KDE Frameworks 5.94.0

Saturday, 14 May 2022

KDE today announces the release of KDE Frameworks 5.94.0.

KDE Frameworks are 83 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

• [Timeline KIO] Don't announce that we can write

Breeze Icons

• Add view-left-new action
• New debug step icons

Extra CMake Modules

• Drop lib prefix when building for Windows (MinGW)
• Allow ecm_add_{qt,}wayland_{client,server}_protocol take targets
• ECMQueryQt: always use CMake target to find the qmake/qtpaths binary
• KDEGitCommitHooks: only configure pre-commit hook if needed

KActivitiesStats

• Make replace not block because of missing item removal
• Add ResultModel::forgetResources method

KDE Doxygen Tools

• only bootstrap when explicitly asked for
• Add a dummy install target to cmake

KAuth

• Add INSTALL_BROKEN_KAUTH_POLICY_FILES cmake option

KCalendarCore

• Create UIDs if necessary (bug 339726)

KCMUtils

• Fix filtering of plugin in KPluginWidget
• Check executables exist in PATH before passing them to QProcess
• KPluginModel: Add method to get KPluginMetaData config object for given plugin id
• KPluginDelegate: Add configTriggered signal
• Refactor QML components of MPluginSelector to have less dependencies and have better layout
• KPluginModel: Add isSaveNeededChanged singal
• Import AboutPlugin dialog from QML
• Expose proxy sort model as private QML API
• Create QML version of KPluginSelector
• Allow consumers to get sort proxy model
• Export the KPluginModel class & make it usable from QML

KConfig

• KConfigGroup: fix writePathEntry/readPathEntry roundtrip for symlinks
• Support storing QUuid

KConfigWidgets

• KCommandBar: remove installed event filter in destructor (bug 452527)
• [kcolorschememanager] Rework and improve auto theme switching (bug 452091)
• [kcolorschememanager] Don't save colors on application start
• Move kstatefulbrush implementation to its own file
• fix: KRecentFilesAction saveEntries and loadEntries use the correct group when no group is passed
• Add move constructor and assignment operator for KColorScheme
• Make it clear that KStandardAction::name gives you ascii

KCoreAddons

• KPluginMetaData: Fix setting of MetaDataOption when building without deprecations
• processlist: don't call procstat_getpathname() at all (FreeBSD)
• ListOpenFilesJob: avoid creating the processlist on FreeBSD multiple times

KDeclarative

• Add PlaceholderMessage to GridView KCMs

KFileMetaData

• Check executables exist in PATH before passing them to QProcess
• Create and install version header file
• exiv2extractor: add support for Canon CR3 raw image

KGlobalAccel

• Add BUILD_RUNTIME option (default ON)
• x11: Implement deactivation
• Add KGlobalAccel::globalShortcutActiveChanged

KDE GUI Addons

• Un-pluginify modifierkeyinfo
• Add plugin for wayland keystates

KHolidays

• Add QML API for the sun and moon computations
• New function for plasma to generate holidays without astro seasons (bug 445324)
• Report intermediate lunar phases as well
• Category added as parameter
• Add functions for holiday only
• Remove double entries and correct indian- (bug 441275)

KI18n

• KF5I18nConfig: Add missing find_dependency call

KImageFormats

• avif: prepare for breaking change in libavif
• XCF: Support to QImageIOHandler::Size option
• psd: Fix crash on broken files
• psd: duotone read
• psd: Don't crash with broken images
• psd: Header depth has to be 8 for CM_INDEXED color_mode
• psd: Protect against broken images
• avif: lossless support
• psd: Don't assert on broken files
• PSD: Performance improvements and support to missing common formats

