KDE Frameworks 5.70.0

Saturday, 2 May 2020

KDE today announces the release of KDE Frameworks 5.70.0.

KDE Frameworks are 70 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

Baloo

• [FileWatch] Remove redundant watchIndexedFolders() slot
• [ModifiedFileIndexer] Clarify a comment
• [FileWatch] Fix watch updates on config changes
• [KInotify] Fix path matching when removing watches
• [Extractor] Use categorized logging
• Use KFileMetaData for XAttr support instead of private reimplementation
• Revert "add Baloo DBus signals for moved or removed files"
• [QML Monitor] Show remaining time as soon as possible
• [FileContentIndexer] Fix state update and signal order
• [Monitor] Fix monitor state and signal ordering
• [Extractor] Fix progress reporting
• [Coding] Avoid recurrent detach and size checks
• [baloo_file] Remove KAboutData from baloo_file
• [Searchstore] Reserve space for phrase query terms
• [SearchStore] Allow querying exact matches for non-properties
• [PhraseAndIterator] Remove temporary arrays when checking matches
• [Extractor] Better balance idle and busy mode
• [Extractor] Fix idle monitoring
• [Extractor] Remove IdleStateMonitor wrapper class
• [OrpostingIterator] Allow skipping elements, implement skipTo
• [PhraseAndIterator] Replace recursive next() implementation
• [AndPostingIterator] Replace recursive next() implementation
• [PostingIterator] Make sure skipTo also works for first element
• rename and export newBatchTime signal in filecontentindexer
• [SearchStore] Handle double values in property queries
• [AdvancedQueryParser] Move semantic handling of tokens to SearchStore
• [Inotify] Remove not-so-OptimizedByteArray
• [Inotify] Remove dead/duplicate code
• [QueryParser] Replace single-use helper with std::none_of

Breeze Icons

• Move document corner fold to top right in two icons
• Add 16px konversation icon
• correct vscode icon name
• Add 16px Vvave icon
• add alligator icon
• Add preferences-desktop-tablet and preferences-desktop-touchpad icons
• Update links in README.md
• build: quote source directory path
• Allow building from a read-only source location
• Add expand/collapse icons to accompany existing expand-all/collapse-all icons
• Add auth-sim-locked and auth-sim-missing
• Add sim card device icons
• Add rotation icons
• Add 16px System Settings icon
• Change ButtonFocus to Highlight
• Improve the look of kcachegrind
• Remove border from format-border-set-* icons

Extra CMake Modules

• android: include the architecture on the apk name
• ECMAddQch: fix use of quotation marks with PREDEFINED in doxygen config
• Adapt FindKF5 to stricter checks in newer find_package_handle_standard_args
• ECMAddQch: help doxygen to handle Q_DECLARE_FLAGS, so such types get docs
• Fix wayland scanner warnings
• ECM: attempt to fix KDEInstallDirsTest.relative_or_absolute on Windows

KDE Doxygen Tools

• Fix missing whitespace after "Platform(s):" on front page
• Fix use of quotation marks for PREDEFINED entries in Doxygile.global
• Teach doxygen about Q_DECL_EQ_DEFAULT & Q_DECL_EQ_DELETE
• Add drawer on mobile and clean code
• Teach doxygen about Q_DECLARE_FLAGS, so such types can be documented
• Port to Aether Bootstrap 4
• Redo api.kde.org to look more like Aether

KBookmarks

• Always create actioncollection
• [KBookMarksMenu] Set objectName for newBookmarkFolderAction

KCMUtils

• KSettings::Dialog: add support for KPluginInfos without a KService
• Small optimization: call kcmServices() only once
• Downgrade warning about old-style KCM to qDebug, until KF6
• Use ecm_setup_qtplugin_macro_names

KConfig

• kconfig_compiler : generate kconfig settings with subgroup
• Fix some compiler warnings
• Add force save behavior to KEntryMap
• Add standard shortcut for "Show/Hide Hidden Files" (bug 262551)

KContacts

• Align description in metainfo.yaml with the one of README.md

KCoreAddons

• API dox: use ulong typedef with Q_PROPERTY(percent) to avoid doxygen bug
• API dox: document Q_DECLARE_FLAGS-based flags
• Mark ancient KLibFactory typedef as deprecated
• [KJobUiDelegate] Add AutoHandlingEnabled flag

KCrash

• Drop klauncher usage from KCrash

KDeclarative

• Properly name the content of the kcmcontrols project
• Tweak kcmcontrols docs
• Add startCapture method
• [KeySequenceHelper] Work around Meta modifier behavior
• Also release the window in the destructor

