[gentoo-user] konqueror:5 - why couldn't it be more like konqueror:3 ?!!

[Mick]

OK, I know life moves on, but this move has been a retrograde step for me.  My 
konqueror:5 recently updated seems to have a number of problems and <aheam!> 
features I am not happy with.  Grateful for any pointers to address these.  In 
no particular order.

1. The Bookmarks Toolbar will *always* show up when launching Konqueror.  I 
deselect Settings/Toolbars Shown/Bookmark Toolbar and relaunch the 
application, only to find out my deselection will not stick.

2. The menu shows no icons, only text; buttons like open new tab/close current 
tab show no icons, making difficult to guess.

3. When used as a file manager Konqueror will only open directories or files  
if I double click on them.  I have set up in systemsettings5 Hardware/Input 
Devices/Mouse/Single click to open files and folders.  Konqueror ignores it.

4. All my years of Bookmarks of Konqueror:4 gone.  I had to import them 
manually.

5. Network places, gone.

6. Left hand Panels with Places/Devices/Folders ain't thaa'r.

7. Konqueror Introduction page, no icons; unless I hover over them, 
hyperlinked titles shown in dark grey over a blue background.  I know my eye 
sight is not as good as it used to be, but this is really akin to usability 
sabotage.

The are probably more problems I have not captured above, but my experience of 
konqueror:5 is that of crippleware.  I don't know if this has anything to do 
with it, I am not running konqueror on a full plasma desktop, but as a stand 
alone application.  Have you observed similar?

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Regards,
Mick