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KDE Plasma 6.5 released (kde.org)
submitted 1 month ago by cm0002@lemmings.world to c/linux@programming.dev
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How do you make a great desktop into a fantastic desktop? Easy — chip away at the rough bits, polish the good stuff, and add awesomeness. After 29 years of development, KDE’s got the foundation nailed down. Plasma 6.5 is all about fine-tuning, fresh features, and a making everything smooth and sleek for everyone.

Ready to see what’s new? Let’s dive into Plasma 6.5!

Highlights:

  • Automatic Theme Transitions: Configure when your theme will transition from light to dark and back.
  • Caret Text Navigation: Zoom now swoops in to where you type
  • KRunner Fuzzy Search: Even if you type it wrong, KRunner will find it!
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[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Am I the only one that does not like any form of fuzzy search?

I'd rather spend the time crafting a regex to find what I'm looking for than seeing things that I explicitly did not search for.

[–] individual@toast.ooo 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

is it possible to have separate wallpapers on seperate virtual desktops now?

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I started using activities instead of virtual desktops with 2 desktops each.

Separate wallpapers, separate start menu favorites, separate panel pins, etc... Plus you can hide activities not in use to keep it tidy. I used to use virtual desktops more, but I think of it now as a 2D grid. Vertically activities very organized and for each you can switch horizontally where organization doesn't matter as much.

Activities are great except there is a bug where the little wallpaper previews won't show with the default, batch resized and renamed wallpapers.

[–] individual@toast.ooo 1 points 1 month ago

I thought I read they are getting rid of activities