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KDE

@gcompris is KDE's collection of more than 180 fun educational activities for children of all ages, and the team has just released version 3.3!

This version adds عربي (Arabic) and Esperanto to the list of supported languages, new graphics for the Photo Hunter activity, better keyboard handling and many other improvements.

gcompris.net/news/2023-06-06-e

#education #kids #activities

In the "picture hunter" activity, children have to find the differences between two pictures.
In the "Letter in words"  activity, pupils have to identify letters in a set of words.
In "path encoding", you have to guide Tux through a maze with a set of arrows.
In "ballcatch", kids will learn how to use the arrow keys.
Fluffbell 🪼

@kde @gcompris I grew up with this ☺️
I remember spending hours making """movies""" with the vector drawing tool with all those stamps and stuff

Lukas Brausch

@kde @gcompris #Gcompris is an awesome piece of software made with a lot of love for details. Keep up the good work! 👍

Wohao_Gaster :fatyoshi:

@kde @gcompris I like your pride profile picture, even more than GNOME's(yet another thing I prefer KDE over GNOME in); but GNOME's can be kept without pride connotations so they can keep it for multiple months. Hmm, don't actually know which one would be better

KDE

KDE is developer-friendly 🖥️! Discover all the tools 🛠️, frameworks and libraries that will help you build powerful and cool-looking apps on our brand new "KDE for developers" page:

kde.org/for/developers

Composite image showing several KDE development tools, including Konsole, and Kdevelop, among others.
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PureTryOut

@kde I'd love to use KDevelop or even Kate but I mainly do Flutter development and for that the official VSCode extension is sadly king. Especially the hotkey to easily remove or add widgets to the widget tree is game-changing and I can't live without.

Is there an easy way to add such support? Not sure if LSP support and using the official LSP server for Dart is good enough...

hacknorris

@kde nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
until you fix kate im not gonna use any of your "developer" apps. never

KDE

This week in KDE: HDR is coming to the Plasma desktop🖥️!

pointieststick.com/2023/05/20/

zamundaaa.github.io/wayland/20

HDR changes the luminance and colors of graphics, allowing for brighter and more detailed highlights, darker and more-detailed shadows, and a wider array of intense colors.

Photo of a an HDR video playing on a non-HDR desktop environment. The colors of the video are much more intense and vivid, making the background desktop environment look drab in comparison.
Graphic comparing the color in the sRGB colorspace (the  triangle), commonly used in modern desktop environments,  to what a human eye can actually perceive (the grey surrounding area).
Karambir

@kde Eagerly waiting for this. I got an expensive HDR, 144hz monitor recently but only been able to get 144hz working properly.

Soon HDR(even if limited) : ✅

Last thing I think will be smooth scaling for Wayland and xwayland apps. For now, i have to enable letting xwayland apps handle their scaling option. But it's hit or miss.

Wohao_Gaster :fatyoshi:

@kde HDR in plasma let's go!(currently not running linux on any HDR compatible devices because of bios passwords)

KDE

@niccolove delivers an entertaining explanation on how enhancing a #Plasma feature is done and gives insight into the process of #programming in KDE.

tube.kockatoo.org/w/4e4588ec-5

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CEO of Anti-Clock Society

@kde @niccolove Wow, impressive how much you got done in a few days!

Wohao_Gaster :fatyoshi:

@kde @niccolove "Did you miss me" I don't know who you are, so no, I 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 have missed you.

Hieronymus

@kde @niccolove Uhh. You go, Nicco! Love it. It's the feature I really miss the most on KDE!

KDE

Google Summer of Code (#GSoC) kicks off on May 29 at KDE! Find out how new contributors will improve Krita, Okular, Kalendar, digiKam, Tokodon and KDE Eco.

dot.kde.org/2023/05/16/kde-goo

The Krita painting program, showing the "resources" dialog containing a bunch of paint brushes.
KDE's Kalendar / Contacts managemenr app, showing how to add a new event to your schedule.
KDE's Mastodon client, showing followed accounts in the left pane, and KDE's feed on the right pane.
Okular, KDE's document viewer, shows a PDF of the Pepper and Carrot comic.
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Jan Brons

@kde Really looking forward to the automatic tag assignment on Digikam, fantastic news! Have been experimenting with the "detect aesthetic image using deep learning" and am loving it!
Nice to see that Digikam and Krita, my two favourites, are getting support!

bhag

@kde Exciting news! I look forward to seeing the improvements that new contributors will bring to Krita, Okular, Kalendar, digiKam and Tokodon.

Wohao_Gaster :fatyoshi:

@kde Never realized the K in Krita was because it's a KDE program!

KDE

The Plasma Sprint is over, and devs have made headway working towards #Plasma6: double-click becomes the default for opening files and folders, there's a new default task switcher, floating panels are activated by default, and the release cycle changes, among many other things.

pointieststick.com/2023/05/11/

Many thanks to @tuxedocomputers 🖥️ for hosting this event ❤!

