Re: [arch-general] A universal Operating System API - why don't we have it?

For example slabs of aluminium have standard sizes I would guess there are at least 50 different standards available for alu plates. But the difference to the computer world is, you can take any of that plates, drill a hole and mount stuff. building materials have well defined specifications

Re: [arch-general] kde4/kmail slow - anybody else notice or is it just me?

2009/12/8 David C. Rankin drankina...@suddenlinkmail.com: Specifically I see a slowdown when I access a mail folder containing 2000 messages or so. Each time I leave and return to a folder (my arch folder for example) kmail reloads and re-sorts the entire folder taking some 20+ seconds each

Re: [arch-general] Why doesn't plasma-panel show open apps in 2 rows in arch?

2009/8/25 David C. Rankin drankina...@suddenlinkmail.com:        Is there a hidden setting for this, or is it just in the next 4.3.00-xyz package to be released? I'm at work, but if i remember correctly, theres is a setting for allowing it to make rows, and theres a checkbox to force this.

Re: [arch-general] Add phonon-xine to KDE deps?

I would say, that this should stay as it is, as long as its the default upstream. Adding all kind of gstreamer plugins as depends would be a workaround, but that isnt very KISS, too. Phonon should say something like I cant play that format for you. Please configure your backend for this file type.

Re: [arch-general] KDE4.3 upgrade

http://www.archlinux.org/news/455/