Today, showed the official stable version of the GNOME desktop environment 2.24.

The new version has traditionally brings a lot of new features, amenities and small patches on the errors found in the previous edition. New GNOME, inter alia, the third scene communicator Ekiga. In addition to changes in the interface, it offers the function of monitoring the SIP, PBX, better support for video codecs and enhanced full-screen mode. There is also a completely new Internet multikomunikator called Empathy, based on freameworku Telepathy.

Enables planning hamster to the task, as is the case with typical organizerów. They may be associated with specific hours, sorted, set up charts of activity, or evaluated, what we consume the largest amount of time. In line with other environments, GNOME now offers a so-called. compact list views, and the size of individual elements can be regulated by means of zoom. Built-in Nautilus file manager gives long-awaited feature cards.

Added a few new plug-ins to the Deskbar, to be a universal tool for searching, both in the system, as well as search engines. The module configuration screen resolution has been developed for multiple monitors simultaneously. Applet settings sound use of library libcanberra theme, so that for example the use of the alarm should interfere less with playing music, playing or watching movies.

Improved support for DVB tuners, equipment operating at infrared controls, as well as high-definition video (HD), originating from YouTube. A possibility to move through the panels via the keyboard, also improved screenreading. Developers will certainly be interested in the message that the new GNOME is based on libraries GLib 2.18 and GTK + 2.14.

The full list of offers screenshots of new features is available on the authors. The first distributions, which will include new GNOME will probably openSUSE 11.1 and Ubuntu 8.10 is scheduled to premiere later this year.

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