[opensuse-kde] missing KDE4 menus in systemsettings
Hello: I have installed openSUSE Leap 15.0 with KDE4. I used wolfi323's Frameworks5 repo for installing KDE4 base and other packages: repositories/home%3A/wolfi323%3A/branches%3A/KDE%3A/Frameworks5/openSUSE_Leap_15.0/ KDE4 works OK but in systemsettings there are many missing entries that were available in my previous openSUSE 13.1 KDE4 systemsettings. These are the missing menu entries: Desktop Effects (in Workspace Appearance and Behavior) Window Decorations (in Workspace Appearance and Behavior/Workspace Appearance) Window Behavior menu with its submenus (in Workspace Appearance menu) Virtual Desktops (in Workspace Behavior menu) Screen Edges (in Workspace Behavior menu) I guess these become available if I install some packages but don't know which ones? Thanks, Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
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). 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). -- Luca Beltrame - KDE Forums team GPG key ID: A29D259B
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
Istvan Gabor composed on 2018-11-29 00:24 (UTC+0100):
KDE4 I only need because I use some KDE4 applications,
Which ones?
and occasionally login to KDE4 session.
Why? Does TDE, instead of KDE3, suffer the same problems trying to coexist with Plasma 5? -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:39:16 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
Istvan Gabor composed on 2018-11-29 00:24 (UTC+0100):
KDE4 I only need because I use some KDE4 applications,
Which ones?
mostly digikam, occasionally krusader, kde4 kuickshow.
and occasionally login to KDE4 session.
Why?
Sometimes KDE app doesn't work in KDE3 as expected, I cannot recall exactly, but I seem to remember that if I run kde4 krusader in kde3 it cannot enter kde4 root mode. I had also problems with kde4 kuickshow in kde3 showing empty black windows only. openSUSE KDE3 has disabled kuickshow long time ago and I always have to rebuild KDE3 packages to build kde3 kuickshow and it works but sometimes distorts images when rotates them after zooming.
Does TDE, instead of KDE3, suffer the same problems trying to coexist with Plasma 5?
I haven't used TDE for a while. I had 14.0.4 previously but I prefer openSUSE KDE3, because its removable media handling fits me better and I had problems with special characters in simple text files. And if I have to build a native KDE application I can do it in openSUSE native KDE3 but I can't in .trinity, because they renamed a lot of stuff. I guess it would not interfere with plasma5 (or the opposite, plasma5 wouldn't intefere with TDE), because, if I know correctly, plasma5 uses a .kde dir for its settings (as kde3) but TDE uses .trinity for its settings. But I haven't tried it, I am no sure. Thanks, Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-kde+owner@opensuse.org
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Felix Miata
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Istvan Gabor
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Luca Beltrame