<div dir="ltr">Thanks for the heads up :)<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:00 PM, Bhushan Shah <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bhush94@gmail.com" target="_blank">bhush94@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br>
<br>
KDE is releasing Plasma 5.13 – a new version of its Free desktop environment -<br>
tomorrow.<br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.13.0.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.kde.org/<wbr>announcements/plasma-5.13.0.<wbr>php</a><br>
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Optimized and less resource-hungry, Plasma 5.13 can run smoothly on<br>
under-powered ARM laptops, high-end gaming PCs, and everything in between.<br>
<br>
Feature-wise, Plasma 5.13 comes with "Browser Integration". This means both<br>
Chrome/Chromium and Firefox web browsers can be monitored and controlled using<br>
your desktop widgets. For example, downloads are displayed in the Plasma<br>
notification popup, so even if your browser is minimized or not visible, you can<br>
monitor the download progress. Likewise with media playing in a tab: you can use<br>
Plasma's media controls to stop, pause and silence videos and audio playing in<br>
any tab – even the hidden ones. This a perfect solution for those annoying<br>
videos that auto-start without your permission. Another Plasma-browser feature<br>
is that links can now be opened from Plasma's overhead launcher (Krunner), and<br>
you can also send links directly to your phone using KDE Connect.<br>
<br>
Talking of KDE Connect, the Media Control Widget has been redesigned and its<br>
support of the MPRIS specification has been much improved. This means more media<br>
players can now be controlled from the media controls in the desktop tray or<br>
from your phone using KDE Connect.<br>
<br>
Plasma 5.13 is also visually more appealing. The redesigned pages in 5.13<br>
include theming tools for desktops, icons and cursors, and you can download new<br>
splash screens from the KDE Store directly from the splash screen page. The<br>
desktop provides a new and efficient blur effect that can be used for widgets,<br>
the dashboard menu and even the terminal window, giving them an elegant and<br>
modern look. Another eye-catching feature is that the login and lock screens now<br>
display the wallpaper of the current Plasma release, and the lock screen<br>
incorporates a slick fade-to-blur transition to show the controls, allowing it<br>
to be easily used as a screensaver.<br>
<br>
Discover, Plasma's graphical software manager, improves the user experience with<br>
list and category pages that replace header images with interactive toolbars.<br>
You can sort lists, and they also show star ratings of applications. App pages<br>
and app icons use your local icon theme to better match your desktop settings.<br>
<br>
Vaults, Plasma's storage encryption utility, includes a new CryFS backend,<br>
better error reporting, a more polished interface, and the ability to remotely<br>
open and close vaults via KDE Connect.<br>
<br>
Connecting to external monitors has become much more user-friendly. Now, when<br>
you plug in a new external monitor, a dialog pops up an lets you easily control<br>
the position of the additional monitor in correlation to your primary one.<br>
<br>
For more images of this release, check out:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://cdn.kde.org/promo/20180612_Plasma5.13/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cdn.kde.org/promo/<wbr>20180612_Plasma5.13/</a><br>
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Live images with Plasma 5.13 will be available soon, you can find links to<br>
various distributions providing live images at following page.<br>
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<a href="https://community.kde.org/Plasma/Live_Images" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.kde.org/<wbr>Plasma/Live_Images</a><br>
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We look forward to hearing your comments on Plasma 5.13 - let us know how it<br>
works for you!<br>
<br>
Kind Regards!<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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Bhushan Shah<br>
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