The Plasma team during the sprint.
Mock up of how windows will look up with a slightly darker headbar to indicate focus.
The new default task switcher makes choosing the app you want to work with easier.
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KoPlayz

@kde any estimate on plasma6 yet?

Drew Naylor

@kde Those are some nice changes already. Very glad I won't have to change to double-click myself, and it's way easier to tell focus now in that screenshot. New task switcher looks nice, too.

KDE

#PlasmaMobile news for April: 3 new #apps, PowerPlant, MarkNote, and OptiImage land in Plasma Mobile; Tokodon invites you to explore #Mastodon; NeoChat helps you organize events through #Matrix with #location sharing; and much, much more.

plasma-mobile.org/2023/05/05/t

#mobile #housePlants #notes #noteTaking #phone

optimage helps you easily optimize images, making them smaller (in megabytes) while still keeping them looking good.
Screenshot of MarkNote, a new Plasma Mobile-compatible application that lets you create notes using the flexible MarkDown formatting notation.
A view of KDE's Mastodon client, Tokodon, and its new feature that allows you to explore your instance in search of new users to follow.
PowerPlant helps monitor your plants so that you know when to water them and take care of them.
Islamic Audiobooks Central

@kde Hi. Can Tokodon support #Peertube? I mean following, watching and commenting on channels/videos across different instances. Currently I think it only opens the Peertube link in the browser.

David Njogu

@kde Hello, I am trying discover on live USB but it crashes on launching. What might be the problem?

KDE

Season of KDE 2023 is over! 8 new KDE contributors improved Tokodon's accessibility, added controls to AudioTube, prepared KDE apps for eco-certification, improved Spectacle's annotation tools, setup workflows for creating Flatpaks, and much, much more.

dot.kde.org/2023/05/04/season-

Arrows pointing to changes made to AudioTube.
A screenshot showing the improvements made to the holiday support in the digital clock widget in Plasma.
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Rishi

@kde It was a wonderful experience being a SOK mentee♥️

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@kde

>improved #Spectacle's #annotation tools

but afaik from that linked article, still no fix has been done so that using UNfilled rectangles & circles is possible? That's disappointing.

KDE

News for KDE's personal information management software 📧 🗓️ 🛫 : Kalendar's contact editor gets overhauled and shares more with KOrganizer, Itinerary supports more travel documents, Akonadi improves database handling, and more.

kontact.kde.org/blog/2023/2023

#email #calendar #office #travel

The new Kalendar contact editor, with the edit contact form in the foreground, and the info of a contact displayed in the background.
A menu that shows emojis you can add to your messages.
Kleopatra showing several certificates and their expiration dates.
KDE

This week in KDE: The bug slaughterfest continues. Plus: Discover's search gets smarter, KRunner makes maths functions simpler, Plasma's panel configuration goes visualer(?).

pointieststick.com/2023/04/28/

A view of Plasma panels' new visual configuration helper.
KDE

g10 Code becomes a KDE patron🎉! g10 Code are the creators and maintainers of #GnuPG, the vital #encryption engine 🔒 that is one of the fundamental technologies that ensures #privacy 🔑 and #security online.

dot.kde.org/2023/04/25/g10-cod

The GnuPG logo.
Carl Schwan :kde:

@kde yeah for better security and privacy 🔏

KDE

The newest version of Kate, released with KDE Gear ⚙️ 23.04, now boosts its LSP features with inlay hints, allowing you to code faster and more accurately. You can also open an embedded terminal in the Windows version, giving you instant access to KDE's powerful commandline tool.

kate-editor.org/

#apps #gear #IDE #programming #commandLine

Kate's LSP extension hints at corrections and suggestions
Kate on Windows shows off its embedded terminal pane.
Felix Urbasik

@kde Will this change also be applied to #KDevelop? They seem to share the same "engine"

KDE

This week in KDE: "Stomping all the bugs!" Skanpage offers a “preview”, Elisa supports controlling its Shuffle and Repeat via the Media Player widget, Gwenview gets an improved interface, and more news.

pointieststick.com/2023/04/21/

KDE's scanning app, Skanpage, shows a preview of a document on the scanner bed.
hg810316

@kde
Great news. I upgraded my system to Kubuntu 23.04 and it is a great experience. However i wonder why Scanpage is not available in the repos. There is no flatpak or snap either. Skanlite which is installed by default is far to basic for my needs.

KDE

KDE Gear ⚙️ 23.04: Service providers may move the goalposts, but KDE devs keep your apps working: It "only" took 22000+ lines of code, and 315 files changed to get #Kalendar, #KOrganizer and #KMail working again with #Google Contacts.

kde.org/announcements/changelo

More KDE Gear ⚙️ 23.04 news:

kde.org/announcements/gear/23.

