|
General software and network General OS-independent software and network questions, X11, MTA, routing, etc. |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
|||
I use it day-to-day all the time. Installed straight from the ports tree without any problems, and quite happy with the environment.
Adam |
|
|||
No big issues what-so-ever. I did have to reconfigure various preferences that I had setup in KDE3, but that's to be expected.
I have had one or two crashes when disabling kwin's built in compositor, but that's likely an issue with the driver. It also sometimes happens if I switch from compiz to another window manager. It feels quite snappy here on a radeon x1300 and x1950. Adam |
|
||||
Currently there are issues with nVidia cards using the composting features of KDE4. This is a driver issue that is being worked on by nVidia. I have found KDE4 to be simply unusable with the compositing enabled with my nVidia card. The desktop is extremely slow even for simple things like minimizing a window. With compositing turned off, things work pretty smooth.
As far as stability goes, I haven't noticed too much trouble in the short amount of time I have used it. There is also a bug in KDE4 that won't allow you to unmount or eject CDs. As a long-time KDE user (and fanboy), I am sticking with KDE3 for now. I have KDE4 installed for messing around with and making ports, but for my day-to-day stuff...it's KDE3. There are too many good apps that still depend on KDE3 libs anyways like amarok, k3b, and kmymoney. I am also disappointed in the lack of configurability of the plasma panel compared to kicker. Some of the things I don't like can be resolved by third party apps like the lack of a "QuickLauncher" applet. But, I still can't get tasks to appear in 2 or more rows. |
|
||||
Quote:
|
|
|||
No idea :-) I've never used PC-BSD.
Adam |
|
||||
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
|
|
||||
KDE 4.1 is very usable as a desktop. Most of the apps from KDE3 are available, although not yet all of them (KOffice, Amarok, Kontact, KTorrent). But, using KDE3 apps in a KDE4 desktop works fine.
Quote:
Quote:
It does take a while to get configured the way you want. But once configured, it nicely stays out of your way. |
|
||||
Quote:
http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-fr...st/003334.html Quote:
I'm working on a port for it and it's pretty much done. I intend it to be deskutils/plasma-applet-quicklauncher. I just have to test it some more and submit it. I've attached it if you'd like to give it a go. The applet will be blank when you add it to the panel, but you can just drag and drop your favorite apps right into it like the old one. Edit: I've removed the attachment as it was not really up-to-par. The port has been submitted, however: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=127957 Last edited by BSDKaffee; 10th October 2008 at 02:13 AM. |
|
||||
Quote:
Quote:
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Kde4 | bsdnewbie999 | OpenBSD General | 3 | 19th March 2009 06:01 PM |
KDE4 (4.2.0) error | Calderon | FreeBSD Ports and Packages | 4 | 19th February 2009 11:03 AM |
KDE4 buildind... | lumiwa | FreeBSD Ports and Packages | 11 | 27th October 2008 05:18 AM |
KDE4 uses a lot of memory... | mdh | FreeBSD General | 6 | 21st October 2008 06:21 AM |
Kde4 & other help needed.. | Mr-Biscuit | FreeBSD General | 4 | 21st September 2008 05:40 PM |