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Akademy, KDE, and GNOME
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K Desktop Environment/KDE
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Daniel Vrátil: Akademy 2026
This year’s Akademy is over - at least for me. I’m already on a train on my way back home, but there’s still plenty of people staying in Graz for more days of hacking and fun. Even though I haven’t contributed to KDE much in the past few years, I am really glad I decided to go.
First, I want to thank everyone from the organization and local team for hosting us in Graz and orginzing a great Akademy. I know how much work it is, so kudos to all of you <3.
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Help testing future Okular (if you use PDF files with embedded Audio or Video)
We just merged a code change in Okular master to use QtMultimedia instead of Phonon to play multimedia files.
This will be released in December.
We did as much testing as we could but given the complexity of this feature it would be nice if users could test it as much as possible.
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GNOME Desktop/GTK
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OMG Ubuntu ☛ GNOME saves blushes by replacing ‘inappropriate’ screenshot sound
Say goodbye to people thinking you’re a creep next time you take a desktop screenshot in a public space, as GNOME 51 has changed the sound effect that plays when you do. For a while now, when you screen grab your desktop or an app window, the accompanying sound effect is a camera shutter, like the one you hear when you take a photo on a smartphone. Cute in the privacy of your own home, but less cute in a public setting like an office or café.
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