I have looked over the brochure and it is beautiful. Congratulations.

In T10628#182583, @abetts wrote:

In T10628#182558, @aacid wrote:

Small "complaint" that can probably be 99% ignored.

The PDF metadata (available in okular in File->Properties) shows the document was created on non free software (serif affinity) on a non free OS (macOS)

Maybe the software has options to remove that from the metadata? If not maybe you want me to scrub those before final publishing? It doesn't send the best of the messages, though i have to say i don't know how many more bored people like me are out there that would check that.

Your feedback has been addressed. Thank you for pointing that out. I have indeed created there, unfortunately, Scribus has not been cooperative with the design.

@cfeck What time are you thinking of releasing?

@cfeck : Video links:

Not Christoph, but yes

In T10636#181823, @cfeck wrote:

I added a small sentence for the section for 'Games and Education'.

I also added the KOrganizer section that was missing in the text, probably because developers were late to add them when we collected features.

Please review above link if text needs to be expanded or improved.

I didn't yet investigate which images to add. While the change notes include lots of images, most only show a small change, instead of a complete application. If you created better images, please add links here.

I would prefer screenshots of windows with a small shadow and without the wallpaper background, e.g. https://kde.org/images/screenshots/kmplot.png but I am open to other suggestions as long as we remain consistent.

@cfeck : Will this be the link you will use for the announcement?:

@cfeck is everything now okay?

Done. Thanks for your input, @davidre .

Save settings now shows you what the filename of a screenshot will look like. You can also easily tweak the filename template to your preferences by simply clicking on placeholders.

Okay. Got it. What about...:

In T10636#181406, @davidre wrote:

I'v changed it in https://notes.kde.org/p/Applications_19.04_-_Announcement

Great. I did not relish the prospect of editing the bare PHP, to be honest.

In T10636#181369, @ngraham wrote:

Thanks @paulb, this looks fantastic. I've done a bit of light editing; hope you don't mind. Thumbs up from me now.

@cfeck : Please take a look at the revised and edited text.

@cfeck I added the stuff and re-edited the text to make it all more consistent, coherent and friendly to read. I passed the text on to @skadinna so she can re-touch and proofread it. Once she is done, I will copy and paste and format it in notes so everybody can access it, although you may want to read it first to check that everything is factually correct... I'm pretty sure it is, but just in case.

That's great. I'll add it to the text. Thanks @cfeck

We are also waiting for the number of bugs that have been corrected so we can complete the introductory section.

We also included the Kdenlive notes. With the changes, the text needs to be revised again. As soon as it is done, I will upload it somewhere.

In T10636#181315, @ngraham wrote:

There's a late-breaking bugfix included in Gwenview in 19.04: full High DPI support! This should definitely get a mention as it's been long in coming and highly anticipated.

I have reviewed and checked this patch. Everything seems to be okay, so I am approving it.

In T10636#181129, @cfeck wrote:

If there is already announcement text to review, please add the notes.kde.org link.

In T10712#180319, @ngraham wrote:

My recommendations would be Dolphin, Okular, Konsole, and Spectacle, plus bits and pieces for the others. Those four apps are some of what I consider the "core" KDE apps and they've all gotten a large amount of new features and bugfixes in this release!

In T10712#180321, @afarid wrote:

For Kdenllive we could just mention the refactoring release since i'll be doing an in depth video about it.

In T10636#180103, @cfeck wrote:

I fill in the amount of bug fixes when committing the text for translation. Until then, fixes are still ongoing.

I am writing the announcement and there is a section were we mention the amount of bugs squashed, but I can't see a number in the notes. Can you tell me what that number is?

To be released at CEST 16:00, more or less

In T10636#179926, @cfeck wrote:

Paul, my question for approval was mostly for the announcement text writing schedule. For the previous release, I had to commit the developer change notes verbatim, because an announcement text was not available.

Regarding the release day (Apr 18), I am running a workshop the weeks before and after Easter, and I won't be able to flip the "release switch" before about CEST 16:00 (UTC 14:00).

In T10636#179322, @jriddell wrote:

KDE Apps are now available in Appimages, Flatpaks and Snaps, it would be good if the announcement pointed to these. I can talk to the relevant people and come up with useful text.

It looks good to me: No blockers and no coinciding events or announcements in the way. We'll ,make sure the 18th is kept free so there is nothing overshadowing this release.

... Or we go with the Athens, idea

In T10580#178840, @rgomezantoli wrote:

My vote for Málaga, but I'll should arrive on 22th, 21th is last day of class and need to get my qualifications.

I would say you should organise the creation of your site like this

In T10147#178680, @skadinna wrote:

I'll update here just so we can keep track of who's got what (since I'm still having trouble editing docs directly on Share).

