K Desktop Environment 3.2
K Desktop Environment 3.2 included new features, such as inline spell checking for web forms and emails, improved e-mail and calendaring support, tabs in Konqueror and support for Microsoft Windows desktop sharing protocol (RDP). Performance and Freedesktop.org standards compliance were improved by lower start up times for applications and strengthened interoperability with other Linux and UNIX software. After the KDE community worked in concert with Apple's Safari web browser team, KDE's web support saw performance boosts and increased compliance with web standards.
KDE Desktop Environment improved usability by reworking many applications, dialogs and control panels to focus on clarity and utility, and by reducing clutter in many menus and toolbars. Hundreds of new icons were created to improve the consistency of the environment, along with changes to the default visual style, including new splash screens, animated progress bars and styled panels. The Plastik style debuted in this release.
New applications included:
- JuK, a jukebox-style music player.
- Kopete, an instant messenger with support for AOL Instant Messenger, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, Jabber, IRC, SMS and WinPopup.
- KWallet, a password and web form data manager.
- Kontact, a unified interface that draws KDE's email, calendaring, address book, notes and other PIM features together.
- KGpg, a KDE interface for industry-standard encryption tools.
- KIG, an interactive geometry program.
- KSVG, an SVG viewer.
- KMag, KMouseTool and KMouth, new accessibility tools.
- KGoldRunner, a new game.
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