KIO

• Temporarily revert "Consider slow files as remote files in previewjob"
• KFileWidget: set standard zoomIn/Out keyboard shortcuts
• KFileWidget: allow icon sizes to go up to 512 (bug 452139)
• PreviewJob: consider all the available thumbnail cache pool sizes
• dropjob: Extract Ark data in ctor (bug 453390)
• dropjob: upstream ark behaviour from various file view implementations
• KFileWidget: KF6, fix view size glitch on initial show
• Don't put job/ioworker on hold after getting the mimetype (bug 452729)
• Don't build kio_trash on Android
• Remove unused Blkid dependency
• Mark setSubUrl for cleanup in KF6
• KCoreDirLister: modernise for loops
• [KUrlNavigatorPlacesSelector] Disconnect setupDone signal when done
• [KUrlNavigatorPlacesSelector] Do storage setup also when requesting a new tab (bug 452923)
• [KFilePlacesView] Pass widget to QStyle::styleHint
• Revert "Replace He with They in Doc not found page"
• KFileItemDelegate: Add a semi-transparent effect to the icons of hidden files
• [WidgetsAskUserActionHandler] Use WarningYesNo for permanently deleting files
• [KDirOperator] Use QSortFilterProxyModel::invalidate() instead of 'fake resorting'
• KFilePlacesView: use animations only if QStyle::SH_Widget_Animation_Duration > 0 (bug 448802)
• Replace He with They in Doc not found page
• KFilePlacesModel: make it more accessible from QML
• KUrlNavigator: offer open in new window action too (bug 451809)
• Prepare KCoreDirLister::matches(Mime)Filter to be private
• KDirOperator: do not overwrite standard back actions
• KFilePlacesView: Improve touch support
• KCoreDirLister: handle dir permission change in non-canonical paths
• KCoreDirLister: handle file removal in non-canonical paths
• KRecentDocument: fix erroneous messages about overwriting
• KRecentDocument: ensure the path to the XBEL file existss (for CI)
• Fix ~KTcpSocket crash with libc++ (e.g. FreeBSD)

Kirigami

• ScrollablePage: Stop duck-typing QML types
• SwipeListItem: Expose the width of overlayLoader
• Dialog: Unbreak standardButton() method
• ApplicationItem: Fix Shortcut's warning about sequence vs. sequences
• ApplicationItem: Clean it up a bit
• columnview: Fix memory leak caused by QQmlComponent::create
• columnview: Remove m_attachedObjects
• AbstractApplicationItem: Fix copy-pasta mistake
• correctly hide the bottom floating buttons when ther eis a page footer
• ToolBarPageHeader: Do not assign undefined to real values
• ColumnView notifies for contentChildren when page is removed (bug 452883)
• ActionToolBar: fix moreButton visibility (bug 449031)
• LoadingPlaceholder: remove redundant explanation
• Improve ListItemDragHandle
• Add LoadingPlaceholder component
• AboutPage: Prevent infinite loop (bug 447958)
• PlaceholderMessage: add types
• Introduce TabletModeChangedEvent
• [doc]: Remove double inheritance arrow for Kirigami.PagePoolAction

KItemModels

• Fix assertions in KDescendantsProxyModel (bug 452043)
• Fix punctuation/whitespace of runtime rate-limited deprecation warnings

KNewStuff

• Action: simplify expression for engine property
• Deprecate KNS3::QtQuickDialogWrapper::exec (bug 450702)
• qtquickdialogwrapper: Fix memory leak caused by QQmlComponent::create (bug 452865)
• Use Kirigami.LoadingPlaceholder component
• Delete our own custom PlaceholderMessage
• Dialog: Port to Layouts
• Dialog: use a real ToolBar for the footer instead of a homemade one
• Dialog: Add a little separator line between footer and content
• Convey lack of hotness visually in placeholder message

KNotification

• Don't send alpha channel if pixmap has none

KPackage Framework

• Remove CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE

KPeople

• Add avatar image provider

KPty

• KPtyProcess: call childProcessModifier() of parent class first

KQuickCharts

• Use ECM_MODULE_DIR instead of ECM_DIR/../modules

KRunner

• Make Qt::Gui dependency for deprecation free builds internal
• Deprecate public KConfigGroup include of AbstractRunner class

KService

• KService: Do not link KCoreAddons and KConfig publicly when building without deprecations
• kservice.h: Wrap public KCoreAddons includes in deprecation macros

