KDE 4.0 Released

KDE 4.0 Released
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 The KDE Community is thrilled to announce the immediate
availability of KDE 
4.0. This significant release marks both the end of the long
and intensive 
development cycle leading up to KDE 4.0 and the beginning of
the KDE 4 era.

 The KDE 4 Libraries have seen major improvements in almost
all areas. The 
Phonon multimedia framework provides platform independent
multimedia support 
to all KDE applications, the Solid hardware integration
framework makes 
interacting with (removable) devices easier and provides
tools for better 
powermanagement. 

 The KDE 4 Desktop has gained some major new capabilities.
The Plasma desktop 
shell offers a new desktop interface, including panel, menu
and widgets on 
the desktop as well as a dashboard function. KWin, the KDE
Window manager, 
now supports advanced graphical effects to ease interaction
with your 
windows. 

 Lots of KDE Applications have seen improvements as well.
Visual updates 
through vector-based artwork, changes in the underlying
libraries, user 
interface enhancements, new features, even new applications
-- you name it, 
KDE 4.0 has it. Okular, the new document viewer and Dolphin,
the new 
filemanager are only two applications that leverage KDE
4.0's new 
technologies. 

 The Oxygen Artwork team provides a breath of fresh air on
the desktop. Nearly 
all user-visible parts of the KDE desktop and applications
have been given a 
facelift. Beauty and consistency are two of the basic
concepts behind Oxygen. 


More information can be found in the announcement ( 
http://www.kde.o
rg/announcements/4.0 ) and in the Visual Guide ( 
http:/
/www.kde.org/announcements/4.0/guide.php )


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