Krita for KDE 3.5 clone.

[JL VT]

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 6:31 PM, john Culleton <John at wexfordpress.com>wrote:

>
> If you use KDE4 as if it were KDE3 then the whole rationale for
> all the geegaws and gadgets introduced with KDE4 falls apart. You
> have a KDE3 clone that runs slower than the original.
>
> Today I went back to the future. One of the reasons I abandoned xfce4 is
> that after a time it ended in a loop when booting. But I used it on
> another user name and it worked. More importantly krita 2.3.3 also
> worked. So I wiped out the directory ./config/xfce4 in my usual home
> directory and solved the looping problem. Now I have a GUI that
> will run a recent version of Krita and also all the other things
> I need. It boots quickly and there is no slow motion load of
> akonadi to test my patience.
>
> As for KDE4 the gui I am reminded of the critique of a hotrodder
> of years ago about a rival's hotrod car. He suggested, "Jack up
> the horn and build a car around it. But start with a good horn."
>
> I cannot think of a single virtue that KDE4 has that isn't
> duplicated by the other GUIs I have discussed, except for the
> ability to boot more than one session simultaneously. I can live
> without that.
>
> Thanks to all who answered. Krita 2.3.3 has been added to my
> arsenal. Hooray!
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>

If you have some time and patience to test, try to compile the latest Krita
and see how you like it. 2.5 is around the corner and every version packs
new bugfixes and features to try.
(Depending on your distro, this script may help
http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=139&t=92880  )
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