Alpha 3: Tales from the COSMIC Desktop Environment
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Thank you for joining us on this dark and spooky night for a feature presentation so powerful, it'll raise spirits the world over. We're talking about a monster born from madness, struck by a spark of inspiration that brought this beast to life. With each passing moment it grows stronger, faster still, and it's growing at a breakneck pace to become a terrifying force to be reckoned with. Developers shudder at mere mention of its name: COSMIC.
COSMIC Alpha 3 brings many updates to COSMIC Files, custom system fonts, alongside a variety of bug fixes and performance improvements provided by all you hard-working COSMonauts out there.
But first, let’s talk about screen readers.
Linuxiac:
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COSMIC Desktop Alpha 3 Released, Here’s What’s New
System76’s COSMIC desktop environment has just released its third alpha, bringing updates for those eager to see the evolution of this new graphical user interface. However, as an alpha release, it’s still incomplete and, naturally, a bit rough around the edges.
The new update takes customization to the next level, empowering users to tailor their desktop experience to fit their unique workflow. In light of this, panels can now be placed along any screen edge, and you can work with either vertical or horizontal workspaces—or even independently across multiple displays.
You can also combine panels, adjust their sizes, and arrange applets exactly as you like them.
OMG Ubuntu:
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COSMIC Desktop Alpha 3 Brings Further Improvements - OMG! Ubuntu
The first alpha brought the core essentials, the second alpha delivered stack of new features, and this third alpha fills in gaps, fixes issues, and finesses the user experience further.
Of note, COSMIC now lets you set a custom system font (if the default Fira Sans isn’t your fave), and accessibility is boosted with early support for the Orca screen reader, albeit not in native COSMIC apps just yet – but accessibility is a priority, so “soon” hopefully.
How-To Geek:
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COSMIC Linux Desktop Gets Alpha 3 Release
System76 is hard at work on COSMIC, a new Linux desktop environment focus on productivity and performance. Now, Alpha 3 is rolling out to testers.
COSMIC Alpha first became available for testing in August, and a second alpha release in September rolled out more improvements. It’s a brand-new desktop environment that vaguely resembles GNOME Shell, with an integrated tiling system, customizable top and bottom panels, themes, and a codebase written in Rust.
The new alpha release now supports screen readers “in an early testable state,” and has new interface customization options, like changing the system font and icons. The COSMIC Files app has improved Preview and Gallery modes, and the file search has been improved. System76 also added support for mounting encrypted drives, running executable files, and JPEG XL to the Files app in this release.