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Subject: Re: [Quanta] Goodbye
From: rooksy () gmail ! com
Date: 2009-11-01 8:54:05
Message-ID: 00163645784a3ae31304774b67b1 () google ! com
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maybe its a debian thing, i too have perfectly functional quanta on KDE 4
on F11 (upgraded from 10 and that from 9) . BTW I think KDE4 is a fantastic
desktop manager if the machine has a bit of grunt. I struggled until
I "got" the desktop widgets but now I wouldn't go back no way.
cheers
On Nov 1, 2009 12:14pm, Emmett Culley <emmett@webengineer.com> wrote:
> On 10/31/2009 10:07 AM, Cliff Nieuwenhuis wrote:
> > Replying to message from Mark Zieglermark.ziegler@rakekniven.de>:
> >
> >> after many years of using Quanta I say good bye to Quanta and KDE.
> >
> > I'm in the same position. I loved KDE3 and used it for real work.
> > KDE4 broke everything I used regularly -- Quanta on the top of the
> > list. I'm very upset by that; more upset than I thought I'd ever get
> > about a desktop.
> >
> > I've found Xfce4 (Zenwalk) works for me as a replacement for KDE, but I
> > can't get Quanta / Kwebdev to work. I'm not going to try anymore. If
> > Quanta is tied so tight with KDE4 then I'll find something else, but so
> > far nothing matches Quanta.
> >
> > I'ma web developer, not a programmer, so I don't understand why a
> > version of Quanta can't be built for Xfce, but I can't do it and I
> > can't help, so all I can do is hope and wait.
> >
> I really don't get the problem here. Unless I am missing something. I've
> installed Fedora 9, 10 and 11 numerous times on many different machines
> (mostly x84_64). Fedora 9 was sort of a mess for the first couple of
> months, until KDE 4 stabilized around 4.1.
> However, in ALL cases Quanta has been, and still is, working as great as
> it has for years. I couldn't work without it. That and Eclipse. All it
> required me to do was select the kdewebdev package when installing. All
> of the required KDE 3 libs and any other dependencies were installed
> automatically, every time.
> I happen to love KDE 4 (especially since 4.3 delivered) and I cannot get
> what could be missing that would make it unusable. And it just keeps
> getting better.
> I am looking forward to trying a new Quanta that will take full advantage
> to KDE 4, but in the mean time it is serving us very well.
> Regards,
> Emmett
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maybe its a debian thing, i too have perfectly functional quanta on KDE 4 o=
n F11 (upgraded from 10 and that from 9) . BTW I think KDE4 is a fantastic =
desktop manager if the machine has a bit of grunt. I struggled until I &quo=
t;got" the desktop widgets but now I wouldn't go back no way.<br /=
><br />cheers<br /><br />On Nov 1, 2009 12:14pm, Emmett Culley <emmett@w=
ebengineer.com> wrote:<br />> On 10/31/2009 10:07 AM, Cliff Nieuwenhu=
is wrote:<br />> <br />> > Replying to message from Mark Zieglerma=
rk.ziegler@rakekniven.de>:<br />> <br />> ><br />> <br />>=
; >> after many years of using Quanta I say good bye to Quanta and KD=
E.<br />> <br />> ><br />> <br />> > I'm in the same =
position. =A0I loved KDE3 and used it for real work.<br />> <br />> &=
gt; KDE4 broke everything I used regularly -- Quanta on the top of the<br /=
>> <br />> > list. =A0I'm very upset by that; more upset than =
I thought I'd ever get<br />> <br />> > about a desktop.<br />=
> <br />> ><br />> <br />> > I've found Xfce4 (Zenwal=
k) works for me as a replacement for KDE, but I<br />> <br />> > c=
an't get Quanta / Kwebdev to work. =A0I'm not going to try anymore.=
=A0If<br />> <br />> > Quanta is tied so tight with KDE4 then I&#=
39;ll find something else, but so<br />> <br />> > far nothing mat=
ches Quanta.<br />> <br />> ><br />> <br />> > I'm a =
web developer, not a programmer, so I don't understand why a<br />> =
<br />> > version of Quanta can't be built for Xfce, but I can=
9;t do it and I<br />> <br />> > can't help, so all I can do i=
s hope and wait.<br />> <br />> ><br />> <br />> I really do=
n't get the problem here. =A0Unless I am missing something. =A0I've=
installed Fedora 9, 10 and 11 numerous times on many different machines (m=
ostly x84_64). =A0Fedora 9 was sort of a mess for the first couple of month=
s, until KDE 4 stabilized around 4.1.<br />> <br />> <br />> <br /=
>> However, in ALL cases Quanta has been, and still is, working as great=
as it has for years. =A0I couldn't work without it. =A0That and Eclips=
e. =A0All it required me to do was select the kdewebdev package when instal=
ling. =A0All of the required KDE 3 libs and any other dependencies were ins=
talled automatically, every time.<br />> <br />> <br />> <br />>=
; I happen to love KDE 4 (especially since 4.3 delivered) and I cannot get =
what could be missing that would make it unusable. =A0And it just keeps get=
ting better.<br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> I am looking forwar=
d to trying a new Quanta that will take full advantage to KDE 4, but in the=
mean time it is serving us very well.<br />> <br />> <br />> <br =
/>> Regards,<br />> <br />> =A0Emmett<br />> <br />> ______=
_________________________________________<br />> <br />> Quanta maili=
ng list<br />> <br />> Quanta@mail.kde.org<br />> <br />> https=
://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/quanta<br />>
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