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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. Yahoo :) by nelggyboy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It should be a great version.. Thanks KDE development team.

  2. for zealots by bogaboga · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Look here zealots. You have your work cut out. Let the GNOME/KDE flames begin.

  3. I'm waiting for e17 by michelcultivo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm still waiting and using the e17 window manager, let's see when the "usable" releases will come.

    --
    http://www.michel.eti.br
  4. Troll? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Jeez, people get modded down for stating valid opinions now?

  5. Klauncher could not be reached via dcop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    or some similar message. Something that I can't fix. Running KDE 3.2 and previously 3.1, this is the first time I've actually considered looking at Gnome instead.

    I've tried googling, I've looked at the kde bugs pages quite a few times, I've asked on irc kde-user, kde-something else, kde-one more, multiple times on each at different times of day different days, I've searched the kde user list, other kde lists, lists of various distros, through at least 500,000 emails and probably closer to a million if I include all the list archives, and nothing.

    dcop keeps crashing, I know temporary workarounds to restart kde (kdeinit) but there remain unresolved problems because some processes belong to the old dcop or I close them and lose where I am, its just a workaround not resolving the problem.

    I've even gone as far as uninstalling and reinstalling kde after deleting all config files and starting fresh and the problem just hit me again today after about a week of normal running.

    Problem normally shows up when opening a new tab on konqueror after having many tabs open or opening and closing many tabs over a few days or more. Get the error, then new tabs can't open, can't start a new konqueror window from kicker panel, etc. rm'ing and kdeinit'ing works ok normally, but then have to restart kicker, restart several other processes I know to restart, but not as stable as rebooting, dcop will crash sooner than if rebooting, and other processes (ctrl-f2, ktimer, other kde apps) won't work (some or all, listing from memory).

    kde needs to fix this problem, not a workaround. Not for me because I don't care anymore. For others, especially newbies.