KDE4 RC2 observations

[Michael W. Holdeman]

On Wednesday 12 December 2007 05:38:27 pm pkaplan1 at comcast.net wrote:
> A couple of comments/questions.
>
> Obviously kde4 or its apps messed with ~/.kde (version 3.5.8).  I've always
> tested kde4 as a different user to avoid exactly this problem.  But to your
> point...hope this was an oversight.

I hope as well, hence the reason for my post.


> I noticed that the directions for installing rc2 did not include the last
> paragraph that has been included on all prior pre-releases...
>
> To run it as a full session install kdm-kde4 and copy
> /usr/lib/kde4/share/kde4/apps/kdm/sessions/kde.desktop to
> /usr/share/xsessions/kde4.desktop, edit the Name entry in kde4.desktop to
> be called "KDE 4", put the four export lines at the top of
> /usr/lib/kde4/bin/startkde and start a new session in KDM with KDE 4.

According to my installation it was not needed.

> Was this an error of omission or is it truly no longer required in order to
> login to kde4 as a separate session.  Is the above paragraph applicable?
>
> Is rc2 configurable?   (Esp.  plasma?)   How/where?  K-Menu customizations?

Some conofigurations were present. 1. plasma was configurable with what was 
somewhat like the advanced desktop effects configs.
2. Kmenu was configureable, although I had as I said too many apps listed, I 
did find the correct menu customization app, and it did appear to work.

I have at least for now uninstalled kde4 to get my main (3.5.8) back up and in 
good shape.
It wasn't really that bad getting it back in shape, as I do like to play 
around with the beta stuff some, I am usually prepared to do such, but I hope 
there were just some oversights that made this a problem. 

I would like to install it again, as I think it is that much better than rc1 
and would like to really get used to it, and exp. some more  with it. 

I wonder what the kdepim problems are as I see it wont be released with the 
kde4 release..


> Documenation?

Installed it, didn't try it.

Mike