On 2011/10/25 12:25 (GMT+0200) Sven Burmeister composed:
Am Montag, 24. Oktober 2011, 21:11:44 schrieb Felix Miata:
That "small" niche includes some users dependent on KDE3 features that remain missing in KDE 4.7 (e.g. https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158556)
How can one *depend* on such a feature? Depend for me means that you cannot work without it. How is that possible, especially since hiding the panel is possible, it's just that one way of hiding which is not available.
e.g. means example. It's the first such feature that comes to mind in this kind of thread, but hardly the only. I take a lot of screenshots. They usually depend on windows staying put. I have to arrange them with the panel out of the way for that to happen. Autohide doesn't work for that purpose, while I need access to what the panel contains up until the last moment before clicking the shutter.
not to mention intolerable new bugs in KDE4 (e.g. https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=283366).
This is a niche bug and openSUSE is not a niche distro. So this bug is not intolerable but "in-noticeable" for 99%+ of openSUSE users. Of course I do not know the latter but my assumptions are at least as valid as yours when you use this "bug" as an argument for calling it intolerable and including KDE3.
No matter how small the niche, the problem is nevertheless intolerable to those to whom it happens, particularly since it is regressive behavior. KDE4 should have had an entirely new name from its inception, since it is apparent there was never an intent that it would be everything good that KDE3 was. It's too bad Trinity isn't good enough to include by that name instead of KDE3 so that it could be considered a "current" desktop suitable for inclusion alongside LXDE, XFCE & some arguably antique others that are included. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org