Thursday, 3 March 2022
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and
feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.
Today they all get new bugfix source releases with updated translations,
including:
* kcron: Improve temporary file handling
* kio-extras: SFTP can use random access
* kontact: Fix Manager Crash when clicking New
Distro and app store packagers should update their application packages.
Changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/gear/21.12.3/
Release Notes:
https://community.kde.org/KDE_Gear/21.12_Release_notes
Thursday, 3 February 2022
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and
feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.
Today they all get new bugfix source releases with updated translations.
Full changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/gear/21.12.2/
Thursday, 6 January 2022
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and
feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.
Today they all get new bugfix source releases with updated translations.
Distro and app store packagers should update their application packages.
Changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/gear/21.12.1/
Release 21.12.0:
core:
* Add API to add images
* CairoOutputDev: Fix de-duping of Flate images
* Fix crash on broken files when using non-default ENABLE_ZLIB_UNCOMPRESS. Issue #393
* Minor code improvements
glib:
* Add API for validation of signatures
* Add API to read/save to file descriptor
utils:
* pdftohtml: Reduce sensitivity of duplicate detection. Issue #1117
build system:
* Increase C++ standard to 17
Exp-run by: antoine
PR: 260344
KDE Gear 21.12 has landed and comes with a massive number of updates and
new versions of applications and libraries. Literally, dozens of classic
KDE everyday tools and the specialised sophisticated apps you use to
work, be creative and play, are getting refreshers with design
improvements, new features and performance and stability enhancements.
What's new:
https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.12.0/#whatsnew
Changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/gear/21.12.0/
Thursday, 4 November 2021
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and
feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.
Changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/gear/21.08.3/
CPE_VENDOR=kde is already set in Uses/kde.mk so adding cpe after
kde in our USES line makes sure that it's picked up properly.
Approved by: portmgr (blanket)
Thursday, 7 October 2021
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and
feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.
Today they all get new bugfix source releases with updated translations,
including:
* kmail: Fix an infinite SSL error dialog loop
* konqueror: Make it compatible with KIO 5.86.0 and don’t open every
URL in a new window
* libksane: Fix multi page detection with certain scanners
Full announcement:
https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.08.2/
Release 21.09.0:
core:
* Splash: Massive speed improvement on files that use lots of save/restore (q/Q) operators
* Correct decoding of signature properties Reason & Location when they are Unicode
* Fix issues with malformed files
* MSVC build fixes
build system:
* Call cmake_minium_required() before project()
* Always append to CMAKE_{C,CXX}_FLAGS_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
* correctly forward user-provided flags to try_compile()
Exp-run by: antoine
PR: 258206
Thursday, 2 September 2021
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and
feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.
Today they all get new bugfix source releases with updated translations,
including:
* konsole: Fix KXmlGUI toolbars and Konsole MainWindow size.
* elisa: Fix the “Files” view.
* skanlite: Fix image saving when preview is not shown.
Full announcement:
https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.08.1/
Full Changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/gear/21.08.1/
Release 21.08.0:
core:
* Add API to allow addition and modification of outlines into a PDF
* Use additional samples to test for constant parts of an axial gradient
* forms: Create fallback fonts for some well known font names
* Support reading the PDF Version from the Catalog
* Fix XRef::copy when there are modified objects
* Take into account that Date string may be in unicode
* JBIG2Stream: Fix regression in "Do not consider a size-0 to be an error"
* Replace a local bubble sort implementation by std::sort
* Fix issues with malformed files
build system:
* Better error message when libjpeg is not found
* Better error messages when libopenjpeg2 is not found
qt5/qt6:
* Document that a document has to outlive its pages
* Make getPdfVersion return a dedicated version object
glib:
* mimick TextSelectionDumper logic change for spaceAfter
Exp-run by: antoine
PR: 257539
Thursday, 12 August 2021
KDE Gear 21.08 improves KDE apps across the board, bringing you quick
and responsive utilities, creativity programs with powerful features,
and secure tools for all your work and play needs.
If this is your first time with KDE software, discover a whole new world
of free and secure programs, packed with incredible possibilities. If
you are already a KDE regular, check out all the fresh innovations we
have added to your favorite apps.
