[websites/blogs-kde-org/frdbr-work/twip/2026-08-01-patch-f522] content/posts/twip/2026-08-01: Add some more things

Git commit 4be3dd57767f2476969f8dd975b48b543cb03a9c by Nate Graham.
Committed on 31/07/2026 at 16:34.
Pushed by frdbr into branch 'frdbr-work/twip/2026-08-01-patch-f522'.

Add some more things

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https://invent.kde.org/websites/blogs-kde-org/-/commit/4be3dd57767f2476969f8dd975b48b543cb03a9c

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@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ You can now change the size (and effective resolution) of virtual screens create
 ### 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))
 
+Spectacle now detects QR codes in screenshots that you take in such a manner that the main UI is never shown; if you click “Annotate” from the notification about it, the QR code will be detected there. (Kai Uwe Broulik, [KDE Bugzilla #521097](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=521097))
+
 
 ### 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)
@@ -65,9 +67,6 @@ In Spectacle’s settings window, image quality controls are now only available
 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))
 
 
-### Frameworks 6.29
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 ### Gear 26.12.0
 Modernized the UI for the Kup backup system’s System Tray widget. (Bharadwaj Raju and Tomáš Hnyk, [kup MR #53](https://invent.kde.org/system/kup/-/merge_requests/53) and [kup MR #54](https://invent.kde.org/system/kup/-/merge_requests/54))
 
@@ -90,6 +89,8 @@ Fixed a recent regression that made blank document icons appear in the notificat
 
 Fixed a bug that could make extremely long words in Plasma tooltips overflow rather than wrapping. (Nate Graham, [KDE Bugzilla #523614](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=523614))
 
+Fixed a bug that made 3rd-party widgets fail to inhibit power management more than once. (Vincent de Robert, [KDE Bugzilla #523605](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=523605))
+
 
 ### Plasma 6.7.4
 Fixed a visual glitch where the highlight area for expanded list items in various System Tray widgets would sometimes be too small to fit its contents. (Bharadwaj Raju, [KDE Bugzilla #506295](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506295))
@@ -103,17 +104,21 @@ Fixed an issue that could sometimes corrupt very large screenshots taken in Spec
 Opening various windows and dialogs using Kirigami components no longer makes the content scroll into view for no particularly good reason. (Manuel Alcaraz Zambrano, [KDE Bugzilla #515811](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=515811))
 
 
-## Notable in performance & technical
+### ddcutil 2.2.8
+Fixed multiple issues that could make the `powerdevil` background process freeze or crash. (Sanford Rockowitz, [ddcutil issue #581](https://github.com/rockowitz/ddcutil/issues/581), [ddcutil issue #587](https://github.com/rockowitz/ddcutil/issues/587))
+
 
-### Plasma 6.6.7
 
-### Plasma 6.7.4
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+## Notable in performance & technical
 
 ### Plasma 6.8
 Significantly improved performance with external GPUs. (Xaver Hugl, [kwin MR #7101](https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/7101))
 
 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))
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 ### Frameworks 6.29
 Fixed a performance issue that could make Plasma freeze when it sent a notification with a lot of emojis in it. ([KDE Bugzilla #508070](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508070))