KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta arrives with Plasma Bigscreen, new Union theme system

Finally, a native 10-foot UX that lets regular Linux GUI apps scale perfectly to the big screen! 🙏

This is going to be massive for docked handhelds, Raspberry Pi-based HTPCs, and SteamOS consoles. Dropping out of Steam into desktop mode on the TV will finally be manageable with just a controller, or even a standard TV remote.

Let's hope this entices Android/Google TV app developers to finally hop over to true Linux.

No need for Bigscreen, but probably good for others. Somehow funny they put in Kate onto the screenshot. It is not the first piece of software I would think about when using a TV.

I am more interested in Union and may setup a VM to give a look.

I've had my desktop plugged into a TV and used as a media station a lot lately, real excited for bigscreen! Hopefully the new theme system addresses how finnicky global themes can be, I'd love to use them more without the passive fear that my desktop will become wonky.

Couple things about union:
- the current style tries to mimic breeze as close as possible
- if you want to tinker with the style, you can find them in `/usr/share/union/css/styles/breeze ` (and can be overidden in `~/.local/share/union/css/styles/breeze`
- currently only qtquick applications get styled, qtwidgets side is still work in progress (so discover will have new style, but dolphin will not)

Any kind of testing is welcome and report bugs in bugs.kde.org :)

Quoting: PlayingOnLinuxphoneNo need for Bigscreen, but probably good for others. Somehow funny they put in Kate onto the screenshot. It is not the first piece of software I would think about when using a TV.

I am more interested in Union and may setup a VM to give a look.

Now as you're saying it: Isn't kate being abandoned?

Quoting: EikeNow as you're saying it: Isn't kate being abandoned?

Don't administer a shock to me. It is one of my most used KDE applications lately. Kate is just not included into KDE Linux itself (per default) as far as I understand this and you still can install it.

Quoting: PyronickLet's hope this entices Android/Google TV app developers to finally hop over to true Linux.

This! A Google/Apple free TV box. Something I've been dreaming about a lot, lately.

Interesting, especially considering Oxygen is going to make a comeback. KDE 6.7 may turn out beautiful as well as incomparably usable.

Quoting: tmtvlInteresting, especially considering Oxygen is going to make a comeback.

Surprised I didn't notice it was missing. Going to have to rethink some of my basic ideas about metabolism.

Quoting: tmtvlInteresting, especially considering Oxygen is going to make a comeback. KDE 6.7 may turn out beautiful as well as incomparably usable.

I'm already using a combination of oxygen and breeze on my laptop, it creates a great blend of 3D design from late 2000s (Aero / Windows Vista & 7) and flatter UI from 2010s (Metro / Windows 8 & 10)
Here are my settings:
* Colors: Breeze classic
* Application Style: Oxygen
* Plasma Style: Breeze. I'd use Oxygen but it is dark theme only
* Window Style: Breeze
* Icons: Breeze
* Cursor: Oxygen White
Accent color is a bright shade of pink but shouldn't matter on the overall look

Quoting: Eike

Quoting: PlayingOnLinuxphoneNo need for Bigscreen, but probably good for others. Somehow funny they put in Kate onto the screenshot. It is not the first piece of software I would think about when using a TV.

I am more interested in Union and may setup a VM to give a look.

Now as you're saying it: Isn't kate being abandoned?

No, that post it's about KDE Linux **default** apps, not about the Kate project itself. What really happened it's that kwrite became a simplified kate, both using the same codebase

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Quoting: EikeNow as you're saying it: Isn't kate being abandoned?

No, that post it's about KDE Linux **default** apps, not about the Kate project itself. What really happened it's that kwrite became a simplified kate, both using the same codebase

I'm using both, but I'm still surprised they didn't choose kate as default.

Quoting: EikeI'm using both, but I'm still surprised they didn't choose kate as default.

For the needs of most people, KWrite is enough. How many people actually editing 10 files at the same time? It is even super rare for normal people to open a config-file. The decision does not surprise me. People who really need Kate are more likely to download it in addition. If they would do the opposite, who would download KWrite? Those for who it is mainly for are probably taking what is installed and so KWrite would probably die.

I am also using both btw, especially because they have the same code-base.