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Saturday, 9 August 2025

Amarok 3.3.1 released

The Amarok Development Squad is happy to announce the immediate availability of Amarok 3.3.1, the first bugfix release for Amarok 3.3 "Far Above the Clouds"! 3.3.1 features a number of minor bugfixes and code and build system cleanups. Some occasional crashes related to the new audio backend have also been fixed, and the remaining non-theme icons in user interface have been replaced. The new release also features improvements to the scripting support. Although current scripting functionality is not yet on a par with that of 2.x series in the '10's, especially the script console improvements should help anyone willing to explore the current capabilities. Read More
Saturday, 9 August 2025

This Week in Plasma: quick toggles in System Settings

Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma! Every week we cover the highlights of what’s happening in the world of KDE Plasma and its associated apps like Discover, System Monitor, and more. Read More
Monday, 4 August 2025

Week 9 recap GSoC 2025 - Add Toolbar Boundaries

Intro After adding the ability to drag and reposition the Selection Action Bar on the canvas last week, I spent this week improving that interaction. I tackled the issue where users could drag the toolbar completely off-screen, making it inaccessible. This week was all about keeping the toolbar within the canvas boundaries. Read More
Saturday, 2 August 2025

This Week in Plasma: day/night theme switching

Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma! Every week we cover the highlights of what’s happening in the world of KDE Plasma and its associated apps like Discover, System Monitor, and more. Read More
Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Week 2 recap GSoC 2025 - searching c++ and creating floating toolbar

Intro Apart from setting up a new open source project, it is important to understand how the application works in order to make the changes you need. In this blog I will go over how I find code, understand the application, and my progress so far with the Selection Action Bar. Read More
Monday, 28 July 2025

Week 8 recap GSoC 2025 - Adding Dragging Interaction

Intro This week I focused on making the Selection Action Bar draggable directly on the canvas. This would let the user reposition the toolbar that is best for their workflow. Read More
Saturday, 26 July 2025

This Week in Plasma: Printer Ink Level Monitoring

Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma! Every week we cover the highlights of what’s happening in the world of KDE Plasma and its associated apps like Discover, System Monitor, and more. Read More
Thursday, 24 July 2025

Week 7 recap GSoC 2025 - Add Action Buttons continued with Icons

Intro This week builds on the work from last week, where I started adding selection action buttons to the floating toolbar in Krita. The focus this time was on integrating more actions and improving the user interface by adding icons to those buttons. Read More
Saturday, 19 July 2025

This Week in Plasma: rounded bottom corners

Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma! Every week we cover the highlights of what’s happening in the world of KDE Plasma and its associated apps like Discover, System Monitor, and more. Read More
Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Week 6 recap GSoC 2025 - Add Action Button

Intro The main goal of this project is to add accessible functionality for users. This wouldn't be possible without buttons to activate those tools! This week’s focus was all about giving the user more direct access to selection tools by placing actionable buttons on top of the floating bar right on the canvas. Read More