NewsForge: Updating KDE at the Appeal initiative

“As the release of KDE 3.5 draws near, work is already underway
at the Appeal project to integrate 3.5’s major changes into the 4.0
series. Subprojects beneath Appeal’s umbrella target simplified
usability and progressive adjustments to the graphical user
interface: The Tenor and Plasma projects will add functionality,
while Oxygen and Coolness will enhance visual freshness.

“Tenor is an integrated desktop search effort; in the same vein
as the Windows-only offerings from Yahoo and Google, Mac OS X’s
Spotlight, and GNOME’s Beagle. Where the Tenor project differs is
that its indexing and search capabilities are to be built into the
core KDE desktop itself, and not exist as a standalone
application…”

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