[kde-linux] Re: Kpatience not closing correctly when logging out.

[Dale]

Duncan wrote:
> Dale posted on Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:20:04 -0500 as excerpted:
>
>    
>> Maybe I am a little OCD or something.  Oh well, I always been a little
>> weird.  lol
>>      
> Maybe.  But I think most folks would consider most Gentoo users a bit OCD.
> Otherwise, what would be the point of the extra work necessary for all
> that building from source?
>
> I know that's one thing I appreciate about both kde and gentoo.  I'm a
> control freak (AKA I have OCD) when it comes to my own computer and I'm
> not ashamed to admit it, and both kde and gentoo have a philosophy that
> encourages creation of the levers necessary for a user to assert the level
> of control I like, while at the same time automating where it makes sense
> -- which is what a computer is /supposed/ to do! =:^)
>
> (FWIW, that's one thing that has me a bit puzzled about gentoo/gnome
> folks.  Gnome is known for its "users are too dumb to know what's best for
> them" attitude toward configuration, and while there's certainly a place
> for such a centralized pre-made choices desktop environment, I've always
> had difficulty correlating that with gentoo's "the user gets the ultimate
> control, even to overriding our default policies if they see fit"
> mentality.  To me, that has always seemed a FAR better match for kde's "if
> there's a scenario where a rational user could make a different choice,
> yes, set a rational default but expose that option to the user", attitude.
>
> Meanwhile, gnome and the ubuntu style seem to be perfectly logical matches
> -- tho it could have been predicted that someone like Shuttleworth would
> ultimately decide his centralized decisions made more sense than those of
> gnome.  Perhaps that explains why kubuntu really hasn't worked out so
> well, too.  It's simply not a particularly good match.
>
> I just don't see what a gentoo user would find of interest in a hand-tied
> desktop environment such as gnome, is all.<shrug>   But obviously some
> find something worth the trouble.)
>
>    

We got that in common I guess.  Poor us.  lol

I do wish KDE would hurry up and let me disable the "random" feature on 
the slide show for my background/wallpaper.  I have pictures that are 
intended to be a slide show and having them in random order makes the 
pictures not make sense.

I have Fluxbox installed as a back up GUI but I do like the features and 
control that KDE gives.  It's a full function GUI but you can disable or 
get rid of most stuff a user doesn't need.  Of course, unlike you I 
leave about everything turned on.

I'm just hoping they get all the issues we are having sorted out pretty 
soon.  I want to be able to logout without closing stuff and have my 
slide show in the right order.

Dale

:-)  :-)