So far I've edited the following sections:

• KDE Promo Sprint, February 2018, Barcelona
• KDE Connect Sprint, March 2018, Barcelona
• PIM Sprint, April 2018, Toulouse
• Plasma Sprint, April 2018, Berlin
• Kdenlive Sprint, April 2018, Berlin

What about this for Featured Article?:

"Plasma Nano" is cute - I can imagine a cute Konqi going with this.
"Plasma Ion" is cool and goes with the trend started by Neon.

I was thinking: we go to OpenExpo (T10539), which is in Madrid, do our Promo thing there, and then grab the high speed train down to Málaga for the sprint. Both cities are well-connected with international airports. The problem with Madrid is that I don't know where we could do the sprint and it is much more expensive than Málaga.

Another topic is who we should approach first. We had a poll and we will be discussing that tomorrow in the Promo meeting, if time permits.

In T10034#178002, @dfaure wrote:

OK, so we're making lists of apps. Now what? For instance, I indeed have good contacts with the Rosegarden developers, but is there a document (e.g. wiki page / whitepaper) that lists the advantages of moving an existing project to KDE? In their case I can think of a number of them (CI, more translators, etc.) but also I can imagine some of their reserves (having to learn git -- they use SVN -- which also means we'd need volunteers on our side for a svn->git migration). The overall effort of moving has to bring sufficient amounts of benefits for the effort to be worth it.
So if we could present a full list or a nice document about all the benefits of moving, that would be helpful.

Turn into a task with a clear goal, @IlyaBizyaev

In T10034#177821, @cfeck wrote:

Manjaro wiki has a list of pure Qt applications: https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=List_of_Qt_Applications

In T10034#177803, @ognarb wrote:

In T10034#177802, @paulb wrote:

In T10034#177801, @ognarb wrote:

In T10034#177799, @Pixel_Lime wrote:

In T10034#167992, @ognarb wrote:

My wishlist is

• Cantata a qt5 music player

We have Amarok and Elisa, why we need one more music player?

Cantata is a MPD client. Amarok and Elisa are normal music player. But it's true, Cantata shouldn't be a priority.

Where would VVAVE fit in there? By the way, another already confirmed KDE project that may be in conflict with Cantata.

Let's not forget Juk ;)

In T10034#177801, @ognarb wrote:

In T10034#177799, @Pixel_Lime wrote:

In T10034#167992, @ognarb wrote:

My wishlist is

• Cantata a qt5 music player

We have Amarok and Elisa, why we need one more music player?

Cantata is a MPD client. Amarok and Elisa are normal music player. But it's true, Cantata shouldn't be a priority.

It would also be useful to make a list of "selling points" we can trot out to try and convince projects to join us.

In T10034#177768, @GB_2 wrote:

In T10034#177708, @lavender wrote:

OBS Studio comes to mind. It's used by many creatives, streamers, podcasters, etc. It has a strong community (hundreds of thousands of daily users) and it uses Qt!

That would be amazing!

It is for two things:

Why is it sensitive? I am not asking for names or surnames. Just total numbers. I don't want a database of anything, just "1000", "2000", or whatever.

Thanks

Next time it froze for longer than a minute and would not refresh the work area:

The document will freeze for a minute or so (not forever as I earlier reported) and then show this message.

In T10529#177220, @bcooksley wrote:

So we can get some diagnostic information on this, would you mind opening the browser inspector (Right Click anywhere on the page > Inspect, in Chrome at least)

Brilliant! Thanks

In T10147#177223, @skadinna wrote:

I've made some changes to my local copy of the original outline. We'll have to synchronize at some point.

Do you remember what you changed? Because I made some minor changes too. Would you like to send yours along or shall I send you mine?

It looks like the online wordprocessor at Share is not working very well at the moment. I will tell Ben, but meanwhile I'll have to work on the document offline. Tell me if you want to change anything in a hurry.

I've copied @lydia's outline into the Share at Promo Team Resources/Reports/Annual/2018/ so we can work on it collaboratively there.

In T10477#176063, @andreask wrote:

with the world map as background cause KDE connect the world

I am also editing our old Matrix page on the Wiki to bring it up to date (it referred exclusively to Matrix as a way of bridging to IRC rooms). Please get in there and fill in the blanks.

In T10477#176263, @neofytosk wrote:

We should definitely list the #kde-welcome channel and if possible highlight it so it stands out. It's a new one created as part of the onboarding goal and it suits the purpose of this page perfectly. =)

In T10477#176211, @xyquadrat wrote:

Welcome text sounds good to me.

A list of rooms and descriptions you'd particularly like to call out for new users

• General KDE channel (# kde)
• KDE Development (#kde-devel)
• VDG maybe? (#kde-vdg)
• and possibly #kde-chat (off-topic talk, the current IRC channel is not very active but that could change)

In T10477#176063, @andreask wrote:

with the world map as background cause KDE connect the world

Re the background image: The default is very nice, but I'd probably make sense to have something more KDE-y. Whatever the default Plasma wallpaper is at the time? The problem is that the current wallpaper is rather dark and uninviting.