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November 2005

KDevelop 3.3 out

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2005-11-30 22:30
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The KDevelop team have announced that version 3.3 of their KDE-based multi-platform Integrated Development Environment has been released along with KDE 3.5. The main focus has been the improvement of the debugging facility and Qt 4 support; it now supports 15 programming languages. Binary downloads here, source downloads here, screenshots here, full announcement here, full changelog here.

KDE Port of Clearlooks

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2005-11-30 22:21
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From KDE Look:

There is now a port of the GTK theme Clearlooks for KDE, ported by Joerg Koenig. Screenshots and downloads of the theme, currently at version 0.9.3, are available at the KDE Look link above. There are also RPMs for SUSE 9.1 through to 10, courtesy of "Guru", and packages of version 0.9.2 for Slackware.

KDbg 2.0.2 released

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2005-11-30 06:34
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From KDE Apps:

Version 2.0.2 of KDbg, a KDE front-end to the GNU Debugger (gdb) which allows setting of breakpoints etc. through a GUI, has been released. This is a bug fix release; changelog is here. Screenshots here, source downloads and a link to a place with Debian packages here. Requires KDE (and obviously Qt); the site does not say which version.

KDE 3.5 is out!

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2005-11-29 22:33
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From KDE Dot News:

KDE 3.5 has been released! Major changes, according to the official announcement, include an ACID2-compliant Konqueror which also blocks adverts, SuperKaramba (a facility similar to OS X's Dashboard), and MSN and Yahoo webcam support in Kopete. A complete guide to new features, along with screenshots, can be found here. Packages are available for Arch, Kubuntu, Slackware and SUSE; it can also be built from source using Konstruct.

Trolltech moving to new premises

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2005-11-29 22:28
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Trolltech today reported on its website that from next Monday (5th December) it will be in new premises; its new mailing address will be Trolltech AS, Sandakerveien 116, PO Box 4332 Nydalen, NO-0402 Oslo. Their phone and fax numbers will remain unchanged. They say they have grown out of their current premises. Contact details for the new site will be found here as from the 5th.

KRadio snapshot release

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2005-11-29 14:17
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From KDE Apps:

An intermediate snapshot of KRadio has been released following the third beta, which provides bug-fixes for "nerving bugs like the tooooo big configuration dialog and high memory consumption". There may be more snapshots before the first release candidate (the author says he is very busy on other work). Screenshots here, downloads (source and out-of-date SUSE RPMs) here. Qt and KDE 3.2 each required; full list here.

Trolltech releases Qtopia Phone Edition 2.2

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2005-11-29 05:07
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Trolltech today announced the release of Qtopia Phone Edition 2.2, described as "the first Linux-based Voice over IP (VoIP) software solution for mobile and wireless phones and converged media devices". Besides Qtopia's usual features, this version includes "a reference integration of an open source VoIP application using session initiation protocol (SIP) and a framework that gives customers flexibility in their choice of SIP stack". It also now includes dual display support, applicaiton transparency, GUI animations, additional SMS (text message) and email capabilities, live MP3 streaming and media player performance improvements, and extended language support. Qtopia home page is here.

Twinkle 0.4.2 released

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2005-11-29 04:58
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.4.2 of Twinkle, a SIP-based IP-telephony application, has been released. New features include microphone noise reduction, a system tray icon which shows phone state and enabled services, a call history option added to the system tray menu, and two major bug fixes. Screenshots here, downloads here; requires Qt 3.3 or later and can compile with or without KDE support. For Linux only currently; builds for a number of Linux distributions are available.

DesktopBSD: third release candidate

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2005-11-28 23:14
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The DesktopBSD website reports that a third release candidate of DesktopBSD 1.0 has been released. Changes include an update to FreeBSD 5-STABLE, KDE 3.4.3 and an AMD64 version. Full changelog here. Screenshots here, downloads here.

Gambas: new development version

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2005-11-27 06:59
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From KDE Apps:

A new development version of Gambas (Gambas Almost Means BASIC), a BASIC IDE which currently uses Qt (although GTK support is planned), has been released. Version 1.9.22 adds a PDF support, 64-bit integer support in databases, and updated OpenGL support. Full changelog here. Latest stable version is 1.0.13. Downloads here, screenshots here.

