the release of the distribution , based on the Debian package base, but develops its own desktop Deepin Desktop Environment and around 30 , including the music player DMusic, video player DMovie, messaging system DTalk, installer, and the Deepin Software Center. The project was started by a group of developers from China, but has transformed into an international project. The distribution supports the Russian language. All developments are licensed under GPLv3. The size of the bootable 2.3 GB (amd64).
The desktop components and applications using C/C++ (Qt5) languages and . A key feature of the Deepin desktop is the panel, which supports multiple working modes. In classic mode, there is a clearer separation of open windows and suggested applications, with a system tray area displayed. The efficient mode somewhat resembles Unity, mixing indicators of running programs, favorite applications, and control applets (volume/brightness settings, connected drives, clock, network status, etc.). The application launcher interface is displayed full screen and provides two modes—viewing favorite applications and navigating through the catalog of installed programs.
Key innovations:
- The window manager dde-kwin (an adapted version of kwin for Deepin) has been further improved;
- In the Deepin Store application catalog, automatic region detection based on the user's IP address has been implemented;
- The Could Sync feature has been added, allowing synchronization of settings across different instances of the distribution linked to one user ID. Synchronization covers network, sound, mouse, power management, desktop, theme, panel settings, etc. The user can manage the activation of specific settings sets;
- The Deepin File Manager has been integrated with an interface for burning optical discs (CD/DVD);
- In the Deepin Movie video player, support has been added for attaching files with subtitles via a Drag & drop interface.
- In the Dock panel, hovering over the corresponding indicators displays tooltips with information about battery charge, estimated runtime, or time until fully charged.
Source: opennet.ru