KTextEditor

• fix vector init in commands()
• inc ui file version after action name fixes
• EmulatedCommandBarTest: port from processEvents to QTRY_VERIFY
• create commands and motions once
• avoid storing instance in commands/motions
• avoid cursor move on insert of line at EOF on save (bug 453252)
• use proper name for selection menu
• Multicursors: Use shorter actions names
• Multicursors: Move current cursor to end of line when cursors are created from selection
• more deprecation fixes for Qt 6
• Fix completion leaks, don't use null parent
• Add option to show folding markers on hover only
• Paint using path once instead of painting multiple rects
• Fix background visible through selection with custom painted selection
• vimode: add another motion command for moving down one line
• Fix help link for editing command line
• Fix crash when ModeMenuList wasn't init but we try to reload it (bug 452282)
• Enable auto-brackets by default
• Improve Color theme config page

KUnitConversion

• Don't use GenericDataLocation on Android

KWayland

• client: implement plasma-surface openUnderCursor
• Fix include path in the generated pkgconfig file
• [plasmawindowmanagement] Add resourceName

KWidgetsAddons

• Use KDatePickerPopup in KDateComboBox
• Add support for custom date word maps, as done in KDateComboBox
• Share date range support between KDateComboBox and KDatePickerPopup
• Allow to change KDatePickerPopup modes at runtime
• Implement date word actions as done in KDateCombobox
• Build the date picker menu dynamically on demand
• Add KDatePickerPopup
• KPageDialog: Add a new face type with a flat list of small icons

KXMLGUI

• ui_standards.rc: add tag so kate can insert a menu between Edit and View
• Fix saving of state config if one has autosave enabled (bug 451725)
• Replace OS-specific system information code with QSysInfo (bug 450862)

NetworkManagerQt

• WirelessNetwork: Fix reference access point for the active network

Plasma Framework

• IconItem: Allow specifying a custom loader
• plasmastyle: Import PlasmaCore in MenuStyle
• Don't assert if the theme is not found, just warn
• desktoptheme: Install plasmarc
• plasmaquick: Fix memory leak caused by QQmlComponent::create
• Revert "Prevent tooltips from being incorrectly dismissed" (bug 439522)
• wallpaperinterface: Add some APIs needed for wallpaper accent color support
• Fix use-after-free in ContainmentInterface (bug 451267)
• Fix osd dialog position (bug 452648)
• mark plasmapkg as nongui executable
• Fix check for argument length in DataEngine loader (bug 452596)
• desktoptheme: Convert desktop to json files
• desktoptheme: Separate config from theme metadata
• Convert desktop files of plugins to json
• examples: Convert desktop files of KPackages to json
• Keep PlasmaComponents.Highlight on its former behaviour (bug 452555)
• Dialog: Do not update layout parameters while hidden (bug 452512)
• Wrap KPluginInfo includes in deprecation wrappers
• PlaceholderMessage: Remove Kirigami references
• PlaceholderMessage: add types
• PC3 toggle controls: fix odd heights misaligning indicators (bug 447977)
• Fix search field left padding when icon is hidden
• ExpandableListItem: deprecate contextmenu and allow actions+custom view
• Deprecate DataEngine related code in Plasma::PluginLoader
• Plasma::Theme: Port last KPluginInfo usage
• Plasma::Theme: Allow packages to ship metadata.json file, move config to separate file
• Add include needed by Qt6 forgotten in d74a8286e1

Prison

• Remove duplicate header between .h/.cpp file
• Fix out-of-bounds read on the Aztec special char table
• Enable macOS support
• Fix PrisonScanner target name
• Consider flipped video frames when computing the barcode positioon
• Add barcode scanner component for barcode scanning from live video

Purpose

• Port to ecm_add_qml_module

QQC2StyleBridge

• Remove infoChanged signal from KQuickStyleItem
• Replace connect to self in KQuickStyleItem with direct method calls
• Recalculate metrics when tablet mode changes
• Fix use of a no longer existing id

Solid

• udev/cpuinfo_arm: Add missing CPU ID

Syntax Highlighting

• cmake.xml: Updates for CMake 3.23
• Fix haxe rawstring escaping

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 5.94.0 may be freely downloaded. Instructions on compiling and installing are available from the KDE Frameworks 5.94.0 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 5.94.0 requires Qt 5.15.2.

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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