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Release Announcements

KDE Frameworks 6.4.0

Friday, 12 July 2024

KDE today announces the release of KDE Frameworks 6.4.0.

KDE Frameworks are 72 addon libraries to Qt which provide a wide variety of commonly needed functionality in mature, peer reviewed and well tested libraries with friendly licensing terms. For an introduction see the KDE Frameworks release announcement.

This release is part of a series of planned monthly releases making improvements available to developers in a quick and predictable manner.

New in this version

Attica
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
Baloo
  • Revert "[Extractor] Change to QCoreApplication". Commit. Fixes bug #487628
  • Port QML modules to declarative type registration. Commit.
  • CI: update clang-format image. Commit.
Bluez Qt
  • Add core/primary services for LE Audio: CSIS, MCS, BASS, PACS, CAS. Commit.
  • Add comments to improve readability and maintainability. Commit.
  • Manager: Add list property for connectedDevices. Commit.
  • Manager: Sort out property shorthand in tests. Commit.
Breeze Icons
  • Use newly introduced ColorScheme-Accent. Commit. Fixes bug #446468
  • Improve excalamation point placement in data-warning/dialog-warning icon. Commit. Fixes bug #487626
  • Add generic translate icon, symlink crow-translate-tray. Commit.
  • Add non-symbolic base version of network-wireless-bluetooth icons. Commit.
  • Mark as non gui executables to have output on Windows. Commit.
Extra CMake Modules
  • Avoid spurious message about appstreamtest. Commit.
KArchive
  • Don't accept tar files with sizes < 0. Commit.
  • Fix crash with malformed files. Commit.
KAuth
  • Move dbus dep to backend & tests. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KBookmarks
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KCalendarCore
  • Add missing QtCore dependency to QML module. Commit.
  • Add QML bindings for CalendarListModel and CalendarPluginLoader. Commit.
  • Add CalendarListModel. Commit.
KCMUtils
  • Plugins: Use help-about icons instead of dialog-information. Commit.
  • SettingHighlighterPrivate: Optimize connections. Commit.
  • Plugins: Use symbolic versions of the icons. Commit.
  • Declare missing QML module dependency. Commit.
  • Properly declare KQuickConfigModule as having attached properties. Commit.
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
  • Ensure KCM load function is called only once. Commit. Fixes bug #487388
KCodecs
  • Remove unused static tables. Commit.
KCompletion
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KConfig
  • Fix two cmakelint types of issue. Commit.
  • Fix KCONFIG_USE_QML=OFF by moving ECMQmlModule behind the conditional. Commit.
  • Kconfig_compiler: Don't generate .moc include. Commit.
  • Kconfig_compiler: Allow generating QML type registration macros. Commit.
  • Kconfig_compiler: Use automoc for GENERATE_MOC. Commit.
  • Avoid unused variable definition. Commit.
  • Allow desktop files to be a symbolic link. Commit.
  • Fix compile. Commit.
  • KStandardActions: Use C++11 for loop. Commit.
  • Fix compile dependencies for windows. Commit.
  • Register KCoreConfigSkeleton to QML. Commit.
  • Provide a generic named USE_DBUS option to allow to choose if to use it. Commit.
  • Don't warn if no dbus enabled. Commit.
KConfigWidgets
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
KCoreAddons
  • Rename deprecated argument CLASSNAME to CLASS_NAME in ecm_add_qml_module() for KCoreAddonsPlugin. Commit.
  • Kurlmimedata: warn about problems while retrieving files from portal. Commit.
  • Decode os-release as UTF-8. Commit.
  • Use REQUIRED_QT_VERSION for dbus, too. Commit.
  • Provide USE_DBUS option to allow to turn on/off dbus parts. Commit.
KCrash
  • Add missing QtOpenGL dependency. Commit.
KDBusAddons
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KDeclarative
  • Add missing copyright to KeySequenceItem. Commit.
KDocTools
  • Remove silly goose from template. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KGlobalAccel
KGuiAddons
  • KColorSchemeWatcherMac: update name in copyright. Commit.
  • Clipboard: Add roundtrip when setting clipboard. Commit. Fixes bug #466414
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
KHolidays
  • Add holidays for Germany, Bremen and Germany, Hamburg. Commit.
  • Add public holidays for Uzbekistan. Commit.
  • Holiday_pe_es - add Peru holidays per "Decreto Legislativo 713". Commit. Fixes bug #488513
  • Update russian holidays substitution for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Commit.
  • Update holiday_ph_en - fix syntax error "of august" should be "in august". Commit.
  • Change optional name to Philippines. Commit.
  • Introduce a holidays file for Philippines. Commit.
KI18n
  • Make country name detection substring matching more strict. Commit.
KIconThemes
  • Flip logic when to use Accent/HighlightedText. Commit.
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
KIdletime
  • Port towards QNativeInterface::QWaylandApplication. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KImageformats
  • Fixed wrong plugin options behaviour. Commit.
  • EXR: Full support for gray image/colorspace. Commit.
  • Disable JXR plugin due to crashes in JXRLIB. Commit.
