MATE Desktop 1.8 发布，此版本包括许多改进，新特性：支持窗口管理器 Metacity；并排窗口排列等等。同时也包括许多 bug 修复。更新内容如下：
Control Center: added support for Metacity as window manager;
Marco (window manager): added side-by-side tiling (windows snapping);
Caja (file manager):
added option to use IEC units instead of SI units;
added “Open parent location” option in context menu in search view;
Panel: Added support to run dialog and main menu opening with Metacity keybindings;
Screensaver: show date and time in lock dialog;
Applets:
added undo functionality to sticky note applet;
new “command” applet to show the output of a command;
rewritten “timer” applet in C;
mouse middle click on volume applet toggles mute state;
added MATE User Guide;
added mpaste tool for paste.mate-desktop.org;
Eye Of MATE (image viewer): added shuffle mode in slideshow;
more.
除了这些之外还包括一些包的替换：
replaced mate-doc-utils with yelp-tools;
replaced libmatekeyring/mate-keyring with libsecret/gnome-keyring;
replaced libmatewnck with libwnck;
replaced mucharmap with gucharmap;
replaced mate-bluetooth with blueman.
MATE 是一个基于 Gnome 2 开发的 Linux 桌面系统。
项目主页：http://mate-desktop.org/
下载地址：http://wiki.mate-desktop.org/download
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