Notices by KDE (kde@mastodon.technology), page 8

KDE Connect now lets you use your computer's keyboard to type on your phone, reply to Whatsapp messages directly from Plasma, blacklist numbers from which you don't want to see notifications on your desktop, and more.

Find out what else is new at https://nicolasfella.wordpress.com/2018/03/20/kde-connect-state-of-the-union/

Plasma Mobile can now be run on @Purism 's Librem 5 prototype hardware. Screen, log in, signal strength all work.

https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-progress-report-9/

Our #Akademy2018 call for speakers closes tomorrow at midnight. There's still time to submit your proposal!

You can talk about your favorite KDE applications, tell us how Plasma improved your workflow (and your life :)), or speak about your experiences as a KDE contributor.

More ideas and instructions here:
https://akademy.kde.org/2018/cfp

Antonio Larrosa , president of @kdeespana, has packaged the Mycroft AI for openSUSE. Install it and order your own personal AI around from Plasma!

Antonio provides a detailed set of instructions on how to install, first steps and sample interactions in his blog:

https://antlarr.io/2018/03/how-to-install-the-mycroft-a-i-on-opensuse-tumbleweed/

We always encourage you to report and triage bugs, and now we've made the process even easier. You can start triaging bugs as soon as you create a Bugzilla account!

https://pointieststick.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/its-now-much-easier-to-be-a-bug-triager/

You don't need to be a programmer to do this, so why wait? Become a KDE contributor today ????

Our PDF reader Okular supports the digital equivalent of sticky notes. We'd like to improve that feature.

Join us as part of #GSoC 2018, and make those sticky notes pop!

Here's the proposal for this Google Summer of Code project:

https://community.kde.org/GSoC/2018/Ideas#Add_support_for_showing_and_adding_replies_to_sticky_notes

Would you like to work on something else? We have plenty more proposals on that list!

Choose a different one, or submit your own - the deadline is March 27.

More information here:
https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/

#Plasma 5.12 is out:

https://www.kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.12.0.php

Apart from performance and stability improvements, new features include spring-loaded folder views, improved Wayland support, optional global menus, interactive notifications, and quite a few more.

https://youtu.be/xha6DJ_v1E4

Tech Republic's Jack Wallen thinks KDE is on to something with #PlasmaMobile:

"There is absolutely no question that this interface will be as user-friendly as those found on either Android or iOS."

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-kdes-plasma-mobile-is-the-ideal-platform-for-linux-fans-and-developers/

We know you've been waiting for this - another update on our Usability & Productivity goal!

Thanks to the efforts of our developers, you'll be able to precisely adjust the panel height, and move Dolphin's Terminal pane to any part of the window.

Konsole can now blur the background when its window is transparent, and Gwenview works better in Full Screen mode.

https://pointieststick.wordpress.com/2018/02/03/this-week-in-usability-productivity-part-4/

As you can see, it's been a busy week! And we'll keep on working. #KDEgoals ⚙️

KDE is at #FOSDEM18. Come see Plasma, Plasma Mobile and painting with Krita Live! Our booth is in building K , of course.

Our Usability & Productivity goal is steadily moving forward. Last week our developers improved file renaming and the Places panel in Dolphin.

https://pointieststick.wordpress.com/2018/01/27/this-week-in-usability-productivity-part-3/

Okular is now much more stable when exporting Markdown files to PDF. The Cursors module in System Settings is more usable, and we standardized the size and positioning of our tooltips for panel icons.

Even more improvements are on the way. ⚙ #KDEgoals

Off and On Again: The story of KDE Plasma's desktop icons; 5.12 improvements

https://blogs.kde.org/2018/01/24/and-again-story-kde-plasmas-desktop-icons-512-improvements

New feature in KDE Plasma: Control and monitor your browser using desktop-integrated controls.

Check out the video: https://youtu.be/WGhrR1HsCOM

If you have music playing in a minimised browser window, you can pause it, start it again, and mute it. You can also monitor downloads from the notification area or find open tabs in your browser from KRunner.

As brief reminder, you can still help us do more and make Plasma even more useful by donating to our fundraiser:

https://www.kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2017/

More than software: What the KDE community got up to in 2017 and how we tried to make a better world for everybody.

https://dot.kde.org/2017/12/28/kde-community-2017

KDE's 2017 in retrospect - part I: Software, applications and developers.

Or why we need your help for 2018.

https://dot.kde.org/2017/12/19/kde-end-year-fundraiser-2017-live

More news coming out of Purism's Librem 5 phone project:

The crowdfunding has surpassed 120% and, with 4 days to go, may reach $2m.

https://puri.sm/shop/librem-5/

The Librem 5 will come with a cryptocurrency wallet for private transactions courtesy of Monero

https://puri.sm/posts/purism-collaborates-with-cryptocurrency-monero-to-enable-mobile-payments/

Finally, Nextcloud will provide access to encrypted storage products and services on the Librem 5:

https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-partners-with-purism-to-provide-a-secure-open-source-and-privacy-focused-mobile-device/

LibreOffice for Plasma will be getting a new look soon courtesy of the LiMux project.

Talking at the LibreOffice Conference 2017 last week, Katarina Behrens explained how she was porting the KDE plugin for the LibreOffice UI to Qt5. The new version of the plugin promises better Wayland and HiDPI support, and will bring back the native Plasma file picker.

Find out more: https://eang.it/libreoffice-conference-2017/

Your friendly neighbourhood KDE team at #QtWS2017. https://mastodon.technology/media/TdD0m7Ehmh1pAcmWkWo

You can find more than one type of Plasma at CERN... #QtWS2017

Plasma Mobile at #QtWS2017.