On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Lisi <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > No - that is the problem!! I loved KDE 3.5.x and have become quite slick with > it. KDE 4 is different. I don't like it. If I have to, in effect, change > DE, and go through the learning curve again, there is no reason why it would > have to be to KDE 4. When the time comes that I cannot sensibly go on using > KDE 3, I shall chose where I go next on the basis of what the options are > looking like at the time. I can see little liklihood that that choice will > be KDE 4. I may even switch to a window manager without a DE, and chose > other ways of working, if that is the only way that I can avoid the glitz > that is now all the rage. > > How things look is very important to me. I have problems with my eyes, and > how a thing looks can influence whether I can work on a thing for one minute, > ten minutes or an hour. > > I have no problem with other people liking and wanting to use KDE 4. I have a > problem with their, in some cases, not allowing me the freedom _not_ to use > it. And I personally shall mourn the passing of KDE 3.
The unexpected forced downgrade from KDE 3.5 to 4 in Sid actually ended up being a good thing for me. (the loss of the ability to have a different background for each desktop was a KDE showstopper. So the forced downgrade prompted me to actually take a serious look at other desktop environments. And had that not happened, I would not be using Enlightenment on all my Linux boxes today. I have become quite enamored with Enlightenment, and now see no need whatsoever to go back to KDE or switch to Gnome. Granted, I will happily use various KDE and Gnome based tools if needed. That is no big deal. But E (with the Steampunk theme) is now my environment of choice. :) Only drawback so far I have encountered is the inability to change the background color on the desktop if the wallpaper image does not fill the entire screen. It can be a bit hard on the eyes with that harsh white background, but I think I can get used to it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/o2j5cf6328d1005071703y84c3ff84q2002145f39c3f...@mail.gmail.com
