On 2009-06-03, David <wizza...@gmail.com> wrote: > - Ctrl+Alt+Backspace seems to have been disabled.
That's a Xorg thing, not a kde thing. > - When I installed kde-full with aptitude, sound wasn't working in any > any apps (even mpg321 on the command-line), and the KDE sound settings > couldn't detect backends. I think that phonon was blocking /dev/pcm > (for example) in such a way that apps can't use them any more, but not > able to play sound sent to the devices. The only sound that worked was > the KDE login and logout sounds. It was by pure chance that I found > out about gstreamer backends and tried installing a few of those > packages, which seemed to fix things. I didn't notice a > recommend/suggest for gstreamer plugins when installing the kde4-full > package. please try the xine backend of phonon. > - The USB device detection popup from the bottom bar, gives an option > to unmount, but when I use that option, the entire bottom bar freezes > up, and I have to restart kdm on the command-line (which I have to go > to with ctrl+alt+f1 since I can't use Ctrl+Alt+Backspace any more) to > get my system back into working order. fixed in 4.2.4 (kdebase-workspace) > - Sometimes when my system is under load, compositing is switched off. > I don't seem to be able to turn it back on. > > I tried going to System Settings -> Desktop. Enable desktop effects > was still checked. I tried unchecking and re-checking it, but I got an > error message saying that it couldn't reenable. I also found info on > the web about pressing ctrl+shift+f12, but that didn't seem to make > any difference. Compositing was only reenabled when I restarted kdm on > the command-line When I see this (with a nvidia card), it requrise a X restart to somehow reinitialize things. I_don't see it on my intel machine, so I kind of blame nvidia. > - Many of the downloadable plasmoids (when you go to "install > widgits") have errors and don't work at all afaik, still a work in progress, the script interfaces still have something to be finished. Non-script plasma widgets is not installable this way (and will never be) > - I used to be able to set a "Redmond" KDE theme in kpersonalizer, > which made the windows and keyboard shortcuts work like Windows XP. I > can't seem to find the theme, or an equivalent to kpersonalizer. For > instance, I usually use windows key-M to minimize all Windows. To fix > that, I had to disable Meta-M in Amarok, install the "Show the > Desktop" plasmoid, and set it to activate with Meta-M. Some things are just different with new versions. > - The new Kmail layout with aggregation was confusing. I turned it > back to a flat view as soon as I found out how. Some things are just different with new versions. I like the aggregations. > - The startup progress display (with icons that animate from left to > right) disappears if you click outside it. The KDE startup completes, > but it doesn't look very nice. Yes, I shouldn't click outside, but it > still bothers me me. oh well. > - KWrite has beome weird. I can't seem to set the > indentation/hilighting type anywhere, it autodetects, and I don't seem > to be able to manually set the hilighting type. Please file a bug on bugs.kde.org > > - Kwrite doesn't set the correct auto-indentation for Python. I have > to go into the Kwrite settings and change the indentation there, which > will probably affect editing of non-Python source files. please file a bug on bugs.kde.org > - The application launcher program doesn't always automatically close > when you click outside. Sometimes I have to click on it's icon on the > bottom of the screen to make it close. Bug or feature? I don't know. > - I can't find a way to set the "KDE 3.5" "look and feel" for KDE 4.2. > 3.5 had a nostalgic (win 95/98)-like simplicity, with very little > bling, but it was very functional. I'd love it I could set apps back > to that window theme instead of the newer OSX/Windows-like shininess. > The shininess and effects are nice, but I prefer KDE 3.5's somewhat > spartan and highly responsive UI more. You can make it look like windows 95 if you want. http://mschlander.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/is-kde-42-too-shiny/ /Sune -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kde-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org