deepin 15.10 Released (April 28, 2019) Announcement Download Spoiler: New features, Bug Fixes and Improved Functions, Known Bugs New Features Rebuilt using Debian stable repository deepin 15.10 is newly built and released based on Debian stable. Compared with the previous Debian unstable repository, users can get timely security updates and improved system stability. deepin 15.10 is released in both stable and unstable versions. Stable version users can update from 15.9.2 Beta to deepin 15.10, or install 15.10 ISO directly. Unstable version users can get deepin 15.10 through system update. It is recommended that all users install deepin 15.10 ISO in stable version, as the technical support for unstable version will be stopped in July 2019. Take dde-kwin as the default window manager dde-kwin, the default window manager in deepin 15.10 stable version, occupies less memory and has better performance, providing smooth user experiences. While the unstable version keeps using the previous deepin-wm window manager. Auto merge files on desktop - Keep items neat and organized When the “Auto merge” option is checked in desktop context menu, files on desktop will be automatically grouped into different folders named by Videos, Music, Pictures, Documents, Applications, and Others, keeping your files on desktop in order. Wallpaper slideshow - Set a slideshow of your favorite pictures When the “Wallpaper Slideshow” option is checked in wallpaper settings, users can set the slideshow interval to have a new wallpaper constantly! Sound effect switches - Turn on or off each system sound as you like The settings for sound effects (such as shut down, log out, wake up etc.) in Control Center are separated, so that users can turn on or off a certain system sound through the switches, and have a better control of desktop environment. Bug Fixes and Improved Functions Control Center: * Restored screen rotation if timeout, so as to avoid the misoperation when the screen was blank; * Fixed the issue that screen rotation was not well supported on HiDPI screen when disabling window effect; * Fixed the bug that the screen rotation cannot be exited by pressing ESC; * Added the validity check for netmask in network IPv4; * Improved the order in wireless network list; * Fixed display scaling issues in multi-display environment; * Fixed screen projection issues; * Fixed the issue that some display settings were not shown in multi-display environment; * Fixed the inconsistence between the example sound effect and the actual sound effect of notification; Dock: * Added “Hibernate” option when right clicking shutdown button; * Added support for disabling the trash plugin; * Removed the trash plugin from dock context menu in efficient mode; * Added a prompt when in overlay mode; * Fixed the incorrect dock position after setting display scaling in multi-display environment; * Added the network connection prompt; * Fixed the issue that in deepin stable version, some plugin configurations cannot be correctly saved to backend; Launcher: * Fixed the bug that in fullscreen mode, the icons jumped up when opening the launcher; * Fixed the large icon size when dragging the app icon in fullscreen mode; * Fixed the bug that font size of the left category list did not follow that of the system; * Fixed the incorrect location of mini launcher when the dock was on the right; dde-session-ui: * Added support for synchronous verification of password and fingerprint on lock screen; * Fixed no fingerprint verification when there were multiple users; * Fixed the improper user switch interface after deleting a user account; * Fixed the bug that user cannot login on lock screen if changing the password after switching on “Login Without Password”; * greeter supported different scale ratios on multiple monitors; * Other bug fixes. Deepin File Manager * Added advanced search function; * Redesigned the address bar so that users can easily drag the window; * Added the options - “Copy path” and “Edit address” in the right menu of the crumb in address bar; * Added support for using Ctrl+C shortcuts to copy file path to the clipboard when previewing a file (copy image and its path when previewing a image); * Fixed the bug that file was not selected after changing its name; * Fixed the bug that sometimes files cannot be searched if checking “Auto index internal disk”; * Added the prompt asking for adding the execute permission when opening ELF file; * Fixed the potential crash issues; * Fixed the incorrect item number in disk info; * Fixed the wrong order in recent file list; * Fixed the issue that recent file list may be empty after double clicking a file in it; * Fixed the blank in “Time modified” if the time was unknown. Deepin Editor * Added the character number in the status bar (including blank characters, such as line break); * Fixed the incorrect tab width; * Added support for split-screen mode; * Adjusted the minimum window size. Deepin System Monitor * Fixed the crash when flatpak app starts. Deepin Screen Recorder & Deepin Screen Recorder (Flatpak) * Fixed the issue that it cannot be used in multi-display environment after setting display scaling. Deepin Terminal * Added the shortcuts (Ctrl+Alt+arrow keys) to adjust the part size after splitting the window; * Fixed the focus losing issue in kwin window manager; * Fixed the incorrect menu position on HiDPI screen. * Fixed the bug that the whole line cannot be selected by triple click. Netease Cloud Music * Fixed the issue that it cannot be opened in Ubuntu; * Fixed the issue that it automatically crashed and exited after a while; * Fixed the blur lyrics after setting the display scaling; * Fixed the issue that it cannot be muted on lock screen; * Fixed the unexpected exit after saving a picture; * Added support for using the file selection dialog of Deepin File Manager (in deepin); * Fixed the issue that login window was not scaled as display scaling settings. Known but Unfixed Bugs * DTK window cannot be dragged on touchscreen under kwin window manager; * Control Center: There is a shadow when hovering the notification icon if entering Control Center in stable version for the first time; * Deepin Store: User login window is always at the center of the screen, regardless of the position of main window; * Deepin Store: Click the “Install” button and then go to the download page, the page is loaded slowly; * The position of context menu on window title bar is incorrect if setting display scaling in deepin-wm window manager; * In LightDM, log into kde and then log out, click the button to switch the desktop environment, deepin is checked by default.
