The GNOME Project has announced GNOME 47.1, the first maintenance update to the GNOME 47 series, also known as “Denver.” This update brings several improvements and new features aimed at enhancing user experience and accessibility.
New Features and Enhancements
GNOME 47.1 improves the accessibility of Quick Settings, making it easier for users to access and manage their system settings. The update introduces better display scaling, ensuring that icons and interface elements are rendered optimally on screens of all sizes.
Users can now customize accent colors in the tablet configuration UI, adding a personal touch to their devices. This feature allows users to resume remote desktop sessions even after being disconnected, ensuring a seamless experience.
The new dialog windows design improves usability across various screen sizes, making it easier to interact with system and app dialogs. The GNOME Web browser now allows users to add bookmarks in Incognito mode, disable tab navigation shortcuts in the tab overview, and improve the certificate selection dialog.
Various minor improvements have been made to the GNOME Software app, including enhancements to the review submission dialog and DKMS and snap plugins. The GNOME userspace virtual filesystem (GVFS) has received improvements for handling OneDrive, making it easier to manage files stored on the cloud service.
The update adds missing top-bar indicators and fixes issues with the “ignore-workspace” setting in Classic and Window List extensions. GNOME Text Editor now features improved text wrapping for banners on small form factors, enhancing readability.
