KDE Saw Many Fixes + Improvements On Top Of Shipping Plasma 5.21 Beta

[reba]

The first thing I do is replacing the "Application Launcher" with "Application Menu" - way less clicks and much more organised. I wish it would be the default.

Other than that I am totally stoked for the upcoming updates!

[f0rmat]

But why do we need a scrollbar by default in the new launcher :-( The menu is not even re-sizeable...
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma...90/kickoff.png

I agree...I do not like the new kickstart menu. But the old kickstart will still be available in the KDE app store.

New Application Launcher

Plasma 5.21 introduces a new application launcher that features a double-pane UI, improvements to keyboard and mouse navigation, better accessibility and support for languages with RTL writing.

The new launcher includes an alphabetical “All Applications” view, a grid-style favorites view, and power actions visible by default with their labels.

Last but not least, we have fixed most of the bugs reported by users, guaranteeing a smoother access to all your stuff.

The old Kickoff app launcher is still available at store.kde.org.

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/5/5.20.90/

Bold italics is my edit.

[R41N3R]

But why do we need a scrollbar by default in the new launcher :-( The menu is not even re-sizeable...
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma...90/kickoff.png

[f0rmat]

A user can log in without being root, edit a file and if root permissions are needed to save a file, then Kate asks for a password and saves the file. Normally that's fine.

That has been my experience, too and it has always worked just fine.

It is good to see a focus on fixing the "paper cuts" that are annoying and drive my OCD demons (oops OCD daemons) crazy. Doing the unglamorous hard work of polishing, fixing, and tuning is so much better for the end user than focusing on generating half baked new "good idea fairy" things. I (and probably most end users) do not mind change and advancement and new ideas, but I really, really appreciate even more the focus of making sure things work and work right.

ngraham Great work from all of your team.

[Vistaus]

It's weird. I hated Unity, but loved its HUD many. That Mac-like menu is one of the few things I liked about it.

And the only Mac stuff I liked.

Since when does macOS have a HUD-like menu?

[mifritscher]

@Nth_man: this works only, if you can at least access the directory and read the file without being root. Yes, this is one reason I use Krusader and its internal file editor more and more.

[Nth_man]

I really hate that kate is not allowed to be run as root. A warning is ok, but there are situations in which you don't have other practical choices. Because of that, I switched to another editor after this "patch" got upstream. If you really don't trust on your own code, then simply implement a right-dropping mode with the exception to the to be edited file and directory.

A user can log in without being root, edit a file and if root permissions are needed to save a file, then Kate asks for a password and saves the file. Normally that's fine.

Even after saying that, there are times when I have to execute Krusader as root, then I can use its file manager capabilities and edit system files (working almost exactly like Kate) without being asked for a password.

[mifritscher]

I really hate that kate is not allowed to be run as root. A warning is ok, but there are situations in which you don't have other practical choices. Because of that, I switched to another editor after this "patch" got upstream. If you really don't trust on your own code, then simply implement a right-dropping mode with the exception to the to be edited file and directory.

[timofonic]

Oh how I miss Unity and its HUD menu.

It's weird. I hated Unity, but loved its HUD many. That Mac-like menu is one of the few things I liked about it.

And the only Mac stuff I liked.

[motang]

Oh how I miss Unity and its HUD menu.