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Sunday 7 January 2018

Latte bug fix release v0.7.3 and some news...


Latte Dock v0.7.3   has been released containing many important fixes and improvements! Soon at your distro repos or...


Go get   v0.7.3  from, download.kde.org*

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* archive has been signed with gpg key: 325E 97C3 2E60 1F5D 4EAD CF3A 5599 9050 A2D9 110E



Fixes/Improvements (v0.7.3)

shadows with size:100% and opacity:100%
  • support RTL languages
  • translated to twenty one different languages
  • fix crash from audio badges
  • improve shadow behavior and calculations for corner cases
  • support "nomad systray" and "kdeconnect sms" in Latte heuristics
  • expand applets when clicked at neutral areas
  • shrink a bit the task number
  • support Fitt's Law in more corner cases
  • execute Latte at the same time between different users
  • ignore X11 signals that are sent with no reason
        (e.g. Firefox 57 upstream bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1389953)
  • take into account the applets shadow size for mask calculations



Latte Git - development version (v0.7.75)


smart dynamic background

Work on the next major version has already started and for those that want to live on the edge these are the features that have landed:
  • New Smart Dynamic Background
        ( https://github.com/psifidotos/Latte-Dock/issues/810 )
  • Panel / Dock options in Settings window to switch easy and fast between them
  • New settings for Active Indicator and Glow
  • Support multiple internal separators for Tasks plasmoid and assign them to different Activities
  • Download window for Latte Layouts found at store.kde.org website,
        ( https://github.com/psifidotos/Latte-Dock/issues/807 )
  • Slide out/in the dock when changing edge or screen
  • Enhance command line options to load and import layouts on startup
  • open and close Settings window with global shortcut
  • Increase the tasks that can be executed from global shortcuts from nine to nineteen 
dock/panel options


Plans for v0.8
  • Pre-Load Multiple Layouts.
        ( https://github.com/psifidotos/Latte-Dock/issues/808 ) 
Latte v0.7 introduced multiple layouts that change based on Current Activity user changes. This was the first step to see what users can do with it and if such a solution is realistic. The feedback is very positive and even though the audience is small, there are users that have reported very interesting workflows. At the same time some users reported that they would like to have these layouts pre-loaded based on the Active Activities. In such scenario switching between Activities the specific Latte Layouts will be instantly available. When the user activates a new Activity then its layout is loaded automatically and when an Activity is closed that layout is off-loaded from memory. Technologically this is very challenging and pushes our current implementantion to the limits but on the other hand it is possible. If you want to participate in the discussions feel free to join the above thread.



Latte Development Team


For a few months I am the only active developer and maintainer of Latte and I would love to have  more people contributing and sharing the Latte development process! Feel free to join and participate, I dont bite :) ! 


that's all for now, have fun everyone....

michail <psifidotos>



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