Call for testing upcoming RKWard 0.7.3

[Stefan Rödiger [BTU]]

Danke!


On Sonntag, 3. April 2022 22:45:21 CEST you wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I finally found some time to get things moving again, in RKWard
> development, and by now a number of improvements are just waiting to be
> released. Not for the first time, the timeline for this is being
> constrained by an upcoming release of R (4.2.0, scheduled for April
> 22) that will not work with our latest official release (0.7.2) out of
> the box.
> 
> From the other end of the timeline, we're currently being bitten by a
> crash with KF5 5.92.0. This one should get resolved with the 5.93.0
> release, next weekend, but it impacts our ability to build Mac and
> Windows binaries in the meantime. (They work ok, as far as I am aware,
> *but* with a rather non-professional-looking message up front. You'll
> see for yourself.)
> 
> In other words, we're looking at a release in around two weeks, and I'm
> hoping for your help in testing, to make sure we it will provide a
> smooth user experience. A few hints what to look out for:
> 
> Platforms:
> - As usual, MacOS is in most desparate need of testing:
> https://binary-factory.kde.org/view/MacOS/job/RKWard_Nightly_macos/
> (build number 1021, today, has severe problems with displaying HTML,
> but I'm hoping for 1022, tomorrow).
> - I won't link to the nightly builds for all other platforms. You know
>   where to find those (I hope (*)).
> 
> Features:
> The development tree has many small fixes all over the place, not all
> of which are even documented in the ChangeLog. Some features which may
> be more noticeable:
> - The RKWard output has been reworked to behave more like a regular
>   document. You can save your changes or discard them. It is also stored
>   as a single file, now (which, internally, is a zip archive, that
>   gets unpacked, when you work with it).
> - Support for color schemes: Settings->Color Scheme
> - Full support for the graphics features added in R 4.1.0 and (to be
>   added in) R 4.2.0: custom clipping paths, patterns, gradients,
>   groups, masks.
> 
> Looking forward to your feedback!
> Thomas
> 
> --
> (*): Speaking of which: You find our website is still a bit confusing
> in many ways? I agree. But did you know, you can create merge requests
> for the website, and even by editing the underlying markdown files
> online? (https://invent.kde.org/websites/rkward-kde-org)


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PD Dr. Stefan Rödiger
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Campus Senftenberg 
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