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Faced with the KDE 4 steamroller rumbling & shuddering ever closer, |
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I've been trying out the 4.3.1 versions of apps I frequently use. |
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I have not installed the desktop management part of KDE, |
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only the apps themselves & whatever deps they require: |
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Fluxbox is my desktop manager of choice. |
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Konsole 4.3.1 -- very much dumbed down from 3.5.10 ; |
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big problem: it seems impossible to predetermine window size; |
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result: back to 3.5.10 & be prepared to use Xterm & Xfce's Terminal. |
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Okular 4.3.1 -- usable, but no noticeable improvement on Kpdf 3.5.10 . |
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Konqueror 4.3.1 -- no way to import bookmarks, |
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but they are easily copied from ~/.kde3.5 , as are style sheets; |
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not explored in any depth, but an impression of dumbing down too |
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(this is for the I/net, not local file management); |
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I don't use it much, prefering Firefox for everyday browsing. |
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Kmahjongg 4.3.1 -- my quick relax with my own layout & personal rules (grin); |
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no problem with my layout (simply copy it over), |
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but they've abolished the grid of removed tiles ! |
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no, when i'm relaxing between more important things, |
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I don't want to exercise my memory on such trivia; |
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result: back to 3.5.10 . |
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Gwenview 4.3.1 -- yes, an improvement on the old independent Gwenview, |
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esp the tree menu, but also rendering of images + thumbnails. |
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Krusader 2.0.0 -- my choice for heavy lifting: no noticeable change. |
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I won't comment on the aesthetics of the brave new KDE ... |
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Does anyone know how to preset Konsole 4 window sizes for different uses ? |
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