Kubuntu Settings in KDE

[Robert Knight]

Hello,

> * kcookiejarrc: accept cookies by default (I find it hard to believe 
> normal users really want to filter every single cookie)

Not to mention that the cookie prompt has no explanation of what a
'cookie' or 'domain' is.  The default policy in Firefox is to accept
cookies from the website you are visiting by default but reject
third-party cookies.  That seems quite a sensible option to me.

I believe there are extensive discussions on the subject in Mozilla's
Bugzilla.  Probably worth a read.

> * cryptodefaults: don't warn when submitting forms to
> unencrypted sites, everyone does this all the time with Google etc

+1.  My personal experience from school days is that very few people
even read such messages.  They just scan the buttons and look for the
option most likely to get rid of the dialog and let them get on with
browsing.  Bloggers on Planet Mozilla have covered this.

> * click instead of hover on kickoff

My original implementation for KDE 4 did this.  It was the only
deliberate change from SuSE's Kickoff and I think it is the least
frustrating behaviour to work with.

> * kio_httprc: set Firefox userid on google.com,
> makes gmail and calendar work

Is this information replaceable without sending out an entire new
kdelibs / kdebase package?  The compatibility state of websites can and
does change frequently in the 6-month period between releases.  New
websites come along, old ones get browser checks fixed and added etc.

Regards,
Robert.

On Thu, 2008-03-20 at 16:42 +0000, Jonathan Riddell wrote:
> Kubuntu makes some changes to KDE's default settings.  Some are distro
> specific (e.g. no icons on the desktop) but I think some of these
> should go into KDE directly.
> 
> Please comment on which are sensible to go into KDE and which are
> plain wrong.
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> == kdelibs ==
> 
>  * Sub menus are bad.  To simplify the k-menu, Utilities has been
>    flattened to one level.  The old kcontrol categories
>    (X-KDE-settings-hardware etc) have been marked not to be included
>    to stop them appearing in Lost and Found.
>  * cryptodefaults: don't warn when submitting forms to unencrypted
>    sites, everyone does this all the time with Google etc
>  * kdeglobals: show previews in file manager by default
>  * kcookiejarrc: accept cookies by default (I find it hard to believe normal
>    users really want to filter every single cookie)
>  * kio_httprc: set Firefox userid on google.com, makes gmail and
>    calendar work
>  * kwalletrc: don't run first time wizard, its more confusing than
>    than just asking for a password
> 
> == kdebase ==
> 
>  * dolphin: show information bar by default
>  * ktip: don't run this.  Just kill it.  Kill it dead.
>  * kwin: double click on window bar to maximise/minimise (does anyone
>  * use windowbar shading?)
>  * konquerorsu: NoDisplay in apps menu (root is bad)
>  * klipper: NoDisplay in apps menu (autostarted)
>  * systemsettings: NoDisplay in apps menu (in Computer and Favourites)
>  * kmenuedit: NoDisplay in apps menu (in right click menu)
>  * Home.desktop: NoDisplay in apps menu (we have a Computer menu)
>  * click instead of hover on kickoff
> 
> == kdeutils ==
> 
>  * kwalletmanager: NoDisplay in menu (available though systray applet)
> 
> == kdenetwork ==
> 
>  * kppplogviewer: NoDisplay in menu (available through kppp)
> 
> == kdepim ==
> 
>  * NoDisplay on apps included in Kontact, users don't need two ways to
>    get to the same thing
> 
> == kdemultimedia ==
> 
>  * Add an autostart file for kmix, set main window hidden by default
> 
> == kdesdk ==
> 
>  * Don't show profile option for kate, its confusing and gets in the
>    way of the app just starting