GNOME Project he announced GNOME 45.3. This is the third update in the latest series of desktop environments GNOME 45 “Riga” which fix bugs and add some improvements to the system. The update introduces a new version (45.3) of the window Mutter and of the composite manager that empowers EGLStreaman engine that efficiently transfers a sequence of image frames from one API to another, with proprietary graphics driver NVIDIA. Mutter 45.3 also fixes relative mode handling for tablets and adds support for syncing geometry only when a window is mapped. Furthermore, improves the selection due to transformation changes so that the actual selection is deferred at most once per frame and, therefore, applies to all pointing devices, which allow you to activate the repick in a more general way. The Mutter 45.3 version also improves the Wayland client support and fixes minor bugs.
GNOME 45.3: the other new features of the update
L’app Settings (GNOME Control Center) now allows you to share WPA3 networks (SAE) more easily and safely, using a codice QR. The new update also includes GNOME Shell 45.3. This allows you to use any Enter key (on the numeric keypad or main keyboard) to take a screenshot, but also better formatting of extension errors. Another novelty concerns the app GNOME Mapsalso updated to version 45.3 to fix a bug that in some cases prevented the display of the POI browser. The same goes for GNOME Softwarewhich now recognizes links in package update descriptions, loads category pages much faster, and more.
The browser is also included in the GNOME 45.3 version Web Epiphany (GNOME Web) 45.2. This release also involves some fixes bugs and improvements regarding the sync option and memory. The GNOME 45.3 update includes the screen reader Orca 45.2. This features a fix for a bug that caused users to get stuck in the menu bar when navigating with the cursor. The image viewer has been improved Eye of GNOME 45.2 with updated appdata e Rygel 0.42.5 media server with fixes for an issue with devices not supporting the protocol DLNA 1.51. Finally, an issue with the devices has been resolved Space field that do not support the file format OGG. The GNOME 45.3 update will soon arrive in the stable software repositories of GNU/Linux distributions. It is currently already available in distributions Fedora Linux 39 e Arch Linux.