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Re: openSUSE 11.3

atf...@alaska.net (Kevin Miller) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:03:45 UT

WLS wrote:
Well, one thing that's always annoyed me is when I resize a terminal
window, there's no easy way to tell it to remember the setting. Gotta
go find some xterm file buried about 5 levels deep in the X11 tree. In
KDE I could set it the size I wanted and save the setting.
And the default of opening a new window in the file manager when you

Re: openSUSE 11.3

rafte...@verizonremove.net (WLS) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:38:37 UT

Since I am using Gnome could someone enlighten me on what I am supposed
to be scratching my head and saying "why" about?
What is right?

Re: openSUSE 11.3

chrisnc...@endlessnow.com (Chris Cox) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:05:58 UT

...
As a long time KDE user... I will say that even though KDE 4 is
different (and lacking in many ways), Gnome is still Gnome and
still leaves you scratching your head and saying "why". That is,
while you might believe that switching to Gnome is possible, it's
still just as broken and bizarre as it's always been. And

Re: eSATA issues

jamesr...@gmail.com (jamesromeongmail.com) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:59:30 UT

Well, I solved the 2 TB issue, at least if I use NTFS. To get the disk
recognized in Windows 7, I had to convert it to a gpt disk, rather
than mft. mft apparently only works up to 2 TB (and I guess not
always). Once the disk was converted, Windows saw it on eSATA and
could format it.
So is there a gpt option in 11.2? Is it meaningful for things other

Re: openSUSE 11.3

nglenng...@netscape.net (Darklight) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:13:32 UT

What does not work for you and what version of kde4 are you using.
Then i can tell you if it is working in the version of kde4 i have.
which is kde4.4.1 release 227

Re: openSUSE 11.3

hou...@houghi.org.invalid (houghi) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:07:16 UT

Few clicks and you do. ;-)
I think the same. I think the same about KDE.
houghi

Re: openSUSE 11.3

hou...@houghi.org.invalid (houghi) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:50:02 UT

Sorry to burst your bubble, but KDE is not an operating system.
Unfortunatly most people will confuse the OS, the desktop and the
programs. People think because k3b does not work, the desktop is bad and
as the desktop is the OS, because k3b does not work, Linux sucks.
I however now understand better how you think.

Re: openSUSE 11.3

peter-koehlm...@t-online.de (Peter Köhlmann) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:51:27 UT

No, it is a matter of fact
The KDE4 "activities" for example lead to a better organised desktop
For a "standard user" though the differences would be hardly noticeable
after the system is setup
What makes you think that I am not using it in a production environment?
Your inbred arrogance?
Fine for you. Which has absolutely nothing to do with KDE

Re: openSUSE 11.3

peter-koehlm...@t-online.de (Peter Köhlmann) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:47:22 UT

Which is naturally just bullshit for the sake of bullshitting

Re: top / cpu usage and cpu freq scaling?

nos...@nomail.net (jamm) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:17:02 UT

It just occured to me as I dropped a cpu freq plasmoid onto my desktop.. yes
I did try to scroggle it but found nothing.
I have a 3 Ghz processor. When its throttled to 1 Ghz, 100% cpu usage would
really be 33% cpu usage at 3Ghz... so it should show 33% right? I doubt it
works that way though. They probably kept it simple with no taking account

Re: top / cpu usage and cpu freq scaling?

spam.t...@somewhere.dk (DenverD) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:24:17 UT

jamm wrote:
if it does, it seems that neither google nor the easy to find
documentation (man and info) for top speaks of it..
as far as i can find, that is..
but, i'm sure you looked there before you asked here, so i have to
assume you *must* have found something that caused you to continue to
wonder..

Re: openSUSE 11.3

who...@yahoo.com (Will Honea) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:29:03 UT

A hearty AMEN! to that. I'm spending far too much time trying to
accommodate KDE4 changes. If the code base was such a mess, bite the
bullet and clean it up! My users don't care about transparent windows and
eye candy when it affects the stability they are used to. The last project
I was brought in to maintain had a similar history of poorly managed growth

Re: openSUSE 11.3

gan...@panix.com (Paul J Gans) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:07:32 UT

I will find out soon enough. I take this seriously enough that I'm
freeing up an older machine to use as a test bed. I can't take the
production machines down just to test KDE 4.whatever.

Re: openSUSE 11.3

gan...@panix.com (Paul J Gans) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:06:17 UT

That's a matter of opinion. Any major change to the way a system
operates is a serious matter. Not perhaps for hobbiests, but for
folks who use that system in a production environment as I do.
As a result I'm still running 11.1. When that is no longer viable
and I *have* to run a newer system, I will decide if that will

Re: openSUSE 11.3

gan...@panix.com (Paul J Gans) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:02:46 UT

I can't. We went from KDE 3 that worked 99% of the time
to KDE 4 that not only doesn't come close to that, but made
many changes just for the sake of making changes.
Linux also has not progressed ever upwards. But the regressions
have been small and short lasting. It is now quite stable and
I expect it to "just work".