Either way, go forth and try new things!
Full announcement:
https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.08.0/
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and
feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.
Today they all get new bugfix source releases.
Full changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/gear/21.04.3/
Release 21.07.0:
core:
* JBIG2Stream: Do not consider a size-0 to be an error. Issue #535
* PSOutputDev: fix off-by-one error for image masking in L1/L2 output. Issue #1088
* CairoOutputDev: Fix memory leak on broken files
* Minor code improvements
build system:
* set C standard to 11 without extensions
Exp-run by: antoine
PR: 256981
Thursday, 10 June 2021
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and
feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.
The full changelog can be found here:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/gear/21.04.2/
Release 21.06.0:
core:
* Fix rendering of some extended latin1 characters in annotations. Issue #1070
* Support some not so well formed documents with password. Issue #1083
* Add API to get notified if the xref is reconstructed
* Add somewhat fancier left/right signature visual representation
* Fix crashes in malformed files
* Minor code improvements
qt6:
* Change some functions to return std::unique_ptr
qt5/qt6:
* Add API to get notified if the xref is reconstructed
* Add somewhat fancier left/right signature visual representation
* Don't assert when trying to invert singular matrices
build system:
* make boost opt-out if building splash
- Add dependency on boost to enable the splash backend.
PR: 256370
Exp-run by: antoine
May 13, 2021. Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer
libraries and feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE
Gear
Today they all get new bugfix source releases.
Changelogs:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/releases/21.04.1/
Release 21.05.0:
core:
* Fix crashes in malformed files
* Export SplashFont* symbols used by Scribus
* Minor code improvements
qt5/qt6:
* Make sure new signatures are always properly oriented
* Allow to pass the border width when signing
glib:
* Enhance find to support multi-line matching
utils:
* pdftoppm: Fix regression when using single scaleTo. Issue #1062
build system:
* Allow to disable building manual tests
PR: 255562
Exp-run by: antoine
KDE Gear 21.04
Thursday, 22 April 2021
Welcome to KDE Gear ⚙️ 21.04!
KDE produces literally dozens of apps for work, play, education, and
creativity. Kontact, for example, gives you control over all your email,
contact, and agenda; Itinerary keeps you up to date with everything you
need regarding your trips; the KAlgebra graphing calculator works
equally well on your desktop and your phone; Cantor provides you with an
intuitive way of analyzing data and graphing the results; and Kdenlive
makes cutting and building sophisticated-looking videos not only easy,
but fun as well.
These are but a few of the apps releasing new updates today. When
combined with the KDE’s powerful Plasma desktop, they provide you with
most, if not all, the tools you need to be productive in a versatile and
flexible Linux^WFreeBSD environment.
But you don’t even need to run Linux! Many of the apps in this
announcement work on Windows, macOS, and Android as well. This is what
convergent means for KDE: use your favorite apps anywhere, on any
system, on your work computer, mobile or even on your TV!
And, remember: KDE’s apps, the Plasma desktop, Plasma Mobile, Plasma
BigScreen and all the rest of KDE’s software are free and open source.
No licensing, no hidden costs, no spying. Share them with your friends,
install them at work, or use them in your school lab. It is your
software to enjoy where and how you want.
