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Subject: Re: Plasma 5.13 released!
From: Luna Jernberg <droidbittin () gmail ! com>
Date: 2018-06-13 5:22:58
Message-ID: CADo9pHhSuc_NdmXtiD25VPz_hb3=syD6w5aEsjPX7zzKuEoS5A () mail ! gmail ! com
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Thanks for the heads up :)
On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:00 PM, Bhushan Shah <bhush94@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> KDE is releasing Plasma 5.13 – a new version of its Free desktop
> environment -
> tomorrow.
>
> https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.13.0.php
>
> Optimized and less resource-hungry, Plasma 5.13 can run smoothly on
> under-powered ARM laptops, high-end gaming PCs, and everything in between.
>
> Feature-wise, Plasma 5.13 comes with "Browser Integration". This means both
> Chrome/Chromium and Firefox web browsers can be monitored and controlled
> using
> your desktop widgets. For example, downloads are displayed in the Plasma
> notification popup, so even if your browser is minimized or not visible,
> you can
> monitor the download progress. Likewise with media playing in a tab: you
> can use
> Plasma's media controls to stop, pause and silence videos and audio
> playing in
> any tab – even the hidden ones. This a perfect solution for those annoying
> videos that auto-start without your permission. Another Plasma-browser
> feature
> is that links can now be opened from Plasma's overhead launcher (Krunner),
> and
> you can also send links directly to your phone using KDE Connect.
>
> Talking of KDE Connect, the Media Control Widget has been redesigned and
> its
> support of the MPRIS specification has been much improved. This means more
> media
> players can now be controlled from the media controls in the desktop tray
> or
> from your phone using KDE Connect.
>
> Plasma 5.13 is also visually more appealing. The redesigned pages in 5.13
> include theming tools for desktops, icons and cursors, and you can
> download new
> splash screens from the KDE Store directly from the splash screen page. The
> desktop provides a new and efficient blur effect that can be used for
> widgets,
> the dashboard menu and even the terminal window, giving them an elegant and
> modern look. Another eye-catching feature is that the login and lock
> screens now
> display the wallpaper of the current Plasma release, and the lock screen
> incorporates a slick fade-to-blur transition to show the controls,
> allowing it
> to be easily used as a screensaver.
>
> Discover, Plasma's graphical software manager, improves the user
> experience with
> list and category pages that replace header images with interactive
> toolbars.
> You can sort lists, and they also show star ratings of applications. App
> pages
> and app icons use your local icon theme to better match your desktop
> settings.
>
> Vaults, Plasma's storage encryption utility, includes a new CryFS backend,
> better error reporting, a more polished interface, and the ability to
> remotely
> open and close vaults via KDE Connect.
>
> Connecting to external monitors has become much more user-friendly. Now,
> when
> you plug in a new external monitor, a dialog pops up an lets you easily
> control
> the position of the additional monitor in correlation to your primary one.
>
> For more images of this release, check out:
>
> https://cdn.kde.org/promo/20180612_Plasma5.13/
>
> Live images with Plasma 5.13 will be available soon, you can find links to
> various distributions providing live images at following page.
>
> https://community.kde.org/Plasma/Live_Images
>
> We look forward to hearing your comments on Plasma 5.13 - let us know how
> it
> works for you!
>
> Kind Regards!
>
>
> --
> Bhushan Shah
> http://blog.bshah.in
> IRC Nick : bshah on Freenode
> GPG key fingerprint : 0AAC 775B B643 7A8D 9AF7 A3AC FE07 8411 7FBC E11D
>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks for the heads up :)<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div \
class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:00 PM, Bhushan Shah <span \
dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bhush94@gmail.com" \
target="_blank">bhush94@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br> <br>
KDE is releasing Plasma 5.13 – a new version of its Free desktop environment -<br>
tomorrow.<br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.13.0.php" rel="noreferrer" \
target="_blank">https://www.kde.org/<wbr>announcements/plasma-5.13.0.<wbr>php</a><br> \
<br> Optimized and less resource-hungry, Plasma 5.13 can run smoothly on<br>
under-powered ARM laptops, high-end gaming PCs, and everything in between.<br>
<br>
Feature-wise, Plasma 5.13 comes with "Browser Integration". This means \
both<br> Chrome/Chromium and Firefox web browsers can be monitored and controlled \
using<br> your desktop widgets. For example, downloads are displayed in the \
Plasma<br> notification popup, so even if your browser is minimized or not visible, \
you can<br> monitor the download progress. Likewise with media playing in a tab: you \
can use<br> Plasma's media controls to stop, pause and silence videos and audio \
playing in<br> any tab – even the hidden ones. This a perfect solution for those \
annoying<br> videos that auto-start without your permission. Another Plasma-browser \
feature<br> is that links can now be opened from Plasma's overhead launcher \
(Krunner), and<br> you can also send links directly to your phone using KDE \
Connect.<br> <br>
Talking of KDE Connect, the Media Control Widget has been redesigned and its<br>
support of the MPRIS specification has been much improved. This means more media<br>
players can now be controlled from the media controls in the desktop tray or<br>
from your phone using KDE Connect.<br>
<br>
Plasma 5.13 is also visually more appealing. The redesigned pages in 5.13<br>
include theming tools for desktops, icons and cursors, and you can download new<br>
splash screens from the KDE Store directly from the splash screen page. The<br>
desktop provides a new and efficient blur effect that can be used for widgets,<br>
the dashboard menu and even the terminal window, giving them an elegant and<br>
modern look. Another eye-catching feature is that the login and lock screens now<br>
display the wallpaper of the current Plasma release, and the lock screen<br>
incorporates a slick fade-to-blur transition to show the controls, allowing it<br>
to be easily used as a screensaver.<br>
<br>
Discover, Plasma's graphical software manager, improves the user experience \
with<br> list and category pages that replace header images with interactive \
toolbars.<br> You can sort lists, and they also show star ratings of applications. \
App pages<br> and app icons use your local icon theme to better match your desktop \
settings.<br> <br>
Vaults, Plasma's storage encryption utility, includes a new CryFS backend,<br>
better error reporting, a more polished interface, and the ability to remotely<br>
open and close vaults via KDE Connect.<br>
<br>
Connecting to external monitors has become much more user-friendly. Now, when<br>
you plug in a new external monitor, a dialog pops up an lets you easily control<br>
the position of the additional monitor in correlation to your primary one.<br>
<br>
For more images of this release, check out:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://cdn.kde.org/promo/20180612_Plasma5.13/" rel="noreferrer" \
target="_blank">https://cdn.kde.org/promo/<wbr>20180612_Plasma5.13/</a><br> <br>
Live images with Plasma 5.13 will be available soon, you can find links to<br>
various distributions providing live images at following page.<br>
<br>
<a href="https://community.kde.org/Plasma/Live_Images" rel="noreferrer" \
target="_blank">https://community.kde.org/<wbr>Plasma/Live_Images</a><br> <br>
We look forward to hearing your comments on Plasma 5.13 - let us know how it<br>
works for you!<br>
<br>
Kind Regards!<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
<br>
-- <br>
Bhushan Shah<br>
<a href="http://blog.bshah.in" rel="noreferrer" \
target="_blank">http://blog.bshah.in</a><br> IRC Nick : bshah on Freenode<br>
GPG key fingerprint : 0AAC 775B B643 7A8D 9AF7 A3AC FE07 8411 7FBC E11D<br>
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