Plasma 6.5 will be officially released on October 21st, but today it enters its final testing phase.

https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.4.90-6.4.91/

If you have a spare machine and want to help improve it, grab it and help us squash some bugs.

WARNING: This is Beta software and not considered stable for everyday use.

My touchpad often runs out of physical surface when, say, I want to drag'n'drop a file. When my finger reaches the side of the touchpad before the mouse pointer gets to where it should be I have to cancel and start again with more momentum. In Windows when this happens and I don't lift my finger the mouse pointer continues to travel slowly in the same direction. In case I missed it, is there a setting in KDE Plasma 6 enabling that behaviour?

Another touchpad feature I am missing is the Back (as in browser Back) functionality I get in Windows when I tap the bottom left corner. Is that possible?

That's on a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 with Debian Trixie and KDE Plasma.

Plasma improves accessibility for colorblind users, you can set up slideshow wallpapers easier, and enjoy a more modern Add Connection dialog.

Plus tons of other stuff...

I was recently using Gnome with Pop OS and decided to switch to CachyOS with KDE, as I had seen that it was one of the best in terms of customization. But when using KDE, I realized that I was missing something that Pop OS implemented by default, which was the tiling system

So I decided to do some research and see if I could implement a solution that would suit my workflow, and that's how “Fluid tile” was born

Fluid tile is a script for kwin that manages windows by adapting to the custom mosaic (Super + T). You can also configure it to your liking:

• Maximize or not maximize the window when it opens

• Maximize or not maximize the last window on the virtual desktop when it closes

• Automatically create new virtual desktops

• Remove empty virtual desktops

• Blacklist apps that you don't want the script to apply to

I'd like you to take a look and tell me what you think or any bugs you find. Thank you

WORKFLOW (How it works)

When a window is opened, it is expanded by default, if another window is opened and there is space the new window is moved to the widest layout, If there are other layouts with the same size, the one closest to the top left corner of the desktop will take priority. When a window is closing, If only one window remains on the desktop, It will be expanded. Finally, if the desktop is empty, remove the desktop.

Example

If you still observe issues, ping me on mastodo carl@kde.social

like to automatically open and put an application

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.kde.social/post/4473608

Grab the ISO, install it on your second computer (or vm) and help us make it the best Linux distro for everyone!

https://kde.org/linux

Harald Sitter, project leader, is speaking about KDE Linux at this very instant at Akademy:

https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/rcbiuoaaQnpveHbZjT3PsX

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.kde.social/post/4473606

Join the live stream and take part in shaping the future of the KDE Community.

Room 1: https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/n2E9nPbmQVbFmDjjm4SQMJ

Room 2: https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/rcbiuoaaQn

"This week in Plasma" tells us how drawing tablets with touch rings get native support under Plasma, how the modest clipboard has become the coolest thanks to "favorites", and how KRunner knows what you mean even if you mistype stuff.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.kde.social/post/4473591

Register: https://akademy.kde.org/2025/register Program: https://akademy.kde.org/2025/program

#KDE #Linux #BananaMystery #FOSS #Akademy2025 #kde

Read about what we did, the projects we started, the events we visited, how much money we raised 💶, where we spent your donation, and everything else that went on within the Community 📈 during the past year.

We've been working on improving On-Screen Keyboard support in computers, mobile devices and TVs as part of the We Care About Your Input - KDE Goals initiative.

Check out what has been done so far in Plasma Virtual Keyboard and tell us what you'd like to see next. 💻️📱📺️

It seems to be available as nightly right now, and crashes if attempted to open. Is it being planned?

Edit: disable KDE nightly repo and only use stable, and it works! I'll be testing it out!

Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma! Every week we cover the highlights of what’s happening in the world of KDE Plasma and its associated apps like Discover, System Monitor, and more.

Come on, for f*ck's sake, remove this !

... you'll soon be getting a smooth sleek scrollable panels, a shimmering splash of HDR colour, and a sweet suave KISS💋.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.kde.social/post/4376804

We recommend everybody update to this patch release which is available from our download page:

https://labplot.org/download/

New features and enhancements are coming in the next major release. Stay tuned!

#FLOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #DataAnalysis #DataViz #Science #Statistics #Research #NLNet

The Kdenlive team is happy to announce the release of version 25.08.0 packed with over 300 commits of bug fixes and lots of polishing to give you a pleasant editing experience in the summer heat.

The Kdenlive team is happy to announce the release of version 25.08.0 packed with over 300 commits of bug fixes and lots of polishing to give you a pleasant editing experience in the summer heat.

https://kdenlive.org/news/releases/25.08.0/

@kde

#linux #videoediting #kde #video #floss #artWithOpenSource #kdenlive

Dolphin generates previews for video files through ffmpegthumbnailer; but it also generates a few sequence images from the video when the mouse is hovered over it

what is this feature called?

I want to troubleshoot why some video files are getting the thumbnails generated, but not the sequence of images, and have found it quite diifcult finding something specific to this feature - all sorts of problems solved seem to be related to the thumbnail system itself, not the sequence of images