After over a year of development user environment release (Qt Lightweight Desktop Environment), developed by team of developers of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects. The LXQt interface continues to follow the ideas of the classic desktop organization, introducing modern design and techniques that increase usability. LXQt is positioned as a lightweight, modular, fast and convenient continuation of the development of the Razor-qt and LXDE desktops, incorporating the best features of both shells. Code on GitHub and is licensed under GPL 2.0+ and LGPL 2.1+. The appearance of ready-made assemblies is expected for (LXQt is offered in L by defaultubuntu), , , , , , и .
release:
- Support for a single-window operating mode (without dialogs in separate windows) has been added to the edition of the PCManFM-Qt file manager and the underlying LibFM-Qt library.
Implemented the ability to permanently or temporarily save passwords used during mounting (works with gnome-keyring).
Improved system of tooltips with file information. Added support for placing desktop wallpaper in multi-monitor configurations. Added an option to define the time after which files should be automatically deleted from the Recycle Bin. It's now possible to switch thumbnails on the fly. Improved keyboard navigation tools. Improved work with file extensions in the file dialog. - The archive manager LXQt Archiver is introduced, built on the basis of the LibFM-Qt library and used by default in PCManFM-Qt for accessing archives.
- The panel has a new plugin for controlling the brightness of the screen backlight. Added an option to the desktop switcher to display only the active desktop. The menu for searching information has been expanded. Ensures correct positioning of the panel in multi-monitor configurations. An option has been added to the task manager to move windows to the next or previous virtual desktop using the mouse wheel.
- The configurator has added the ability to configure monitors by dragging and dropping screen images with the mouse.
- A mode for reducing screen brightness after a certain period of inactivity has been added to the power management system.
- In the QTerminal terminal emulator, the settings dialog has been redesigned, making it more compact and scrollable. Allows you to set your own fixed dimensions and display without frames. Added option to send history to a text editor. Problems with flickering when changing fonts have been resolved.
- In the LXImage-Qt image viewer, a dialog for opening a file in an external application has been added to the menu for working with files. Added the ability to configure hotkeys and the size of the list of recently opened files. Added a mode for displaying the image outline.
- The libQtXdg library has improved the sharpness of the display of SVG icons when zooming in.
In parallel, work continues on the release of LXQt 1.0.0, which will implement full support for working on top of Wayland.
Source: opennet.ru
