On 11 May 2010 09:11, Adrian von Bidder <avbid...@fortytwo.ch> wrote: > Dotan, > > On Monday 10 May 2010 18.12:46 Dotan Cohen wrote: >> I started 4.4 on a new ~/.kde >> folder, can you try in a new user profile and report back? > > I hate it when this shows up. Yes, it's probably easier to debug, but often > bugs *do* show up that don't happen anymore when I remove my ~/.kde > directory, but this doesn't really help the user who has the bug. > Unfortunately, the end result is very often that removing ~/.kde and > starting from scratch becomes the only solution that is "officially" > recommended. >
I know, but it helps to know if the bug is in the config file or the software package. The config file _should_ have been updated when the KDE version was, and I need to know that. > Fine. Except that reconfiguring my desktop to how I want it takes ages. I > use offline IMAP and have 100s of MB of email in my ~/.kde that will need to > be re-downloaded. And stuff like the calendar etc. is in there, too. And > the nepomuk database etc. > You can copy those parts right back over! > So yes, KDE people may well want to know if a bug happens on old > configurations only or if it happens on new configurations, but I think > there's an attitude problem here: KDE needs to become MUCH better at dealing > with unexpected input from its configuration. (I don't have a precise > example right now; I'll try to report this kind of issue when I see it next. > Admittedly, KDE has improved in this area as well.) > I agree with you 100%. I really do. -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kde-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktik1gl9dfwldahoyuopd6kadgntixl6hllkwd...@mail.gmail.com
