release of the KDE Applications 19.08 suite, including custom applications adapted to work with KDE Frameworks 5. Information about the availability of live builds with the new release can be found at .
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- The Dolphin file manager implements and enables by default the ability to open a new tab in an existing file manager window (instead of opening a new window with a separate instance of Dolphin) when trying to open a directory from another application. Another improvement is support for the global hotkey "Meta + E", which allows you to call the file manager at any time.
Improvements have been made to the right information panel: Added support for enabling automatic playback of media files highlighted in the main panel. Implemented the ability to select and copy the text displayed on the panel. A built-in settings block has been added that allows you to change the content displayed in the panel without opening a separate configuration window. Added processing of bookmarks;
- The Gwenview image viewer has improved the display of thumbnails and added a low resource consumption mode that uses low-resolution thumbnails. This mode is significantly faster and consumes less resources when loading thumbnails from JPEG and RAW images. In case of failure to generate a thumbnail, a placeholder image is now displayed instead of using the thumbnail from the previous image. Issues with creating thumbnails from Sony and Canon cameras have also been resolved, and the information displayed based on EXIF ββmetadata for RAW images has been expanded. Added a new menu "Share" ("Publish"), allowing you to send an image
via email, Bluetooth, Imgur, Twitter or NextCloud and correctly display external files accessed via KIO; - Annotation handling has been improved in the Okular Document Viewer, for example, the ability to collapse and expand all annotations at once has appeared, the settings dialog has been redesigned, and the function of framing the ends of line marks has been added (for example, you can display an arrow). Improved support for the ePub format, including solving problems with opening incorrect ePub files and increasing performance when processing large files;
- The Konsole terminal emulator has expanded the window tiling capabilities - the main window can now be divided into parts in an arbitrary form, both vertically and horizontally. In turn, each area obtained after splitting can also be split or moved by mouse to a new location in the drag&drop mode. Redesigned the settings window, which has become clearer and simpler;
- In the Spectacle screenshot utility, when taking a snapshot with a delay in the header and button on the task manager panel, an indication of the time remaining until the snapshot is taken is provided. When opening the Spectacle window while waiting for a snapshot, there is now a button to undo the action. After the snapshot is saved, a message is displayed allowing you to open the image or directory where it is saved;
- Emoji support has been added to the address book, email client, calendar planner and collaboration tools. KOrganizer has the ability to move events from one calendar to another. The KAddressBook address book now has the ability to send SMS using the KDE Connect application;
- The KMail email client integrates with grammar checkers such as ΠΈ . Added support for Markdown markup in the message writing window. When scheduling events, the auto-deletion of emails with invitations after writing a response has been stopped;
- The Kdenlive video editor has new control sequences called with the keyboard and mouse. For example,
rotating the wheel while holding Shift on the timeline will change the speed of the clip, and moving the cursor over the thumbnails in the clip while holding Shift will activate the video preview. Three-point editing operations are unified with other video editors. - In the Kate text editor, when trying to open a new document, an already running instance of the editor was brought to the foreground. The "Quick Open" mode sorts the elements by the time they were last opened and highlights the topmost element in the list by default.
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