On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 12:11, Charles Obler <joyinstruggle@yahoo.com> wrote:
I've just installed 11.2, and I'm SHOCKED by the apparent loss of functionality.
First question.. have you bumped up to KDE4.4? If not, then do that first. If you're using 4.3.1, then you will definitely have issues.
* In 10.2, I use Ctrl-Alt-D to show the desktop. Function not available in 11.2!
Added to KDE4.4. See: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=182729
* In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-Alt-M to maximize the window: Doesn't work in 11.2.
It's not set by default. you can define it on the KWin component in Configure Desktop > Keyboard > Global Keyboard Shortcuts > KWin
* In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-Alt-A to access the menu bar in KConsole. Function not available in 11.2!
Ctrl+M is what you want.. I think - found it in the Keyboard shortcuts.
* In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-/ and Ctrl-\ to switch between desktops. Function not available in 11.2.
It's been Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2 etc for a long time (in KDE3 as well), and that's how it's defined in KDE4 as well.. you can add Ctrl+/ and \ in the keyboard settings if you like it that way.
Desktop: * In 10.2, I can use a single command to adjust and align all desktop icons. Function not available in 11.2!
Right click > Icons > Sort icons.
* 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.
So change them. it's configurable. You can scale the size up and down on all icons using a handy slider in the config... be it in Dolphin or on the desktop widgets
* in 10.2, my screensavers work. In 11.2, I get segment faults whenever I try to open the KDE screensaver panel.
They work in KDE4 as well... if you're getting segfaults, it's not KDE4 broken by design, it's something wonky in your config or install.
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.
I leave this one up to the Midnight Commander fans to answer. I don't use mc at all.
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?!
?? You're annoyed by what exactly here? That there is no KDE version in the title bar?
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!
Is that a fault of openSUSE11.2? or the manufacturer not writing drivers? What's your point? Some hardware doesn't work in Linux.. this isn't something new.... buy hardware that's compatible... contact the vendor...
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?
People are free to choose the OS that best suits them and their needs. You can be free to use Linux, or use Win7 (and have to prove to Microsoft you have a legit version every 90 days and be at their whim of switching you off at any point). No one claims Linux is the perfect solution for everything.
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.
We've been through this over and over and over and over on the mailing list. KDE4 is still a work in progress. It's improving by huge amounts due to the efforts of long suffering and under appreciated list members like Dotan who put up with loads of abuse to collect the bug reports and submit them. The bugs he's reported are being fixed and closed and a very regular basis. If you don't like KDE4, use one of the other window managers, or submit bug reports to the KDE developers on the bits you like and miss (they are VERY open to feature requests if you ask politely and provide enough information about what you want or moss from KDE3)... for example if you miss Ctrl+Alt+A, and it's actually not implemented, then ask nicely for it. I'd never miss it since I never use it... and if the developer of that part also never uses it... then it may not be included. Snipped the rest of the rant. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org