Full announcement and changelogs:
https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.04/
Release 21.04.0:
core:
* Hide symbols by default
* TextSelectionDumper: fix word order for RTL text
* Fix rendering of text in some files. Issue #1052
* Implement rendering of Masks of Image subtype. Issue #1058
* Forms: fix unclicking standalone form buttons. Issue #1034
glib:
* Expose more fields from MediaRendition in PopplerMedia
* Use stock glib macro to define boxed type
* Remove incorrecly used volatile from enum type registration code
qt5:
* Fix crash in files with malformed signatures
* Fix memory leak when QImage constructor "fails"
qt6:
* Fix crash in files with malformed signatures
* Fix memory leak when QImage constructor "fails"
utils:
* pdfsig: New paragraph for "-sign" in manpage
* pdfimages: Do not assert in "too big images". Issue #1061
build system:
* Require cmake >= 3.10
* Require Qt 5 >= 5.9
* Require glib >= 2.56
* Require gtk 3 >= 3.22
* Require gdk-pixbuf >= 2.36
PR: poppler-21.04.0
Exp-run by: antoine
Release 21.03.0:
core:
* Fix parsing text in some broken pdf files. Issue #1040
* Fix memory issue when using threads. Issue #1050
* TextSelectionDumper: Fix getText() for space after word
* Change signature of OutputDev:tilingPatternFill
* Make PDFDocBuilder return a std::unique_ptr
* Improve well formed check for shading functions
* Fix leak in case of fread failing
* Fix memory leak in broken file in JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap
* PSOutputDev: Fix stack overflow in broken files
glib:
* poppler_annot_free_text_get_callout_line: Fix wrong static cast
* poppler-structure-element: fix memleak
* Improve documentation
* demo: keep same visual appearance between displayed and copied text
utils:
* pdftotext: Add -cropbox option
* pdftoppm: Add -progress option
* pdftoppm: Fix rounding bug in computation of output bitmap size. Issue #927
qt6:
* Add missing poppler-qt6.pc.cmake
PR: 253953
Exp-run by: antoine
20.12.3 Releases
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and feature
plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE’s release service.
Release 21.02.0:
core:
* GfxCal*ColorSpace: introduce Bradford transform for chromatic adaptation
* Fix memory leak if saving the file fails
* Internal code improvements
* Fix various issues handling broken files
* Make checkedAdd work for long long in MSVC
qt5:
* Properly export NewSignatureData class
* Fix regression in QIODeviceOutStream + MSVC
qt6:
* Properly export NewSignatureData class
* Fix regression in QIODeviceOutStream + MSVC
utils:
* pdftohtml: Fix error() parameter type
PR: 253183
Exp-run by: antoine
Some of our projects release on their own timescale and some get released
en-masse. The 20.12.2 bundle of projects was released today with dozens of
bugfixes and will be available through app stores and distros soon. See the
20.12.2 releases page for details.
Some of the fixes in today’s bugfix releases include:
* Ark no longer crashes when closing the window while loading a TAR archive
* Dolphin calculates the folder size on FUSE and network file systems correctly now
* Konsole no longer crashes when exiting all tabs at the same time
* Dictionaries can be added in Kiten’s config dialog
* Umbrello doesn’t crash anymore if exiting when a widget in a diagram is selected
Release Notes:
https://community.kde.org/Releases/20.12_Release_Notes
Full Changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/fulllog_releases-20.12.2/
Release 21.01.0:
core:
* Faster routines for jpeg decoding
* Fix reading signatures in encrypted files
* Add white point correction when lcms is used
* JBIG2Stream: Fix byte counting
* Fix potential data loss if we try to fetch a non existing Ref after modifying the document
* Specifically use DeviceGray instead of DefaultGray for softmasks
* Fix various issues handling broken files
utils:
* pdftocairo: Setmode binary for windows
* pdfsig: Add hability to digitally sign files
* pdftoppm: add options to set DeviceGray/DeviceRGB/DeviceCMYK
* pdftops: add options to set DeviceGray/DeviceRGB/DeviceCMYK
* pdfimages: Account for rotation in PPI calculation
qt5:
* Add hability to digitally sign files
qt6:
* Add hability to digitally sign files
build system:
* Enable clang-tidy bugprone-signed-char-misuse
PR: 252377
Exp-run by: antoine
Changelog:
core:
* Draw better circles for circle annotations
* Fix annotation line width if no appearance stream or style are given
* Tweak rendering of highlight annotations
* Fix border rendering of some annotations
* Fix rendering of some files. Issue #976 Issue #567
* PSOutputDev: provide options to set the rasterization color space and ICC profile
