KDE Gear Application 25.04 Update Released
After four months of development, the KDE project has presented the April consolidation of the KDE Gear application 25.04. This update includes issues of 250 programs, libraries, and plugins. Live Grought Books with new applications can be found here. Users can download the new versions of individual applications from the catalogs flathub and synapcraft.
Key Changes in Version 25.04.0:
- Work has been done to enhance the user experience in the Dolphin file manager. Integration with the Rider Orca for people with disabilities has been improved. Input focus optimization and simplified keyboard navigation have been implemented. Protection against accidental deletion in the trash has been added, with the cleaning icon highlighted in red and the restoration button moved away from the removal button. More details can be found here.
- In the Places side panel, catalogs are now shown when elements are added, and elements are visible in file opening dialogs. Switching buttons between viewing modes have been consolidated, and the status line is now more compact. Support for renaming tabs has been added. See image here.
- In the Konqueror browser, the “Save As” dialogue now displays the location of the last busy file for easier subsequent saving. Learn more here.
- The Falkon browser now supports blocking the API WebSocket.
- In KRDC, a client for connecting to remote
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