KTurtle
* Fix UTF8 bug when user language was UTF8.
* Make "else" work.
Kig
* If the loading of the document fails, completely cleanup ourselves to
be able to open a new document in the same (untouched) window.
KVocTrain
* Enable word wrap for the labels in multiple choice query.
* Fix handling of hints.
* Fix handling of remote files.
* Fix search not searching in all columns.
KStars
* Galactic/Equatorial coordinates conversion does not work.
Changes:
* Kalzium
o (Calculator) Visible userfeedback for invalid input
o (Calculator) Don't calculate invalid molecules
o (Plotting) Fix drawing of single points
o (Data) Fix the discovery date of Iodine (was 1804, correct is 1811)
o (Data) About 40 new radii (atomic and covalent) have been added
o (Data) Some elements densities (only elements > 70) where displayed
wrong (g/L instead of g/cm^3)
* Kig
o forcing undo/redo actions disabled while constructing
o fix redefining of text labels
* KStars: NGC 1300 KPNO image link is to an image of NGC 1232 and not
NGC 1300
* KTouch: Missing i18n calls.
* KVoctrain: Make keyboard layout switching work again.
* KWordQuiz: Don't crash when downloading vocabularies.
* libkdeedu: (Plotting) Fix drawing of grid
Many new features and refinements.
Notable changes include:
* Konqueror is the second web browser to pass the Acid2 CSS test,
ahead of Firefox and Internet Explorer
* Konqueror can also now free web pages from adverts with its
ad-block feature
* SuperKaramba is included in KDE, providing well-integrated and
easy-to-install widgets for the user's desktop
* Kopete has support for MSN and Yahoo! webcams
* The edutainment module has three new applications (KGeography,
Kanagram and blinKen), and has seen huge improvements in Kalzium
Changes:
* KLettres: fix Z in English data
* KLettres: Romanized Hindi and Spanish support added
* KLettres: fix empty line in txt file that generated an empty special
char
* KHangMan: Slovak support added and bug fix in case language is empty
in kdeglobals
* KHangMan: fix empty line in txt file that generated an empty special
char
* KHangMan: fix German first capital letter
* Kig: check if the file name is a temporary one
* Kig: don't crash when loading documents with incorrect object types
* Kig: better size for some menu item icons
* KmPlot: Print header table correctly when automatic scaling is chosen.
* Kalzium: Fix drawing of the atom-hulls of elements 87-114
* Kalzium: Fix a wrong unit (used cm^2 instead of cm^3 for the density)
* Kalzium: Fix translation-problem
Highlights at a glance
* Text-to-speech system with support built into Konqueror, Kate, KPDF
and the standalone application KSayIt
* Support for text to speech synthesis is integrated with the desktop
* Completely redesigned, more flexible trash system
* Kicker with improved look and feel
* KPDF now enables you to select, copy & paste text and images from
PDFs, along with many other improvements
* Kontact supports now various groupware servers, including eGroupware,
GroupWise, Kolab, OpenGroupware.org and SLOX
* Kopete supports Novell Groupwise and Lotus Sametime and gets
integrated into Kontact
* DBUS/HAL support allows to keep dynamic device icons in media:/ and
on the desktop in sync with the state of all devices
* KHTML has improved standard support and now close to full support for
CSS 2.1 and the CSS 3 Selectors module
* Better synchronization between 2 PCs
* A new high contrast style and a complete monochrome icon set
* An icon effect to paint all icons in two chosen colors, converting
third party application icons into high contrast monochrome icons
* Akregator allows you to read news from your favourite RSS-enabled
websites in one application
* Juk has now an album cover management via Google Image Search
* KMail now stores passwords securely with KWallet
* SVG files can now be used as wallpapers
* KHTML plug-ins are now configurable, so the user can selectively
disable ones that are not used. This does not include Netscape-style
plug-ins. Netscape plug-in in CPU usage can be manually lowered, and
plug-ins are more stable.
* more than 6,500 bugs have been fixed
* more than 1,700 wishes have been fullfilled
* more than 80,000 contributions with several million lines of code and
documentation added or changed
Changes:
* KBruch
o port to KConfig XT Sebastian Stein
o task displaying reworked Sebastian Stein
o make task display configurable Sebastian Stein
o new exercise: compare 2 ratios Sebastian Stein
o new exercise: convert rational number to fraction Sebastian Stein
o new exercise: factorize a given number into its prime factors
o config dialog: set color and font for task display
o What's this help and tooltips added
Kig
o Undo Support for Changing Color and Size of Objects Dominique Devriese
o DrGeo import filter Dominique Devriese
o Line and Point styles Dominique Devriese
o Property tests Dominique Devriese
o Better Python error reporting Dominique Devriese
o Add a system to name objects Dominique Devriese
o Add some command line functions Dominique Devriese
o When selecting an argument, tell the user what he's looking for.
