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- Donate to our Fundraiser, Support Good People!
KDE @floss.social FeaturedDonate to our Fundraiser, Support Good People!
@gnome, @tdforg, @fsfe and many other community-driven Free and Open Source organizations are the Good People of the tech world.
This year we are asking you consider them (and also maybe us!) when you #donate. Help out the people that fight for your digital rights, your privacy,and your right to not be exploited by predatory corporations in the tech industry.
- This Week in Plasma: Discover and System Monitor with a side of WINE
This Week in Plasma: Discover and System Monitor with a side of WINE
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social \#KDE #Plasma #KDEPlasma #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
- KDE For Activists
KDE For Activists
Free Software activists give you control over technology, and help defend your digital #rights. We create means that allow us to become organized and connected, bypassing utilities controlled by unethical corporations.
"KDE For Activists" helps you too leverage the tools to effectively organize rallies, privately communicate with fellow #community members, and safely manage your own grassroots #movement .
https://kde.org/for/activists/
For activists, by activists.
- Want to adopt one of these cute rascals? 🐬
Want to adopt one of these cute rascals? 🐬
Dolphin added to our list of Adoptable apps:
https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/
- The documentation trifecta, Kate, KWriter and Okular added to our fundraiser Adoption List.
The documentation trifecta, Kate, KWriter and Okular added to our fundraiser Adoption List.
Show your support and #AdoptAnApp!
- KDE completes another successful Google Summer of Code!
KDE completes another successful Google Summer of Code!
This year our new contributors worked on LabPlot, Krita, Frameworks, Kdenlive, KDE Connect, games, and much more.
Check out everything that got done in our final #GSoC 2024 report:
https://mentorship.kde.org/blog/2024-11-15-gsoc-final-end/
- Best font settings for my monitor - Acer VG240Y M3
I have recently bought this Acer monitor which is a matte finish IPS screen with resolution of 1920x1080 and diagonal size of 23.8.
I generally prefer small fonts on screen to get maximum information density. But after getting this monitor, I feel that the fonts are not clear, blurry or pixelated.
What KDE System Settings > Appearance > Fonts should I use to get crisp fonts at low sizes such as 10 or 8? What fonts are good at low sizes for display?
Questions: Should I force the DPI to 96 as I used to do on my previous monitors? Some solutions are suggesting that I increase the DPI and lower font size. How does that work?
Note: I do not like scaling and making things bigger than they are already, I am trying to shrink the size rather.
My primary OS is PCLinuxOS but I also use Neon, Fedora KDE.
- KDE spotted in Dexter!
Spotted in episode 108 ("Shrink Wrap"). I think it's KDE 2, judging by the icon. I don't recognise any of the software, though.
Unfortunately, this particular laptop was owned by Dr. Meridian, a manipulative psychiatrist who caused the suicides of a number of women in his care. Fortunately, Dexter deals with him good and proper...
- KDE appreciation thread
I whole heartedly appreciate KDE devs for thinking of and implementing the Similar to this feature for widgets.
My favorite distro now defaults to Icons Only Taskbar which I hate because it does not let me see which window is running which tab/directory etc. Now all I have to do is right click on the widget and select similar to this option. It automagically changes into the normal task manager.
Thank you so much for this.
- Download Location
How can I make KDE respect my choices for download location I use different browsers to do different tasks, but downloading a file/image goes where ever location I used last, ignoring what I set my browsers download location to be
- You're still in time to adopt an app and Support Good People!
You're still in time to adopt an app and Support Good People!
Adopt a KDE app on our #fundraiser and help us keep KDE running for another year.
https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/
Apps currently up for adoption:
\* Neochat \* Tokodon \* Merkuro \* Arianna \* AudioTube \* Itinerary
- API documentation porting sprintblogs.kde.org API documentation porting sprint
It was once said over the grapevine that: "Our C++ API documentation has some issues, our QML API documentation has a lot of issues."
It was once said over the grapevine that: "Our C++ API documentation has some issues, our QML API documentation has a lot of issues."
And it was true, but that is to change soon! As you might know, there is an ongoing effort to port our documentation from Doxygen to QDoc, and you can help with that.
