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The libfm-qt 2.3.1 update has been released, offering refinements to the core code of this Qt-based library behind LXQt's file manager. The development team has reverted to a more original approach for moving files between directories, which should improve performance and stability in certain conditions. Additionally, redundant hint tags have been removed from the UI, making it easier for developers working on LXQt-related projects to navigate the code. 



libfm-qt 2.3.1 released

A new update has rolled out for libfm-qt, which is essentially a Qt-based version of a foundational library behind LXQt's file manager. Version 2.3.1 offers some welcome refinements to the core code.

It seems the development team took another look at how files are moved between directories, and they've decided to step back from an earlier workaround that was managing this function in ways perhaps not intended by the original design. This shift likely makes things run more smoothly under certain conditions while aiming for a cleaner underlying behavior, which probably helps avoid some tricky issues that could crop up when relying on the workaround.

Elsewhere, there's a bit of UI tidying up too: redundant hint tags have been removed from the library's user interface files. For developers diving into LXQt-related projects, this should help keep things more focused and easier to follow.

If you need to grab this updated library yourself, it’s now available on GitHub for download:

libfm-qt Release 2.3.1

Reverted the workaround for moving directory over directory. For now, sticking with GIO's default behavior is the wisest choice.

Release 2.3.1 · lxqt/libfm-qt