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+TDE R14.1.3 released!
+The Trinity Desktop Environment development team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the TDE R14.1.3 release.
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+<a href="https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/images/e/ee/R14-1-3-philippe.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/images/6/67/R14-1-3-philippe-thumb.png" height=200 border=0 /></a>  <a href="https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/images/b/b9/R14-1-3-michele.jpg"><img alt="" src="https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/images/4/4b/R14-1-3-michele-thumb.png" height=200 border=0 /></a>
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+TDE is a free/libre lightweight desktop environment intended for computer users preferring a lean and efficient experience. It is available for various Linux distros, BSD and DilOS. Low on system requirements, it is also an ideal choice for dated hardware, while still providing a fully usable desktop.
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+R14.1.3 is the third maintenance release of the R14.1.x series. Upgrading from R14.1.2 should be straightforward.
+The key highlights of this version are:
+<ul> <li> initial integration with the XDG Desktop Portal API</li> <li> TDE Control Center module for touchpad settings</li> <li> new mallory twin theme</li> <li> support for window tiling through context menu</li> <li> tde-ebook-reader, a TQt port of FBReader</li> <li> Solarized color themes for Konsole</li> <li> support for back/forward history mouse buttons in various applications</li> <li> support for Python 3.13</li> <li> a TQt for of UniversalIndentGUI to ease source code formatting</li> <li> SFTP connection option for knetattach</li> <li> khotkeys running as a kded module rather than standalone</li> <li> ksirc functional again</li> <li> various enhancements or bug fixes to TQt3 and various applications</li> </ul>There are many more changes both under the hood and visible to users, so please refer to the links below for a longer list and further details.
+<ul><li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Release_Notes_For_R14.1.3">Full version of the Release Notes</a>, including screenshots of some features</li><li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/gitea/TDE/tde/issues/166">TGW issue list</a></li><li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Changelog_For_R14.1.3">Detailed commit changelog</a></li></ul>We would like to thank all the people who have contributed to the preparation of this release and we are looking forward for further contributions in future.
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+We highly recommend to follow our <img alt="Mastodon channel" src="media/mastodon-icon.png" width=16 /><a href="https://floss.social/@tde"> Mastodon channel</a> if you would like to stay up to date with TDE news and development.
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+We would also like to thanks all those who have donated to the project. Please consider supporting the project with a <a href="https://www.trinitydesktop.org/donate.php">donation</a>.