KDE 3.2 is out - Anyone have it installed yet?

[Brian Densmore]

http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-3.2.php

Some of the highlights in KDE 3.2 are listed below. .

    * Increased performance and standards compliance
          o Lowered start up times for applications and hundreds of optimizations make KDE 3.2 the 
fastest KDE ever!
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# New applications

    * JuK: a jukebox-style music player
    * Kopete: an instant messenger with support for AOL Instant Messenger, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, 
ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, Jabber, IRC, SMS and WinPopup
    * KWallet: providing integrated, secure storage of passwords and web form data
    * Kontact: a unified interface that draws KDE's email, calendaring, address book, notes and 
other PIM features together into a familiar configuration
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# Thousands of incremental improvements and bug fixes

    * During the development of KDE 3.2 nearly 10,000 bug reports were processed via the KDE Bug 
Tracking System
(Cricky, look at those bugs!)

    * Approximately 2,000 feature requests were also processed, with hundreds of requested features 
added to KDE applications and components
    * An improved configuration system that opens the door to new installation management 
possibilities, improved roaming support and many improvements to the "KDE Kiosk" environment 
management system
(hmmmmmm, this sounds good)

    * Inline spell checking for web forms and emails
    * Improved email and calendaring support
    * Powerful tabbed interface for the Konqueror file manager and web browser
(wohoo!)

    * Support for Microsoft Windows desktop sharing protocol (RDP)
(hmmph! /me walks off) ;)
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# Improved Usability

    * Reduced clutter in many menus and toolbars
(Well it about time!) ;)

    * Many applications, dialogs and control panels reworked for clarity and utility
(hunh?) ;)

# Enhanced appearance

    * Plastik, a tastefully understated new look, debuts in KDE 3.2
    * Hundreds of new icons improve the consistency and beauty of KDE
(ah yes more eye-candy)
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# New Tools for Software Developers

    * Comprehensive API documentation extended for 3.2
    * Language bindings for ECMAScript (aka Javascript), Python, Java and Ruby
    * New versions of the powerful KDevelop IDE and Quanta web development suite
    * Umbrello brings UML modeling for 11 different languages including C++, Java, SQL, PHP, Python 
and Perl to KDE
(sweet!)

and for a complete list of changes:
http://www.kde.org/announcements/changelogs/changelog3_1_5to3_2.php

 Brian

"Three OS's from corporate-kings in their towers of glass, 
Seven from valley-lords where orchards used to grow, 
Nine from dotcoms doomed to die, 
one from the dark lord Gates on his dark throne 
In the Land of Redmond where the Shadows lie. 
one OS to rule them all, one OS to find them, 
one OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, 
In the Land of Redmond where the Shadows lie."    john thrum