Linux Mint previews XApp updates, Xepub reader, and Clockenstein calendar
Key Takeaway
Linux Mint is developing several new XApp components, including a dedicated EPUB reader and a multi-service calendar application.
Summary
Linux Mint has announced a preview of upcoming features planned for its next version. Key developments include the redesign of the Library component, the introduction of Xepub for EPUB reading, and Clockenstein, a new calendar application that supports Google Calendar and CalDAV services.
New XApp developments
- Xepub: A new EPUB reader featuring chapter navigation, bookmarks, configurable search engine integration, and text annotations.
- Clockenstein: A calendar application featuring a background daemon for synchronization and a notification agent; supports local, Google Calendar, and CalDAV (e.g., Nextcloud) accounts.
- Library: Redesigned to organize documents by file type rather than by the application used to open them.
- XApp Project: Now features a dedicated website at xapp-project.org to improve component discoverability.
Why it matters
The expansion of the XApp project provides reusable libraries and tools that can be utilized by other desktop environments and distributions beyond Linux Mint.
Original reference: blog.linuxmint.com →