Dominique Devriese
o When selecting an argument, tell the user if the object he wants to
construct needs arguments that are not available. Dominique Devriese
o Various small stuff: attach labels to angles, some new objects like a
test if two vectors are equal, some new transformations, intersection
between some remaining objects etc. Dominique Devriese
* KHangMan
o Use KConfig XT instead of KConfig Anne-Marie Mahfouf
o Add a config dialog if more settings in the Settings dialog Anne-Marie
Mahfouf
o Put some data in the corresponding i18n modules and allow KHangMan to
download new languages easily using KNewStuff. Leave en in KHangMan
plus the language the user has if available in the i18n module.
Anne-Marie Mahfouf
* KLettres
o Put some data in the corresponding i18n modules and allow KLettres to
download new languages easily using KNewStuff. Leave fr (and en when
the sounds are done) as the 2 data languages in KLettres plus the
language the user has if available in the i18n module. Anne-Marie
Mahfouf
o Make all sounds on ogg format as some distros don't play mp3s
Anne-Marie Mahfouf
o Timer should be configurable either in Settings or in kid/grown-up
modes Anne-Marie Mahfouf
* Kalzium
o Rewriting most of the kalziums code Carsten Niehaus
o Make it possible to choose the unit of some datasets. For example
it is now possible to choose between Fahrenheit, Degree Celsius and
Kelvin Carsten Niehaus
o Offer two periodic tables: the simplified for younger pupil and the
full PSE will all 110 elements Carsten Niehaus
o Rewritten plotting with more options Carsten Niehaus
o Update doc Anne-Marie Mahfouf
* KStars
o Add ability to manually step clock once per keypress Jason Harris
o Add proper motion of stars Jason Harris
o Add text labels to equator, ecliptic, and horizon lines Jason Harris
o Tool to measure angular distance between two points. Pablo de Vicente
o Add Equinox and Solstice calculator module Pablo de Vicente
o Add Planet Positions calculator module Pablo de Vicente
o Add ecliptic to/from equatorial conversion calculator module Pablo de
Vicente
o Add more data to the details window: hour angle, airmass, distance
from Earth/Sun, angular size, multiple/variable stars Jason Harris
o Add airmass to details window. Jason Harris
o Use KXConfig to handle options Jason Harris
o Add popup-menu links to Wikipedia articles on specific objects.
Jason Harris
o Transient object label when mouse hovers on object (need to make it
work when clock is stopped) Jason Harris
o Semi-transparent or opaque background option for on-screen info
boxes Jason Harris
o Add Constellation Boundaries to the map Jason Harris
o Define Constellation lines with star names, rather than independent
points on the sky Jason Harris
o Display Altitude/Azimuth in status bar, along with RA/Dec Jason Harris
o Make the "Night Vision" color scheme adjust the KStars window colors
as well Jason Harris
o Add true Full-screen mode Heiko Evermann
o Add support for CCD cameras Jasem Mutlaq
o Add FITSViewer Tool, which includes many image reduction and analysis
tools Jasem Mutlaq
o ExtDate, KStarsDateTime classes for handling dates outside of QDate
range Jason Harris
o Batch mode in remaining astronomial calculator modules Pablo de
Vicente
o KStars startup wizard with integrated download of 'extra' data Jason
Harris
o Add support for "Video4Linux" devices and webcams Jasem Mutlaq
o DCOP functions for adjusting colors Jason Harris
o DCOP function for exporting or printing image Jason Harris
o Add new DCOP functions to ScriptBuilder tool Jason Harris
o Add Moon's illumination fraction to popup menu/details window Jason
Harris
o Add option to dump mode for specifying time/date Jason Harris
o ImageViewer: Add label with optional text describing image or
crediting its author. Jason Harris
o Calculator module to compute angular distance between two arbitrary
sources. Pablo de Vicente
* KmPlot
o Ability to draw numeric integrals with Euler's method. Fredrik Edemar
o Avoid unnecessary repainting. Fredrik Edemar
o Ability to select background color. Fredrik Edemar
o Automatic scaling. Fredrik Edemar
o Zoom mode. Fredrik Edemar
o Save version number so we can support loading old Kmplot files.
Fredrik Edemar
o Popup menu for plot-graphs when clicking on the right mouse button
Fredrik Edemar
o Tool menu: area between plot and x-axis. Fredrik Edemar
o export to BMP, PNG, and SVG format Klaus-Dieter Möller
o Tool menu: maximum, minimum, y value of a given x value. Fredrik
Edemar
o Changing the parameter a function depends on by a QSlider. Matthias
Meßmer
o Navigate by keyboard in trace mode. Fredrik Edemar
o Port the configuration dialogs to KConfig XT. Matthias Meßmer
o Redesign of the function edit dialog: handling the extensions by
dialog widgets. Matthias Meßmer
o Recently opened files. Matthias Meßmer
o User defined constants: Editor and import/export from/to KCalc.
