Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-09 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Oct 07, 2011 at 02:34:39PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 19:57 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > Without disabling plasma? > > I switched from KDE3 to KDE4 and then, since I'm unable to stand KDE4 to > GNOME2. GNOME2 is dying :(, I'll need to watch out for a new DE. Tr

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 09/10/11 03:24, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > Am Samstag, 8. Oktober 2011 schrieb Scott Ferguson: >> Fortunately Lenny is still available - for some purposes I still use >> it. I doubt all support for it will end any time soon (hopefully). The >> beauty of Debian - we get a lot of choices. > > On

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sat, 8 Oct 2011 18:23:06 +0200 Martin Steigerwald wrote: Hello Martin, > So I just tested it - instead of taking Ralfs assumption unproved -, > it may use Dolphins file/directory view, but you can *still* create as > many of them as you like, not only two side by side as in Dolphin. I though

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Samstag, 8. Oktober 2011 schrieb Scott Ferguson: > Fortunately Lenny is still available - for some purposes I still use > it. I doubt all support for it will end any time soon (hopefully). The > beauty of Debian - we get a lot of choices. One year after the release of Squeeze - if the security

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Samstag, 8. Oktober 2011 schrieb Brad Rogers: > On Sat, 8 Oct 2011 00:03:11 +0200 > Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > Hello Martin, > > > That might have to do with the fact that Konqueror AFAIR now also > > uses the Dolphin engine for displaying file / directory lists > > Obviously. Definitely

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:21:18 +1100 Scott Ferguson wrote: Hello Scott, > Squeeze systems here - which may account for some differences. Probably. IIRC, there are a few subtle differences. > Same here - as in, if I enable view hidden files, it only displays > hidden files in that particular dir

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 08/10/11 21:25, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:00:01 +1100 > Scott Ferguson wrote: > > Hello Scott, > >> Which Debian release are you running? > > Testing, so KDE is at 4.6.somethingorother. Squeeze systems here - which may account for some differences. > >> Perhaps we're ta

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:00:01 +1100 Scott Ferguson wrote: Hello Scott, > Which Debian release are you running? Testing, so KDE is at 4.6.somethingorother. > Perhaps we're talking of slightly different things - default (don't > know what KDE3.5x was, don't have Lenny on hand) is to apply settin

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sat, 8 Oct 2011 09:20:23 +0100 Lisi wrote: Hello Lisi, > Sorry, Brad. I ought to read the whole of a thread before replying! Why? I don't. :-) In any case, you offered a wee bit more info that I did. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 08/10/11 18:59, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:26:22 +1100 Scott Ferguson > wrote: > > Hello Scott, > >> Toolbar => View => Show hidden files. > > Which applies whatever view mode I have Konq set in, be it list or > icon mode. Which Debian release are you running? In Squeeze

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Lisi
On Friday 07 October 2011 19:18:14 Brad Rogers wrote: > On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:39:36 +0200 > Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > Hello Ralf, > > > I want my KDE3 back, since I now need to watch GNOME2 dying :(. For me > > Have you tried the Trinity fork of KDE3? Sorry, Brad. I ought to read the whole of a t

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Lisi
On Friday 07 October 2011 18:39:36 Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 16:30 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: > > On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 16:46:00 +0200 > > Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > > > Hello Martin, > > > > > Aside from that Konqueror should still work as a file browser as well > > > > Whilst th

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:26:22 +1100 Scott Ferguson wrote: Hello Scott, > Toolbar => View => Show hidden files. Which applies whatever view mode I have Konq set in, be it list or icon mode. In KDE3 The settings for list view & and icon view were somehow, separate. I didn't have to keep (de)sele

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-08 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sat, 8 Oct 2011 00:03:11 +0200 Martin Steigerwald wrote: Hello Martin, > That might have to do with the fact that Konqueror AFAIR now also uses > the Dolphin engine for displaying file / directory lists Obviously. Definitely a backward step. -- Regards _ / ) "The bli

Re: [OT]: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2011-10-08 at 11:16 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > It'd be appreciated if you used "[OT]" instead of just "OT" to signify > the post is "Off Topic" - saves me creating too many filters for the > "special" mail folder - and avoids the possibility that I overlook > something important. Good

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 08/10/11 02:30, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 16:46:00 +0200 > Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > Hello Martin, > >> Aside from that Konqueror should still work as a file browser as well > > Whilst that is true, in KDE3 Konqueror had better functionality than it > does in KDE4. Specifi

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 07/10/11 23:34, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 19:57 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> Without disabling plasma? > > I switched from KDE3 to KDE4 and then, since I'm unable to stand KDE4 to > GNOME2. And. So. What. KDE4 can be configured, easily, to look, and act, the same as KDE3.

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Freitag, 7. Oktober 2011 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 19:21 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 16:46 +0200, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > > Am Freitag, 7. Oktober 2011 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: > > > > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 19:57 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > >

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Freitag, 7. Oktober 2011 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 16:46 +0200, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > Am Freitag, 7. Oktober 2011 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: > > > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 19:57 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > > > Without disabling plasma? > > > > > > I switched from KDE3 t

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Freitag, 7. Oktober 2011 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 16:30 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: > > On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 16:46:00 +0200 > > Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > > > Hello Martin, > > > > > Aside from that Konqueror should still work as a file browser as > > > well > > > > Whils

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Freitag, 7. Oktober 2011 schrieb Brad Rogers: > On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 16:46:00 +0200 > Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > Hello Martin, > > > Aside from that Konqueror should still work as a file browser as well > > Whilst that is true, in KDE3 Konqueror had better functionality than it > does in KD

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 19:21 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 16:46 +0200, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > Am Freitag, 7. Oktober 2011 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: > > > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 19:57 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > > > Without disabling plasma? > > > > > > I switched from K

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Brad Rogers
On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:39:36 +0200 Ralf Mardorf wrote: Hello Ralf, > I want my KDE3 back, since I now need to watch GNOME2 dying :(. For me Have you tried the Trinity fork of KDE3? -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)radnever immediately appare

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 16:30 +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 16:46:00 +0200 > Martin Steigerwald wrote: > > Hello Martin, > > > Aside from that Konqueror should still work as a file browser as well > > Whilst that is true, in KDE3 Konqueror had better functionality than it > does

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 16:46 +0200, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > Am Freitag, 7. Oktober 2011 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: > > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 19:57 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > > Without disabling plasma? > > > > I switched from KDE3 to KDE4 and then, since I'm unable to stand KDE4 > > to GNOME2.

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Brad Rogers
On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 16:46:00 +0200 Martin Steigerwald wrote: Hello Martin, > Aside from that Konqueror should still work as a file browser as well Whilst that is true, in KDE3 Konqueror had better functionality than it does in KDE4. Specifically, the ability to have different viewing profiles a

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Freitag, 7. Oktober 2011 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 19:57 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > Without disabling plasma? > > I switched from KDE3 to KDE4 and then, since I'm unable to stand KDE4 > to GNOME2. GNOME2 is dying :(, I'll need to watch out for a new DE. > > Konqueror

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Brad Rogers
On Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:45:47 +0200 Ralf Mardorf wrote: Hello Ralf, > > KDE4 to GNOME2. GNOME2 is dying :(, I'll need to watch out for a new >^ broken > English, the Germans are able to understand this, it should be > "searching", "looki

Re: OT: Desktop icons - Some blubbering :.(

2011-10-07 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 14:34 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2011-10-07 at 19:57 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > Without disabling plasma? > > I switched from KDE3 to KDE4 and then, since I'm unable to stand KDE4 to > GNOME2. GNOME2 is dying :(, I'll need to watch out for a new DE.