We spent an enormous amount of time working on bug-fixing and polishing tasks for Plasma 6.1 this week. It was a big release, and there were some rough edges around the new edit mode. So we put quite a bit of time into making it integrate more seamlessly with the other existing modes, and generally polishing it up. Other areas of focus included panels and the system tray, especially when using non-default settings. We made a lot of big changes under the hood for Plasma 6.1 that had some negative consequences, so we’re working to fix things as quickly as we can.
As part of this initiative, we’ve driven the number of high priority Plasma bugs to a new record low: 29! This is the first time it’s ever dipped below 30, which I find very exciting! We’re really getting there.
After bug-fixing, we started working on user interface polish for Plasma 6.2. At this point new features are mostly still cooking, but a lot of subtle improvements have already started to land — complete with screenshots below!
Recap: Among this week’s KDE highlights are:
– Many other bug fixes.
– There continued to be a lot of work bug fixing and polishing the recently released KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop. In particular, Plasma’s new edit mode proved particularly buggy and has seen various refinements. Look for upcoming Plasma 6.1 point releases to address the fallout.
– KDE’s high priority bug count hit a record low of 29 open bugs.
– Plasma 6.2 has begun seeing various UI polishing work.
– Plasma 6.2 will support Enhanced Open WiFi security (OWE).
– KWin has a new “hide cursor” effect that can be set to turn the cursor off after inactivity or to only hide it while typing.
– KDE’s Ocean and Oxygen sound themes now include bell sounds to replace the atrocious default system bell noise.
– Continued improvements to the KDE System Settings.
– Using a stylus on KDE Plasma Wayland now allows the user to drag windows around from empty areas.
