From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 4 08:39:19 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74AA21065679 for ; Fri, 4 Sep 2009 08:39:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net) Received: from mailhub.rachie.is-a-geek.net (rachie.is-a-geek.net [66.230.99.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43DC68FC14 for ; Fri, 4 Sep 2009 08:39:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smoochies.rachie.is-a-geek.net (mailhub.lan.rachie.is-a-geek.net [192.168.2.11]) by mailhub.rachie.is-a-geek.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0FEA7E853; Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:39:29 -0800 (AKDT) From: Mel Flynn To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:39:16 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.11.4 (FreeBSD/8.0-BETA3; KDE/4.2.4; i386; ; ) References: <200908261250.00903.motoom@xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <200908261250.00903.motoom@xs4all.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200909041039.16301.mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> Cc: Michiel Overtoom Subject: Re: KDE3 --> KDE4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:39:19 -0000 On Wednesday 26 August 2009 12:50:00 Michiel Overtoom wrote: > I never understood the need for transparent windows. If you're working in > a window you want to concentrate on its contents, not on stuff that's > happening beneath it. It breaks the flow. I think it's indicative of the > ritalin-generation of teens who can't concentrate for two minutes and need > to constantly tweet about nonsense. Geez, I'm getting old ;-) I felt the same way initially. However, I'm not old enough yet, to remember I can get used to things and now that I have, it doesn't bother me and at times it's convenient (f.e. when repositioning windows). Still, it's easy to turn off. I'm also using the "Flip Switch" to alt-tab windows, which is much more pleasant then having to read sometimes missing window titles/icons in a list. I can definitely do without Kontact's aggregation of message lists, other then that, after tweaking it, can't say that I miss KDE 3, even though I had the initial shocker you experienced. I also did a fair amount of tweaking after the first KDE3 install and I can't honestly remember if I took longer then or now. -- Mel