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Release Digest: KDE, December 29, 2002

Atlantik :: Monopd
0.6.2
Summary A client for Atlantic and Monopoly® board
games.
Release Focus Major security release
Release Note Fixed a buffer overflow in the messaging framework which
potentially enabled an attacker to run arbitrary code.
KDE Version n.a.
Category Games : Board
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8453
 
Qtstalker
0.15
Summary A feature-rich stock and commodities chart viewer similar to
MetaStock®
and SuperChartz®.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Ported to Qt 3. Added new quote plugins (NBTOT, Qtstalker
exported files, CDT, CMDHistory, Index and Spread); new indicators
(MA2, MA3, DPO and VOLR); support for custom data formats in charts
(enables creating custom charts for custom quote plugins); a
“cancel download” function to quotes; comprehensive documentation;
detail to the date area when zooming in; colors to Candle charts
and text labels on plots; and date spacing to the Point and Figure
chart. Removed the NYMEX plugin; and the Variable plugin. Improved
the indicator area (back to using tabs).
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x)
Category Financial / Investment
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8452
 
Skylendar
1.1
Summary A reimplementation of the Astrolog astrology software.
Release Focus Minor feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added a database of over 19,000 cities and associated nations /
regions; two angle subcharts; some new exorit objects (such as
Vulcan and Proserpine); the ability to rename or modify exotic
objects; and data sets types icons to the standard wheel
chart.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Religious : Astrology
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8451
 
KDE Pocket PC Contacts
Import 0.5
Summary Imports Windows CETM (or PocketPCTM)
contacts into the KDE Address Book.
Release Focus Minor feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added more phone fields to the import stage.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x or KDE 2.1.x
Category Electronic Devices : PDAs
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8450
 
Kemuconfig
0.1
Summary A frontend for configuring Creative SoundBlaster®
Live! or Audigy.
Release Focus Initial public release
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x or Qt 3.0.x
Category Computer Devices : Audio
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8448
 
Gambas
0.40
Summary A graphical development environment based on a Basic
interpreter with object extensions.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added new controls (IconView, Scollbar and Slider)); gcc 3.2
support; a toolbar to the main window; and a (useless but neat)
animated mascot.
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x)
Category Development : IDEs / Application Generators
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8447
 
RPM Wizard
0.7rc1
Summary An RPM package installation
wizard.
Release Focus Minor feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added i18n support; and translations for Finnish and
Swedish.
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x) or Qt 2.2.x (KDE 2.0.x)
Category Administration : Installation
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8446
 
Kamibroke
0.23
Summary A simple double-entry accounting application..
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Developer’s release for anyone interested in helping
development or testing various parts of the program. Presently
Kamibroke is buggy, does not do much and is not useful for
anything. Note: it is best to use KDelevop for
viewing and compiling the code (the download contains the complete
KDelevop project files). Please read the INSTALL
file.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Financial / Investment : Accounting
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8445
 
Knob Volume Control
1.0.1
Summary A simple volume control panel applet.
Release Focus Initial announcement on APPS.KDE.com
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Multimedia : Mixers / Volume
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8444
 
Kooka
0.39
Summary A raster image scanning frontend for SANE.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added half-toning scanning support; and a progress bar to the
thumbview. Re-implemented renaming images inline in the Gallery;
and exported Gallery Actions to the menu bar.
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x)
Category Computer Devices : Scanners
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8443
 
FacturaLUX
0.4
Summary An ERP / CRM system.
Release Focus Unknown
Release Note Please see the (Spanish) ChangeLog.
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x)
Category Business / Enterprise
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8460
 
xxdiff
2.9.1
Summary A file comparator and merge tool.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added variable text selection to the text widget
(Shift+Button3 and drag to select text to be placed in
the clipboard); per-hunk ignore whitespace for 2- and 3-way diffs;
the ability to flag diff hunks which contain only whitespace and
line break changes with a different color; splitting of formatting
into header formatting for the whole selection text and per -line
formatting; and the ability to specify a different cross-pattern
for blank lines.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x or Qt 3.0.x
Category Utilities : Text
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8459
 
Process View Browser
1.2
Summary A browser for use in industrial process visualisation.
Release Focus Minor feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added the ability to set axis values in QDrawWidgets; a wait
cursor on reconnects to the interpreter; and support for
transparent pixmaps to the interpreter. Improved QTable
handling.
KDE Version Qt 3.0.1 (KDE 3.0) or Qt 2.1.x (KDE 2.0.x)
Category Networking / Internet : Browsers
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8458
 
