{"id":178307,"date":"2025-07-20T12:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T12:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/?p=178307"},"modified":"2025-07-20T12:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T12:28:56","slug":"kde-plasma-6-5-introduces-long-awaited-rounded-bottom-corners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/kde-plasma-6-5-introduces-long-awaited-rounded-bottom-corners\/","title":{"rendered":"KDE Plasma 6.5 Introduces Long-Awaited Rounded Bottom Corners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The KDE development team has been hard at work refining the upcoming Plasma 6.5 desktop environment, scheduled for release on October 21, 2025, and this week\u2019s updates bring some long-awaited visual enhancements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most noticeable changes is the addition of rounded bottom corners to windows, finally matching the already rounded top corners. It\u2019s now enabled by default in the Breeze window decoration. Of course, if you prefer the old style look, you can always switch it off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honestly, I\u2019ve always thought rounded corners add a nice visual touch\u2014they\u2019re used in pretty much every major desktop environment and operating system out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I\u2019ve often wondered why KDE only applied them to the top corners. But now, with Plasma 6.5 right around the corner, it looks like everything\u2019s finally coming together\u2014something that fans of those small, aesthetic details are definitely going to appreciate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kde-rounded-corners-look.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"749\" src=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kde-rounded-corners-look-1024x749.jpg\" alt=\"KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop environment with rounded corners at the bottom.\" class=\"wp-image-178331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kde-rounded-corners-look-1024x749.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kde-rounded-corners-look-380x278.jpg 380w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kde-rounded-corners-look-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kde-rounded-corners-look-1536x1123.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kde-rounded-corners-look.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop environment with rounded corners at the bottom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond aesthetics, several usability enhancements are on the way in Plasma 6.5:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Resizable sidebars in Discover &amp; System Monitor<\/strong> \u2013 Now you can adjust the width to your liking, and the setting remains in place.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Smarter disk mounting in the Disks &amp; Devices widget<\/strong> \u2013 Skip the lengthy error-checking process for trusted drives or manually trigger a scan without mounting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Better KRunner search results<\/strong> \u2013 No more artificially boosted priority for KDE apps or favorites, which should make results feel more logical.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Instant weather updates<\/strong> \u2013 The Weather Report widget now refreshes immediately after waking from sleep.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A much-needed &#8220;Cancel&#8221; button<\/strong> \u2013 When creating a new user in System Settings, you can now bail out mid-process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that, the upcoming 6.5 release will also include some crucial fixes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Volume Controls no longer break in narrow mode for non-English languages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HDR mode now dims the cursor correctly on the lock screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fewer Kirigami-related crashes when using software rendering.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No more flickering in System Settings\u2019 FormLayout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, on the technical side, KWin is now less reliant on potentially faulty screen color data, and file dialog sizes are stored in a more logical manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For users eager to see these changes in action, the beta release should arrive in the coming weeks. For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kde.org\/2025\/07\/19\/this-week-in-plasma-rounded-bottom-corners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KDE&#8217;s blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image credits: KDE Project<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KDE Plasma 6.5 development finally adds long-awaited rounded bottom corners to windows, new sidebar resizing behavior, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":178310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[3812,1254,6401],"class_list":["post-178307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software","category-news","tag-desktop-environment","tag-kde","tag-plasma-6-5"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linuxiac.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}