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May 2006

Syntext Serna: v3.0 beta released

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2006-05-30 20:31
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From KDE Apps:

Syntext has released a beta of version 3.0 of its WYSIWYG XML editor Serna. This version features ContentMap, an "advanced replacement of TOC representing full document tree on the left pane", with a wider choice of tree views in the left pane than just the old Table of Contents, the ability to install multiple versions of the software, DocBook v4.4 support, various bug fixes, and more. A functional trial version is available; the application works on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Serna uses Qt 3; for pricing details see here.

KPoGre v1.3.8 released

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2006-05-30 15:10
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From KDE Apps:

Version 1.3.8 of the PostgreSQL administration app KPoGre has been released. This version contains a fix for compatibility with KDE 3.5.2 and removes an obsolete library workaround. Screenshots here, downloads (source and SUSE 10 RPMs for app and PG library) here. Requires KDE 3.5.

Piklab v0.9 released

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2006-05-30 15:06
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.9 of Piklab, an IDE for PIC and dsPIC-based microcontroller applications, has been released. This version has the usual new support for various devices (full list of supported devices here), "faster loading, smaller executable, and smaller memory footprint", other improvements and bugfixes; see KDE Apps for more details. Screenshots here, downloads (source and Mandriva 2006.0 RPM) with requirements list here.

KDbg v2.0.4 released

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2006-05-29 04:39
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From KDE Apps:

Version 2.0.4 of KDbg, a KDE front-end for the GNU debugger, has been released. This version adds support for the Qt4 QString class, fixes the Czech translation and a bug preventing the KDbg window being raised when the debugged application stops at a breakpoint. Screenshots here, source downloads here.

Gambas: new development version

Submitted by admin on Mon, 2006-05-29 04:33
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From KDE Apps:

A new development version of Gambas, a Visual Basic-like development environment for Unix with a KDE-based front-end, has been released. Version 1.9.31 adds a number of improvements to the Multiple Document Interface in the IDE, and a dialog for importing CSV files; there are a number of bug-fixes also (changelog here. Downloads are here (source only). The stable version is 1.0.16, and Gambas recommend using this for any production work.

Kubuntu Dapper RC released

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2006-05-27 02:20
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Ubuntu has released a first release candidate of version 6.06 (Dapper Drake), along with the KDE version Kubuntu: announcement here, with upgrade and download instructions. The project will also be shipping Kubuntu CDs for free through the Shipit scheme - you'll need to get a Launchpad account (start here), although shipping starts in early June and could take up to six weeks, by which time the final version will be out (perhaps that's the idea, but they don't make that clear). Screenshots here at OSDir; Kubuntu features KDE 3.5.2 and KOffice v1.5.0 (see here for where to get 1.5.1.)

Catkin QTM v0.3.2 released

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2006-05-27 02:00
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.3.2 of Catkin QTM, the blogging client (written by this author) for MT, Wordpress etc, has been released. This version adds Technorati tag support and fixes a bug involving the encoding of special characters; it can also now submit edits properly on Wordpress. Screenshots at KDE Apps; downloads (currently source only) there and at SourceForge.

Linux Format's bad (bad) reviews

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2006-05-26 23:36
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Boudewijn Rempt reports that a review in Linux Format of KOffice 1.5 actually covered a beta release without pointing this fact out. (I have to say, I'm pretty sick of seeing reviews of beta and RC versions of software, particularly Linux distros, in the UK Linux press when the editors just can't wait for the actual release to come out. Beta versions by definition will never be as good as the actual release, so why bother wasting two pages on a review of unfinished software?)

Fading Memories : So tiresome...

KDE4 PIM builds

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2006-05-25 19:43
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More unexpected build success - Bobulate

Adriaan de Groot reports that KDE PIM "just builds" using Qt4 and KDE 4:

No tweaks, no hacks (except for enabling compilation against kdelibs trunk). Just CMake, make, make install... This means that -- without kdebase, so you'll need some other window manager like twm -- you can run KDE PIM apps right now from KDE4. Which in turn means that it's a viable development platform to work one.

CrossVC (ex LinCVS) v1.5.0 released

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2006-05-25 04:19
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From KDE Apps:

Version 1.5.0 of CrossVC, the Qt3-based CVS client formerly known as LinCVS, has been released. Changes in this release include compatibility with GCC v4.1, the ability to show or hide the toolbar via the menu, and a large number of bug fixes (full changelog here). Screenshots here, downloads (source and generic Linux binary) here. A commercial version, CrossVC XXL, is also available (current version 1.8.2).