This is a task that has been adopted by the Streamlined Application Development Experience championed by Nicolas Fella and Nate Graham as part of the KDE Goals initiative.
We would like to invite you to join our porting sprint effort to finish this task. On November 14th at 1PM UTC, we'll be hanging out in the Matrix room working on this. Hope to see you there.
Some prerequisites:
- Ability to use a terminal
- Extra disk space (30GB minimum)
- Some familiarity with APIs
Check out the instructions prepared by Thiago Sueto on how to get started porting a project to QDoc. !
- How do I set HDR display output to use Dolby Vision instead of HDR10?
I have the latest kubuntu 24.10 and my TV is reporting that it is being sent a HDR10 signal.
Is there a way to manually switch it to connect using Dolby Vision?
My Apple TV 4k connects using Dolby Vision.
(I want to play Dolby Vision files without tone mapping, since my TV supports DV.)
- Searching for a fork of Firefox that supports global menu
Since I discovered the existence of global menu on Plasma, I've been searching for a version of Firefox that supports it. While I've found patches for it, I don't know if it still works and have the patience to compile it.
Kudos if it's in the AUR pre-compiled.
If you don't know what global menu is it just moves the toolbar to any panel you want like in the attachment.
EDIT: Compiled firefox-globalmenu from the AUR, turns out it doesn't work with wayland :(
- Sounds when I press certain buttons
So recently, when I'm playing Baldur's Gate 3, which involves a lot of pressing alt, a system sound keeps playing every once in a while. I think it has something to do with alt+wasd or alt+mouse buttons or something, but I can't figure out what it is.
Anyone know what this could be?
- In this issue of "This Week in KDE Apps": We start migrating Kontact to Windows, Itinerary shows you where you are going (on a map!), and you get to Adopt an app!
In this issue of "This Week in KDE Apps": We start migrating Kontact to Windows, Itinerary shows you where you are going (on a map!), and you get to Adopt an app!
https://blogs.kde.org/2024/11/10/this-week-in-kde-apps-adopt-an-app/
- drew Katie in a Kool outfit
MORE DOODLE!! https://archive.org/details/kdekatie AND INTERNET ARCHIVE IS WORKING YAY
Why has almost no one drawn Katie with a different outfit? [Also dont ask why I did a 4:3 canvas, because I don't know either lol] [Would appreciate feedback, I was kinda lazy with the blurred crowd...]
- Fedora KDE Spin will be upgraded to Edition status
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/24876805
> Starting with Fedora 42 the KDE Edition will be at the same level as the Fedora Workstation Edition that uses GNOME.
- This Week in Plasma: Everything You Wanted and More
This Week in Plasma: Everything You Wanted and More
https://blogs.kde.org/2024/11/09/this-week-in-plasma-everything-you-wanted-and-more/
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social \#KDE #Plasma #KDEPlasma #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
- [KDE Connect] Issues with pointer in slideshow remote not showing on external monitor
I have a big presentation coming up, and this is the first time using Linux and Libreoffice for this. I've been using KDE Connect for a long time for many different use cases, but never tested the slideshow remote before now. It works as expected on KDE 6 with Wayland, except for the pointer.
The pointer will only show on my laptop screen, and not on my external monitor. This is naturally where I will show the presentation, so this is where I would want the pointer to show. This is the case regardless of which display is set to be the primary monitor. Screen are set to "Unify outputs".
I found this post explaining the exact same issue from 2020, but there was never a solution to this.
Has anyone run into the same issue and know of a way to get this working?
- Devlog: Qt Wayland Tablet Improventsnicolasfella.de Qt Wayland Tablet Improvents
A few weeks ago Qt 6.8 was released, delivering many fixes and improvements for our software. Some of them were contributed by yours truly, and in this post I want to highlight some of them. They relate to graphics tablet/stylus input on Wayland. Before we go into the fixes let’s have a quick overvi...
- This Week in Plasma: spoooooky ooooooooom notifications!
This Week in Plasma: spoooooky ooooooooom notifications!
https://blogs.kde.org/2024/11/02/this-week-in-plasma-spoooooky-ooooooooom-notifications/
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social \#KDE #Plasma #KDEPlasma #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
- @floss.social @lemmy.kde.social _community
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social @kde\_community
Any news on when folks like me will be able to eject physical media without KWin crashing and restarting each time? Some of us still watch or rip physical media. :(
- KDE Stack Overview video is out!
