Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from September 13 to September 20.
This week we released GNOME 47!
This new major release of GNOME is full of exciting changes, including accent colours, better open/save dialogs, an improved Files app, better support for small screen sizes, new dialog styles, and much more! See the GNOME 47 release notes and developer notes for more information.
Readers who have been following this site will already be aware of some of the new features. If you’d like to follow the development of GNOME 48 (Spring 2025), keep an eye on this page - we’ll be posting exciting news every week!
The changes for Loupe 47 have mostly been subtle and in the background. But for Loupe 48, we are already full steam ahead of making a lot of more noticeable changes, including work on image editing. You can learn more in my latest blog post or even get weekly updates as a backer on Patreon or Ko-fi.
the new development cycle has started, so libadwaita now has toggle groups as a replacement for linked boxes of exclusive toggle buttons. Having a dedicated widget not only provides easier to use API, but also uses a less ambiguous style that wouldn’t be possible with a generic box.
There’s also an inline view switcher using a toggle group. It works with AdwViewStack instead of GtkStack, and so AdwViewStack has an optional crossfade transition now, as it’s commonly needed in contexts where inline view switchers are used.
Meanwhile, the bottom bar in AdwBottomSheet can now be hidden, which may be useful for empty states in music players
Additionally, James Westman added a property to add banner to a preferences page, while Emmanuele Bassi added a few cubic bezier easing functions for AdwTimedAnimation
The search activation was delayed. This avoids spamming the search backends, which improves the overall performance, reduces power consumption, and eliminates flickering in the interface.
The Event popover was reworked and redesigned. It introduces a padlock icon for read-only events, properly separates each section, and it wraps/ellipsizes text properly.
The about dialog was ported to AdwAboutDialog.new_from_appdata. This makes it easy for us to include release notes without putting any effort. This means, starting from 47, it will now be easy to view release notes directly in Calendar.
This week Binary was accepted into GNOME Circle. Binary makes working with numbers of different bases (e.g. binary, hexadecimal) a breeze. Congratulations!
The first version of Flood It has been released! It is a simple strategy game in which you need to flood the entire board with a single color in as few moves as possible.
Linux App Summit 2024 is two weeks away! This year’s conference will take place on Oct 4-5 in Monterrey, Mexico and all main track talks will be live-streamed for remote attendees. Registration is still open for both in-person and remote attendance, make sure to let us know how you plan to attend. More event details including the full talk schedule can be found on linuxappsummit.org.
The GNOME Asia 2024 Call for Participation is still open! If you would like to submit a talk or workshop for this year’s summit make sure to apply online by September 30. This year’s conference will take place in Bengaluru, India from Dec 6-8 and allow attendees and speakers to participate remotely. Learn more about GNOME Asia 2024.
The GNOME Foundation is searching for applicants for our open Executive Director position. We’ve extended the application deadline until September 25 and encourage qualified individuals who share our vision of promoting software freedom and innovation to apply. Learn more about the position and how to apply here.
That’s all for this week!
See you next week, and be sure to stop by #thisweek:gnome.org with updates on your own projects!
