The latest KDE development report has been released, providing insights into the changes being made for the upcoming KDE Plasma 6.7 branch set to launch in June. Recently, the KDE Plasma 6.7 branch entered the soft freeze stage, halting the acceptance of new features. Developers are now focusing on refining existing functionality and implementing planned changes. Some of the notable changes implemented during this period include:
- Support for the portal “Background apps” (org.freedesktop.background.Monitor) has been added, allowing graphical applications to run in the background with windows hidden, displaying only status indicators in the system tray. (Source)
- Added support for the second version of the portal org.freedesktop.impl.portal.InputCapture, which provides isolated applications access to input capture. (Source)
- Users can now rename or move the standard “Projects” directory, a folder recently introduced by distributions alongside existing directories like “Documents” and “Downloads”. (Source)
- A feature has been added for upscaling screen content without losing quality, utilizing the Zoom effect in KWin. (Source)
- In the print widget on the panel, labels indicating the number of active and queued print jobs have been included. (Source)
/Reports, release notes, official announcements.