Faced with the KDE 4 steamroller rumbling & shuddering ever closer, I've been trying out the 4.3.1 versions of apps I frequently use. I have not installed the desktop management part of KDE, only the apps themselves & whatever deps they require: Fluxbox is my desktop manager of choice.
Konsole 4.3.1 -- very much dumbed down from 3.5.10 ; big problem: it seems impossible to predetermine window size; result: back to 3.5.10 & be prepared to use Xterm & Xfce's Terminal. Okular 4.3.1 -- usable, but no noticeable improvement on Kpdf 3.5.10 . Konqueror 4.3.1 -- no way to import bookmarks, but they are easily copied from ~/.kde3.5 , as are style sheets; not explored in any depth, but an impression of dumbing down too (this is for the I/net, not local file management); I don't use it much, prefering Firefox for everyday browsing. Kmahjongg 4.3.1 -- my quick relax with my own layout & personal rules (grin); no problem with my layout (simply copy it over), but they've abolished the grid of removed tiles ! no, when i'm relaxing between more important things, I don't want to exercise my memory on such trivia; result: back to 3.5.10 . Gwenview 4.3.1 -- yes, an improvement on the old independent Gwenview, esp the tree menu, but also rendering of images + thumbnails. Krusader 2.0.0 -- my choice for heavy lifting: no noticeable change. I won't comment on the aesthetics of the brave new KDE ... Does anyone know how to preset Konsole 4 window sizes for different uses ? -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
