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September 2005

VariCAD update

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2005-09-30 23:11
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From KDE Apps:

An updated version of VariCAD 2005 has been released, improving "mainly dynamic view manipulation (zoom, pan and view rotation using the mouse)" and Parasolid imports. VariCAD is a commercial Qt-based package for Windows and Linux. Screenshots and downloads (RPMs of different types and a DEB package) at the KDE Apps link above.

Qt & KDE4 speed advantages

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2005-09-30 03:37
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Via KDE Developers:

We are apparently assured that KDE 4 is going to be "about speed" (and not bloat, unlike a certain competitor and unlike the impression you'd get from all these new technologies). Daniel Molkentin's blog entry (in link above) also states that the KDE3 codebase that has so far been ported to Qt 4 has run faster. There is also a link to a Qt Development Blog entry about better performance in QSA 1.2.0 over 1.1.3, which use Qt 4 and Qt 3 respectively.

Version 0.5 of Klik out

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2005-09-29 21:32
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.5 of Klik, a means of downloading an application and running it without installing, has been released. The changelog promises "major updates in all areas". Screenshots, further explanation and downloads at the above KDE Apps link.

Newsforge article on what's new in KDE 4

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2005-09-29 21:26
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From KDE Dot News:

A new article on Newsforge discusses the new features in KDE 4, which is to feature Appeal, "a mechanism for bringing artists, usability experts, programmers, and enthusiasts together in the earliest stages of development by holding in-person meetings and maintaining ongoing communication over mailing lists, wikis, and Web-based forums". This includes Tenor, a contextual link engine which makes information about files available to other KDE apps via "another KDE framework". Also discussed is Plasma, "a project to design and implement an entirely new desktop shell, combining the desktop (including wallpaper and icons), the panel and its applets, and desktop applets like SuperKaramba into a coherent and innovative vision". Looks ambitious. Worth reading.

KBlogger v0.2

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2005-09-29 03:10
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From KDE Apps:

At last, a Blogging app for KDE (unless you count my Qt-based Catkin, which so far hasn't got beyond a Blosxom submitter, and stalled when I stopped using Blosxom). Someone should really point out to whoever submitted this entry that a "web application" is something that you use through a web browser, not your KDE kicker. Anyway, it supports the Blogger and MetaWeblog XML-RPC protocols. It's only 0.2 so it should grow. Single screenshot and source download at the KDE Apps site above.

Rekall 2.2.6 out

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2005-09-29 02:47
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From KDE Apps:

Version 2.2.6 of Rekall, the KDE front-end for MySQL, PostgreSQL and XBase, has been released. The changes since 2.2.4 are mostly bug fixes, particularly a fix for a bug concerning the default style on Fedora Core 4. (There seems to be no reliable site for this application; the Kompany's changelog stopped at v2.0.2 and Total Rekall doesn't seem to have one. It seems communication has broken down between the two parties.)

New release for IQNotes

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2005-09-27 11:55
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From KDE Apps:

IQNotes, "of the one of the application winners of the beta round contest Qtopia Woldwide Developers contest", has had version 2.0.2 released; no changelog seems to be available. The app runs on the embedded platform Qtopia. Screenshots here.

Aaron Seigo on upcoming workshops

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2005-09-26 02:45
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From KDE Dot News:

There is an interview on the Kubuntu website with KDE developer Aaron Seigo, on the topic of the upcoming Open Source Desktop Workshops to be held in San Diego, CA, on October 13th and 14th. The interview talks about the workshops' "message", who's there, why the fee is so low ($50), how people should prepare if they're coming, the benefits to organisations in sending people, and what might happen in future events.

Snapshots of PyQt4 available

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2005-09-25 03:40
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Riverbank Computing has released snapshots of PyQt4 - the Qt4 bindings for Python. They say the present releases "are very limited and only test the build system".

