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KDE 4.2 Progress, New NetworkManager Plasmoid Coming
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| When KDE 4.0 was first released, it was met with quite some criticism. Even
| though people saw the huge potential, the lack of functionality and
| stability, as well as quite a few bugs detracted from the experience. The KDE
| developers continued to work on implementing their relatively radical vision,
| and with the release of KDE 4.2 creeping ever closer, it seems they're well
| on their way.
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http://www.osnews.com/story/20758/KDE_4_2_Progress_New_NetworkManager_Plasmoid_Coming
KDE NetworkManager interface gets a shiny plasma overhaul
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| In most modern Linux distributions, network configuration is handled by
| NetworkManager, a desktop-neutral service that seamlessly manages
| connections. It leverages D-Bus and HAL to provide a standardized programming
| interface through which higher-level applications can interact with network
| configuration and expose networking functionality to the end user.
| NetworkManager has largely eliminated the need for managing network
| configuration through text files or the command line in all but a few corner
| cases.
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2009/01/12/kde-networkmanager-interface-gets-a-shiny-plasma-overhaul
First Amarok 2 point update brings back lots of features
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| The developers of the open source Amarok audio player launched version 2.0
| last month with a completely new user interface and a lot of really
| impressive new features. Although the 2.0 release delivered some great stuff,
| it was missing some important features from the 1.4 series.
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.ars/2009/01/12/first-amarok-2-point-update-brings-back-lots-of-features
Recent:
KDE 4.2 Review From Inside Out. Part 1
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| Plasma makes the desktop valuable again. I liked the default uncluttered mode
| without any icons and I liked the idea of widgets that you can put on the
| desktop. Unlike 4.0 and 4.1 Plasma in 4.2 is usable and stable (not without
| minor glitches though).
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| KRunner is a killer feature. Once you try it, you'll never stop, believe me.
| In my opinion, KRunner may easily be one of the reasons to switch to KDE4. I
| only wish it was more prominent and more documented.
|
| As a general conclusion, I should say that after KDE4 I don't want to get
| back to KDE3. The new Plasma desktop is a huge success and with proper
| architecture and implementation behind it, I'm sure we'll see even more
| exciting improvements in the future. And of course, I'm sure that in
| subsequent KDE releases we'll also see even more polished and ironed out 4.x
| desktop.
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http://adymo.blogspot.com/2009/01/kde4-review-from-inside-out-part-1.html
Call for Organisation of KDE 4.2 Release Parties
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| On January 27, a year after the release of the first KDE 4 version, KDE
| 4.2 "The Answer" will be released. This release will feature stabilisation
| and feature completion and is likely to be taken up by a wide audience of
| users. To celebrate the important event in KDE's history with our fans all
| around the world we would like to invite our community members to organise a
| release party.
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http://dot.kde.org/1231109318/
Related:
KDE 4 rev 802150: Work in progress
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| KWin with Wobbly Windows
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| Kwin features a new visual effect known to most of you from Compiz: the
| Wobbly Windows. Only a few days ago the settings panel for this effect had
| tons of detailed options. Most of these options have been disabled now, the
| only thing that can be configured is the window deformation level while in
| motion. This seems more appropriate for a common user since the number of
| configurable settings was overwhelming before. One minor flaw that I noticed
| in KWin Wobble Windows is that the window shadow is not properly deformed (it
| does not adjust to the current shape of the window).
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http://polishlinux.org/kde/kde-4-rev-802150-work-in-progress/
KDE 4 rev 790000: Better stability and performance
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| This is another revision of the development version of KDE 4 environment.
| Lots of you have asked why it took me so long to publish this article. Well,
| I was just waiting for rev 790000, that’s all. I hope that your curiosity
| will be satisfied since there’s been a lot of changes to describe this time.
| I did my best.
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http://polishlinux.org/kde/kde-4-rev-790000-better-stability-and-performance/
KDE 4.1: Visual Changelog (rev 783000)
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| You don’t always see this in the official changelogs but the KDE 4
| development is progressing in an extraordinary speed. After a deep look at
| rev 777000 we are presenting you a new visual review of changes made to KDE 4
| during the last couple of weeks.
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http://polishlinux.org/kde/kde-41-visual-changelog-rev-783000/
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