On 19 February 2010 11:11, Charles Obler
I've just installed 11.2, and I'm SHOCKED by the apparent loss of functionality. It feels like Linux is being dumbed-down to meet the meager expectations of Windows users. Tell me I'm wrong!
Most of my complaints pertain to KDE 4. Something has gone TERRIBLY wrong with KDE. Here are some of the things that I can do in 10.2 that I can no longer do in 11.2:
Shortcut keys: * In 10.2, I use Ctrl-Alt-D to show the desktop. Function not available in 11.2! * In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-Alt-M to maximize the window: Doesn't work in 11.2. * In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-Alt-A to access the menu bar in KConsole. Function not available in 11.2! * In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-/ and Ctrl-\ to switch between desktops. Function not available in 11.2.
Desktop: * In 10.2, I can use a single command to adjust and align all desktop icons. Function not available in 11.2! * In 10.2, I have compact icons and the ability to control the font and color. In 11.2, the icons are big and cumbersome. * in 10.2, my screensavers work. In 11.2, I get segment faults whenever I try to open the KDE screensaver panel.
USB Memory: * In 10.2, I can access my USB memory with mc, simply by going to the /media directory. In 11.2, my USB memory is inaccessible, except through Dolphin. Using Dolphin to copy from one directory to another takes me five times as long as using mc.
KDE Version: * When I open the Personal Settings, KDE doesn't display its version. In fact, it doesn't even display KDE! Are the KDE 4 developers trying to hide, or something?!
Internet: * Worst of all, I find that my new nVidia MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2), on the market since 2006, is still not working in 11.2!
In forums, I read of people switching from Linux to Windows 7. I found this hard to believe -- but now that I've "upgraded", I can see why some people might do this. Why have imitation Windows, when we can have the real thing?
I still have an open mind. I just can't understand why Linux is REMOVING functionality. Functionality is the Linux STRENGTH! It's one of the main reasons for USING Linux! For Linux to delete functionality seems self-destructive.
Next, I suppose Linux will do away with the command-line option. After all, only "geeks" use it! This regression really makes me sick. What are they thinking, over at KDE?!
I'd still give KDE 4 a chance - you'll grow into it :-) Although I can see how different it may seem after KDE 3.5 in 10.2. I've got 2 openSUSE 11.2 installations, and USB sticks get automatically mounted under /media, so mc has no problems copying them. Since Dolphin can access your USB media, I'd raise a issue in Novell bugzilla for USB media not being mounted in /media. As to shortcuts, you could explore the Keyboard module in System Settings - it allows you to set up short cuts for pretty much anything. Also, see comment #3 in http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167881. Regards, Vadym -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org