  • PFM: Portable FloatMap read only support. Commit.
  • PXR: Pixar raster read only support. Commit.
  • Sanity checks (fuzzer). Commit.
  • XCF: fixed wrong composite on Grayscale images. Commit. See bug #476755
  • Fix compilation. Commit.
  • Use of metadata macro definitions. Commit.
  • JXR: added CMYK image to read test. Commit.
  • XCF: Increased maximum property size. Commit. See bug #426222
  • JXR support. Commit. See bug #451584
  • PSD: support native CMYK introduced by Qt 6.8. Commit.
KIO
  • Core: use QString to format number. Commit.
  • Remove unnecessary space character in empty text file template. Commit. Fixes bug #487768
  • Port DropJob to KJobWidgets::windowHandle(). Commit. See bug #488515
  • Use resolved executable in KProcessRunner::fromExecutable. Commit.
  • Handle using parent environment correctly in SystemdProcessRunner. Commit.
  • Prepare environment for systemd in SystemdProcessRunner. Commit.
  • Enable CommandLauncherJob tests (modulo _KDE_APPLICATIONS_AS_SERVICE on CI). Commit.
  • Kmountpoint: use advised call params when possible for libmount. Commit.
  • Remove unused includes. Commit.
  • Drop unused modifiers support from user agent code. Commit.
  • [kprotocolmanager] Remove unused http_config. Commit.
  • Remove unused includes. Commit.
  • Don't pass proxy config to workers. Commit.
  • Drop protocol proxying. Commit.
  • Deprecate KProtocolInfo::proxiedBy. Commit.
  • [ftp] Drop ProxiedBy=http. Commit.
  • Kfileitem.cpp: If fileMode is not unknown, set InitCalled to true in readUDSEntry. Commit. Fixes bug #485771
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
  • [webdav] emit ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ACTION when performing fileSystemFreeSpace on a file. Commit.
  • Add desktop file for kiod. Commit. Fixes bug #459054
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
  • Kfileitemtest: testBasicDirectory relax size assertion. Commit.
  • Commandlauncherjob: emit error when no executable. Commit.
Kirigami
  • Fix: install KirigamiPrivate soversion. Commit.
  • Add Kirigmai.Action unit tests. Commit.
  • Fix static build. Commit.
  • Allow initializing a Kirigami.Action from a QAction. Commit.
  • NavigationTabButton: improve text legibility. Commit. Fixes bug #489573
  • Dialog: Add horizontal padding to prevent content from leaking onto borders. Commit.
  • ActionTextField: de-duplicate action icon code. Commit.
  • Dialogs/Dialog.qml: removed colorSet. Commit.
  • ActionTextField: fix QML errors. Commit.
  • Update build.gradle in application template to Qt 6. Commit.
  • Remove unused KItemModels import. Commit.
  • Fix: The issue of abnormal touch events. Commit.
  • Relax property types to QtQuick.Templates counterparts. Commit. See bug #487904
  • Units: decouple grid unit from font metrics. Commit.
  • Fix typo. Commit.
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
  • PlaceholderMessage: Announce the text and description to a11y. Commit. Fixes bug #482753
KItemModels
  • Kdescendantsproxymodel: fix nested signals on source model reset. Commit.
  • Kdescendantsproxymodeltest: use model tester in the tests where it passes. Commit.
  • Port kdescendantsproxymodeltest to std::unique_ptr. Commit.
KItemViews
  • Relicense files from LGPL-2.0-only to LGPL-2.0-or-later. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
  • KWidgetItemDelegateEventListener: remove useless destroy event sending. Commit.
KJobWidgets
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KNewStuff
  • Remove Icons view. Commit.
  • Remove user-facing view switcher. Commit.
  • Use Tiles view by default. Commit.
  • Add punctuation to warning. Commit.
  • BigPreviewDelegate: Fix "Update" action. Commit.
  • Action: Remove dead code. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KNotifications
  • Fix missing HAVE_DBUS usages. Commit.
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
  • Adapt Android default notifications and documentations to KF6 search path. Commit.
KNotifyConfig
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
  • Port to KStandardActions. Commit.
KPackage
  • Remove stray lib. Commit.
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KParts
  • PartLoader: Allow reading of InitialPreference from KParts object. Commit.
  • PartLoader: Add mechanism to provide capabilities standardized in JSON metadata. Commit.
KPeople
  • Add missing send. Commit.
  • Remove no longer used var. Commit.
  • Fix non-dbus path. Commit.
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
KPlotting
KPTY
  • Fix "Connecting from COMPAT signal" warning. Commit.
KQuickCharts
  • Controls: Don't use visible for hiding text in LegendDelegate. Commit.
  • Controls/legenddelegate: Always hide name if its width is 0. Commit.
KRunner
  • Fix build with QT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII. Commit.
KService
KStatusNotifieritem
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KSVG
  • Fix masks of completely black mask frames. Commit.
  • Restore proper devicepixelratio when extracting from cache. Commit. Fixes bug #488295
  • Fix description in metainfo. Commit.
  • Remove explicit maintainer from metainfo. Commit.
KTextEditor
  • Add a tool to test javascript scripts. Commit.
  • Fix JS API result of view.executeCommand(). Commit.
