The two mail monitor applications from KDE 1 have merged into one. The new version has the features of both and an improved look and feel. The Control Center modules have been much improved. The layout of many modules has been made more logical. Keyboard navigation has been enhanced.
Many modules have new features.
The place in which you configure certain values has been rethought, so you should find the option you want in the place you expect to find it. The help is also greatly improved. There is 'quick help' for many items, which allows you to find out what a switch, slider etc. Choice from a variety of different address book GUIs is implemented. ABBrowser , the addressbook browser part of the kdepim package, is a new addressbook application chosen to be ready for inclusion in KDE-2.0.