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From: "Jörg Schaible" <joerg.schaible@×××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: konqueror:5 - why couldn't it be more like konqueror:3 ?!!
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 07:37:53
Message-Id: od9ofo$qj0$1@blaine.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] konqueror:5 - why couldn't it be more like konqueror:3 ?!! by Mick
1 Mick wrote:
2
3 > OK, I know life moves on, but this move has been a retrograde step for me.
4 > My konqueror:5 recently updated seems to have a number of problems and
5 > <aheam!>
6 > features I am not happy with. Grateful for any pointers to address these.
7 > In no particular order.
8 >
9 > 1. The Bookmarks Toolbar will *always* show up when launching Konqueror.
10 > I deselect Settings/Toolbars Shown/Bookmark Toolbar and relaunch the
11 > application, only to find out my deselection will not stick.
12 >
13 > 2. The menu shows no icons, only text; buttons like open new tab/close
14 > current tab show no icons, making difficult to guess.
15 >
16 > 3. When used as a file manager Konqueror will only open directories or
17 > files
18 > if I double click on them. I have set up in systemsettings5
19 > Hardware/Input
20 > Devices/Mouse/Single click to open files and folders. Konqueror ignores
21 > it.
22 >
23 > 4. All my years of Bookmarks of Konqueror:4 gone. I had to import them
24 > manually.
25 >
26 > 5. Network places, gone.
27 >
28 > 6. Left hand Panels with Places/Devices/Folders ain't thaa'r.
29 >
30 > 7. Konqueror Introduction page, no icons; unless I hover over them,
31 > hyperlinked titles shown in dark grey over a blue background. I know my
32 > eye sight is not as good as it used to be, but this is really akin to
33 > usability sabotage.
34
35 I am missing the support for man: and info: protocols. Do I need now some
36 additional package?
37
38 Cheers,
39 Jörg