deepin 15.11 Released (July 19, 2019) Announcement Download Spoiler: New features, Bug Fixes and Improved Functions New Features dde-kwin - Getting better and better dde-kwin is improved prominently with dozens of bug fixed, more light, beautiful and compatible. Deepin Store - Auto recognize your region In Deepin Store 5.3, if sign in, your region will be determined according to your Deepin ID location. Otherwise, it will be determined according to your IP address location. Could Sync - Sync the system settings at one click After Signing in Deepin ID in Control Center, you can sync system settings to the cloud automatically, including network settings, sound settings, mouse settings, update settings, power settings, corner settings, theme, wallpaper, launcher, and dock. You can choose to turn off the specified options or all of them. With this feature, you can move to and work on another computer seamlessly. Note: This feature is only available for users with Deepin ID location in Mainland China at present. It will be released for users in other regions soon. Disc burning - Write data to the disc easily Disc burning function is now available in Deepin File Manager. When there is an optical drive, insert the CD/DVD, and right click the files to start burning right away. eepin Movie - Drag and drop to load subtitles Now you can drag and drop the subtitle files to Deepin Movie, and load the subtitles directly. Dock - Show the capacity and the remaining time Hovering on the battery icon, you can see the tooltip showing the capacity, the remaining time or the charging time needed. Bug Fixes and Improved Functions dde * Added: support simultaneous password and fingerprint verification; * Fixed: setting the background wallpaper of boot menu failed; * Fixed: the random crash of Deepin Calendar; * Fixed: the password field lost focus after authentication failed; * Fixed: in some cases, the function that changing the wallpaper when wakeup did not work; * Fixed: the window effect did not work for Nvidia m250 and GTX 1060 graphics cards; * Fixed: when window effect was disabled, the window preview in dde-dock was not shown or shown as blank; * Fixed: the system stuck if clicking the process tab in Deepin System Monitor; Launcher: * Fixed: the shortcuts cannot be used to start an app when searching in Launcher; * Fixed the bug that the other icon was selected after pressing ESC when right clicking on an app in launcher; * Disabled: Deepin Terminal and Multitasking View cannot be uninstalled any longer. Dock: * Fixed: it was not recognized on some computer models whether the power adapter was used; * Fixed: the volume list was hidden when adjusting the volume; * Fixed: the dock crash when clicking the window preview if window effect was disabled; * Improved the screen preview; Control Center: * Added: the Cloud Sync function; * Added: support the user without a password; * Fixed: the overlap display of the shortcuts; * Fixed: the error box did not disappear when modifying the password; * Fixed: in custom settings of multi-display environment, the merge mode exited automatically when the screen resolution was changed; * Fixed the bug that there was still update notification after system update was completed; * Fixed the bug that the old configuration was deleted if switching from non-custom mode to custom display; * Note that to set the display scaling for wine applications, users should log in again and set the display scaling to make the changes effective; dde-session-ui: * Added: support the user without a password; * Added: support LDAP user login; * Fixed: the password field lost focus after suspending; * Fixed: the stuck on lock screen and login interface after suspending for a long time; * Fixed the crash of login interface on the initial start; * Fixed the bug that the password error message popped out when switching users; deepin-kwin: * Fixed: the abnormal screen display when opening a window with title bar after enabling and disabling the window effect many times; * Fixed: the window cannot be minimized, and Deepin Movie cannot play the video after the minimized window was restored; * Fixed: the window was not shown when clicking the window preview on the dock after the window was minimized; * Fixed: the +/- button in workspace management interface became smaller after being clicked on HiDPI; * Fixed: the window of WPS Office was not shown sometimes; * Limited the number of workspaces to a maximum of four; * Improved