KDED

• Port KToolInvocation::kdeinitExecWait to QProcess
• Drop delayed second phase

KHolidays

• Nicaragua Holidays
• Taiwanese holidays
• Updated Romanian holidays

KI18n

• KI18N_WRAP_UI macro: set SKIP_AUTOUIC property on ui file and gen. header

KIconThemes

• Add note about porting loadMimeTypeIcon

KImageFormats

• Add support for modern Gimp images/XCF files

KIO

• [RenameDialog] Add an arrow indicating direction from src to dest (bug 268600)
• KIO_SILENT Adjust API docs to match reality
• Move handling of untrusted programs to ApplicationLauncherJob
• Move check for invalid service from KDesktopFileActions to ApplicationLauncherJob
• Detect executables without +x permission in $PATH to improve error message (bug 415567)
• Make the HTML file template more useful (bug 419935)
• Add JobUiDelegate constructor with AutoErrorHandling flag and window
• Fix cache directory calculation when adding to trash
• File protocol: ensure KIO::StatAcl works without implicitly depending on KIO::StatBasic
• Add KIO::StatRecursiveSize detail value so kio_trash only does this on demand
• CopyJob: when stat'ing the dest, use StatBasic
• [KFileBookMarkHandler] Port to new KBookmarkMenu-5.69
• Mark KStatusBarOfflineIndicator as deprecated
• Replace KLocalSocket with QLocalSocket
• Avoid crash in release mode after the warning about unexpected child items (bug 390288)
• Docu: remove mention of non-existing signal
• [renamedialog] Replace KIconLoader usage with QIcon::fromTheme
• kio_trash: Add size, modification, access and create date for trash:/ (bug 413091)
• [KDirOperator] Use new "Show/Hide Hidden Files" standard shortcut (bug 262551)
• Show previews on encrypted filesystems (bug 411919)
• [KPropertiesDialog] Disable changing remote dir icons (bug 205954)
• [KPropertiesDialog] Fix QLayout warning
• API dox: document more of the default property values of KUrlRequester
• Fix DirectorySizeJob so it doesn't depend on listing order
• KRun: fix assert when failing to start an application

Kirigami

• Introduce Theme::smallFont
• Make BasicListItem more useful by giving it a subtitle property
• Less segfaulty PageRouterAttached
• PageRouter: find parents of items better
• Remove unused QtConcurrent from colorutils
• PlaceholderMessage: Remove Plasma units usage
• Allow PlaceholderMessage to be text-less
• vertically center sheets if they don't have a scrollbar (bug 419804)
• Account for top and bottom margin in default card height
• Various fixes to new Cards (bug 420406)
• Icon: improve icon rendering on multi-screen multi-dpi setups
• Fix error in PlaceholderMessage: actions are disabled, not hidden
• Introduce PlaceholderMessage component
• Hotfix: fix bad typing in FormLayout array functions
• Hotfix for SwipeListItem: use Array.prototype.*.call
• Hotfix: use Array.prototype.some.call in ContextDrawer
• Hotfix for D28666: use Array.prototype.*.call instead of invoking functions on 'list' objects
• Add missing m_sourceChanged variable
• Use ShadowedRectangle for Card backgrounds (bug 415526)
• Update the visibility check for ActionToolbar by checking width with less-"equal"
• Couple of 'trivial' fixes for broken code
• never close when the click is inside the sheet contents (bug 419691)
• sheet must be under other popups (bug 419930)
• Add PageRouter component
• Add ColorUtils
• Allow setting separate corner radii for ShadowedRectangle
• Remove the STATIC_LIBRARY option to fix static builds

KJobWidgets

• Add KDialogJobUiDelegate(KJobUiDelegate::Flags) constructor

KJS

• Implement UString operator= to make gcc happy
• Silence compiler warning about copy of non-trivial data

KNewStuff

• KNewStuff: Fix file path and process call (bug 420312)
• KNewStuff: port from KRun::runApplication to KIO::ApplicationLauncherJob
• Replace Vokoscreen with VokoscreenNG (bug 416460)
• Introduce more user-visible error reporting for installations (bug 418466)

KNotification

• Implement updating of notifications on Android
• Handle multi-line and rich-text notifications on Android
• Add KNotificationJobUiDelegate(KJobUiDelegate::Flags) constructor
• [KNotificationJobUiDelegate] Append "Failed" for error messages

KNotifyConfig

• Consistently use knotify-config.h to pass in flags about Canberra/Phonon

KParts

• Add StatusBarExtension(KParts::Part *) overloaded constructor

KPlotting

• Port foreach (deprecated) to range for

KRunner

• DBus Runner: Add service property to request actions once (bug 420311)
• Print a warning if runner is incompatible with KRunner

