KDE Plasma 5.22 comes with transparency adaptability, Wayland enhancements and more

The new version of KDE Plasma 5.22 is now available and in this new version several key enhancements highlighted among which stands out la implementation of an adaptive transparency adjustment mode panel and widgets located on the panel, in which the panel is transparent by default, but transparency is automatically disabled if there is at least one window maximized to full screen. In the panel options, you can disable this behavior and enable permanent transparency or opacity.

We can also find in this new version that the work that has been done to support Wayland continues to improve enormously, since by using Wayland, the ability to work with rooms is provided (activity) and support to search by menu items in the applet with the implementation of the global menu, the work of vertical and horizontal maximization of windows has also been adjusted, as well as the possibility of using the "Windows present" effect has been implemented. .

While for the window manager KWin uses the Wayland protocol to optimize performance through direct window scanning full-screen on non-NVIDIA GPUs and added support for Wayland's FreeSync technology, which allows the graphics card to change the monitor's refresh rate to ensure smooth, tear-free gameplay.

In addition, It is mentioned that work has been done to unify the interface of the systray applets and the design of the clock applet pop-up dialog was modified and the ability to customize the display of the date on a line with the time was added. The volume control applet offers the ability to select a profile for audio devices, for example, to quickly change the playback device without opening the setting interface.

In the system to display notifications of downloaded or moved files, the application screen is provided, which will open when the "open" link is clicked. File download notifications now inform the user that the download process is blocked and the need to initiate actions to start or continue the download.

In KRunner, multi-line search results display is implemented, which, for example, makes it more convenient to display definitions, as well as also added filtering of duplicates found by different drivers (For example, searching for "firefox" no longer provides equivalent options for starting the Firefox application and running the firefox command on the command line).

To track changes in system parameters (memory consumption, CPU load, network activity, application execution, etc.), the Plasma System Monitor interface is used by default, which replaced KSysGuard .

Finally, we can also find that when you start the configurator, a new quick settings page is now displayed by default, where the most popular parameters are collected in one place, as well as a link to change the desktop wallpaper.

Of the other changes that stand out in this new version:

  • In multi-monitor configurations, by default, the windows will open on the screen where the cursor is currently located.
  • Added a parameter to control the update installation mode activity in offline mode, bypassing the default settings offered in distributions.
  • Improved support for handicap aids and keyboard navigation.
  • Added Meta + V keyboard shortcut to show clipboard data placement history.
  • The new Kickoff menu eliminates annoying delays before switching categories and also solves an issue with random category switching when moving the cursor.
  • In the task manager, the default behavior of the window highlight mode has been changed, which is now activated only when the mouse cursor hovers over the window thumbnail.
  • Proper functioning of global hotkeys has been ensured, affecting not only Latin characters on keyboards.
  • The sticky notes widget offers the ability to change the size of the text.

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