  • Kateregexpsearch: fix FAST_DEBUG. Commit.
  • API documentation: fix typo on kte_design page. Commit.
  • Add action to popy the current file name and line. Commit. Fixes bug #488027
  • Prefer even indent sizes. Commit. Fixes bug #474505
  • Try different way to read file for digest. Commit. See bug #482800
  • Remove gradient, looks ugly. Commit.
  • Add missing :, are there for all other entries. Commit.
  • Don't remember encoding if known to be broken. Commit. Fixes bug #445015
  • Ensure we don't keep old session config keys. Commit. Fixes bug #486648
KTextWidgets
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KUserFeedback
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KWallet
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KWidgetsAddons
  • Fix the since version of KJobWidgets::windowHandle,setWindowHandle. Commit.
  • Kjobwidgets: Force setWindow() creating a window handle. Commit. See bug #488515
  • Kjobwidgets: Add functions to associate QWindow with a KJob. Commit. See bug #488515
  • KTitleWidget: restore size policies to Preferred & vertical centering. Commit. Fixes bug #488319
  • KTitleWidget: do not autoFillBackground by default, drop StyledPanel frame. Commit. Fixes bug #475898
  • Make compile fine without qt6.7 deprecated methods. Commit.
KWindowSystem
  • Fix compiler error when memfd is absent. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
KXMLGUI
  • Remove old dead code from KDE4. Commit.
  • Use static constexpr for global int value definitions instead of enums. Commit.
  • Revert "Avoid a crash in broken Konsole code for now, waiting for fix release". Commit.
  • Port away from deprecated signal QCheckBox::stateChanged. Commit.
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
Network Manager Qt
  • Add missing find_dependency call on Qt6Network. Commit. Fixes bug #489094
  • Fixed occasional lag issue with ActiveConnection. Commit.
  • Recognize OWE in AP capabilities and connection security. Commit. See bug #464615
  • Add VRF and loopback device types. Commit.
  • Recognize the "loopback" connection type. Commit.
  • Fix check for device and AP cipher compatibility. Commit.
Prison
  • Adjust scanner-qt6.qml for newer QtMultimedia. Commit.
Purpose
  • JobView: Fix switch-case: add default branch. Commit.
  • Plugins/barcode: Fix up QML. Commit.
  • Widgets: Rework type registration and property initialization, improve QML. Commit.
  • Don't let the Heading overflow. Commit.
  • AlternativesModel: Use logging category. Commit.
  • AlternativesModel: Drop unused header. Commit.
  • Tests: Rework testing share tool. Commit.
  • Tests: Set initial properties instead of introspecting objects later. Commit.
  • Tests: Correctly check for additional positional arguments. Commit.
  • Tests: Remove duplicating calls to add help and version CLI options. Commit.
  • Tests: Add missing translation domain. Commit.
  • Drop QML import versions. Commit.
  • Fix some QML and C++ code style. Commit.
  • Use ellipses instead of triple period. Commit.
  • AlternativesModel: Use correct role for a tooltip. Commit.
  • Kdeconnect: Don't let the Heading overflow. Commit.
  • Namespace embedded resources. Commit.
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
QQC2 Desktop Style
  • Combobox: Set focus on text field within combobox. Commit.
  • Delegates: Use inset to control spacing around hover/selection highlight. Commit.
  • Limit focus workaround to affected versions. Commit.
  • Itembranchindicators: Store QPersistentModelIndex instead of QModelIndex. Commit.
  • Itemindicators: Don't access thread-unsafe data from the render thread. Commit. Fixes bug #487850
  • Implement baselineOffset for more controls. Commit.
  • KQuickStyleItem: Mark baselineOffset method as const. Commit.
  • Implement SplitView with splitter handles. Commit.
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
Solid
  • Fix "Connecting from COMPAT signal" warning. Commit.
  • Support USE_DBUS option to enable/disable dbus use. Commit.
  • Narrow down types of backend objects to Ifaces::DeviceManager. Commit.
  • Doc: Port 0 to nullptr. Commit.
  • Drop a reference to non-existent interface class. Commit.
  • Add missing forward declaration. Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
Syndication
  • Dublincore.h "organisation" -> "organization" (prefer en_US). Commit.
  • Gitignore: add VS Code dir. Commit.
Syntax Highlighting
  • Add CustomType highlighting and improve import highlighting. Commit.
  • Corrected Gleam syntax. Commit.
  • Add Gleam syntax. Commit.
  • OrgMode: add header-item folding, properties folding, more todo keywords. Commit.
  • Avoid that we try to open files without name. Commit.
  • [dracula.theme] Fix "ISO/Delphi Extended" for Pascal. Commit.
  • Nginx: update for new directives and variables. Commit.
  • Systemd unit: update to systemd v256. Commit.
  • Add basic syntax highlighting rules for opsi-script. Commit.
  • [dracula.theme] Fix "Special Variable" for PHP. Commit.
  • Add Typst highlighter. Commit.

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The complete source code for KDE Frameworks 6.4.0 may be freely downloaded. Instructions on compiling and installing are available from the KDE Frameworks 6.4.0 Info Page.

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