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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: When will KDE4 restore the missing functionalities from KDE3?
From:       Markus <kamikazow () web ! de>
Date:       2010-02-21 22:13:34
Message-ID: 201002212313.34792.kamikazow () web ! de
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KDE SC 4 (don't forget "SC", because there is no "KDE4") uses Qt4's printing 
dialog. If it lacks functionality, complain to Nokia. 

Am Sonntag 21 Februar 2010 22:48:31 schrieb Ozan Çağlayan:
> Hi,
> 
> Please consider taking a look at the following bug:
> 
> "Landscape pdf prints with wrong orientation when choosing landscape in
> print dialog" https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=181290
> 
> And I'm quoting from my last comment to the bug:
> 
> """
> 
> "KDE 3 has a printing system, KDE 4 doesn't. Spot the difference."
> 
> That's the key. KDE4 doesn't have a kdeprint like subsytem. What a
> functional regression from KDE3! I really don't get the whole development
> practice of KDE in some fields. system-config-printer-kde is another
> headache about printing.
> 
> From:
> http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.5_Feature_Plan
> 
> "TODO - system-config-printer-kde - Restore feature parity with KDEPrint3
> where possible."
> 
> Oh my god. That should already be in a working and
> "identical-to-kdeprint3-functionality" state in KDE 4.0 which is released
> in January 2008. 2 whole years, and nothing.
> 
> Amarok got the same critics too. They totally broke all the stuff and
> started whole from the ground but at least they care and they are active.
> 
> And then, what are they doing? plasma desktop, widgets, social networking
> stuff. Tons of stuff about nepomuk, akonadi, semantik search, etc. Okay,
> all of those are very promising and exciting innovations but at least
> start to focus them after completing the essentials of a desktop
> environment.
> 
> KDE3 had a kio-bluetooth, KDE4 doesn't still have it. There are tons of
> things like that.
> 
> """
> 
> I'd really like to hear the feelings of the community about the issue. Why
> functional regressions from KDE3 were never considered as release
> blockers?
> 
> And yes I'd really like to print my landscape pdf's or transfer files from
> my telephone using konqueror instead of turning my virtual desktops or
> semantically searching for my tagged files or learning the time from
> plasma themed clock.
> 
> I don't blame any specific developer by saying such. Just please please
> please at least start enumerating the lost functionalities from KDE3 and
> consider focusing them on the next release instead of adding tons of new
> features.
> 
> Regards,
> Ozan Caglayan


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