[websites/blogs-kde-org/frdbr-work/twip/2026-08-01-patch-f522] content/posts/twip/2026-08-01: Add title and intro, and re-arrange things to support them
Nate Graham <[email protected]>
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Git commit 235de906dc7a4c882572bee7b1884e418d2d1321 by Nate Graham.
Committed on 31/07/2026 at 17:05.
Pushed by frdbr into branch 'frdbr-work/twip/2026-08-01-patch-f522'.
Add title and intro, and re-arrange things to support them
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-title: "This Week in Plasma: [insert title here]"
+title: "This Week in Plasma: Emoji Resizing"
discourse: ngraham
date: "2026-08-01T00:00:01Z"
authors:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ kup-applet-slideshow:
Welcome to a new issue of *This Week in Plasma!*
-This week…
+In addition to the headliner feature and expected UI improvements and bug fixes, this week featured some promising technical and performance improvements. Have a look:
@@ -42,19 +42,12 @@ You can now make the emojis in the Emoji Selector window bigger or smaller. (Jas
{{< video src="resizing-emojis.webm" >}}
-You can now change the size (and effective resolution) of virtual screens created for screencasting, rather than them being fixed to a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. (David Edmundson, [KDE Bugzilla #512620](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=512620))
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-### Frameworks 6.29
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## Notable UI improvements
<!-- Can find some with https://invent.kde.org/groups/plasma/-/merge_requests/?sort=merged_at_desc&state=merged&label_name%5B%5D=Enhancement&first_page_size=20 -->
-### Plasma 6.6.7
-
### Plasma 6.7.4
The Emoji Selector window is now always tall enough to accommodate its sidebar without scrolling. (Christoph Wolk, [KDE Bugzilla #523090](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=523090))
@@ -62,7 +55,7 @@ Spectacle now detects QR codes in screenshots that you take in such a manner tha
### Plasma 6.8
-In Spectacle’s settings window, image quality controls are now only available for image types with adjustable quality. (Zhora Zmeykin, [spectacle MR #568](https://invent.kde.org/plasma/spectacle/-/merge_requests/568)
+In Spectacle’s settings window, image quality controls are now only available for image types whose quality level is adjustable. (Zhora Zmeykin, [spectacle MR #568](https://invent.kde.org/plasma/spectacle/-/merge_requests/568)
Clarified the instructions on System Settings’s Remote Desktop page a little bit. (Nate Graham, [krdp MR #224](https://invent.kde.org/plasma/krdp/-/merge_requests/224) and [krdp MR #225](https://invent.kde.org/plasma/krdp/-/merge_requests/225))
@@ -115,6 +108,8 @@ Fixed multiple issues that could make the `powerdevil` background process freeze
### Plasma 6.8
Significantly improved performance with external GPUs. (Xaver Hugl, [kwin MR #7101](https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/7101))
+You can now change the size (and effective resolution) of virtual screens created for screencasting, rather than them being fixed to a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. (David Edmundson, [KDE Bugzilla #512620](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=512620))
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Panel floating-ness can now be changed using Plasma desktop scripting. (Ramil Nurmanov, [KDE Bugzilla #521549](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=521549))
KWin now recognizes the “Pick up phone” and “Hang up phone” keys on some keyboards, allowing them to be used in keyboard shortcuts tro trigger actions. (Méven Car, [kwin MR #7892](https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/7892))