Title: KDE Plasma 6.1 Prepares for Release Next Week; New Features and Fixes Highlighted
Summary:
KDE Plasma 6.1 is set for release on June 18th, with developers working on last-minute polishing and already starting feature work on Plasma 6.2. KDE developer Nate Graham has provided a weekly development summary, outlining new features and fixes for this week. The highlights include new system settings for mapping drawing tablet area to the screen in Plasma 6.2, a ported KDE weather widget to the new NOAA weather API, and the ability to wake a sleeping screen using a stylus in Plasma 6.1.1. KDE’s morphing popups have been removed due to unfixable visual glitches, and Plasma 6.2 will improve the memory efficiency of notifications displaying images. Various bug fixes have also been addressed, including XWayland integration and issues with KDE apps.
Key Points:
– KDE Plasma 6.1 release date: June 18th
– Developers working on last-minute polishing and Plasma 6.2 features
– New drawing tablet mapping options in Plasma 6.2
– KDE weather widget ported to new NOAA weather API
– Stylus support for waking sleeping screen in Plasma 6.1.1
– Morphing popups removed due to visual glitches
– Improved memory efficiency for notifications in Plasma 6.2
– Bug fixes for XWayland integration and KDE apps
References:
– KDE Plasma 6.1 Prepares For Release Next Week | KDE Plasma 6.1 is preparing for release next week on 18 June. KDE developers this week have thus been very busy with last minute finishing touches to this updated desktop while also already beginning feature work on Plasma 6.2. – Phoronix Articles & Reviews News Archive Forums Premium Ad-Free Contact
– Nate’s blog
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