#apps #calendar #contacts

Screenshot of merge request enabling KDE apps to work with the modified Google API: 22394 added lines, 6475 lines removed, and 315 files changed.
A view of the new "Contact" feature in Kalendar, showing also the edit window.
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Mitsunee | 光音

@kde now I'm imagining a future where protonmail bridge lets Kalendar access Proton Calendar... or is that a thing already?

Álvaro Gonzalez

@kde I was considering a migration to Thunderbird, but I prefer korganizer most. Thanks!

KDE

Do you work at Microsoft* but also miss a powerful terminal emulator? New in KDE Gear ⚙️ 23.04: Konsole now works on Windows too!

More at:

kde.org/announcements/gear/23.

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* We couldn't think of another reason of why you would still be using Windows over Plasma 🤷

#terminal #windows #commandLine

KDE's terminal emulator Konsole running on the latest MS Windows.
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J. Mat B. Wilcoxson 👋

@kde Console on Windows sounds great.

PS, I enjoyed your Windows joke. (So many people didn't seem to get it... but I guess being forced to use Windows anywhere is no joke...)

Mitsunee | 光音

@kde currently beating myself up over not being able to apply to a job where I'd be stuck with microsoft stuff. Would love Konsole there tho, at least something familiar...

Wohao_Gaster :fatyoshi:

@kde having way too many desktops installed on one distro and using Konsole on budgie totally doesn't feel wrong at all

KDE

KDE Gear ⚙️ 23.04 has landed! Today we are focusing on the new arrivals 🛸 to Gear. Many of these apps are ready to work both on computers and phones, like Tokodon, a cool Mastodon client; or the tube 📺 apps, AudioTube and PlasmaTube; the Kasts podcast app; and many more

Also don't miss all the new features in Kdenlive, NeoChat, Dolphin, Gwenview, Itinerary, Kalendar....

kde.org/announcements/gear/23.

#apps #FreeSoftware #office #music #videos #chat #Mastodon

A view of KDE's Plasma desktop, showing a variety of Gear 23.04 apps, such as Elisa, NeoChat, Itinerary, PlasmaTube, and Tokodon.
Filelight graphically shows you the state of your disk (and other storage devices). In this image you can see the new sidebar with a textual description too.
KDE's screenshot Spectacle, shown here displaying the option of annotating a screencap directly as it happens.
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AdeptVeritatis

@kde

Thanks, that are a lot of great changes.

I especially like the screen recording functionality in Spectacle and the list view in Filelight.

And I learned about some new apps.

:mastolove:

wraptile

@kde The nested timelines feature for kdenlive is a game changer! People have been waiting for this one as far as I can remember. Excited to give it a shot!

NiceMicro

@kde Filelight is great!
I wonder how does it handle hard links?
I didn't find any documentation on that specific topic.

KDE

digiKam 8 has landed 📸! After two years of development and bug stomping, the newest version of KDE's advanced digital photo management app is finally here.

digiKam 8.0 comes loaded with new features, not least of which are a brand new online manual (available at docs.digikam.org/en/index.html), support for more than 10 new RAW formats, a new OCR tool that will help you lift text out of images, and much, much more.

digikam.org/news/2023-04-16-8.

digiKam showing a whimsical field of yellow flowers with a large tree in the background. The words "Welcome to digiKam 8.0.0" appear superimposed on the image, along with the EXIF details of the image, including the camera, lens, etc.
The OCR screen shows a list of images containing text that digiKam is ready to read.
A screenshot of the new online documentation.
A shot of the options available from under the hamburger menu.  You will find the hamburger menu in the upper right-hand corner of digiKam's main window.
KDE

Check out KDE's new #ePub #reading app 📖: Arianna!

Although only at version 1.0.0, Arianna already comes with a progress and navigation bar, full text word search, and is fully navigable with the keyboard. Development is happening fast, so look out for many more features to come📚!

carlschwan.eu/2023/04/13/annou

Arianna's library view shows book covers and allows you to choose one to read and search in your catalog.
Arianna shows a simple, non-distracting reading interface, with a progress bar at the bottom.
Arianna's library view, but on a mobile device, showing it can adapt to work on phones.
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Toran Shaw

@kde couldn't you have squeezed a K in there, somewhere? 😂

bgtlover

@kde for your information, the application is not accessible enough with screenreaders that one can use it for reading books. First off, if you tab past the list with your books, you get into a dialog, I assume search, out of which you can't get unless you press escape, you can't even tab in it. Then, and that's probably because of flatpak portals being dumb accessibility wise, I can't select an epub file for viewing, because the listing is entirely inaccessible.

KDE

We are at @fossasia in Singapore! Come and visit us, find out about our cool projects and grab some stickers!

fossasia.org/

Piyush,  KDE's volunteer at the event, stands behind the KDE booth smiling. On the table, there is a Steam Deck, the portable games console created by Valve, running the Plasma desktop, a computer running KDE software, and lots of stickers.
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