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Back to 3.X
by Iuri Fiedoruk on Monday 07/Apr/2008, @08:46
After using KDE 4 from 0.0 to 0.3 I returned to KDE3 and I have to say: Thanks god, it was already time!
Not that KDE4 is horrible, but 4.0 series is so unstable I could not work on it without a Plasma crash, and Plasma was not saving my settings (added plasmoids, geometry, etc), so every time I logged in KDE I had to re-add the plasmoids :-P

So, two questions:
- is there a way to force plasma save? I know that in 4.1 series plasma now save geometry often (there was a bug about this that I've read)
- is there a way to use a dark kicker (much like the one in KDE4) without having to change all colors to deal with a dark background? (I mean having white fonts only in the panel, because black fonts over black is not nice to read).

Thanks in advance, and I'll wait for KDE 4.1.. or 4.2 :-P
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Re: Back to 3.X
by Emil Sedgh on Monday 07/Apr/2008, @09:30
1)probably logging out before it crashes...
2)yes there is.search for slim glow on kde-look.org, but for plasma themes that change color, you should wait for 4.1
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  • Re: Back to 3.X
    by Iuri Fiedoruk on Monday 07/Apr/2008, @10:29
    >1)probably logging out before it crashes...
    Yah, and what happens if it crashes IN logout? (that is my case), ehehehhehe.
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  • Re: Back to 3.X
    by Iuri Fiedoruk on Monday 07/Apr/2008, @10:31
    >1)probably logging out before it crashes...
    - Yah, and what happens if it crashes IN logout? (that is my case), ehehehhehe.

    >2)2)yes there is.search for slim glow on kde-look.org, but for plasma themes that change color, you should wait for 4.1
    - I asked about kicker, not plasma panel :-D
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    • Re: Back to 3.X
      by Jonathan Thomas on Monday 07/Apr/2008, @11:01
      KDE4 doesn't have Kicker.
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      • Re: Back to 3.X
        by Iuri Fiedoruk on Monday 07/Apr/2008, @11:40
        And what is the title of my post? (back to kde 3.x)
        I want to know if there is a way to make kicker look like plasma panel (white fonts on black brackground) without making all windows use this same color scheme.
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        • Re: Back to 3.X
          by Morty on Monday 07/Apr/2008, @12:25
          Configure Panel - Appearance. Not sure you can manage to make it look anything close to Plasma, Kicker was never particularly flexible.
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        • Re: Back to 3.X
          by jospoortvliet on Monday 07/Apr/2008, @12:26
          Make a plasma theme... Maybe KDE 4.1 will have color settings for plasma.
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          • Re: Back to 3.X
            by Emil Sedgh on Monday 07/Apr/2008, @23:42
            Sorry, they are not going to match color with system colors, like Aya theme?
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        • Re: Back to 3.X
          by AS on Monday 07/Apr/2008, @16:59
          You can fake a BG color for the kicker by specifying an image to use. Getting its fonts to be white without white fonts everywhere else? Well, you could probably change a line or two of code in kicker and compile it.

          and laffo at everyone assuming you are talking about the plasma panel in KDE4 :D
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        • Re: Back to 3.X
          by Martin Fitzpatrick on Tuesday 08/Apr/2008, @06:46
          I had mine set up with a blank panel (semi-transparent) with white fonts on it. You need to play with the settings but as a general rule go through and turn everything 'transparent' then reduce transparency. That's the only way to get rid of the borders around elements on kicker.

          Give KDE4 another go when you get the time. It's settling quickly.

          Thanks.
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    • Re: Back to 3.X
      by Soap on Monday 07/Apr/2008, @13:19
      My kde4 installation occasionally crashes on logout too. When it happens I even lose the previously saved plasma-appletsrc file.

      When it doesn't crash, it comes back with the right widgets, but the geometry for the taskbar and sytem tray (both in desktop containment, not panel) isn't restored properly.
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Re: Back to 3.X
by Iuri Fiedoruk on Monday 07/Apr/2008, @11:45
Just to clarify:
<<is there a way to use a dark kicker (much like the one in KDE4)
>>is there a way to use a dark kicker in kde3 (much like the plasma panel in KDE4)
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