KDevelop 3.3 goes into beta

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2005-09-25 03:32
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KDevelop, the KDE-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) which is capable of developing applications for KDE, Qt and numerous other platforms, has had a first beta of its upcoming version 3.3 released. Version 3.2.91 depends on Qt 3.2 and KDE 3.2. Changes include improved PHP and Doxygen support and a number of bug fixes, including 12 to its debugger. Changelog here.

Tellico bug-fix release

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2005-09-24 16:09
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From KDE Apps:

Version 10.1 of Tellico, a personal inventory manager, has been released. New features include support for Norwegian Nynorsk and fixes for a number of serious bugs including one crasher. Requires KDE 3.1, although some features require KDE 3.4. Changelog here; screenshots here and at the KDE Apps link above.

KDE Beta packages for SUSE

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2005-09-24 16:04
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From KDE Developers via Planet SUSE:

Binaries of the recent beta release of KDE 3.5 for SUSE are available at the KDE website; they are for SUSE versions 9.1 to 10. They are unsupported and untested, so are certainly not for mission-critical use.

kdesvn v0.6 released

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2005-09-24 15:58
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.6.0 of kdesvn, a KDE Subversion client, has been released. This app uses native KDE APIs rather than extra libraries like Gambas, and uses Subversion's API rather than parsing the output of the command-line client, as most other clients do. It has a file-manager type interface and uses the KDE KPart architecture. Full changelog here; screenshots here and at the KDE Apps link above.

Teddy v1.0 released

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2005-09-24 15:51
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From KDE Apps:

Version 1.0 of Teddy, a tabular XML editor and displayer which uses Qt 3, has been released. Changes include support for all desktop Qt platforms (Linux, Windows, OS X) and an undo/redo feature; for full changelog see the homepage, and also the KDE Apps link above, which also has screenshots.

Qt 3.3.5 XML problems

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2005-09-23 15:27
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From Planet KDE:

Seb Ruiz has posted an alert about problems with Qt's DOM XML handling classes which has resulted in XML files not being saved. Full details at SR's blog.

Joint statement on X11 accessibility

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2005-09-23 15:24
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From KDE Dot News:

Recent weeks have seen a lot of cooperative activity between the KDE Accessibility Team and various other Free Software accessibility teams. The Free Standards Group Accessibility Workgroup, KDE Accessibility and GNOME Accessibility teams have now released a joint statement describing some of this cooperation. "We believe users who are persons with disabilities should be empowered to choose technologies from any and all environments which provide accessibility just as other desktop users today routinely use a mix of technologies from different desktop environments. Our goal is seamless interoperability."

There's more over at KDE.News.

Skype update

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2005-09-23 15:20
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From KDE Apps:

An update has been released for the Linux Skype client (v1.2.0.17), containing a number of bug fixes and minor new features, among them "call quality improvements". The KDE Apps feature calls it a chat application; it is, of course, actually an online telephony app. Full changelog and a few screenshots at the KDE Apps page above.

KDE 3.5 Beta 1 out

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2005-09-21 19:04
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The KDE project has shipped the first Alpha of KDE 3.5, codenamed Kanzler. See the site's own announcement.

Opera: it's free!

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2005-09-20 22:37
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The Opera web browser, which uses Qt on Linux and other X11 platforms, is now a free application - the banner ad and licensing fee has now been eliminated for good. The app hasn't been open-sourced, however, and no word has been given on those pesky Yahoo Groups font problems as far as I know. But you can download it for free here.

Maxemum TV-Guide v5.9.12

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2005-09-18 21:23
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From KDE Apps:

Version 5.9.12 of Maxemum TV-Guide has been released; changes include "new xml-tags in descriptions, channel icons with custom size, a new (and less annoying) channel renaming system, show blacklisting, automatic checking for new versions of mtvg while updating listings and a bugfix in the reminder system". The app uses KDE and is written in C++, with XMLTV as its backend; currently it can fetch listings for the UK, the US, Canada and several European countries.