Recently summary update released April of the applications developed by the KDE project, "KDE Gear 22.04" and of which, in total, releases of 232 programs, libraries, and plugins were released as part of the update
One of the most notable novelties of this new KDE Gear 22.04 update is, for example, that in Dolphin the range of file types has been expanded for which thumbnail previews are available and also provides additional information about each file system item.
For example, added thumbnails for ePub files and resolution information was provided when previewing images. Incompletely downloaded or copied files now have the ".part" extension. Improved interaction with devices such as cameras through the MTP protocol.
Konsole now has a Quick Commands plugin (Plugins > Show Quick Commands) that allows you to quickly create and run small scripts that automate frequently performed actions.
The complement SSH provides the ability to assign different visual profiles, which makes it possible to assign different colors for the background and text of each SSH account, in addition to added the ability to display images directly in the terminal using sixel graphics (sixel, image layout from 6 pixel blocks). Right-clicking on directories provides support for opening that directory in any application of your choice, not just the file manager.
Another novelty that stands out is that added support for Apple devices with M1 chip en the video editor kdenlive, besides that in the render dialog has been completely revamped, providing easier access to available rendering options and adding new features such as support for creating custom profiles and the ability to render individual zones. Added initial support for 10-bit color depth.
Kate has a faster start, easier navigation through project directories and improved file search and also highlights that a more visual separation of work has been provided with files with the same name but located in different directories. Improved work in environments based on the Wayland protocol. Redesigned menu structure. Improved alignment of edited code.
The KDE itinerary travel assistant has been improved to help the user to reach his destination using data from various sources and provide him with the related information he needs along the way (traffic schedules, stations and stop locations, hotel information, weather forecast, current events). Added support for new railway companies and airlines. Improved detail of weather information. Improved interface for scanning barcodes, which can now scan tickets.
The Haruna Video Player, which is a plugin for MPV, added support for a global menu, pauses playback when the window is minimized, opens the last watched video, jumps to the beginning of the video and remembers the position to return later.
Of the other changes that stand out in this new version of KDE Gear 22.04
- A new universal implementation of the calendar scheduler is proposed, which works on both desktop systems and mobile devices running Plasma Mobile.
- Elisa music player has improved touch screen support and the ability to drag and drop music and playlists from the file manager.
- Skanpage document scanning software now has the ability to transfer scanned files, including multi-page PDFs, to other applications such as messaging, Bluetooth data transfer or cloud storage.
- Spectacle screenshot program has improved tools for adding annotations to images and ensures that annotation settings are saved.
- The image viewer offers a preview function before printing and provides an interface to install plugins to import images from cameras.
Finally, if you are interested in knowing more about it you can check the details of this new release In the following link.