Steam and Steam Deck Beta fixes pages not rendering, plus GE-Proton 7-49 out now

Valve put out another small Beta update for Steam Desktop and Steam Deck that fixes some more annoying bugs. Changelog again the same across both, since it's mainly about New Big Picture Mode that Desktop and Steam Deck now share.

Here's what's changed:

General

• Fixed a cause of Steam library, chat and Big Picture Mode browser windows showing all black or not rendering.
• Added fast jump by letter to the library.
• Added settings for initial location to show keyboard on desktop and in Steam overlay.

Steam Input

• Fix several instances of Left Bumper/Trigger glyphs having the wrong background image.

Steam New Big Picture - Fedora Desktop

Additionally, a new release of the community-built GE-Proton translation layer has released. Version 7-49 is mainly a small hotfix that deals with the Ubisoft fix from Valve's official Proton. It changes these components:

• Updated proton-wine bleeding edge.
• Updated vkd3d-proton.
• Updated dxvk.
• Updated proton steamclient.

Here's an example guide on installing GE-Proton

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Text Guide to install GE-Proton:

• Download
  • Desktop: head to the official website, scroll down and pick your favourite download option either AppImage or Flathub.
  • Steam Deck: simply download ProtonUp-Qt from Discover in Desktop Mode (Steam Button -> Power - Switch to Desktop).
• Load ProtonUp-Qt.
• Make sure it's set to Steam at the top and select to install GE-Proton.
• Reload Steam to update the compatibility layer list.
• In Steam:
  • Desktop: right click a game and go to Properties.
  • Steam Deck: find the game in your library, go to the little COG on the right and then select Properties.
• Compatibility menu -> Tick the box, select GE-Proton from the drop-down