* PSOutputDev: for splashModeCMYK8 and language level >=2 activate overprint emulation
* PSOutputDev: use the DeviceN8 bitmap for rasterization with CMYK-output + overprint
* Use the font name without subset tag when querying for a system font
* Splash: Fix wrong x adjustment during clipping
* Splash: Fix blitImage in uncolored tiling patterns
* timeToDateString: We forgot the ' after the minutes
* Move psLevel to PSOutputDev creation
* Fix several issues in broken files
utils:
* pdftops: provide options to set the rasterization color space and ICC profile
* pdftops: for splashModeCMYK8 and language level >=2 activate overprint emulation
cpp:
* New fuzzers
glib:
* New fuzzers
qt5:
* New fuzzers
build system:
* gcc: Enable -fno-operator-names
* Remove obsolete bool-to-binary macro
* Remove obsolete version-check macro for pkgconfig
* Remove .pc files for private back-ends
* Remove redundant unit-test macro
PR: 251537
Exp-run by: antoine
- astro/libkgeomap has been removed as there are no consumers left
- deskutils/kdepim-apps-libs has been reintegrated into other ports
There are a handful of new ports available:
- astro/kosmindoormap: Library and QML component for rendering multi-level OSM indoor maps
- deskutils/itinerary: KDE Itinerary is a digital travel assistant
- devel/kpublictransport: Access realtime public transport data
- graphics/kontrast: Color contrast checker
- textproc/markdownpart: KPart for rendering Markdown content
Some of our projects release on their own timescale and some get released
en-masse. The 20.08.3 bundle of projects was released today with dozens of
bugfixes and will be available through app stores and distros soon. See the
20.08.3 releases page for details.
Some of the fixes in today’s releases:
* Gwenview no longer accidentally shows the thumbnail view as a separate window with newer Qt versions
* Sending SMS with KDEConnect has been restored
* Fixed a possible Okular crash when selecting text in annotations
Announcement:
https://kde.org/announcements/releases/2020-11-apps-update/
Changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/fulllog_releases-20.08.3/
Release 20.11.0:
core:
* More work on rendering of standalone Annot Widgets. Issue #806
* Fix crashes in embedded file handling on broken files. Issue #967
* Fix uninitialized memory read on broken files
* Save a bit of memory in Dict data
cpp:
* Fix crashes in embedded file handling on broken files. Issue #966
utils:
* pdftohtml: HTML and XML output includes font opacity.
qt5:
* Rename ArthurOutputDev to QPainterOutputDev
build system:
* Fix linker error when gtk is not in a default location
* Add some checks for gtk-doc support
* Reorganize GObject introspection config
* Enable CMAKE_LINK_DEPENDS_NO_SHARED
PR: 250786
Exp-run by: antoine
Release 20.10.0:
core:
* Filter out repeated forms
* Implement EmbedStream::reset()
* CairoOutputDev: evict just font faces owned solely by cache.
* Splash: Rename Yd to Ydown, Xu to Xup, etc.
* Splash: fix crash in out-of-memory situation.
* Fix some undefined behaviour situation with forged files
PR: 250052
Exp-run by: antoine
Dozens of KDE apps are getting new releases from KDE’s release service. New
features, usability improvements, re-designs and bug fixes all contribute to
helping boost your productivity and making this new batch of applications more
efficient and pleasant to use.
Release 20.09.0:
core:
* Compability fix for Forms
* Fix fetching of Objects failing in some cases
* Fix clearing date in Annot setModified/setDate
* TextSelectionPainter: support glyphless fonts
* Splash: Don't try read past end of image
* avoid abort() on large memory allocation
* Fix memory leak on broken files
* Fix potential invalid memory read
* Small code improvements
qt5:
* Document TextAnnotation::inplaceAlign
* Make Annotation::setModification/CreationDate work on existing annots
* Be a bit more stubborn converting dates that come from xml
* Clean as many null characters from the end as possible when converting strings
glib:
* Add accessor functions for PopplerAttachment
* Deprecate PopplerAttachment GTime fields
* Deprecate PopplerDocument date properties
utils:
* pdftoppm: report error and exit if output file cannot be written
* Document that PDF-file can be '-' to read it from stdin
build system:
* cmake: Modern way to link against libpng, zlib and libtiff
* cmake: Remove stray support for lcms1 in pdftocairo
PR: 249060
Exp-run by: antoine
Dozens of KDE apps are getting new releases from KDE’s release service. New
features, usability improvements, re-designs and bug fixes all contribute to
helping boost your productivity and making this new batch of applications more
efficient and pleasant to use.
