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KDE 4.10 Release of Plasma Workspaces, Applications and Development Platform

From:  Sebastian Kügler <sebas-AT-kde.org>
To:  kde-announce-AT-kde.org
Subject:  [kde-announce] 4.10 Release of Plasma Workspaces, KDE Applications and KDE Development Platform
Date:  Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:38:33 +0100
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  4.10 Release of Plasma Workspaces, Applications and Development Platform


The KDE Community is proud to announce the 4.10 releases of KDE Plasma 
Workspaces, Applications and Development Platform. This release combines the 
latest technologies along with many improvements to bring users the premier 
collection of Free Software for home and professional use. Special thanks to 
the KDE Quality Team for managing a comprehensive testing program for this 
release. Their work greatly assisted developers and played a key role in 
maintaining quality and stability. The highlights of the release are presented 
below. The full announcement has more details and delightful screenshots:

http://kde.org/announcements/4.10/


Qt Quick boosts Plasma Workspaces

The Qt Quick framework has been deployed in many Plasma Workspace components. 
In general, consistency, stability and ease of use have been improved 
considerably. There are improvements and new features across many of the 
elements that make up Plasma Workspaces. The 4.10 release of Plasma Workspaces 
announcement has more information:

http://kde.org/announcements/4.10/plasma.php


Additions and enhancements in KDE Applications

Kate, Konsole, Kopete and KDE PIM applications have received substantial 
improvements. Picmi is a new single player logic puzzle game, and changes have 
been made in many KDE games to deliver smoother gameplay. KTouch (the typing 
tutor) has undergone a transformation and offers a superior better learning 
experience. Marble has a new space orbiter visualization, along with many 
other nifty additions and improvements. The announcement for KDE Applications 
has more information:

http://kde.org/announcements/4.10/applications.php


Development Platform - New and Improved with Qt Quick

The expanded use of Qt Quick provides substantial benefits for developers. 
Many components have been updated to use Qt Quick exclusively in their user 
interfaces. Work continues on the creation of a comprehensive SDK for Plasma. 
The announcement for the KDE Development Platform has more information:

http://kde.org/announcements/4.10/applications.php

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