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Re: KDE 4
by Aaron Seigo on Saturday 15/Mar/2008, @18:23

i thought this article was about akonadi? =)

"Like the wasted space in menus/windows,"

other widget styles may give you the compactness you desire. though you may be operating under an incorrect assumption here that compact == better for people other than yourself.

(and yes, before others start chiming in with "i like it more compact", please keep in mind that getting all N% of a group to speak up doesn't increase the number N =)

"usability frell-ups like "now you can do it in 3 clicks, before you needed one" and so on?"

let's assume that whatever you're thinking about is a mistake. with a fell swoop you've dismissed all the other wins that were made in the process. expecting every change in a revision to be perfect is unrealistic, ignoring other improvements due to what you think are mistakes is just daft.

you may also be wrong in your assessment of the "usability frell-up". that does happen.

"Or that KDE4 is in danger of starting to look like a half-breed between the _worst_ parts of OS X GUI and crappy Vista GUI?"

that, chicken little, is not the sky that is falling.

"Sorry for harsh words but I like KDE and I use it every day for fun and for work (and no dual boot bull shi* here!)."

i'm glad you're passionate about it.

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Re: KDE 4
by Impressed on Saturday 15/Mar/2008, @18:27

Well handled. Good to see kind and patient developers.

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