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Do Not Disturb mode, a more intelligent history which groups notifications together, and critical notifications in fullscreen apps. Besides many other things, it features better notifications for file transfer jobs, and a much more usable System Settings page to configure all notification-related things. "); ?>

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  • Do Not Disturb mode, and the list of past notifications now displays them grouped by app. Critical notifications show up even when apps are in fullscreen mode and we have also improved notifications for file transfer jobs. Another thing users will appreciate is that the System Settings page for notifications is much clearer and more usable."); ?> +
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  • Color Picker widget has also been improved, and lets you drag colors from the plasmoid to text editors, or the palette of a photo editor. The Show Desktop icon is now also present in the panel by default."); ?> +
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  • System Tray warning you of the fact. You can then raise or lower the volume using the wheel on your mouse, or mute and unmute the mic with a middle click."); ?>
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  • Wallpaper Slideshow displays the images in the folders you selected, and lets you select only the ones you want to display in the slideshow."); ?>
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  • Task Manager has better organized context menus, and you can configure it to move a window from a different virtual desktop to the current one with a middle click."); ?>
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  • Breeze window and menu shadow colors are back to pure black. This improves the visibility of many things, especially when using a dark color scheme."); ?>
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  • Show Alternatives button is visible in panel edit mode, and you can use it to quickly swap one widget for another with similar functionalities. For example, you can use it to replace the analog clock with the digital or binary clock."); ?> +
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  • Appearance section. The Look and Feel page has moved to the top level, and we added improved icons to many of the pages."); ?> +
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  • Color Scheme and Window Decorations pages have been redesigned with a more consistent grid view, and the Color Scheme page now supports filtering by light and dark themes. It also lets you drag-and-drop to install themes, and undo if you accidentally delete a theme. To apply a theme, you just have to double-click on it."); ?> +
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  • Login Screen page has been overhauled, and the Desktop Session page now features a Reboot to UEFI Setup option."); ?>
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  • System Settings libinput touchpad page lets you configure the click method, switching between areas or clickfinger."); ?>
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  • Meta + L lets you lock the screen and Meta + D offers a quick way to show and hide the desktop."); ?>
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  • Networks widget is now faster to refresh Wi-Fi networks and more reliable in doing so. It also has a button to display a search field that helps you find a particular network in the list of available choices. Right-clicking on any network will show a Configureā€¦ action."); ?>
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  • Update page, for example, apps and packages now come with distinct downloading and installing sections. When an item has finished installing, it disappears from the view. You can also force-quit while an installation or an update operation is in progress."); ?> +
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  • Sources menu now shows the version number for each different source of an app."); ?>
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Free Software community that exists and grows only because of the help of many volunteers that donate their time and effort. KDE is always looking for new volunteers and contributions, whether it is help with coding, bug fixing or reporting, writing documentation, translations, promotion, money, etc. All contributions are gratefully appreciated and eagerly accepted. Please read through the Supporting KDE page for further information or become a KDE e.V. supporting member through our Join the Game initiative.", "http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html", "/community/donations/", "https://relate.kde.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?id=5"); ?>