Wow, inspite of the chaos and the unstability, i have belief that KDE4.1 is gonna rock
The singlemost feature i've been waiting for is the tabsupport in dolphin, sigh!! On May 1, 10:13 am, "RC (आर.सी.) Adhikari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PolishLinux KDE 4.1 Preview (Rev > 802150)<http://polishlinux.org/kde/kde-4-rev-802150-work-in-progress> > *he state of Plasma can be currently described as 'chaotic'. The reason for > that is that its API is being refactored which in result makes it almost > impossible to use for a regular human being. Most applets despite continuous > development, still experience issues with adjusting to the new API. This > results in instabilities and — in some cases — even problem with displaying > properly on desktop. Yesterday however, I managed to catch a dev snapshot of > KDE 4.1 which allowed me to test the recent changes, at least on the > surface. Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce you to "The Revision 802150″.* > Desktop > > First thing worth noticing is the new looks of KRunner. Unfortunately, on > the current stage, it behaves in an unpredictable manner. In some cases > after typing one letter I had to wait a few seconds for KRunner to catch it > and prompt me with a list of available choices. What is more, it randomly > hung up completely, exceeding the maximum response time, forcing KWin to > kindly ask me to kill it. > > KRunner — new looks > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/kde4_802150_krunner.jpg> > > Till now, the only way to add a Plasma applet was to use an icon located in > the upper-right corner of the desktop. This time I noticed a new icon, > located in the bottom panel. Currently it does not response to my actions so > it's hard to state whether it's going to replace the former solution or — > perhaps — it will be used to add a new applet to a specific panel. I think > though, that the latter makes more sense so it's pretty likely to be the > correct guess. > > Plasma manager in KDE panel > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/kde4_802150_plasma.jpg> > Dolphin > > Dolphin — the file manager — eventually got the feature I've been waiting > for: the tab support! > > Dolphin with tabs > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/9abfa10d993b1afaa4e6f...> > Phonon > > In kdereview tree, the work is in progress to add a new sound engine to > Phonon. Now those of you who — for one reason or another — don't like Xine, > are given an option to choose GStreamer as the audio output. I have often > heard that Gstreamer beats Xine in many areas, especially when the number of > supported audio/video formats is concerned. > > Sound system settings > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/a3a796dca377ecdad1c92...> > Konqueror & WebKit > > Some people > commented<http://polishlinux.org/kde/kde-4-rev-790000-better-stability-and-perf...>my > previous revision stating that Konqueror already used WebKit as the > default engine. These comments were incorrect. Last time I presented the > Acid3 test results for Konqueror with default KHTML engine. Today however, I > compiled the Qt library with WebKit support and the required dependencies. > Here is the result for Acid3 for the Konqueror/WebKit duo: > > Konqueror / WebKit > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/b715de3d5ac997d3d191e...> > Oxygen theme > > Only cosmetic changes here: polished tabs and beautified scroll bars. > > Oxygen theme > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/0b4808abfd563da8a82a4...> > Ozone > > As it shows, the default window decoration for KDE 4.1 will not be Oxygen, > but its fork, called Ozone. Currently the only difference is that — in > contrary to Oxygen — Ozone respects the color scheme changes. > > Windows decoration for Ozone theme > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/4fb6461245f1c1b5baf74...> > KDE Info Center > > KDE Info Center has been fully ported to Qt4 library. Let's see how it looks > now… > > KDE Info Center: Main windows > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/a7a0c94094977f13c2a23...> > > KDE Info Center: Memory usage > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/4ee3abe23fc65f64baf8a...> > > KDE Info Center: Partitions > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/a8558a4ad9b305f51f70c...> > KWin with Wobbly Windows > > 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). > > KWin effects > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/02e0998bc8a954b133727...> > > Wobbly effect configuration > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/kde4_802150_wobbly2..jpg> > > Wobbly effect in action > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/3b6fa45414f348a321b7f...> > > *Amarok* > > Amarok is getting closer and closer to its major release. The current > changes mostly concern the looks of Plasma applets and streaming sources > extensions. It's however worth noting that the application itself proves to > be much more stable than before. Amarok also now remembers previously added > collections, playlists and — what is crucial — does not crash upon frequent > interaction with the user. I'll try to write a separate piece of text about > this great multimedia player soon. > > Amarok: Let the music play! > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/c82a5b9cdcd026d045de7...> > > Amarok: Last.fm support > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/38f4a222e1e8e1d1c1ce3...> > K3b > > Another crucial KDE app is K3b. It is by far the best open source tool in > the world to burn DVDs and CDs, but it also features other things as well. > There is a rumor that K3b will be renamed to K4b with its stable release of > KDE 4. Whatever its name is or will be, the fact is that it's quite usable > even now, in development state. > > K3b (K4b) > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/938958416cdd41f517667...> > > Let's investigate some configuration options… > > K3b settings > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/d73f4ad1ef259b0d758b3...> > > Other configuration options > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/405ce476f030f0a6d143d...> > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/573269fe69161806a77df...> > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/82a6d140aa8f379a27459...> > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/d1dbb0f99849aa8d83382...> > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/abb382289aed29ee5f5cc...> > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/79ee27a4302f04808e35b...> > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/cba29237f85459ee3e8ec...> > > A DVD project that I started to test the app: > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/c7c67136d591f5d1ef3ec...> > > Now it suffices to insert a blank disk and… let it burn! > > Burn settings > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/kde4_802150_k3b_burn1...> > > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/kde4_802150_k3b_burn2...> > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/kde4_802150_k3b_burn3...> > <http://polishlinux.org/reviews/kde-4-rev-802150/kde4_802150_k3b_burn4...> > > I hope you liked this new revision, it took some time to prepare it but I > promise the next one will appear soon, so check frequently your PolishLinux > RSS <http://polishlinux.org/feed/> and stay tuned! > > With Regards > --------------------- > आर.सी. 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