KService

• Deprecate KPluginInfo::service(), since the constructor with a KService is deprecated

KTextEditor

• fix drag'n'drop on left side border widget (bug 420048)
• Store and fetch complete view config in and from session config
• Revert premature port to unreleased Qt 5.15 which changed meanwhile

KTextWidgets

• [NestedListHelper] Fix indentation of selection, add tests
• [NestedListHelper] Improve indentation code
• [KRichTextEdit] Make sure headings don't mess with undo stack
• [KRichTextEdit] Fix scroll jumping around when horizontal rule is added (bug 195828)
• [KRichTextWidget] Remove ancient workaround and fix regression (commit 1d1eb6f)
• [KRichTextWidget] Add support for headings
• [KRichTextEdit] Always treat key press as single modification in undo stack (bug 256001)
• [findreplace] Handle searching for WholeWordsOnly in Regex mode

KUnitConversion

• Add imperial gallon and US pint (bug 341072)
• Add Icelandic Krona to currencies

KWayland

• [Wayland] Add to PlasmaWindowManagement protocol windows stacking order
• [server] Add some sub-surface life cycle signals

KWidgetsAddons

• [KFontChooser] Remove NoFixedCheckBox DisplayFlag, redundant
• [KFontChooser] Add new DisplayFlag; modify how flags are used
• [KFontChooser] Make styleIdentifier() more precise by adding font styleName (bug 420287)
• [KFontRequester] Port from QFontDialog to KFontChooserDialog
• [KMimeTypeChooser] Add the ability to filter the treeview with a QSFPM (bug 245637)
• [KFontChooser] Make the code slightly more readable
• [KFontChooser] Add a checkbox to toggle showing only monospaced fonts
• Remove not necessary include

KWindowSystem

• Print meaningful warning when there is no QGuiApplication

KXMLGUI

• [KRichTextEditor] Add support for headings
• [KKeySequenceWidget] Work around Meta modifier behavior

NetworkManagerQt

• Replace foreach with range-for

Plasma Framework

• [PlasmaCore.IconItem] Regression: fix crash on source change (bug 420801)
• [PlasmaCore.IconItem] Refactor source handling for different types
• Make applet tooltip text spacing consistent
• [ExpandableListItem] make it touch-friendly
• [ExpandableListItem] Use more semantically correct expand and collapse icons
• Fix PC3 BusyIndicator binding loop
• [ExpandableListItem] Add new showDefaultActionButtonWhenBusy option
• Remove rounded borders to plasmoidHeading
• [ExpandableListItem] Add itemCollapsed signal and don't emit itemExpanded when collapsed
• Add readmes clarifying state of plasma component versions
• [configview] Simplify code / workaround Qt5.15 crash
• Create ExpandableListItem
• Make animation durations consistent with Kirigami values

QQC2StyleBridge

• Detect QQC2 version at build time with actual detection
• [ComboBox] Use transparent dimmer

Solid

• [Solid] Port foreach to range/index for
• [FakeCdrom] Add a new UnknownMediumType enumerator to MediumType
• [FstabWatcher] Fix loosing of fstab watcher
• [Fstab] Do not emit deviceAdded twice on fstab/mtab changes

Syntax Highlighting

• debchangelog: add Groovy Gorilla
• Update Logtalk language syntax support
• TypeScript: add the "awaited" type operator

Security information

The released code has been GPG-signed using the following key: pub rsa2048/58D0EE648A48B3BB 2016-09-05 David Faure <faure@kde.org> Primary key fingerprint: 53E6 B47B 45CE A3E0 D5B7 4577 58D0 EE64 8A48 B3BB

Installing binary packages

On Linux, using packages for your favorite distribution is the recommended way to get access to KDE Frameworks. Get KDE Software on Your Linux Distro wiki page

Compiling from sources

The complete source code for KDE Frameworks 5.70.0 may be freely downloaded. Instructions on compiling and installing are available from the KDE Frameworks 5.70.0 Info Page.

Building from source is possible using the basic cmake .; make; make install commands. For a single Tier 1 framework, this is often the easiest solution. People interested in contributing to frameworks or tracking progress in development of the entire set are encouraged to use kdesrc-build. Frameworks 5.70.0 requires Qt .

A detailed listing of all Frameworks with API documentation is on api.kde.org.

Get Involved

Those interested in following and contributing to the development of Frameworks can check out the git repositories and follow the discussions on the KDE Frameworks Development mailing list. Policies and the current state of the project and plans are available at the Frameworks wiki. Real-time discussions take place on the #kde-devel IRC channel on Libera Chat.

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