Drag and drop functionality has been extended . Where you expect to be able to drag something, it's quite likely you now can. You can select a wallpaper image by dragging pictures from the Konqueror web browser directly to the desktop. You can set the colours of the buttons of your calculator. There is now a new international keyboard manager .
Applications now start faster .
More intelligent design of startup sequences reduces the time needed before you get to start using the program. The clock has been reworked and sports a stylish new LCD-style face. Of course, the look can be configured to your heart's content. The utility named 'Klipper' has been moved to the base package. It appears on the panel 'system tray', represented by a picture of a clipboard.