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Frameworks 5.0 release announcement.

KConfig

Generate QML-proof classes using the kconfigcompiler

KCoreAddons

New cmake macro kcoreaddons_add_plugin to create KPluginLoader-based plugins more easily.

KDeclarative

Fix crash in texture cache.
and other fixes

KGlobalAccel

Add new method globalShortcut which retrieves the shortcut as defined in global settings.

KIdleTime

Prevent kidletime from crashing on platform wayland

KIO

Added KPropertiesDialog::KPropertiesDialog(urls) and KPropertiesDialog::showDialog(urls).
Asynchronous QIODevice-based data fetch for KIO::storedPut and KIO::AccessManager::put.
Fix conditions with QFile::rename return value (bug 343329)
Fixed KIO::suggestName to suggest better names (bug 341773)
kioexec: Fixed path for writeable location for kurl (bug 343329)
Store bookmarks only in user-places.xbel (bug 345174)
Duplicate RecentDocuments entry if two different files have the same name
Better error message if a single file is too large for the trash (bug 332692)
Fix KDirLister crash upon redirection when the slot calls openURL

KNewStuff

New set of classes, called KMoreTools and related. KMoreTools helps to add hints about external tools which are potentially not yet installed. Furthermore, it makes long menus shorter by providing a main and more section which is also user-configurable.

KNotifications

Fix KNotifications when used with Ubuntu's NotifyOSD (bug 345973)
Don't trigger notification updates when setting the same properties (bug 345973)
Introduce LoopSound flag allowing notifications to play sound in a loop if they need it (bug 346148)
Don't crash if notification doesn't have a widget

KPackage

Add a KPackage::findPackages function similar to KPluginLoader::findPlugins

KPeople

Use KPluginFactory for instantiating the plugins, instead of KService (kept for compatibility).

KService

Fix wrong splitting of entry path (bug 344614)

KWallet

Migration agent now also check old wallet is empty before starting (bug 346498)

KWidgetsAddons

KDateTimeEdit: Fix so user input actually gets registered. Fix double margins.
KFontRequester: fix selecting monospaced fonts only

KWindowSystem

Don't depend on QX11Info in KXUtils::createPixmapFromHandle (bug 346496)
new method NETWinInfo::xcbConnection() -> xcb_connection_t*

KXmlGui

Fix shortcuts when secondary shortcut set (bug 345411)
Update list of bugzilla products/components for bug reporting (bug 346559)
Global shortcuts: allow configuring also the alternate shortcut

NetworkManagerQt

The installed headers are now organized like all other frameworks.

Plasma framework

PlasmaComponents.Menu now supports sections
Use KPluginLoader instead of ksycoca for loading C++ dataengines
Consider visualParent rotation in popupPosition (bug 345787)

Sonnet

Don't try to highlight if there is no spell checker found. This would lead to an infinite loop with rehighlighRequest timer firing constanty.

Frameworkintegration

Fix native file dialogs from widgets QFileDialog:
* File dialogs opened with exec() and without parent were opened, but any user-interaction was blocked in a way that no file could be selected nor the dialog closed.
* File dialogs opened with open() or show() with parent were not opened at all.