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December 2006

KFTPGrabber v0.8.0 released

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-12-31 15:51
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.8 of KFTPGrabber, a graphical FTP client for KDE which supports SSL, tabbed multiple sessions and bookmarks, has been released. Changes (since the last RC):

  • Fix to upload of empty files via TLS/SSL
  • Fix to typos
  • Fix to plug-in handling
  • Fix: Take file size into account when doing directory compare

New features since the last stable version:

  • EPRT support (for IPv6)
  • Support for public-key authentication on SFTP
  • Individual file mark/compare in the list views

Full changelog here, screenshots here, downloads (source only at present) here, Requires KDE 3.3. This is expected to be the last major release before KDE 4.

KPoGre v1.5.4 released

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-12-31 06:56
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From KDE Apps:

Version 1.5.4 of KPoGre, a KDE PostgreSQL administration front-end, has been released. Changes include:

  • New disk usage tab in database property window, detailing each table's disk usage (PG 8.1+)
  • Ability to cancel a query from the server "activity" tab (PG 8.1+)
  • Detailed column info displayed when user clicks on "datatable" header

Screenshots here, downloads (source, SUSE 10 RPM) here. Requires KDE 3.5.

eric3 v3.9.4 released

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-12-31 06:52
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From KDE Apps:

Version 3.9.4 of Eric3, the Python and Qt-based development environment for Python and Ruby, has been released. Changes include bug fixes and better Subversion 1.4 support. Screenshots here, downloads (source only, all Python) here. Requires Qt 3.1, Python 2.3, PyQt 3.6 and QScintilla v1.0 (or later in each case).

Edyuk v0.7.0 released

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-12-31 06:17
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.7.0 of Edyuk, a Qt 4-based development environment with Qt Designer and Assistant integration, has been released. The biggest change in this release is that class browsing now works and debugging is improved (full changelog, not very readable, here. Screenshots at KDE Apps; download (source only) here. Requires Qt 4 (not sure which minor version).

KAlarm v1.4.8 (and 1.9.3beta) released

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2006-12-29 03:10
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From KDE Apps:

Version 1.4.8 of KAlarm, an alarm clock and event scheduler for KDE, has been released. This version fixes a crash which occurred when KAlarm was auto-started at login time, and makes the Find dialog work with search texts entered subsequently to the first. (A new beta, version 1.9.3, has been released which fixes the first of these two bugs.) Screenshots here, downloads (source, Debian Etch binary) here. Requires KDE 3 (3.2 for the beta).

CrossVC XXL 2 preview released

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2006-12-29 00:16
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From KDE Apps:

A third preview of version 2.0 of CrossVC XXL, the commercial version of the CVS client formerly known as LinCVS, has been released. This version improves the Subversion support, implementing the move and cleanup commands, enabling profiles and HTTP SVN importing. The German translation has also been improved. Screenshots here, downloads (binaries for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X) here. Requires Qt 3. Latest open-source version of CrossVC is 1.5.1, available from the same location.

Polyester theme v1.0 released

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2006-12-26 20:11
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From KDE Look:

Version 1.0 of the KDE theme Polyester has been released. Changes:

  • With colored scrollbars option turned off, the scrollbar handle has colored extremities on mouse over (similar to the Ubuntu theme)
  • In the configuration dialog "Menus and toolbars" was misleading, now it's "Advanced"
  • nice circles instead of asterisks in password lineedits. Idea from Daniel Molkentin (will probably be the default in KDE 3.6 btw)
  • default button highlight when animations are disabled
  • alphablending (yes, fake of course:)) at the corners of the popup menus
  • corrected a bug in the sliders aspect
  • window decoration: titlebar buttons icons have a cleaner aspect

Screenshots and downloads (source and various distro binaries) from KDE Look.

QTM v0.3.10 released

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2006-12-26 18:17
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.3.10 of QTM, a Qt 4-based app for submitting entries to Movable Type compatible weblogs and content management systems, has been released. Changes:

  • Bug which caused crash when trying to access non-existent web servers or services fixed
  • New system tray icon for Qt 4.2 users
  • New tabbed preferences box for Qt 4.2 users which can set editor, preview and console fonts; ability to set console font from Edit menu on Qt 4.1
  • Ability to post to Blogger blogs (but only as draft; Blogger does not allow client applications to post entries via XML-RPC)
  • Bug fix: warning message which sometimes appeared when opening entries from files with the password missing is now gone.

Screenshots here, downloads (source, Mac OS X disk image, SUSE, Fedora and Mandriva 2007 RPMs) from KDE Apps page or homepage. Requires Qt 4.1 or later.

trix v0.9 released

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2006-12-26 00:43
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.9 of trix, a serverless chat application for small/home offices, has been released. This version enables version 2.0 of its protocol by default. Screenshots here, downloads (source only) here. Requires Qt 3.

