Larry Stotler wrote:
We've been having some interesting discussions over on the factory mailing list, and it was pointed out that maybe we were ignoring the regular users, so I figured I'd give it a shot and see how things have been going for those using KDE in openSUSE 11.0.
General questions I have for you are:
1. Which KDE are you using, v3.x or v4.x?
I can use either, but in general I use v3.x because it works, is stable, and seems to have the programs that I need to use. Secondly, I can extract a tarball to the desktop without having to go through a lot of extra work when I install a program. In v4.x I have to create a folder on the desktop, then use ark to extract the tarball to that folder, then get down to the business of installing whatever it was that I wanted to install in the OS.
2. If you are using KDE4, what are your thoughts? Better than KDE3 or Gnome? Worse?
My first experience with KDE4.1 was that it crashed when I tried to change the wallpaper to something that I liked. It wiped out my trash icon on the desktop in 3.x as well. I couldn't figure out a way to reinstall the trash icon on the desktop in 3.x or 4.x when I reinstalled 4.1, so now I have a trashcan icon in kicker. It works about the same, just can't get it in the "right" place on the desktop.
3. If you are using KDE4, have you updated to the current v4.1.x build that is available or are you still using the v4.0.x build that came with the installation?
I updated to v4.1 right from the start, because it was rumored to be much better. I suppose that is true, but compared to v3.x it isn't too good.
4. If you have used KDE3 in the past, and are using KDE4 now, do you feel that it is a good replacement for KDE3? Strengths of KDE4? Weaknesses?
I don't feel that it is a good replacement for KDE3. It just isn't stable enough, in my opinion. It is a little harder to do installations of programs that must be installed from tarball because it won't extract to one folder on the desktop automatically. I use KDE4 to play with to prepare for the inevitable future when I have to know how to use it, but don't use it for what I really need to do now.
5. Do you like the look and feel of KDE in either KDE3 or KDE4? If not, what would improve it?
KDE3 is fine, and works good. KDE4 has a good future when it gets fixed to a stable condition, and when it becomes more fully featured.
Thanx
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