Beijing: Leveraging Linux show

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2005-11-26 21:26
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Trolltech is supporting a one-day event in Beijing on the 29th of this month called Chinese Mobile Phone Leadership: Leveraging Linux, at the Kerry Centre Hotel. It's "an exclusive conference which will bring together key stakeholders in the Chinese wireless phone market to discuss the strategic importance of Linux-based phones". Participants include MontaVista, Opera Software, Pollex, Teleca, Intel and a number of Chinese mobile phone companies. The event is organised by the China Academy of Telecommunications Research (CATR) of the Ministry of Information Industries (MII). Information in English about the CATR and registration links here.

Qt 4.1 release candidate

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2005-11-25 04:30
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From Trolltech's web site:

Trolltech have released the first release candidate for Qt 4.1. New features include integrated SVG support, a PDF backend, dynamic user-interface building, and a Scribe-based flexible syntax highlighting class. Full change list here, source downloads here, documentation here.

TaskJuggler 2.2.0: second beta

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2005-11-24 05:32
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From KDE Apps:

A second beta of TaskJuggler 2.2.0 has been released, which is said to be "very close to final" but is still a beta nonetheless and the developers want your bug reports. The application is for "serious project managers" and its approach claimed to be "far superior to the commonly used Gantt chart editing tools". The latest stable version is 2.1.1. Downloads here, screenshots here; requires KDE 3.4.

Call for 2006 aKademy location

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2005-11-23 22:12
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From KDE Dot News:

The KDE "e.V." are seeking locations for next year's aKademy, which isn't just a social geek get-together but is KDE's annual general meeting. There is a list of requirements, among them proximity to a major international airport and visa requirements which would not exclude a contributor; most contributors are from the USA and the EU. Previous events have been held in Nove Hrady, Ludwigsburg and Malaga. Concrete proposals are to be sent to the e.V..

KDevelop 3.3 release candidate

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2005-11-23 22:06
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From KDE Apps:

The first release candidate of KDevelop, the multi-platform IDE for KDE, has been released. This update features a "much improved debugger" and improvements to Ruby support and the user manual. Downloads here.

VariCAD update

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2005-11-19 03:41
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From KDE Apps:

A minor update has been released for VariCAD, a commercial CAD package for Windows and Linux. The Linux version requires Qt 2.3 or later, KDE libraries and hardware OpenGL support. This release (1.15) introduces STEP (3D) file support. Screenshots and other details available on the VariCAD home page; downloads for Fedora, SUSE, Debian, Mandriva and Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the KDE Apps page.

Oxygen Icons Website Launched

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2005-11-17 02:44
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From KDE Dot News:

A website for Oxygen, a set of SVG-based icons for the upcoming KDE 4, has been launched. Oxygen is part of the Appeal Project whose goal is "to promote KDE related projects and to push the open source desktop to another level". The icons are to be "full SVG vector images, using alpha channels, translucency, embedded bitmaps to allow complex three dimensional effects, with highlights and shadows"; samples here.

SIP and PyQt bug fixes

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2005-11-16 01:21
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Riverbank Computing have announced bug-fix releases for SIP and PyQt. SIP is a tool used to produce Python bindings for C and C++ libraries, including PyQt. Version numbers are 3.15.1 for PyQt and 4.3.2 for SIP. Downloads: PyQt, SIP.

KDevelop 3.3 release candidate

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2005-11-16 01:16
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KDevelop 3.3 rc1 was issued on the 11th along with the RC for KDE 3.5. The release contains 11 bug fixes over beta 2 (18th Oct) and a number of fixed application templates, but no new features. Interactive version of the changelog here.

(Bit late, I know.)

Report on San Jose Developer Day

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2005-11-15 05:09
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Andreas Aardal Hanssen has posted a report on the San José Developer Day on the Qt Developers' Blog. Not much detail but a few photos. Also, Ariya Hidayat has drawn attention to a Blogspot with details of fixed KDE bugs; it's auto-generated with a Python script.