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Dne nedelja 12 april 2009 ob 19:49:51 je jdd napisal(a):
> I just wanted to ask here what do you have in kde3.5 and don't find in
> kde4 and you would like to have. Not to say you will have it but to
> give info to devs...

Believe it or not - it's the individually configurable virtual desktops. To 
separate areas of work/leisure/communications/background tasks/etc I have no 
less than 8 virtual desktops on my KDE3.x system, each configured with 
different colors and wallpapers, so as to be distinguishable at a glance; they 
are also configured so as to be reachable via simple key combos. Once you have 
more than 10-15 applications open at once, alt-tabbing through them becomes 
progressively a no-no. Multiple desktops are the most productive solution I've 
found so far.

And another "feature" I absolutely can't do without: a desktop environment 
that doesn't freeze on me every 15 minutes (on average). No matter what some 
people think, this IS important if you use your computer for anything more 
than toying around.

I must admit, however, thatt here is at least one very positive effect KDE4.x 
has had on me: it made me seriously reconsider Gnome. I installed Debian Lenny 
with its --rather oldish-- version of Gnome and my first impressions so far 
are very favourable: while certainly rather Spartan (= less Windows-like), it 
also feels leaner and snappier than KDE.

I think it was Shakespeare who said: Some desktops are born great; some 
achieve greatness; but users don't like having desktops thrown upon them...

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