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==GNOME 3.10==
Fedora 20 features GNOME 3.10. This latest version of the GNOME desktop will have a number of new applications and features:
* New Feature: Fine grained scrolling when dragging the scroll bar handle, or scrolling while holding the shift key.
* New feature: Support for login and authentication with Smart Cards.
* New feature: Header bars: Header bars merge title bars and toolbars into a single element, giving more screen space to window content and improving presentation of application controls.
* Improved Magnifier with caret tracking, press F7 to activate caret.
* New Feature: Lock screen background customization
* New feature: Geolocation: A new geolocation framework allows features like automatic timezone updates when travelling and location detection in `Maps`.
* New feature: `GNOME Documents` support for OwnCloud
* New feature: Drag and drop files between your computer and a `Boxes` guest. Windows guests will need http://spice-space.org/download/windows/spice-guest-tools/ installed, and linux guests will need an updated version of spice-vdagent.
* New Feature: `Boxes` support for importing filesystem images
* Improved user interface for "Comtacts"
* Improved automatic scaling for high pixel density displays.
* Improved application selection in the shell Overview
* Flikr integration with GNOME Online Accounts allows access to Flikr content in GNOME Photos.
* Improved, integrated system status menu.
* Redesigned `gnome-tweak-tool`,  with improved design, extension integration, and expanded functionality.
* New: `gnome-maps`, A simple map application for the GNOME Desktop.
* New: `gnome-music`, a streamlined application for playing and sharing music.
 
GNOME 3.10 also offers a technical preview of GNOME support for wayland.
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===GNOME Software===
A new, visually appealing application for browsing and installing applications.
 
There is also preliminary support in this release for running GNOME-shell as a Wayland compositor, though Wayland may not be in the default packages for the final Fedora 20 release.
 
===More reading===
To learn more about GNOME 3.10, check:
* Upstream release notes: https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/
* New applications: https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/more-apps.html
* User Experience updates: https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/more-core-ux.html
* Internationalization notes: https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/i18n.html
* Sysadmin/Developer Notes: https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.10/developers.html
 
==KDE==
===KDE Plasma Workspaces 4.11===
KDE Plasma Workspaces 4.11 is a long term release of the popular, full featured desktop environment.  Major changes have been made to user experience, personal information management, and performance aspects of the platform.
 
User experience:
* Taskbar has been [http://blogs.kde.org/2013/07/29/kde-plasma-desktop-411s-new-task-manager ported to QtQuick ], providing more consistent and fluent behavior.
* Battery widget now supports keyboard brightness, and displays status for multiple batteries in peripherals, such as in mice and keyboards.
* Notification popups now have a configure button, allowing customization of the type of notification displayed.
* Kmix, the KDE sound mixer, performs better and more stably, in addition to [http://kmix5.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/kmix-mission-statement-2013/ adding media player controls to the widget]
* Improved performance of Kwin, the KDE window manager.
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===SDDM as Display Manager===
 
===Plasma-nm Network applet===
 
==MATE==
===bluetooth===
In Fedora 20 the MATE desktop Bluetooth applet suffers compatibility issues with Bluez5. Users needing Bluetooth functionality should install the `bluedevil` package


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