KDE Plasma 6.2 Beta Release

Here are the major changes available in the Plasma 6.2 beta:

For digital artists

• Option to re-bind the drawing tablet stylus buttons to different types of mouse clicks Feature Discuss
• Option for how to map drawing tablet area to screen area Feature Discuss
• Drawing tablet calibration wizard Feature Discuss
• Test mode for drawing tablet settings Feature Discuss
• Turned on support for KWin's implementation of the Wayland color management protocol Feature Discuss
• Option to use color profile data built into your monitor, if it has one

Power management

• Per-monitor brightness control Feature Discuss
• Ability to override apps that are blocking sleep or screen locking Feature Discuss
• Battery widget's icon now shows a power profile badge too Feature Discuss
• The Battery Monitor widget once again stays visible while the computer is charging Feature Discuss
• Meta+B shortcut to switch power profiles now cycles through them individually Feature Discuss

Discover and system updating

• Ability to shut down after applying an offline system update, not just reboot Feature Discuss
• Discover now supports PostmarketOS Feature Discuss
• Discover now helps you write better reviews Feature Discuss
• Discover now present apps' license information more accurately Feature Discuss

Accessibility

• Full Sticky Keys support on Wayland Feature Discuss
• Colorblindness filters now appear in the Accessibility KCM Feature Discuss
• Overhaul UI of Accessibility KCM for greater… accessibility! Feature Discuss

Weather widget

• Night forecasts for NOAA weather provider Feature Discuss
• Now shows "feels like" temperatures for providers that support it] (NOAA and EnvCan, currently) Feature Discuss
• More information for BBC weather forecasts] Feature Discuss
• Now uses information-poor providers only as a fallback Feature Discuss

Input device configuration

• Support for turning on the "autoscrolling" feature of the Libinput driver Feature Discuss
• Option to disable smooth scrolling in KDE apps Feature Discuss

Networking

• Support for Enhanced Open (OWE) Wi-Fi security Feature Discuss
• Support for WebAuth for SAML-based network authentication Feature Discuss

UI/visual design

• Accent color is now respected when using the Breeze Dark Plasma theme or Breeze Twilight global theme Feature Discuss
• Better layout for System Tray expanded grid view Feature Discuss
• Overhauled Widget Explorer UX
• The Meta+V clipboard popup now uses the same UI as the Plasma widget Feature Discuss
• Redesign the Keyboard KCM Feature Discuss
• Modernize the Thunderbolt KCM Feature Discuss
• Use the same "Open With" dialog everywhere] Feature Discuss
• More rich visualizations of Plasma features in Welcome Center Feature Discuss
• Connecting or disconnecting a screen now plays a sound Feature Discuss
• Removed KWin Morphing Popups effect because it was unfixably buggy Feature Discuss
• By default, can now drag Breeze-themed windows only from header areas, not from everywhere Feature Discuss

Miscellaneous

• Option to disable window outlines in the Pager widget Feature Discuss
• "Minimize All" widget now only minimizes windows on the current virtual desktop and activity Feature Discuss
• Integrated cropping tool when setting your user avatar Feature Discuss
• Ability to name your custom shortcuts Feature Discuss
• Once-a-year donation request notification Feature Discuss

Technical

• Memory page in Info Center Feature Discuss
• Implemented the alpha-modifier KWin protocol Feature Discuss
• Initial implementation of SVG cursor theming, and ported the Breeze themes to use it Feature Discuss