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Subject: www/sites/www/announcements
From: Jonathan Riddell <null () kde ! org>
Date: 2018-09-13 18:14:14
Message-ID: E1g0W86-0004ba-2d () code ! kde ! org
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SVN commit 1524669 by jriddell:
plasma 5.14 beta
M +121 -18 plasma-5.13.90.php
--- trunk/www/sites/www/announcements/plasma-5.13.90.php #1524668:1524669
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
require('../aether/config.php');
$pageConfig = array_merge($pageConfig, [
- 'title' => "KDE Plasma 5.13.90, Beta Release for September",
+ 'title' => "KDE Plasma 5.14 Beta: Reliable, Light and Innovative.",
'cssFile' => '/content/home/portal.css'
]);
require('../aether/header.php');
$site_root = "../";
- $release = 'plasma-5.13.90'; // for i18n
+ $release = 'plasma-5.13.90.0'; // for i18n
$version = "5.13.90";
?>
@@ -98,45 +98,148 @@
<main class="releaseAnnouncment container">
+<h1 style="color: red">NOT RELEASED YET</h1>
+
<h1 class="announce-title"><a href="/announcements/"><?php i18n("Release \
Announcements")?></a><?php print i18n_var("Plasma %1", $version)?></h1>
<?php include "./announce-i18n-bar.inc"; ?>
-
+<!--
<figure class="videoBlock">
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C2kR1_n_d-g?rel=0" \
allowfullscreen='true'></iframe> </figure>
-
-
+-->
<figure class="topImage">
<a href="plasma-5.14/plasma-5.14.png">
- <img src="plasma-5.14/plasma-5.14-wee.png" width="600" height="338" alt="Plasma 5.14" />
+ <img src="https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.14/plasma-5.14-wee.png" width="600" \
height="338" alt="Plasma 5.14 Beta"> </a>
- <figcaption><?php print i18n_var("KDE Plasma %1", "5.14")?></figcaption>
+ <figcaption><?php print i18n_var("KDE Plasma %1", "5.14 Beta")?></figcaption>
</figure>
<p>
- <?php i18n("Thu, 13 Sep 2018.")?>
- <?php print i18n_var("Today KDE releases a %1 update to KDE Plasma 5, versioned %2", "Beta", \
"5.13.90");?>.
- <?php print i18n_var("<a href='https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-%1.0.php'>Plasma \
%1</a>
- was released in %2 with many feature refinements and new modules to complete the desktop \
experience.", "5.14", "September");?> + <?php i18n("Thursday, 13 September 2018.")?>
+ <?php print i18n_var("Today KDE launches the %1 release of Plasma %2.", "beta", "5.14");?>
</p>
<p>
-<?php print i18n_var("This release adds a %1 worth of new translations and fixes from KDE's \
contributors. The bugfixes are typically small but important and include:", "a month's");?> \
+ <?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 weeks' time.");?> + </p>
+
+<br clear="all" />
+
+<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" />
+
+<h2><?php i18n("New in Plasma 5.14 Beta");?></h2>
+
+<br clear="all" />
+<h3><?php i18n("New Features");?></h3>
<ul>
- <li><?php i18n("FIXME")?></li>
+<figure style="float: right; text-align: right">
+<a href="plasma-5.14/kscreen-presentation-plasmoid.png">
+<img src="plasma-5.14/kscreen-presentation-plasmoid-wee.png" style="border: 0px" width="350" \
height="264" alt="<?php i18n("Display Configuration Widget");?>" /> +</a>
+<figcaption style="text-align: right"><?php i18n("Display Configuration \
Widget");?></figcaption> +</figure>
+<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">
+<img src="plasma-5.14/system-monitor-tools-wee.png" style="border: 0px" width="350" \
height="209" alt="<?php i18n("System Monitor Tools");?>" /> +</a>
+<figcaption style="text-align: right"><?php i18n("System Monitor Tools");?></figcaption>
+</figure>
+<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">
+<img src="plasma-5.14/panel-widget-options-old-wee.png" style="border: 0px" width="350" \
height="139" alt="<?php i18n("Old Panel Widget Edit Menu");?>" /> +
+<a href="plasma-5.14/panel-widget-options-new.png">
+<img src="plasma-5.14/panel-widget-options-new-wee.png" style="border: 0px" width="350" \
height="139" alt="<?php i18n("New Slicker Panel Widget Edit Menu");?>" /> +</a>
+<figcaption style="text-align: right"><?php i18n("Panel Widget Edit Menu Old and New \
Style");?></figcaption> +</figure>
+<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">
+<img src="plasma-5.14/logout-warn-wee.png" style="border: 0px" width="350" height="224" \
alt="<?php i18n("Logout Warning");?>" /> +</a>
+<figcaption style="text-align: right"><?php i18n("Logout Warning");?></figcaption>
+</figure>
+<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>
- <a href="plasma-5.13.5-5.13.90-changelog.php"><?php print i18n_var("Full Plasma %1 \
changelog", "5.13.90"); ?></a> +<br clear="all" />
+<figure style="float: right; text-align: right">
+<a href="plasma-5.14/discover.png">
+<img src="plasma-5.14/discover-wee.png" style="border: 0px" width="350" height="224" \
alt="<?php i18n("Plasma Discover");?>" /> +</a>
+<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 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("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("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"/>
+<figure style="float: right; text-align: right">
+<video controls="true" width="350" height="200">
+<source src="plasma-5.14/kwin-glide-effect.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
+Your browser does not support the video tag.
+</video>
+<figcaption style="text-align: right"><?php i18n("Improved KWin Glide Effect");?></figcaption>
+</figure>
+<h3 id="bugfixes"><?php i18n("KWin and Wayland:");?></h3>
+<ul>
+<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, 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> +</ul>
+
+<br clear="all" />
<!-- // Boilerplate again -->
<section class="row get-it">
<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> @@ -156,7 +259,7 @@
<?php i18n("You can install Plasma 5 directly from source.");?>
</p>
<a href='http://community.kde.org/Frameworks/Building'><?php i18n("Community instructions \
to compile it");?></a>
- <a href='../info/plasma-5.13.90.php' class='learn-more'><?php i18n("Source Info \
Page");?></a> + <a href='../info/plasma-5.13.0.php' class='learn-more'><?php i18n("Source \
Info Page");?></a> </article>
</section>
@@ -164,7 +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>
@@ -182,7 +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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