Krusader
1.12beta1
Summary An old-school file manager with a modern twist.
Release Focus Code cleanup
Release Note Added FreeBSD compatability. Improved GUI look.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Desktop : File Managers
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8457
 
UserInfo
0.2
Summary A control center module for configuring basic user
account information.
Release Focus Stable release
Release Note Added support for changing a user’s real name.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Administration : User Management
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8456
 
KSocrat
3.01
Summary An English-to-Russian / Russian-to-English dictionary.
Release Focus Minor feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added translation history.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Office : Reference
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8455
 
Direct Connect 4 Linux
0.2rc4
Summary A Linux Direct
Connect
TM clone.
Release Focus Minor bugfix(es)
Release Note Added an option to set max paragraphs in chat; a save dialog to
chat; and an option to hide the menu to the chat popup window.
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x)
Category Networking / Internet : File Sharing
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8454
 
REBECKA
0.9.12
Summary A full-featured, context-based editor with syntax highlighting
and rich configurability.
Release Focus Minor bugfix(es)
Release Note Added support for Qt 3.0.x (REBECKA 0.9.11 was unintentionally
only compatible with Qt 3.1.*). Improved responsiveness by applying
syntax highlighing only when the application is idle.
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x)
Category Development : Tools : Editors
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8467
 
PDF Importer for KOffice
0.2
Summary A PDF (Portable Document Format) import filter for
KOffice.
Release Focus Initial public release
Release Note Already useful but some bugs remain.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x and Qt 3.0.x
Category Office : Suites : KOffice
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8466
 
k8k
DR6
Summary A diagnostic program for a Velleman K8000
card.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added a generic I2C send / receive dialog; and support for the
latest libk8000 features (multiple chains, mutex locks,
etc.).
KDE Version Qt 3.0.2 (KDE 3.0)
Category Administration : Hardware : Networking
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8465
 
KMPlayer
0.4
Summary A frontend for the popular MPlayer video player.
Release Focus Initial announcement on APPS.KDE.com
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Multimedia : Video : Players
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8463
 
Kisdndial
0.1.4
Summary A panel applet for establishing ISDN dial-up
connections.
Release Focus Maintenance release
Release Note Added support for KDE 3.1 and Qt 3.1.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Networking / Internet : PPP / Chap / SLIP
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8462
 
Kotitz
0.4.1
Summary An address-book manager designed for German address
formats.
Release Focus Code port
Release Note Ported to KDE 3. Added a Juleica field.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category PIM
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8461
 
KSocrat
3.0.2
Summary An English-to-Russian / Russian-to-English dictionary.
Release Focus Minor bugfix(es)
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Office : Reference
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8479
 
WAP11 Unix Configuration
Utility 0.8
Summary A utility for configuring the LinkSys WAP11.
Release Focus Minor bugfix(es)
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x) or Qt 2.3.x (KDE 2.1.x +)
Category Computer Devices : Networking : Wireless
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8478
 
Qmmslog
0.2
Summary An application development logging framework based on Jakarta‘s log4j.
Release Focus Major bugfix(es)
Release Note Removed requirement for a threaded Qt.
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x)
Category Development : Tools
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8477
 
krename
2.5.0
Summary A batch file renamer.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added KDE preview support; support for renaming directories;
support for changing meta information on all files; and an Italian
translation. Improved file preview performance.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Utilities : File System
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8476
 
KLocate2
0.22.2
Summary A front-end to slocate with support for multiple volumes.
Release Focus Minor feature enhancement(s)
Release Note (Ed: caution: the default install
creates a directory /var/lib/xlocate which is writable by any
user.)
KDE Version KDE 2.1.1
Category Utilities : File System
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8475
 
KLocate2
0.22
Summary A front-end to slocate with support for multiple volumes.
Release Focus Code port
Release Note Ported to KDE 3. (Ed: caution: the
default install creates a directory /var/lib/xlocate which is
writable by any user.)
KDE Version KDE 3.0.1
Category Utilities : File System
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8474
 
Kalculate
1.0
Summary A user-friendly calculator for the average desktop user.
Release Focus Stable release
Release Note Added copy / paste; and toolbars to session management.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Math / Science : Calculators
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8473
 