Smb4K v0.8.0 released

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-12-24 17:45
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.8.0 of Smb4K, a SMB/CIFS (Windows) share browser for KDE, has been released. Changes include:

  • Drag and drop support in shares view
  • Improved Konqueror integration
  • Ability to define custom options for shares and servers
  • Updated handbook
  • New IP scan lookup method
  • Improved preview dialog
  • Better handling of bookmarks
  • Several security updates, fixing stack overflows and temporary file vulnerabilities (fixes also available for 0.7.5 and 0.6.10a).

Screenshots here, downloads (source only with links to third-party binaries) here. Requires KDE 3.2 and Samba 3.

eric3 v3.9.3 released

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-12-24 17:40
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From KDE Apps:

Version 3.9.3 of eric3, an IDE for Python written using PyQt and QScintilla, has been released. This version features enhanced Subversion 1.4 support and various bug fixes. Screenshots here, downloads (source TGZ only - it's in Python) here. Requires (at least) Qt v3.1, Python v2.3, PyQt v3.6 and QScintilla v1.0.

Dolphin File Manager v0.8.0 released

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-12-24 06:14
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.8.0 of the Dolphin File Manager, a file manager for KDE with a navigation bar, has been released. Changes include:

  • Bookmark and history sidebar
  • Documentation and screenshot update
  • Drop-down menu in the navigation bar for accessing directories
  • Filter bar

Screenshots here, downloads (source, Kubuntu Dapper, SUSE 10.1 and links to Mandriva) and full changelog here. Requires KDE 3.5.

kAnyRemote v2.3 released

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2006-12-21 01:21
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From KDE Apps:

Version 2.3 of kAnyRemote, a Bluetooth and InfraRed remote control application for KDE (for controlling mobile phones, for instance) has been released. Changes:

  • Support for icon layouts (skins) and full-screen mode in Java
  • Exception handling improved
  • Bug fixes

Screenshots here, downloads (source, FC6 RPM) here. A command-line version, anyRemote, is also available.

Patch for Qt compilation on MSVC 2005

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2006-12-21 01:15
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Trolltech has issued a patch to fix a compilation error which disrupts compilation of code with Visual Studio 2005 (Service Pack 1). It affects Qt 4.x. The patch can be found here.

Qtopia v4.2.0 released

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2006-12-20 02:15
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Trolltech has announced the release of Qtopia v4.2.0, Qtopia being the embedded device platform for Qt. This version includes VoIP and WiFi functionality, a multimedia player based on RealNetworks' Helix DNA client, basic MIDI support, SVG support and multiple display support. The open source edition lacks the DRM and telephony components. Product home page here; open source downloads here.

Klik update

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2006-12-20 02:14
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.5r10 of Klik, a system of Mac-like disk images for Linux, has been released. This version contains "bugfixes and reliability improvements" and version numbers throughout the site. Screenshots at KDE Apps; download instructions on home page.

KDbg v2.0.5 released

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2006-12-19 03:54
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From KDE Apps:

Version 2.0.5 of KDbg, a KDE front end for the GNU debugger, has been released. Changes include:

  • Appearance of main window improved for first-time users
  • Improve file handling when the srcdir != builddir.
  • Show value popups for members of 'this' (current object).
  • Allow the user to give redirections in the Program Arguments dialog.
  • Minor bug fixes.

Screenshots here, downloads (source, links to Debian binaries) here. Requires KDE 3.

CrossVC v1.5.1 released

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2006-12-19 03:50
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From KDE Apps:

Version 1.5.1 of CrossVC, a multi-platform CVS client, has been released. Changes:

  • SSPI protocol support
  • Converts old LinCVS configurations
  • Improved French and German translations
  • Moving main window to the visible area of the desktop at startup at necessary
  • Bug fixes

Screenshots here, downloads (source, Linux tar binary) here.

KAlarm v1.4.7 released

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2006-12-19 03:43
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From KDE Apps:

Version 1.4.7 of KAlarm, an alarm and event scheduler for KDE, has been released. This version fixes a crash on some systems which happens while saving preferences. Screenshots here, downloads (source, Debian Etch binary) here. Requires KDE 3.

New Linux Format out in UK

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-12-17 22:35
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A new edition of Linux Format was released earlier this week, containing an extended feature on the development of KDE 4 and a review of KOffice v1.6 (verdict: Kexi and Krita good, most of the rest bad; 5 out of 10). Also contains a feature on the upcoming FreeBSD v6.2 release, commentary on the Microsoft/Novell deal and a round-up of non-blog-oriented content management systems. The DVD contains Fedora 6, alternate and 64-bit versions of Ubuntu Edgy, Python 2.5 and a snapshot of KDE 4.