Full announcement:
https://kde.org/announcements/releases/2020-08-apps-update/
Release 0.90.0:
core:
* Color profile tweaks
* Small signature improvements
* BBoxOutputDev: Fix calculation when type3 fonts are involved
* Fix potential crash when reading Forms
* Fix infinite loop in broken file
glib:
* Fix adding annots in rotated pages
* Add ability to reset forms
* Several fixes to the documentation
qt5:
* Make it clear we require Qt 5.5
* demo: Fix crash on broken files
* Small documentation improvements
utils:
* pdftoppm: Add option to set display profile
* pdftops: Add a -rasterize option with values always, never, or whenneeded
build system:
* Require cmake 3.5
* More modern cmake way to link against curl
PR: 247736
Exp-run by: antoine
Release 0.89.0:
core:
* Add support for ResetForm action. Issue #225
* Fix crash in PDFDoc::getSignatureFields when there's no Forms at all
* Fix exporting to PS of some files with CID fonts
* Use ICC profiles in PS output (if new enough lcms is used)
* Allow almost-singular tiling pattern matrices. Issue #894
* Fix memory leak when failing to load some fonts
* CairoOutputDev: Use stroke opacity when clipping to a stroke path
* CairoOutputDev: Fix tiling patterns when pattern cell is too far. Issue #190
glib:
* Add poppler_movie_get_aspect
cpp:
* Add the font infos to the text_box object
Exp-run by: antoine
PR: 246848
From the changelog [1]:
Some of the fixes included in this release are:
* kio-fish: Only store password in KWallet if the user asked for it.
* The Umbrello Fixes for adding multiline c++ comment support.
* The scrolling behavior in the Okular document viewer has been
improved and is more usable with free-spinning mouse wheels
* A regression that sometimes caused the JuK music player to
crash on start has been fixed
* The Kdenlive video editor has received many stability updates,
including a fix to the DVD chapter creation and a fix that
improves the handling of timecodes, improved handling of missing
clips, draw “photo” frame on image clips to differentiate from
video clips., and previews in the timeline
* KMail now correctly handles existing maildir folders when adding
a new maildir profile and no longer crashes when adding too many
recipients
* Import and export of Kontact settings has been enhanced to include
more data
[1] https://kde.org/announcements/changelog-releases.php?version=20.04.1
Release 0.88.0:
core:
* Support Widget Annotation Buttons not linked to any Form
* SplashOuputDev: Use stroking opacity when clipping to a stroke path
* Handle 1 bit RGB images in ICC colorspace
* Internal code improvements
qt5:
* Add Document::signatures. Returns signatures not attached to any page
* ArthurOutputDev: Fix font hinting
* ArthurOutputDev: Set the opacity when filling with axial gradients
* ArthurOutputDev: Implement the clipToStrokePath method
* ArthurOutputDev: Use stroking opacity when clipping to a stroke path
glib:
* Add poppler_page_get_bounding_box
* Add poppler_form_field_get_alternate_ui_name
* Implement rotation for 'flagNoRotate' annots. Issue #767
cpp:
* Add non_raw_non_physical layout for page::text()
utils:
* pdftohtml: Fix noRoundedCoordinates->noroundcoord in man page
* pdfsig: Show also signatures that aren't attached to any page
KDE's April 2020 Apps Update
A new bundle of KDE applications is here! In these releases, you can expect to
find more features, stability improvements, and more user-friendly tools that
will help you work more effectively.
There are dozens of changes to look forward to in most of your favorite
applications. Take Dolphin, for example. Windows Samba shares are now fully
discoverable.
On the topic of playing music: the Elisa music player is adding features by
leaps and bounds. This release brings a new “Now Playing” view, easy
accessibility through the system tray, and an option to minimize the playlist
whenever you want. Thanks to the recently-added visual shuffle mode, it’s much
easier to rearrange your music in the playlists.
These are just the highlights of what’s new in KDE’s applications this month.
Read on to find out about everything we’ve prepared for you.
Announcement:
https://kde.org/announcements/releases/2020-04-apps-update/