Fredrik Edemar
o Progress bar and cancel button for plots taking much time (status
bar, see KMail). Fredrik Edemar
o Localization of the decimal seperator. Fredrik Edemar
o Angle modes: radian (default) and degree. Fredrik Edemar
o Custom color and line width for each derivatives and anti-derivatives.
Fredrik Edemar
o Function editor dialog: values of parameters a function depends on
can be importet from a text file. Fredrik Edemar
* KWordQuiz
o NEW IN KDE: KWordQuiz is the KDE version of the flashcard and
vocabulary learning program WordQuiz. KWordQuiz is still in early
development. KWordQuiz supports opening, editing, and saving of
vocabulary files (format kvtml). It allows Flashcard mode, Multiple
Choice and Question & Answer through a friendly Quiz mode. Peter
Hedlund
o A context menu for the editor Peter Hedlund
o Joining multiple files Peter Hedlund
o Tooltips Peter Hedlund
* KLatin
o NEW IN KDE: KLatin is a program to help revise Latin. You can be
tested on vocabulary, grammar and verb and the doc includes a
revision section. George Wright
o Tooltips and QWhatsThis help George Wright
o Add doxygen comments to headers George Wright
* KTurtle
o NEW IN KDE: KTurtle is an educational programming environment using
the Logo programming language. This makes KTurtle suitable for
teaching kids the basics of math, geometry and... programming. The
commands used to program are in the style of the Logo programming
language. The unique feature of Logo is that the commands are often
translated into the speaking language of the programmer. KTurtle
features an integrated Logo interpreter (no need to download any
other program), a powerful editor for the Logo commands with
intuitive syntax highlighting, line numbering, etc, context help for
all Logo commands... Cies Breijs
Many bugfixes and functionality enhancements including:
kdeaddons
NEW IN KDE: Noatun plugin to search for lyrics of the current song.
kdeadmin
kcmlinuz: is now a standalone application
kcmlinuz: Added capability to search for configuration options
kdeedu
NEW IN KDE: Kiten, a Japanese Reference Tool.
NEW IN KDE: FlashKard, a vocabulary tool. Is able to read KVTML files which
were written by KVocTrain.
NEW IN KDE: started a libkdeedu, which allows interopability and code
sharing between KDE Educational applications.
kdepim
libkabc
Plugin interface for resources and formats.
Control module for configuring multiple resources.
Optional directory resource which stores each entry as own file.
LDAP resource.
Optional binary storage format for better performance with large
addressbooks.
Completed support for vCard entities: sound, geo, key and some more.
vCard 2.1 import.
LDAP aware mail address input field.
KAddressbook
New card and icon views.
Multiple configurable views.
"kab-style" details view for selected entry.
Customizable view filters.
Customizable categories for addressbook entries.
Support for transparently accessing multiple addressbooks.
Redesigned entry editor widget.
Printing option supporting two different styles.
Optional embedded entry and ditribution list editor.
"Jump bar" for quick alphabetical access of entries.
Fetch addresses from LDAP servers, including support for multiple servers.
Importing of vCard 2.1 files.
Improved CSV import (including template for import from Outlook 2000).
vCard export.
KAlarm
Added option to execute commands in alarms.
Implemented daily, weekly, monthly and annual recurrences.
Optionally play audio notification when an alarm triggers.
KPilot
Added time conduit
VCal conduits (TODO and Calendar) have been improved to function properly.
Addressbook conduit has been ported to use libkabc.
KOrganizer
General
User definable templates for events and TODOs.
Alarms for TODOs.
Added support for automatic HTML export on save of a calendar file.
Time table print view.
New "location" attribute for events.
Experimental "Get Hot New Stuff" button for downloading and uploading
calendar files of common interest.
Views
Added new "Next 3 days" view.
Added selection of time span for a new event in day and week views.
Direct manipulation of priority, completion status and categories of
TODOs by context menus added.
Deletion of individual instances of recurring events.
Rewritten month view.
Coloring of events in month view based on categories.
Coloring of due and overdue todos.
Improved "What's Next" view.
Configurable cell height in week and day views
Group scheduling
iMIP group scheduling functions for TODOs.
Publishing of Free/Busy information by iMIP conformant email.
Improved automatisation of group scheduling.
Interopability and integration
Support for "webcal" URLs in Konqueror (known from Apple iCal).
Support for iCalendar based drag&drop.
KOrganizer now shares the dialogs for categories with KAddressBook.
Improved iCalendar conformance.
Improved right-to-left languages support.
Bug fixes for non-latin1 encodings.
Plugins
New plugin for importing Birthdays of contacts in the KDE address book.
New plugin for accessing calendar data stored on an Exchange 2000 server.
kdeutils
Partially ACPI support in KLaptop.