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Title: KDE Plasma 6.4 Released

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/17/2044...

Longtime Slashdot reader jrepin writes: Plasma is a popular desktop (and
mobile) environment for GNU/Linux and other UNIX-like operating systems.
Among other things, it also powers the desktop mode of the Steam Deck gaming
handheld. The KDE community today announced the latest release: Plasma 6.4.
This fresh new release improves on nearly every front, with progress being
made in accessibility, color rendering, tablet support, window management,
and more. Plasma already offered virtual desktops and customizable tiles to
help organize your windows and activities, and now it lets you choose a
different configuration of tiles on each virtual desktop. The Wayland session
brings some new accessibility features: you can now move the pointer using
your keyboard's number pad keys, or use a three-finger touchpad pinch gesture
to zoom in or out. Plasma file transfer notification now shows a speed graph,
giving you a more visual idea of how fast the transfer is going and how long
it will take to complete. When any applications are in full screen mode
Plasma will now enter Do Not Disturb mode and only show urgent notifications.
When you exit full-screen mode, you'll see a summary of any notifications you
missed. Now, when an application tries to access the microphone and finds it
muted, a notification will pop up. A new feature in the Application Launcher
widget will place a green New! tag next to newly installed apps, so you can
easily find where something you just installed lives in the menu. The Display
and Monitor page in System Settings comes with a brand new HDR calibration
wizard. Support for Extended Dynamic Range (a different kind of HDR) and P010
video color format has also been added. System Monitor now supports usage
monitoring for AMD and Intel graphic cards -- it can even show the GPU usage
on a per-process basis. Spectacle, the built-in app for taking screenshots
and screen recordings, has a much-improved design and more streamlined
functionality. The background of the desktop or window now darkens when an
authentication dialog shows up, helping you locate and focus on the window
asking for your password. There's a brand-new Animations page in System
Settings that groups all the settings for purely visual animated effects into
one place, making them easier to find and configure. Aurorae, a newly added
SVG vector graphics theme engine, enhances KWin window decorations. You can
read more about these and many other other features in the Plasma 6.4
announcement and complete changelog.

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