Comments on: KDE4 Update: A Turn for the Worse? http://techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/ The rantings of a techie Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:23:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: fedor http://techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-10229 fedor Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:08:59 +0000 http://blog.techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/#comment-10229 Digital Clock widget always show time in 12 (am/pm) hour format and ignore system settings Digital Clock widget always show time in 12 (am/pm) hour
format and ignore system settings

]]> By: Sokraates http://techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Sokraates Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:26:00 +0000 http://blog.techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/#comment-81 As pdx stated, the missing "Add Widgets"-option in the corner is most likely due to your desktop being locked. <br/><br/>I had an issue with the KDE4-apps taking over as defaults, firstly because the old links weren't updated and secondly because even alpha or pre-alpha apps were added as the new defaults (e.g. Amarok 2, which I installed separately and it wasn't default before). Thirdly, the "old" KDE3 apps no longer show up in Kickuoff. Usually that's no problem, actually it's a good thing to reduce clutter. But combined with issue No. 2 it's annoying.<br/><br/>I also found out that KDE 4.0.1 tended to have some quirks and some fixes wouldn't work for me. Then I deleted my ~/.kde4 folder and now everything works as it should.<br/><br/>I'm running Kubuntu 7.10. As pdx stated, the missing “Add Widgets”-option in the corner is most likely due to your desktop being locked.

I had an issue with the KDE4-apps taking over as defaults, firstly because the old links weren’t updated and secondly because even alpha or pre-alpha apps were added as the new defaults (e.g. Amarok 2, which I installed separately and it wasn’t default before). Thirdly, the “old” KDE3 apps no longer show up in Kickuoff. Usually that’s no problem, actually it’s a good thing to reduce clutter. But combined with issue No. 2 it’s annoying.

I also found out that KDE 4.0.1 tended to have some quirks and some fixes wouldn’t work for me. Then I deleted my ~/.kde4 folder and now everything works as it should.

I’m running Kubuntu 7.10.

]]> By: pdx http://techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-80 pdx Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:38:00 +0000 http://blog.techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/#comment-80 Add widgets doesnt show up if you've locked the desktop. Add widgets doesnt show up if you’ve locked the desktop.

]]> By: eternicode http://techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-79 eternicode Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:59:00 +0000 http://blog.techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/#comment-79 vmuppalla: I addressed my "need" for compiz in my last KDE4 article: "I wasn't able to get all the [kwin] effects to work, and the ones I could get working weren't customizable to my liking." Perhaps when it's matured a bit more, I'll try it again. Besides, I know compiz, and we all know we prefer what we know to what we don't :P<br/><br/>In this article, I meant to focus more on the complete change in functionality of the upper-right-hand corner, rather than my lack of use for it. I wasn't surprised that the zoom effect didn't work with compiz.<br/><br/>ravencrow: Thanks for the tip; I thought I had already changed that (back before KDE4), but I guess the change didn't carry across (kinda duh, given the different config directories). vmuppalla: I addressed my “need” for compiz in my last KDE4 article: “I wasn’t able to get all the [kwin] effects to work, and the ones I could get working weren’t customizable to my liking.” Perhaps when it’s matured a bit more, I’ll try it again. Besides, I know compiz, and we all know we prefer what we know to what we don’t :P

In this article, I meant to focus more on the complete change in functionality of the upper-right-hand corner, rather than my lack of use for it. I wasn’t surprised that the zoom effect didn’t work with compiz.

ravencrow: Thanks for the tip; I thought I had already changed that (back before KDE4), but I guess the change didn’t carry across (kinda duh, given the different config directories).

]]> By: ravencrow http://techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-78 ravencrow Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:39:00 +0000 http://blog.techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/#comment-78 Just for the record, you can set your clock to 12 hour time. Go to system settings, and then to regional and language ;) Just for the record, you can set your clock to 12 hour time. Go to system settings, and then to regional and language ;)

]]> By: vmuppalla http://techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/comment-page-1/#comment-77 vmuppalla Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:03:00 +0000 http://blog.techknack.net/kde4-update-a-turn-for-the-worse/#comment-77 why do you need compiz with KDE4 ? The kwin has most of the functionality anyway.<br/><br/>Besides, compiz is at best an alpha hack on the already shaky xorg s/w and that means you are running alpha X s/w. What do you expect ? Why do you do this ? Don't answer here - it is a rhetorical Q intended to lead to introspection. why do you need compiz with KDE4 ? The kwin has most of the functionality anyway.

Besides, compiz is at best an alpha hack on the already shaky xorg s/w and that means you are running alpha X s/w. What do you expect ? Why do you do this ? Don’t answer here – it is a rhetorical Q intended to lead to introspection.

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