desktop problems

[landon kelsey]

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> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:56:20 -0400
> From: craftjml at gmail.com
> To: kde-quality at kde.org
> Subject: Re: desktop problems
> 
> It may also be that just the Fedora 9 version of Switchdesk has some
> new bugs.  If you Google "f9 switchdesk", there appear to be a few
> problems with it, especially with KDE.
> 
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 10:49 PM, Jud Craft  wrote:
>> The truth is, Landon, for many of the KDE problems you've just
>> mentioned -- no auto hide on panel, allow another color -- these
>> aren't necessarily bugs, but limitations in KDE 4.0.5's Plasma.  They
>> just haven't been implemented yet.
>>
>> Yum Update should bring KDE 4.1 soon, I hope it helps.
>>
>> In the meantime...I finally realized what you are talking about with
>> 'switchdesk'.  If I recall, isn't that a small program that lets you
>> rapidly flip between GNOME and KDE sessions?
>>
>> I highly suspect that considering how much KDE has changed since 3.5,
>> switchdesk probably gives a lot of glitches when used with KDE4.
>> That's not necessarily KDE4's fault; switchdesk was probably meant for
>> GNOME and KDE 3.5.
>>
>> If you just switch using the Login screen in Fedora, you'll probably
>> be okay.  Switchdesk is a specialty tool, and it's hard to identify
>> what's wrong when you use switchdesk, because I imagine not many users
>> actually use it.  I've only read about it myself.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 7:24 PM, landon kelsey
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> the problem is that I am not sure where KDE stops and Fedora picks up!
>>>
>>> THIS is why I stopped making bug reports!
>>>
>>> I may ask some general questions!
>>>
>>> In general, I wait for yum update to deliver a new version trusting that somebody found the problem!
>>>
>>> After making an exhaustive bug report, some wise person comes back and says:
>>>
>>> (1) the bug report is not valid
>>> (2) they do not find the bug
>>> (3) the bug report is in the wrong place
>>> (4)
>>> (5)
>>>
>>>
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>>>> From: groot at kde.org
>>>> To: kde-quality at kde.org
>>>> Subject: Re: desktop problems
>>>> Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:33:24 +0200
>>>>
>>>> Hi Landon,
>>>>
>>>> The kde-quality list isn't really the place for Fedora issues. It's more about
>>>> the software engineering and quality checking tools we use. Fedora issues are
>>>> best reported through the Fedora mailing lists or forums or whatever they
>>>> have.
>>>>
>>>>> will the panel ever recover the hide feature?
>>>>>
>>>>> or allow another color!
>>>>
>>>> Yes  and yes.
>>>>
>>>>> Gnome put icons on the desktop at the upper left for the flash memory stick
>>>>> and NTFS.
>>>>>
>>>>> Under KDE I must first use dolphin to open each so others can see the
>>>>> files!
>>>>
>>>> That is something you could file a bug for on bugs.kde.org -- but bear in mind
>>>> that there's the recently plugged devices thing in the panel which allows the
>>>> same kind of access.
>>>>
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