Release Digest: KDE, December 16, 2002 | Linux Today

Release Digest: KDE, December 16, 2002

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 17, 2002
KMouth
1.0beta2
Summary A speech synthesizer intended for users who cannot speak.
Release Focus Major security release
Release Note Please note that it is strongly recommended to stop using
version 1.0beta1 as it has a security bug (which is fixed in
version 1.0beta2). Added a phrase book from which you can select
regularly used phrases, including the ability to assign shortcuts
to specific phrases in the phrase book and the ability to import /
export phrases / phrase books.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Desktop : Usability
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8391
 
KMouth
0.5.2
Summary A speech synthesizer intended for users who cannot speak.
Release Focus Major security release
Release Note Please note that it is strongly recommended not to use versions
0.5 or 0.5.1 anymore as they had a security bug (which is fixed in
version 0.5.2).
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Desktop : Usability
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8390
 
Grace ASCII Import Wizard
0.1.2
Summary A 2D plotter.
Release Focus Initial announcement on APPS.KDE.com
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x)
Category Math / Science : Plotting
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8389
 
Attal
0.6.1
Summary A turn-based strategy game inspired by games like Her*es of
M*gth and M*gic.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added AI fighting; support for buildings in bases (can build
creatures, other buildings, etc.); trading of units among friend
lords; management of some buildings on the map (e.g., mines); a
“druidic” theme; and more decorative graphics.
KDE Version Qt 2.2.x (KDE 2.0.x)
Category Games : Role Playing
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8384
 
Ksubeditor
0.13
Summary A tool for creating and editing DivX subtitles.
Release Focus Major bugfix(es)
Release Note Added a multi-line edit for editing subtitles; inserting files;
splitting into two files; and some menu options. Improved inserting
/ deleting lines.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Multimedia : Video : Editors
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8383
 
KBear
2.1
Summary An easy-to-use graphical FTP client.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added local / remote directory synchronization (experimental);
pipelining operations on a single connection; the ability to shut
down KBear, the Internet connection or the system automatically
when downloads have completed; SOCKS support; firewall support; the
ability to set the character encoding for the remote site (so for
example Chinese file names are displayed correctly); and some new
translations (full translations are available for Czech, Chinese
(Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese
and Swedish and partial translations are available for Hebrew,
Indonesian, Romanian and Russian). Updated documentation (Czech,
English, French and Swedish).
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Networking / Internet : FTP
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8382
 
KPortage
0.6
Summary A frontend for Portage, the
Gentoo Linux
package-manager.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added caching for the tree; embedded python for portage-related
stuff; a new system for masking and portage config; and
keyword-recognition to masking.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Administration : Installation
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8381
 
Web Webster

Web Webster

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