I actually think 11.2 is the strongest openSUSE release yet. On Friday 19 February 2010 12:11:31 Charles Obler wrote:
* In 10.2, I use Ctrl-Alt-D to show the desktop. Function not available in 11.2! * In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-Alt-M to maximize the window: Doesn't work in 11.2. * In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-Alt-A to access the menu bar in KConsole. Function not available in 11.2! * In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-/ and Ctrl-\ to switch between desktops. Function not available in 11.2.
You can configure these under KDE System Settings > Keyboard & Mouse > Global Keyboard Shortcuts > toggle "KDE Component" drop down list to "KWin" add the shortcuts you'd like. You may wish to map the Ctrl-Alt-D shortcut to the "Show Plasma Desktop" option instead of "Show Desktop", this will present the folder view container that has your icons to the front of the desktop without minimizing your open apps. I find this workflow to be a very big usability improvement. Your mileage may vary.
Desktop: * In 10.2, I can use a single command to adjust and align all desktop icons. Function not available in 11.2! * 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. * in 10.2, my screensavers work. In 11.2, I get segment faults whenever I try to open the KDE screensaver panel.
You can configure all of these options. The widget that displays the icons is called a "Folder View" widget. Either right click on the folder view widget and choose "Folder View Settings" or unlock the desktop widgets and move the mouse over the folder view widget and click the spanner/settings icon on the popout bar. Then click the "Display" config option, icon size, text colour and shadow, grid layout... it's all there. I personally don't display desktop icons at all anymore since moving to KDE4. I have two folder view widgets, one displays my home folder, the other displays a collection of frequently used file and network locations. When I have all my desktops chock full of applications I don't want to minimise anything so I use the "Show Plasma Dashboard" mapped to a keyboard shortcut.
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.
Sorry can't help you here :(
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?!
In KDE Settings, click the help icon on the toolbar and select "About KDE" or from any KDE help menu ;)
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.
I understand your frustrations, but as others have said, you cannot think of KDE4 as KDE3 + New things. Sure, the early versions of KDE4 were lacking in functionality, but early versions of KDE3 could be pretty horrible to use too. Most of the functionality that people complain is missing from KDE4 has in fact *in* KDE4 for a long time, but they just didn't take the time to find it or ask where it is. In any case, KDE4 has been a pleasure to use since at least 4.2.x and I can honestly say I find it a step backwards and incredibly frustrating when having to use KDE3 now. Dolphin is a great file manager (the kio slaves work in it too) and since I never used Konq much for browsing I honestly cannot remember the last time I used Konqueror. Or just use midnight commander.... There are lots of happy KDE4 users like myself who I'm sure will not mind taking time to answer questions and help you tweak your work environment to something that suits. Cheers the noo, Graham -- “What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.” - Christopher Hitchens -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org