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This Week in Plasma: dark mode switch and global push-to-talk
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This week we closed the door on features for Plasma 6.6, which opened another one for those features to land in 6.7. As a result, several features were merged for Plasma 6.7, including some particularly juicy ones!
As for Plasma 6.6, this starts the one-month period where the core Plasma team focuses almost entirely on fixing bugs. As you’ll see below, we already fixed quite a few this week! So there’s a huge amount of stuff to go over, and let’s get right to it...
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My favorite Linux desktop environment is getting microphone controls Windows wishes it had
You know, I didn't realise how useful a system-wide push-to-talk system would be until I learned that it was a thing. Even if the app you're using doesn't support push-to-talk, you can just enable it within the operating system and use it no matter what software you're on. In fact, I'm a little surprised Windows doesn't have such a feature already.
Well, there's good news: my favorite desktop environment, KDE Plasma, is getting a system-wide push-to-talk system that does just that. In fact, the KDE team is cooking up some really nice tweaks that I can't wait to see on my own PC in due time.
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KDE Plasma 6.7 is bringing dark mode toggle, push to talk, and more
KDE developers are already gearing up for Plasma 6.7, and the upcoming update is bringing some great quality-of-life features like an instant dark mode toggle and system-wide push-to-talk. The team is quickly moving past the initial Plasma 6 launch and focusing on more improvements.
The feature freeze for Plasma 6.6 just happened, meaning the core team is now focusing heavily on fixing bugs and stabilizing that codebase. However, the door has opened for new features to land in 6.7, and we are already seeing some notable additions that sound awesome for anyone running the KDE desktop environment.
Users will finally be able to toggle themes instantly via the Brightness and Color widget, easily the most noticeable change in 6.7. I think this is a fantastic addition because it removes the need to dig through settings just to change the theme based on the time of day. The developers have said they plan to add a smooth cross-fade transition later on, but the immediate functionality is already merged, and that is what matters most right now.
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KDE Plasma 6.7 will have a global push-to-talk feature | GamingOnLinux
KDE Plasma is set to gain even more useful features with the upcoming Plasma 6.7 release, one especially good for online gaming. As detailed in a new development blog post, feature work continues on Plasma 6.7 now that Plasma 6.6 has a Beta release available.