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KDE 4.3 Released

Posted by kdawson on from the get-yer-fresh-bits dept.

Jos Poortvliet writes "After another 6 months of hard work by over 700 people, after fixing over 10,000 bugs and granting 2,000 wishes, KDE 4.3, or 'Caizen,' is here (the release takes its nickname from the Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement). The KDE Desktop Workspace introduces, besides the usual stability and speed improvements, new widgets, the ability to 'peek' in a folder with folderview, and activities tied to virtual desktops. The KDE Application Suites feature improvements in the utilities like a more formats supported in Ark and the return of the Linux Infrared Remote Control system. Instant messenger Kopete introduces an improved contact list and KOrganizer can sync with Google Calendar. Kmail supports inserting inline images into email and the Alarm notifier has gained export functionality, drag and drop, and has an improved configuration. The KDE Application Development platform has seen work on integrating the Social Desktop and the new system tray protocol from Freedesktop.org. You can watch a screencast of the Desktop Workspace here."

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  1. Caizen is actually spelt with a K by bheer · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...interesting to see the KDE team drop the K from a word where it'd actually be appropriate.

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  2. "granting 2,000 wishes" by FooAtWFU · · Score: 3, Funny
    I wish for a hundred million dollars.

    And world peace. And a pony. And the year of Linux on the desktop.

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    1. Re:"granting 2,000 wishes" by evanbd · · Score: 4, Funny

      What? No blessed +2 silver dragon scale mail?

    2. Re:"granting 2,000 wishes" by orzetto · · Score: 5, Funny

      I wish for a hundred million dollars.

      INVALID

      And world peace.

      LATER

      And a pony.

      WONTFIX

      And the year of Linux on the desktop.

      WORKSFORME

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  3. Re:Is this the KDE 4.0 we've all been waiting for? by Edmund+Blackadder · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow, so you listen to 7.6 words per second when "reading" fiction. Let me guess, your favorite is steven king? (I heard he writes it at a slightly slower 6 words per second).

    But all joking aside, KDE should be compatible with audio readers for the benefit of blind people.

  4. Re:What's the point? by TheCowSaysMooNotBoo · · Score: 2, Funny

    What, not everyone uses a computer the same way? I'm shocked & appalled I tell you!

  5. Re:Is this the KDE 4.0 we've all been waiting for? by TheGothicGuardian · · Score: 2, Funny

    They're working on supporting the deaf people first.

  6. Re:Is this the KDE 4.0 we've all been waiting for? by bcmm · · Score: 2, Funny

    You posted a link to an ADSL line on Slashdot?

    Good luck!

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  7. Re:Is this the KDE 4.0 we've all been waiting for? by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's great to hear, I expect KDE 4.3 to work flawlessly with my Creative X-Fi, which supports deaf people on Linux with absolutely no glitches.

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  8. Re:Is this the KDE 4.0 we've all been waiting for? by von_rick · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... and I have actually read Huckleberry Finn.

    I thought it was the dictation for source code to Vista's SP1, which by its very design isn't supposed to make any sense.

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