Originally posted by ov1d1u
View Post
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
A Second Beta Of KDE SC 4.9 Released
Collapse
X
-
Originally posted by uid313 View PostThen what if you compare it against Windows, Mac, Xfce, Enlightenment, etc?
Then KDE is still complicated.
If you personally prefer something that's more similar to what GNOME does, then that's fine. Use GNOME, or whatever you like.
But this trolling that KDE is completely unusably complicated is nonsense.
Comment
-
Originally posted by ov1d1u View PostI used KDE until about a week ago, but somehow it seems to get buggy and buggy with every new release.
What could be true is a packaging problem in a distribution.
openSUSE, usually with the best KDE support out there, committed a single patch to one package (a 3rd party dependency even, not a KDE package) to the add-on repository for 4.8 (= not default, because openSUSE 12.1 ships with 4.7 by default) and now KDE applications crash all over the place.
That was an oversight by an openSUSE member and had nothing to do with KDE somehow shipping buggy software. (Rebuilt packages without the faulty patch should be available sometime over the weekend.)
Originally posted by uid313 View PostShouldn't a desktop environment provide "sensible defaults" instead of presenting as many options, features and choices as possible?
Less is more.
Comment
-
Originally posted by uid313 View PostAlways when I tried KDE, I found it very pretty, but I found it difficult to use.
The interface would be cluttered with buttons, menus, toolbars and stuff. They would cram as much as features and functionality into the GUI as possible.
I'd get overwhelmed by it. It lacks simplicity.
Also, I find it too difficult to use the KDE start menu, it required too much effort, navigation and clicks.
Maybe this DE is right one for you:
Comment
-
i don`t know about bugs 4.8 was the first ever usable kde version for me. Same cpu mem usage as good old gnome2 and for what i do skype chatting torrents movies and other boring usual stuff works very fine. I turned off blur and some effects. I still miss the feature in gnome that mounted my pendrive in desktop and had the option to right click and format it, somehow this is missing in kde so i have to use gparted to format my pendrive. I use fedora kde spin and so far has been rock solid. I have to mention my crap harware is an athlon neo x2 with hd3200 very ugly exp with amd mobile platforms so far next time intel .
Comment
-
Originally posted by Alex Sarmiento View PostAll that stuff can be easily solved for your own taste in 5 minutes. Maybe 5 minutes is too much, may be too difficult
Maybe this DE is right one for you:
http://www.sugarlabs.org/index.php?t...y&page=gallery
I hated it.
I hope it has gotten better lately.
Comment
-
Originally posted by smitty3268 View PostKDE is no more complicated than Windows is, and 90% of the world seems to be just fine with that.
If you personally prefer something that's more similar to what GNOME does, then that's fine. Use GNOME, or whatever you like.
But this trolling that KDE is completely unusably complicated is nonsense.
KDE used to be my preferred DE but now it's just a pile of sh**. The KDE wallet is a useless, buggy mess and the constant notifications for updates even after you actually update is a total joke. Basically, you have to disable most of KDE crap. It's gone downhill and Gnome would be an easy choice except they decided to pollute their DE as well since Gnome3 is also a mess now.
Is XFCE a good compromise? It seems like the only choice out of the bloated DEs now. Although, maybe MATE and Cinnamon deserve a look? They look half decent (only check them on Mint so far).
Comment
-
Originally posted by Panix View PostYou probably just don't use your computer.
KDE used to be my preferred DE but now it's just a pile of sh**. The KDE wallet is a useless, buggy mess and the constant notifications for updates even after you actually update is a total joke. Basically, you have to disable most of KDE crap. It's gone downhill and Gnome would be an easy choice except they decided to pollute their DE as well since Gnome3 is also a mess now.
Is XFCE a good compromise? It seems like the only choice out of the bloated DEs now. Although, maybe MATE and Cinnamon deserve a look? They look half decent (only check them on Mint so far).
Comment
-
KDE works beautifully for me, but admittedly I'm an avid Arch user and I tend to install a base (minimal) KDE and just add what I want. I find this works better for me then some of the bloated versions of other distros, not mentioning any names..
I also immediately install "Colibri", the Notify-OSD alternative for KDE, which looks nice and IMO nicer than the default KDE popup tray notification system, but it's all down to personal preference.
Screenie: http://i.imgur.com/a11XH.jpg
And it might just be my hardware but Dolphin rarely ever takes more than 1 second to fully launch for me, which is pretty good considering the features it has.
I can't wait for 4.9... though the only truely new flashy feature I know of is the animated wallpapers which is a bit of a gimmick, but will be nice I suppose. I'm sure there will be other nice improvements under the hood. I've heard a few people say that Kwin seems to have gained even more speed.
Comment
-
Originally posted by Alex Sarmiento View PostIt seems that you are describing a bad KDE packing conf in your distro, since KDE doesn't notify about any kind of updates, and kwallet has been invisible for me for about 2 years now. Most kde features are there for you to be more productive and confortable. So you should blame your distribution for any untested packing or buggy KDE release that you may suffer.
I am using Kde 4.5 in Debian and I get some notifications after start that I need to update something. How can I disable it (I often don't want to waste bandwidth for such things)? I am using Debian
There's tons of examples of people having problems with both the wallet and the notifications being a nuissance. Also, the KDE admins on their forum admit KWallet (or whatever it's called) has bugs and simply request posters file a bug report. So, they're just saying go **** yourself. Their insane program has run the same way since day one. Ever since they went to KDE4, the DE has gone down the drain. It's a useless POS with tons of bugs and stupid processes that don't work or just cause more havoc.
No wonder people are trying XFCE, LXDE and hoping that Cinnamon and/or MATE can be alternatives for Gnome3 which is going the route of KDE in becoming crap.
Comment
Comment