tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11683713.post2632235203726416733..comments2024-01-12T21:16:50.520-08:00Comments on Spyced: Impressed by KDE 4.2Jonathan Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11003648392946638242noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11683713.post-31642186140788564112009-02-17T19:43:00.000-08:002009-02-17T19:43:00.000-08:00Cory, I don't know about KDE4, but KDE3 has th...Cory, I don't know about KDE4, but KDE3 has that place windows feature. In the KDE3 settings tool:<BR/><BR/>Desktop > Window-Specific Settings > New... > Geometry [Tab] > Desktop [Item]<BR/><BR/>You have to choose a window to configure in the Window tab; the Detect button is very useful.<BR/><BR/>I believe this is a feature of the KWin window manager part of KDE. It's probably in KDE4 as well, since I don't think they had many features removed in the kwin component when they changed to KDE4.<BR/><BR/>KWin has a ton of features, which you can see by the huge number of options in this advanced configuration dialog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11683713.post-10662032384816398192009-02-16T22:10:00.000-08:002009-02-16T22:10:00.000-08:00> Lipstick on a pig?Your blog and all but did y...> Lipstick on a pig?<BR/><BR/>Your blog and all but did you really have to insult half your fellow linux users? Despite the wonderful gimmicks I found Gnome more usable than KDE3.5 I'll give a try to KDE again when it gets more apps and stability.<BR/><BR/>> moved to the left side of<BR/>> the screen (the only sane place to <BR/>> put it in today's world of widescreen<BR/>> monitors<BR/>oh no, next you are going to suggest...<BR/>> I couldn't find an option to just<BR/>> use icons in the task manager widget<BR/>there you go. That's terrible usability,<BR/><BR/>I had my window list buttons expand to fill the bottom of the screen, too bad Gnome removed that functionality.rgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299003818364105534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11683713.post-31734614458462111232009-02-16T17:20:00.000-08:002009-02-16T17:20:00.000-08:00What compiz has is the ability to assign an applic...What compiz has is the ability to assign an application to a particular virtual desktop. For example, in my 3x3 desktop grid, my terminal is always maximized in (0,0), my vim session maximized in (0,1), my music player maximized in (2,2) and so on. Means <B>no fiddling</B> with window handles whatsoever for the applications I most commonly have open. It also means I can instantly find the app I want because it's <B>always in the same place</B>.<BR/><BR/>It should be noted that place windows is <I>pretty buggy</I>, as lots of apps don't obey it or obey it oddly (some dialogs go to the right desktop while the main app just opens wherever you are, for example).<BR/><BR/>Is that what Advanced>Placement can do in KDE4.2? move a particular application to a virtual desktop and maximize it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763371844879659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11683713.post-54905254150659821312009-02-16T17:09:00.000-08:002009-02-16T17:09:00.000-08:00Welcome to the world of K!Welcome to the world of K!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11683713.post-59614260279026914232009-02-16T13:22:00.000-08:002009-02-16T13:22:00.000-08:00Thanks phlogiston! Works like a charm.Thanks phlogiston! Works like a charm.Jonathan Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003648392946638242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11683713.post-28373313128352595252009-02-16T13:19:00.000-08:002009-02-16T13:19:00.000-08:00Present windows on F9 (default is ctrl-f9 btw).Ri...Present windows on F9 (default is ctrl-f9 btw).<BR/><BR/>Right click on window title -> Configure Window Behavior -> Desktop Effects -> All Effects (tab). Scroll to present windows and click the wrench icon. In the bottom section click on Toggle Present Icons and then set a custom shortcut.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if this is what compiz has but there are different placement options under Advanced->Placement (my default is smart but I've never played with it).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11683713.post-28532243651195976372009-02-16T10:30:00.000-08:002009-02-16T10:30:00.000-08:00I followed the instructions here to install: http:...I followed the instructions here to install: http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.2<BR/><BR/>Virtual desktops seem more or less the same as everywhere since 1994 or so. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm not familiar with Place Windows, sorry.Jonathan Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003648392946638242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11683713.post-76290209916378593862009-02-16T10:18:00.000-08:002009-02-16T10:18:00.000-08:00(checking box for follow-up comments this time)(checking box for follow-up comments this time)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763371844879659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11683713.post-954436824641524942009-02-16T10:17:00.000-08:002009-02-16T10:17:00.000-08:00> when moved to the left side of the screen (th...> <I>when moved to the left side of the screen (the only sane place to put it in today's world of widescreen monitors)</I><BR/><BR/>THANK YOU. People look at me like I'm crazy.<BR/><BR/>What howto did you follow for installing it?<BR/><BR/>Also, how do multiple virtual desktops work? And is there any replacement for compiz "place windows"? These are both utterly indespensible in my gnome environment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763371844879659730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11683713.post-41726421823158475392009-02-16T09:25:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:25:00.000-08:00KDE 4.2 has a katapult replacement built-in, calle...KDE 4.2 has a katapult replacement built-in, called krunner. I found the keybinding customizer under global keyboard shortcuts/run command interface.<BR/><BR/>Still not sure how to add a shortcut to Present Windows if I don't want it to be the alt-tab behavior.Jonathan Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003648392946638242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11683713.post-45750113150862266432009-02-16T09:20:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:20:00.000-08:00Haven't tried 4.2 but found previous incarnations ...Haven't tried 4.2 but found previous incarnations crashy and lacking kde 3.5 apps that I used. Am now running Awesome (though I might try qtile (python!) again since it's being hacked on pretty well right now), since I think tiling wm's are the only way to use wide screen monitors. (Regretting that I hadn't tried them earlier) :)<BR/><BR/>If you want quicksilver, try katapult.<BR/><BR/>Theming is a pain. Usually distros take care of the easy stuff, but trying to get emacs/qt/gtk+/OOo/java all looking consistent is a lost cause. I'll try and get the fonts to be somewhat consistent, but I don't have the time nor inclination to mess with themes.<BR/><BR/>Funny you should mention khtml since it is the granddaddy of webkit. Too bad apples fork happened in a pre-git world when forking/merging was painful....<BR/><BR/>cheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com