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* Battery monitor tray icon shows battery charging state instead of AC adapter state - that is gone from Solid Devices, Power API not yet ready
* Battery monitor tray icon shows battery charging state instead of AC adapter state - that is gone from Solid Devices, Power API not yet ready
* Running a Qt5 application using libvlc crashes that application, apparently because of outdated/non-existing VLC cache. See launchpad bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1328466
* Running a Qt5 application using libvlc crashes that application, apparently because of outdated/non-existing VLC cache. See launchpad bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1328466
* No way of setting multimon from the gui. Need to run "kcmshell4 kcm_kscreen" in a terminal to properly set up multiple monitors on each start up.


== Missing features ==
== Missing features ==
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* Support for autostarting scripts (like ones setting ssh-agent and so on) in the user's home directory (~/.config/autostart) is missing. Support for applications using .desktop files is still working, however. A possible workaround involves creating .desktop files which launch the interested programs. [http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-frameworks-devel&m=140493669810822&w=2 Discussion is ongoing] on how to handle this missing feature.
* Support for autostarting scripts (like ones setting ssh-agent and so on) in the user's home directory (~/.config/autostart) is missing. Support for applications using .desktop files is still working, however. A possible workaround involves creating .desktop files which launch the interested programs. [http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-frameworks-devel&m=140493669810822&w=2 Discussion is ongoing] on how to handle this missing feature.
* Breeze Icon Theme is a work in progress and as such is not complete with 5.0 release. So expect missing icons and strange placeholders.
* Breeze Icon Theme is a work in progress and as such is not complete with 5.0 release. So expect missing icons and strange placeholders.
* No Windows 7 style Icon Task Manager as of 5.0.1


== Configuration changes ==
== Configuration changes ==

Latest revision as of 17:04, 17 September 2014

Known issues in the Plasma 5.0 release.

Bugs

Missing features

  • No holidays or calendar events displayed in the Plasma calendar - Awaiting KDE PIM libraries to port to KF5/Plasma5.
  • Unable to edit individual locale settings - Can change locale used for setting groups such as currency or date/time, but cannot yet modify individual settings like short date format - Awaiting support upstream in Qt.
  • Support for autostarting scripts (like ones setting ssh-agent and so on) in the user's home directory (~/.config/autostart) is missing. Support for applications using .desktop files is still working, however. A possible workaround involves creating .desktop files which launch the interested programs. Discussion is ongoing on how to handle this missing feature.
  • Breeze Icon Theme is a work in progress and as such is not complete with 5.0 release. So expect missing icons and strange placeholders.
  • No Windows 7 style Icon Task Manager as of 5.0.1

Configuration changes

  • Environment variables and shutdown scripts are now sourced from ~/.config/plasma-workspace/env and ~/.config/plasma-workspace/shutdown, respectively. Existing scripts should be moved there. The relevant System Settings control panel has been adjusted for this change.

Performance

Performance of Plasma 5.0 is heavily dependent on specific hardware and software configurations and usage patterns. While it has great potential, it takes time to wrangle this out of it and the underlying stack is not entirely ready for this either. In some scenarios, Plasma 5.0 will display the buttery smooth performance it is capable off - while at other times, it will be hampered by various shortcomings. These can and will be addressed, however, much is dependent on components like Qt, Mesa and hardware drivers lower in the stack. Future releases are expected to bring significant performance improvements thanks to fixes at all levels.