Nate Graham KDE project QA developer, recently released a report on progress for the release of KDE 6 (scheduled for February 28) and in which he informs that KDE Plasma 6.0 and KDE Gears 6.0 codebase has been forked in a separate repository, and the master branch has started accumulating changes for KDE Plasma 6.1 and KDE Gears 24.05.
Among the updates included in the main branch that will appear in KDE Plasma 6.1 and KDE Gears 24.05, The following changes stand out.
In the file manager dolphin, now I know allows you to automatically save open windows and tabs, whose state is restored in case of emergency shutdown or system reboot.
Added the ability to control the display of the recycle bin and backup files along with hidden files. Additionally, support has been implemented for separating the content of a split view into a separate window.
In the document viewer Okula, added support for displaying dropdown menus used in certain types of PDF documents. Display of the wireless channel number, in addition to the frequency, has been added to the applet with information about network parameters.
The system screenshot provides additional substitutions for use in screenshot and screencast file names, such as ` ` for epoch time substitution and / ` for 12 hour clock replacement.
On the part of the changes carried over to KDE 6.0, it is mentioned that:
- Fixed issues with visual artifacts appearing in QtQuick-based applications when setting non-integer scale values (fractional scale).
Improved the speed of searching for configuration files used in typical KDE applications by 13-16%. - The Plasma edit mode global toolbar now has an “Add Panel” button to the global edit panel (Edit Mode) to make it easier to add panels, which has made it possible to remove the “Add Widgets” and “Add” buttons. panels» from the context menu.
- In the screen or window selection dialog, a single mouse click is now sufficient to select items, unless multiple selection mode is activated, in which case special checkboxes are displayed next to the items and A double click can be used to complete the selection.
- Additionally, a new “Window Layer” rule has been added in place of the “Window Type” rule that does not work with Wayland.
- KWin has also improved settings recovery in multi-display setups if some displays are missing EDID data.
- Improved the speed of several frequently used configuration file searches in KDE software by 13 to 16%
And finally, on the part of the Bug fixes, the following stand out:
- In KF5, fixed an issue when moving or copying a large number of files that could cause some of them to be skipped (and potentially lost) after skipping duplicate folders
- Powerdevil no longer fails to log in when using the ddcutil-2.0.0 library and certain DDC-compatible monitors
- Fixed an issue that caused folders within network shares/mounts to not be expandable in view
- Work was done to minimize visual glitches in QtQuick applications when using a fractional scaling factor, although it is mentioned that there are still some details to be polished in the text and window outlines/shadows.
- Made KWin more robust by restoring settings for multiple display layouts when any of the displays are missing their EDIDs
- The “Window Type” window rule, which didn't work in Wayland, has been replaced by a new “Window Layer” rule that works better for the purposes people typically use it for.
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