[kde-linux] kde4, first impressions
Werner Joss
werner at hoernerfranzracing.de
Sun Jan 13 09:56:44 UTC 2008
hello all,
I just want to give some first impressions about kde 4.0.0 here, maybe someone
is interested and/or wants to comment :)
- installation is a breeze (following
http://kubuntu.org/announcements/kde-4.0.php) here
- coexists nicely with kde3, as settings are kept in separate locations.
- easy import for settings from kde3 into kde4 equiv. apps (bookmarks for
konqui)
- kde3 apps run flawless in kde4 session (this is crucial, as some key apps
like pim-suite are not yet available in kde4)
- didn't try the other way round yet (kde4 apps in kde3 session), which might
involve some hassle, though
- looks nice at first glance, will have to figure out many new features,
still.
- new krunner (alt+F2) is nice, easy to find things/navigate
- some nice plasma applets available (recommendation: comic plasmoid!)
- no crashes, so far, only some quirks like konqui not opening graphics
directly, but offers to open via kuickshow with some warning etc...
- performance still seems a bit sluggish, ATM, compared to kde3.
averall: really impressive, though still far from beeing feature complete.
I can just recommend anyone giving it a try, at least for
experience/testing/bug reporting, it's well worth.
werner
p.s.:
anyone knows how to disable (sound-) notifications ?
additionally: how to configure/add bookmarks in dolphin ?
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