KDE Stack Overview video is out!
If you are an aspiring @kde@floss.social contributor this training is definitely for you. If you're working on a Qt application and wondering what KDE can bring to the table for you, it might be of interest as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxR1Y28GGww
- The last maintenance release of the 24.08 series is out with some important fixes.
The last maintenance release of the 24.08 series is out with some important fixes.
- @floss.social @lemmy.kde.social
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Wow. NeoChat 4.99 €! on Microsoft App Store https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pnxwvnrc29h
- Adopt NeoChat!
Adopt NeoChat!
This chat client works on both your desktop and phone and will let you communicate over the free and de-centralized and secure Matrix instant messaging platform.
- Thanks to the KDE devs
I greatly appreciate the time spent on the Esperanto translations of KDE apps. Though I am not anywhere near fluent yet it really helps my studying to be able to immerse myself in this obscure language. I hope to contribute to translations someday if I manage to achieve fluency. Thank you!
- Support Good People and Adopt an App!
Support Good People and Adopt an App!
Our developers are volunteers, but they still need funding to travel to meetings and events, take time off their day job to implement those crucial features, and buy or rent equipment and server space.
You can help: Adopt an App during our #fundraiser and give our contributors the resources they need!
https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2024/
- Kde laptop
Hi all,
I am looking for suggestions for a new laptop to run KDE on, but I want it to be amazing out of the box.
I have run kubuntu and neon on HP and dell laptops previously, and they are fairly good, but things like the GPU not being auto set up, or hibernate type features not working have made it a bit of a pain.
I think my main bugbear is the power management. My wife's macbook air can have the lid closed and it will wake up again a week later just fine. My laptop barely makes it overnight and get hot in the bag.
What are some good laptops to run KDE, where they have been fully integrated and have great power management?
The main ones I know of are slimbook and framework, but would love to hear some experiences if you have them.
Thanks!
- SFSCon is this weekend in Bolzano/Bozen!
SFSCon is this weekend in Bolzano/Bozen!
Watch KDE Eco's #OptGreen talk and join our BoF afterward. Let's begin organizing a global, unified campaign to raise awareness about Windows 10's end of support on 14 October 2025, the role software plays in driving #eWaste, and how independent, sustainable #FreeSoftware is a solution to keep those devices in use and out of the landfill.
\#SFSCon #Bolzano #KDE #KDEEco #FOSS #OpenSource #Windows10 #Sustainability
- The latest issue of This Week in KDE Apps is here: find out what's new in the Dolphin, Itinerary, digiKam, Elisa, GCompris, Kate projects and more.
The latest issue of This Week in KDE Apps is here: find out what's new in the Dolphin, Itinerary, digiKam, Elisa, GCompris, Kate projects and more.
In this issue we look at Dolphin's new accessibility features, Itinerary's travelling aids, a new GCompris educational activity, and a bunch of upcoming KDE apps, among many other things.
- This Week in Plasma: spoooooky ooooooooom notifications!
This Week in Plasma: spoooooky ooooooooom notifications!
In this episode: We moved! And we added a useful service to detect out-of-memory (OOM) conditions, did some UI polishing, and also a lot of bug-fixing!
Read all about it here:
https://blogs.kde.org/2024/11/02/this-week-in-plasma-spoooooky-ooooooooom-notifications/
- This week in Plasma: moved to KDE infrastructure!
This week in Plasma: moved to KDE infrastructure!
https://pointieststick.com/2024/11/02/this-week-in-plasma-moved-to-kde-infrastructure/
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social \#KDE #Plasma #KDEPlasma #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
- How to use KDE Connect with a VPN on Android?
I've set up a phone with Rethink DNS as a permanent VPN, so nothing can come through, I tried putting KDE Connect in the Bypass Universal list, but it still fails to discover devices on the network and in turn it can't be discovered by others itself. I tried without VPN active and it all works, of course. Is it possible for the 2 to coexist? If so, what settings should I change?