the window dragging experience on a touchscreen, and fixed the "window resize"misoperation when dragging; * The window menu adopted the menu controls in deepin style; * Fixed: the abnormal display of window title bar when the display scaling ratio was two; * Fixed: there was no preview picture on the dock if the window was minimized; * Fixed: the window cannot get the focus in some cases; * Fixed: the invalid shortcuts Super + Shift + Numeric Keys. You can use it to move the current window to the specified workspace again. * Disabled: on the workspace management interface, press Alt, and drag and drop the window to move it to another workspace. You can drag and drop the window directly without pressing Alt; * The “Close Window” function in corner settings only worked for the maximized window and that can be closed; * Added: a warning prompt if clicking multitasking view while the window effect was disabled; * Fixed: in kwin, the screensaver was shown on only one screen when in the multi-display environment; * Fixed: in kwin, after showing the desktop and the screensaver started, the dock was shown on the screensaver; * Removed the opacity effect when dragging the window; * Removed the thumbnails in four corners while showing desktop; * Fixed the bug that the other hidden windows were also shown if clicking or opening a window after showing desktop; * Removed the context menu on window title bar; * Added support for window preview on the dock; * Fixed the bug that the cursor did not change when dragging or resizing the window in kwin. Deepin File Manager * Added disc burning function; * Added the indicator to show disk free space; * Fixed the bug that the icon of the mounted external disk was not shown in Computer page; * Fixed: the disk cannot be recognized as the removable disk correctly when using the new lsblk; * Fixed: the security issue of the formatting tool; * Fixed: the crash of context menu in recent file list; * Fixed: the auto-merge status on desktop cannot be remembered; * Removed the menu options in the copying dialog and the file selection dialog; * Delayed the auto index of the disk to prevent the slow system startup; * Fixed the issue that the dimension of desktop background and that of the screen did not match in some conditions; * Removed the unnecessary gap between the folders when “Auto merge” was checked; * The database files created by fast index and file tags in NTFS partition were set to be hidden so that they would not be shown in Windows. Deepin Store * Determine the region automatically by Deepin ID location; * Show the info of developer and packager on app page; * Show the total donation amount in my donations; * Optimized the app search function. Deepin Editor * Fixed: the crash when saving the file in other desktop environments; * Fixed: the existing window was not at the top when double clicking another file to open it; * Changed the default open location to “Documents” folder when selecting a file. Deepin Graphics Driver Manager * Fixed the bug that the bumblebee solution did not work; * Disabled the NV-PRIME solution temporarily. Deepin Image Viewer * Fixed: the invalid page setup in print preview. Deepin Movie * Fixed: the window stuck when switching in multi-screens. Deepin Music * Fixed: the window was not at the top when double clicking a file to open it. Deepin Screen Recorder * Fixed: the window cannot be selected. Deepin Screenshot * Fixed: the window cannot be selected if display scaling was set for the secondary monitor. * Fixed: the incorrect window capture in the multi-display environment; * Fixed: the burl tool did not work. Deepin Terminal * Added: support disabling beep by configuration; * Added: drag the right bottom corner to adjust the window size when the window effect was disabled; * Added: blur the background in kwin; * Added: right click to open the selected relative path directly; * Added: move the title bar to the bottom of the window(no UI settings with configuration file only); * Added: The “Open link” option was added in context menu; * Fixed: in Quake mode, the terminal cannot get the focus again after losing it if using kwin; * Fixed: the server cannot be connected successfully if the password contained a special character (such as "{"). Deepin Voice Recorder * Fixed: the crash when renaming the recording file; * Fixed the bug that there were two app icons in the sound list on dock tray in some cases.
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