* CRITICAL: initialize properly configuration files during startup [kde#417886]
* IMPORTANT: Do not load a Shared Layout as Central when it is already loaded and as such do not mess the MultipleLayouts appearance when a Shared layout should also be used [kde#417886]
* [wayland] do not crash when right clicking Tasks plasmoid [kde#417546]
* update animations speed to support plasma 5.18 new animation speed values
* do not double release dock visibility after Meta application launcher triggering [kde#417239]
* improve blur region calculations in general and do not send invalid areas to kwin [kde#417254]
* improve blur area calculations during startup when parabolic effect is disabled [kde#416928]
* show Tasks icon size properly during startup when parabolic effect is disabled
#### Version 0.9.8.1
* fix availableScreenRegionWithCriteria calculations. A commit from master branch was lost even though it should be inside initial 0.9.8 release