Given the great work others did already on the Qt 6 porting of KDE Frameworks, let's take a look at Kate & KWrite on Qt 6.

With only minor patches, both applications now run on the current master state of KDE Frameworks and Qt 6.2.

Close to all functionality is available, I think the only stripped out part is the hot new stuff upload for snippets and I didn't test the Konsole part.

Spectacle now lets you annotate an existing screenshot via a button in the notification or the command-line --edit-existing <file> argument

Read the full thing at https://pointieststick.com/2021/12/03/this-week-in-kde-new-spectacle-features-and-tons-of-bugfixes/

Today I want to introduce a project I have been working on together (mostly in the background) with some colleagues of mine. Now with beta status reached, it's time to more publicly talk about it: enter Plasma Bigscreen

Read the full thing at https://notmart.org/blog/2020/03/plasma-bigscreen/

We all love paintings. Paintings are a sort of art that are mystically beautiful, exploring and blazing. Nowadays on Linux, there are many powerful applications that are available for painting and drawing purposes but Krita is one of them that stands out of everything.

Read the full thing at http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/krita-creative-sketching-and-painting-application-for-linux

I would like to introduce my new application SystemdGenie. Some of you may be familiar with systemd-kcm, a KCM module I wrote for managing systemd. SystemdGenie is basically systemd-kcm transformed into a proper application.

Read the full thing at https://rthomsen6.wordpress.com/2016/12/18/introducing-systemdgenie/

It would seem like all the big proprietary operating system vendors are working on knitting their desktop and mobile platforms tighter together. KDE Connect steps in to fill this gap between Linux and Android by acting as a bridge between the two.

Read the full thing at https://www.slightfuture.com/review/kde-connect

KDE - one of most functional desktop environment ever. Itss open source and free for use. 19 years ago, 14 october 1991 german programmer Matthias Ettrich has started a development of this beautiful environment. KDE provides the shell and many applications for everyday using. Today KDE uses the hundred thousand peoples over the world on Unix and Windows operating system. 19 years - serious age for software projects. Time to return and see how it begin.

Read the full thing at https://tlhp.cf/kde-history/

There is something interesting going on desktop computers -- the UI is becoming heavily influenced by mobile operating systems. From Windows to Gnome you can see heavy influence of mobile OSes. KDE's Plasma desktop, which I consider to be the most advanced desktop environment is, however, an exception.

Read the full thing at http://www.itworld.com/article/2976473/linux/kdes-plasma-54-the-most-advanced-and-beautiful-linux-desktop.html

I really like the command line interface (CLI) in Linux. It bestows great power upon its users, and I spend a good deal of time availing myself of those powers. And yet without the GUI desktop I would still be limited. It is through the combination of the GUI and the command line that I find the power of Linux to be more fully realized

As with many things in Linux, there are several choices available for desktops. A short list includes Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LXDE, GNOME, KDE, and for the kids, Sugar. I have tried all of these at various times over the years, and I always install all of them on my main workstation so that I can try out the latest versions of each. But despite the fact that all of these desktops have many good features, I always return to KDE.

Read the full thing at http://opensource.com/life/15/4/9-reasons-to-use-kde

KDE allows you to easily customize the look and feel of your desktop by controlling different parts of the visual appearance. The combinations are almost endless so you have to play around with them to find which suits your tastes best. This quick guide shows how to configure every part of the KDE visual appearance

Read the full thing at http://linuxlove.eu/howto-customize-kde-desktop-appearance/