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Recently dipped into the configuration of KDE Plasma and I found something really annoying. These toolbars at the top and bottom dont disappear, when I want to play a game, even tho the game starts and is set to fullscreen mode. Additionally, this also really fucks with my mouse in a way, that I cant use the upper part of menus, because then my mouse snaps out of the window and reappears in the upper toolbar. How do I change this?

Why doesn't plasma have this feature? I'm pretty sure there is a technical reason. This is pretty much the most customizable DE in existence, and missing a small feature like this seems odd to me.

"This week in KDE Apps" brings news that @kdenlive's Transform effect gets a rotation handle, @LabPlot gets nested plots and a new axis space algorithm, Clock's stopwatch and timer get added to the navigation bar, and so much more.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/25/this-week-in-kde-apps/

#apps #videoediting #freesoftware #opensource #linux

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

"This week in Plasma" brings wallpapers that transition from light (during the day) to dark (when the sun goes down), better search results in Discover, visual polish for the Audio Volume widget, and tons of other stuff!

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/24/this-week-in-plasma-time-of-day-wallpapers/

#eyecandy #plasma6 #opensource #freesoftware

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

Plasma 6 will be landing in your #SteamDeck with your next #SteamOS update.🕹️

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/820329049655084700

#gaming #console #steam #valve #plasma6

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/akademy/statuses/114556722883685477

Coming to #Akademy2025 in Berlin? Plan your trip & book your stay now! Here are some recommendations:

Travel: https://akademy.kde.org/2025/travel/

Accommodation: https://akademy.kde.org/2025/accommodation/

@akademy@lemmy.kde.social

I want to develop apps using Qt and Rust. What are my options?

cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/akademy/statuses/114544916717011835

So, how did Akademy really get its name? Let’s hear it from Volker Krause!

Did you guess it right?

And now that you know… why not be part of the story? Register now for #Akademy2025 https://akademy.kde.org/2025/register/

@akademy@lemmy.kde.social

cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/gcompris/statuses/114544706411727228

GCompris, KDE's collection of educational software activities, completes translations for Indonesian, Russian and Lithuanian, and improves stability, performance and looks across the board.

New versions 4.3.1 for 32-bit machines and 25.1 for everything else out now!

https://gcompris.net/news/2025-05-21-en.html

@education

Just a shout to a great app. I have used this on my latest trip and want to try again on my next one.

cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/akademy/statuses/114533729540697944

The #Akademy2025 Call for Participation (CfP) has been extended until the 31st May. Submit your talks now!

https://akademy.kde.org/2025/cfp/

@akademy@lemmy.kde.social

Hello,

I have a fresh install of OpenSUSE Tumbleweed with KDE Plasma 6.3.5.

Every time I open an app which needs root privileges (such as myrlyn) I’m greeted by the KDE su window to enter my password. Even if I tick “Remember my password”, this does not have any effects, and the next time I’m asked for my password again.

Any idea on how to ensure the “Remember my password” setting in KDE su is honoured?

Thanks!

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/30544197

What's the difference between "Accept" and "Save" in the KDE Spectacle (screenshot tool) 6.4 beta?

Both seem to save the image to the same location.

I noticed this recently, and now if I hover or click the network icon on Plasma, I see all my docker bridge networks, not just the normal Wifi and wired networks available.

Why did those start to show up, and how do I get rid of them?

"This Week in Plasma" brings a brand new HDR calibration wizard, an improved configuration dialog for the comics widget, textual headers for for audio devices in the volume widget, a new animation for when you empty the trash can, and much, much more.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/17/this-week-in-plasma-hdr-calibration-wizard/

#Plasma6 #opensource #freesoftware #Linux #desktop

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/akademy/statuses/114516619366007525

Ever wondered how Akademy, the annual world summit of KDE, got its name?

Drop your guesses in the comments below! 👇
Was it inspired by a place? A person? A pun? Something totally unexpected?

The real story will be revealed soon — stay tuned!

#Akademy #Akademy2025 #KDE #techevent #foss #floss #opensource

@akademy@lemmy.kde.social

Testers assemble: Plasma 6.4 Beta has been released!

Plasma 6.4 will be arriving in a month, meanwhile, you can try an unstable version here:

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.3.90/

Remember: this is beta software! This means it has only been partially tested. Install it at your own risk and report bugs to

https://bugs.kde.org/

#Plasma6 #linux #desktop

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

KDE input handling in spring 2025:

Jakob Petsovits wrote a really cool blog post about the improvements in Plasma 6.4. input stack, funding and how you can help!

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/14/input-handling-in-spring-2025/

#kde

@kde

New Tumbleweed snapshot 20250512 released!

Packages changed:
*** Loaded with full @kde Love
grab it and enjoy it

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Official announcement
https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/factory@lists.opensuse.org/message/TAR4XMMDZ4GJWDMNFPTGTUXAR3KCY2EM/

Had a nice 3-day conference in #Gujarat, #India last month by #KDE. I published a blog post on my experiences here https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/kde-india-conference-2025/.

Check out the @prav project - an initiative I am involved in for mass adoption of privacy-respecting messaging.

I made up my mind to attend due to @sahil . Thanks to @bshah for organizing. Joseph, @double_a_runi and @arshubham for great time.

Also thanks to @contrapunctus for reviewing the draft before publishing.

Cc @kde@floss.social and @kde@lemmy.kde.social

KDE projects in Google Summer of Code 2025.

New KDE contributors will be tackling adapting Merkuro to mobile, adding video-conferencing to NeoChat, creating a virtual machine manager for KDE Linux, and many more interesting and useful things.

Discover all the projects at:

https://mentorship.kde.org/blog/2025-05-12-gsoc-start/

#GSoC2025 #GSoC #mentorship #openSource #FreeSoftware

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

"This week in KDE Apps" brings optimizations galore!

Look out for boosts to @Krita's text rendering, improvements to @kdenlive's online resource and audio thumbnail rendering, Qrca's better battery usage, reduced memory usage in @neochat, and more.

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/12/this-week-in-kde-apps/

#apps #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #videoediting #design #matrix

@kde@lemmy.kde.social