KMp3Indexer
1.2
Summary A tool to generate an index of you MP3 / Ogg Vorbis collections
based on ID3 / Ogg Vorbis tags.
Release Focus Minor feature enhancement(s)
Update Note Added a “patch” for compilation with gcc 3.2.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Multimedia : Audio : MP3
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8442
 
Snort Monitor
1.1.1
Summary A Snort (a network
intrustion detection system) monitor.
Release Focus Code port
Release Note Ported to Qt 3. Added support for snort 1.9.0; database
support; and a Analysis/Report subsystem.
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x)
Category Security : Intrusion Detection
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8472
 
Linux Drawing Viewer
0.99b
Summary A program to open, view and save AutoCad®
DWG and DXF files.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Ported to Qt 3. Please see the ChangeLog for other
changes.
KDE Version Qt 3.0.5 (KDE 3.1.x)
Category Graphics : Viewers
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8470
 
KSetiNux
1.4
Summary An advanced cache manager for SETI@home.
Release Focus Unknown
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Math / Science : Astronomy
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8469
 
Video4Linux Grab
0.2.2
Summary A package for recording from a Video4Linux device to AVI in
realtime.
Release Focus Minor bugfix(es)
Release Note Added the ability to disable VBR in MP3 recording for sync
problems.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Multimedia : Video : Recorders
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8468
 
LibChipCard :: KDE
0.7beta3
Summary A basic framework for accessing chip cards via chip card
readers (terminals).
Release Focus Code cleanup
Release Note Initial release of the KDE tools module, which has been split
off from libchipcard package.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x or KDE 2.0.x
Category Electronic Devices : Smart / Chip Cards
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8482
 
Kalzium
0.6.0
Summary A tool for learning the periodic system of the elements.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added a converter; plotting data; the ability to configure the
legend; KDE-style-independent buttons; tooltips; a toolbar; a
settings dialog; and documentation. Removed elements 110-118.
Improved drawing performance; and the dialogs. This is a post-KDE
3.1 release.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Educational : Math / Science
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8480
 
KLCC
2.0.3
Summary A client for the LineControl server.
Release Focus Minor bugfix(es)
Release Note Improved the documentation.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Networking / Internet : Remote Access
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8493
 
Kolumns
0.3.1
Summary A clone of Sega‘s®
Columns.
Release Focus Minor feature enhancement(s)
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Games : Puzzles
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8492
 
Quantum GIS
0.0.8
Summary A Geographic Information System (GIS) with support for vector,
raster and database formats.
Release Focus Minor feature enhancement(s)
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x)
Category Math / Science
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8491
 
Proc Viewer
0.5.1
Summary An interface for interacting with /proc, the
Linux virtual file system.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added the ability to mount / unmount devices; loading and
unloading of kernel modules; the ability to change
/proc/sys/* values; remote viewing via a web browser
(including logging of HTTP server requests); searching for entries;
bookmarking entries; adjustable timers for watch; an option to
display only user-owned processes; and preferences.
KDE Version Qt 3.0.2 (KDE 3.0) or Qt 2.3.x (KDE 2.1.x +)
Category Administration : Monitoring : System
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8490
 
XGMC
0.52
Summary A MIDI sequencer and editor and MP3-to-MIDI converter.
Release Focus Minor feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Added support for MAD absent /dev/dsp.
KDE Version Qt 3.0.x (KDE 3.0.x)
Category Art / Music : Synthesizers
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8489
 
PDF Importer for KOffice
0.2b
Summary A PDF (Portable Document Format) import filter for
KOffice.
Release Focus Minor build fix(es)
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x and Qt 3.1.x
Category Office : Suites : KOffice
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8486
 
KBarcode
1.1.2
Summary An easy-to-use printing and management system for
barcodes.
Release Focus Major feature enhancement(s)
Release Note Rewrote the UI (it now looks more like a KOffice component).
Added cut / paste; undo /redo; and advanced “on new”
configuration.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x
Category Office : Organization / Tracking
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8485
 
NokiaCmoN
0.0.0pre7
Summary A Nokia®
C110/C111
Wireless Lan Card
manager and monitor.
Release Focus Initial announcement on APPS.KDE.com
Release Note This release is intended primarily for developers.
KDE Version KDE 3.0.x or KDE 2.1.x
Category Computer Devices : Networking : Wireless
More Info http://apps.kde.com/na/2/info/vid/8484
 

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