On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 23:13:29 +0100, Luca Beltrame wrote:
In data mercoledì 28 novembre 2018 22:32:39 CET, Istvan Gabor ha scritto:
Hello ,
I have installed openSUSE Leap 15.0 with KDE4. I used wolfi323's Frameworks5 repo for installing KDE4 base and other packages:
I'll let Wolfgang chime in for the specific details, but bear in mind that you are running an unsupported configuration, which may break at any time and for any reason (Plasma 4.x is not offered on Leap 15).
Thank for replying. In the meantime I found kwin package kwin-4.11.22-lp150.45.15.x86_64 which install the menu entries related to window behavior and view. I guess that's all I need.
Any specific reason to use Plasma 4.x, which is not even supported upstream, on Leap 15? (this is not a loaded question: I'm genuinely interested in knowing which are the problems you find with Plasma 5).
Quite a few. I write it from memory: - panel height cannot be set accurately, because it doesn't show pixel height - selecting specific date format is cumbersome - custom date format cannot be added - detailed classic start menu (kicker) is missing, only dumb one-layer menus are shown - still no manual panel hiding buttons - most frequently used applications in start menu are readded, but in a clumsy manner (explanation: it is a menu item on the top of the start menus which you can open by moving the mouse up, then to the right, then down to select the application icon. In KDE3 these are on top of the main menu entries, that is, you don't have to change the direction of your handmove, therefore you can reach the application icon much easier and faster, which is the goal of adding the shortcut icons.) - missing screen saver and its settings (no screen locker) - measurement system units: set to metric or imperial without selecting any country - applications help/about KDE doesn't show version number These are I found during the configuration of the desktop. There would be probably many more if I started to use it. The main reason, however, I cannot install plasma5 at all is that it cannot coexist with KDE3. KDE3 is my major desktop, guess why? Because it is still working perfectly, 10 years after it's become unsupported by KDE team. KDE4 I only need because I use some KDE4 applications, and occasionally login to KDE4 session. If I install KDE4 and plasma5, plasma5 panel always appears, even in KDE3 session, and plasma5 takes over KDE3 session. Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org