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KDE 3.4 Released

Posted by timothy on from the 'gradulations dept.

andy753421 links to today's announcement of the official release of KDE 3.4, and writes "Several KDE 3.4 based distributions such as ArkLinux and Kubuntu are soon to follow. Features in the release include built in Text to Speech, a revamped trash system, enhanced PDF support and PC to PC synchronization, as well as a new theme. KDE 3.4 weights in at 6,500+ bug fixes, 1,700+ enhancements, and a grand total of 80,000+ contributions." Reader gotr00t adds a link to the KDE download mirror page . Update: 03/16 20:58 GMT by T : mrevell points out an interview with KDE hacker Aaron Seigo in the latest LugRadio, in which Seigo "dispels various myths about KDE and talks about the desktop environment's future."

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  1. Don't forget Mepis... by DavonZ · · Score: 5, Informative

    Let's not forget Mepis. Another KDE based distro as well and getting much press as of late.

    http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=me pi s

  2. Highlights URL by mgkimsal2 · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.4.php

    Highlights at a glance

    * Text-to-speech system with support built into Konqueror, Kate, KPDF and the standalone application KSayIt
    * Support for text to speech synthesis is integrated with the desktop
    * Completely redesigned, more flexible trash system
    * Kicker with improved look and feel
    * KPDF now enables you to select, copy & paste text and images from PDFs, along with many other improvements
    * Kontact supports now various groupware servers, including eGroupware, GroupWise, Kolab, OpenGroupware.org and SLOX
    * Kopete supports Novell Groupwise and Lotus Sametime and gets integrated into Kontact
    * DBUS/HAL support allows to keep dynamic device icons in media:/ and on the desktop in sync with the state of all devices
    * KHTML has improved standard support and now close to full support for CSS 2.1 and the CSS 3 Selectors module
    * Better synchronization between 2 PCs
    * A new high contrast style and a complete monochrome icon set
    * An icon effect to paint all icons in two chosen colors, converting third party application icons into high contrast monochrome icons
    * Akregator allows you to read news from your favourite RSS-enabled websites in one application
    * Juk has now an album cover management via Google Image Search
    * KMail now stores passwords securely with KWallet
    * SVG files can now be used as wallpapers
    * KHTML plug-ins are now configurable, so the user can selectively disable ones that are not used. This does not include Netscape-style plug-ins. Netscape plug-in in CPU usage can be manually lowered, and plug-ins are more stable.
    * more than 6,500 bugs have been fixed
    * more than 1,700 wishes have been fullfilled
    * more than 80,000 contributions with several million lines of code and documentation added or changed

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