3 id="bugfixes"><?php i18n("Bugfixes");?></h3>
-<p><?php i18n("We fixed many bugs for example:");?></p>
+<p><?php i18n("We fixed many bugs, including:");?></p>
<ul>
<li><?php i18n("Blurred backgrounds behind desktop context menus are no \
longer visually corrupted.");?></li> <li><?php i18n("It's no longer \
possible to accidentally drag-and-drop task manager buttons into app \
windows.");?></li> @@ -231,7 +239,7 @@
<article class="col-md">
<h2><?php i18n("Live Images");?></h2>
<p>
- <?php i18n("The easiest way to try it out is with a live image booted \
off a USB disk. Docker images also provide a quick and easy way to test \
Plasma.");?> + <?php i18n("The easiest way to try out Plasma 5.14 beta \
is with a live image booted off a USB disk. Docker images also provide a \
quick and easy way to test Plasma.");?> </p>
<a href='https://community.kde.org/Plasma/Live_Images' \
class="learn-more"><?php i18n("Download live images with Plasma 5");?></a> \
<a href='https://community.kde.org/Plasma/Docker_Images' \
class="learn-more"><?php i18n("Download Docker images with Plasma \
5");?></a> @@ -259,7 +267,7 @@
<h2><?php i18n("Feedback");?></h2>
<p>
- <?php print i18n_var("You can give us feedback and get updates on <a \
href='%1'><img src='%2' /></a> <a href='%3'>Facebook</a> + <?php print \
i18n_var("You can send us feedback and get updates on <a href='%1'><img \
src='%2' /></a> <a href='%3'>Facebook</a> or <a href='%4'><img src='%5' \
/></a> <a href='%6'>Twitter</a> or <a href='%7'><img src='%8' /></a> <a \
href='%9'>Google+</a>.", "https://www.facebook.com/kde", \
"https://www.kde.org/announcements/facebook.gif", \
"https://www.facebook.com/kde", "https://twitter.com/kdecommunity", \
"https://www.kde.org/announcements/twitter.png", \
"https://twitter.com/kdecommunity", \
"https://plus.google.com/105126786256705328374/posts", \
"https://www.kde.org/announcements/googleplus.png", \
"https://plus.google.com/105126786256705328374/posts"); ?> </p>
@@ -277,7 +285,7 @@
</h2>
<p align="justify">
- <?php print i18n_var("KDE is a <a href='%1'>Free Software</a> community \
that exists and grows only because of the help of many volunteers that \
donate their time and effort. KDE is always looking for new volunteers and \
contributions, whether it is help with coding, bug fixing or reporting, \
writing documentation, translations, promotion, money, etc. All \
contributions are gratefully appreciated and eagerly accepted. Please read \
through the <a href='%2'>Supporting KDE page</a> for further information or \
become a KDE e.V. supporting member through our <a href='%3'>Join the \
Game</a> initiative.", "http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html", \
"/community/donations/", \
"https://relate.kde.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?id=5"); ?> + <?php \
print i18n_var("KDE is a <a href='%1'>Free Software</a> community that \
exists and grows thanks to the help of many volunteers that donate their \
time and effort. KDE is always looking for new volunteers and \
contributions. Whether it is help with coding, bug fixing or reporting, \
writing documentation, translations, promotion, or donating money, all \
contributions are gratefully appreciated and eagerly accepted. Please read \
through the <a href='%2'>Supporting KDE page</a> for further information.", \
"http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html", "/community/donations/"); ?> \
</p>
<?php
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