KOffice v1.5.1 released

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2006-05-24 01:19
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Version 1.5.1 of KOffice, KDE's set of office applications, has been released (full announcement here). This release improves the OpenDoc support, particularly in KSpread and fixes problems in the graphic manipulation app Krita concerning the rotating and scaling of images; full changelog here. Details of source and binary downloads (so far, SUSE 10.0/10.1 and Kubuntu) are in the announcement.

The KOffice Project - Press Release: KOffice Version 1.5.1

QtiPlot v0.8.5 released

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2006-05-24 01:14
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.8.5 of QtiPlot, a Qt-based open-source clone of the scientific plotting and data analysis app Origin, has been released. This version now uses the latest version of liborigin and fixes a compile error on Mac OS X.4 (Tiger), with a few other improvements and fixes. Screenshots at KDE Apps; downloads (source and some binaries in return for a donation) here. Please see homepage for full library requirements.

PyQwt updates

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-05-21 23:02
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Via Riverbank Computing, Gerard Vermeulen has announced a new version of the PyQwt library, an extension of the Qwt library which "contains data plotting widgets for scientific, engineering and financial applications". The new stable version is v4.2.1 and is based on Qt v3.3, PyQt v3.16 and SIP 4.4, now includes support for NumPy, and can coexist with version 5 snapshots; there is also a new v5 snapshot.

KDE joins Open Document Format Alliance

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-05-21 23:00
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From KDE Dot News:

KDE has joined the ODF Alliance, the organisation for promoting the XML-based Open Document Format, the data format used by KOffice and OpenOffice.org, "as a market leader in document exchange and storage". The alliance already includes Oracle, Sun, Mandriva, IBM and the Andalucian regional government.

kdesvn v0.8.4 released

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-05-21 22:56
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.8.4 of kdesvn, the KDE client for the Subversion source control system, has been released. This version fixes a bug in which the "revision tree sometimes failed while detecting renamed items", and answers two feature requests. Screenshots here, downloads (source and Fedora 4&5 RPMs) here. Requires KDE 3.4.

KMyMoney v0.8.4 released

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-05-21 22:52
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From KDE Apps:

Version 0.8.4 of the KDE-based personal finance manager KMyMoney has been released. There is a huge list of bug-fixes and improvements listed at KDE Apps. Screenshots here, downloads (source bz2 and some SUSE RPMs) here. Requires KDE 3.2.

Gambas: new development version

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2006-05-21 22:48
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From KDE Apps:

A new development version of Gambas, a BASIC programming environment for Unix with a KDE-based IDE, has been released. Version 1.9.30 includes a substantial number of improvements to both the IDE and the language implementation itself; changelog here. Source downloads here. The stable version remains 1.0.16.

Qt 4.1.3 released

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2006-05-19 15:34
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Trolltech has released Qt 4.1.3 - and there is a huge list of improvements to just about every part of Qt this time around. The package is downloadable from the usual FTP sites, but Trolltech has yet to update its website; however, it can be downloaded by opening the directories in which the 4.1.2 downloads are located, and downloading the 4.1.3 bundle instead.

amaroK v1.4.0 released

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2006-05-18 15:56
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From KDE Apps:

Version 1.4.0 of amaroK, the KDE audio player with support for playlists and various other features of interest to the serious music lover, has been released (announcement here). The new features include tag support for all major formats (OGG, MP3/4, FLAC and RM), improved media device support (including iPod, iRiver and generic devices), gapless playback with xine, and a user-based rating system. Source download at Sourceforge; the amaroK download and screenshot pages is currently broken.

Introducing Qt4 Package Watch

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2006-05-18 02:23
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As you might see on the left if you are reading the main blog page (click Main above), I have started a new section called Qt4 Package Watch, providing links to where Qt4 developers, as well as people who want to use Qt4 applications, can find up to date packages for their system. Many distributions have been slow to provide up to date Qt4 binaries, notably Fedora (many of those in my list are actually contributed packages and not provided by the distro suppliers). I hope to launch a more automated package watch section in the future rather than my present hand-coded HTML list, but I hope this will be useful in the meanwhile.