On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 2:39 PM, John Andersen
But Basil, why should I change the way I want to do things just because the Devs decided to leave out this useful feature (hide button)?
Because they are the devs and it's their way or the highway unfortunately.
Why should I adopt your way? I don't want to always hide the task bar, it has a wealth of information on it. I want to quickly and easily hide it for the duration of specific tasks.
Concur
If you don't want those hide buttons you can turn them off. But if that feature is left out, no one can have them.
Lately, the hide buttons aren't enabled by default, so it's gotten to the point that a lot of people aren't even aware of that feature.
[rant] I just can't fathom why people jump in and defend dropping very useful features just because THEY don't use it. This is just wrong headed, arrogant, and inconsiderate. Where did that attitude come from, and how did it infect the Linux community? Has the defense of KDE4 progressed to the point that the entire open source ethos are at risk? I avoid Gimp like it had the plague. I detest Amarok. But I never suggest they should be dropped. Some people like these things. They are welcome to them. Why even chirp in with "I never use that"? [/rant]
Just think about all the users who don't participate in lists like this who wouldn't even know WHY the features they find useful have been "removed"(technically, I guess I should say they haven't been added since KDE4 is basically a new desktop. Maybe they should call it KDE/2 1.0 instead.....) or even know how to speak up about it. What's the old saying, 80% of users only use 20% of features? Well, while I'm only very rarely in that other 20%, I have come to sympathize with this more. Bloated program aversion is why I don't use openoffice, gimp, beagle, etc. KDE3/KOffice does everything I need. Maybe the devs should have ASKED the users what features they find useful. Especially in regards to accessibility for people like Dotan. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org