OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/22950/KDE_Software_Compilation_4_4_1_Released Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Sun, 19 May 2013 21:06:09 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Usage Statistics http://www.osnews.com/thread?411907 http://www.osnews.com/thread?411907 How heavily is KDE used these days? Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Nathan O.) Comments RE: Usage Statistics http://www.osnews.com/thread?411909 http://www.osnews.com/thread?411909 About 12.45Kg, I think.

Wait, lemme check... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Thom_Holwerda) Comments RE[2]: Usage Statistics http://www.osnews.com/thread?411911 http://www.osnews.com/thread?411911 I'm from the US. Can you convert that to Troy Pounds for me? Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Nathan O.) Comments Right-click desktop menus http://www.osnews.com/thread?411925 http://www.osnews.com/thread?411925 There has been a poster on OSNews whose question of every release of KDE has been "does it allow access to menus via right-click on the desktop itself?".

The answer is that since KDE SC 4.4, indeed it does.

Select the Mouse Actions tab on the desktop settings menu, and then select "Application Launcher" against the right-button mouse action.

http://ourlan.homelinux.net/qdig/?Qwd=./KDE4_desktop&Qif=Right-... Edited 2010-03-03 00:42 UTC Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:39:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (lemur2) Comments RE[2]: Missing "Your mother" insult http://www.osnews.com/thread?411939 http://www.osnews.com/thread?411939 About 12.45Kg, I think.

Wait, lemme check...

I have to say you're incorrect. After careful analysis of data from my very reliable and honorable ass I have arrived at the conclusion that an average KDE user weighs 95kg and given the amount of such users -- around 2 billion -- we arrive at a number comparable to square root of his mother's waistline in kilograms. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:27:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (WereCatf) Comments RE[3]: Missing "Your mother" insult http://www.osnews.com/thread?411942 http://www.osnews.com/thread?411942
About 12.45Kg, I think. Wait, lemme check... I have to say you're incorrect. After careful analysis of data from my very reliable and honorable ass I have arrived at the conclusion that an average KDE user weighs 95kg and given the amount of such users -- around 2 billion -- we arrive at a number comparable to square root of his mother's waistline in kilograms.


I'm assuming that your refernce to billion is the short scale billion (i.e. 10^9 as used in the US).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#List_of_SI_prefixes

2 billion * 95 Kg = 190 teragrams. Or 0.19 petagrams, if you prefer. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (lemur2) Comments Comment by pompous stranger http://www.osnews.com/thread?411944 http://www.osnews.com/thread?411944 That is a seriously svelte changelog for a bugfix release, like what we were seeing at the end of the 3.5 series. For example, it's about half the size of the 4.2.1 changelog, the release when kde4 first started to stabilize:

http://www.kde.org/announcements/changelogs/changelog4_2to4_2_1.php

and most of the size overlap are the list headings. KDE4 has really matured in the last year, great project, I'm glad the risk they took has paid off from a technical standpoint.Edited 2010-03-03 03:26 UTC Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (pompous stranger) Comments RE: Usage Statistics http://www.osnews.com/thread?412006 http://www.osnews.com/thread?412006 Obviously this was meant to be a polite way of asking: Is anybody actually using it? And if so, for what?

Not a totally unwarranted question to somebody who has tried to do just that. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:52:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ThomasFuhringer) Comments RE[2]: Usage Statistics http://www.osnews.com/thread?412015 http://www.osnews.com/thread?412015 Yes, yes, I know I bring food, but if you're going to try to be a troll, at least be subtle about it.

Man, trolls were much more skilled back in the days. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:55:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (zegenie) Comments RE[2]: Usage Statistics http://www.osnews.com/thread?412016 http://www.osnews.com/thread?412016
Obviously this was meant to be a polite way of asking: Is anybody actually using it? And if so, for what?

Not a totally unwarranted question to somebody who has tried to do just that.


Most people that use the KDE desktop environment use it as a desktop environment... Not trying to sound sarcastic, but "[used] for what?" is kind of a rhetorical question in my opinion, assuming you understand what KDE is.

Many people use KDE. Most popular Linux distributions support both Gnome and KDE.

I use KDE on my laptop and fluxbox on my desktop (a much older machine). I have liked KDE for a long time and although the 4.x branch was initially a rough transition, it has gotten much better with time. I look forward to trying out the latest release. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (foldingstock) Comments RE[3]: Usage Statistics http://www.osnews.com/thread?412018 http://www.osnews.com/thread?412018 Yes, yes, I know I bring food, but if you're going to try to be a troll, at least be subtle about it.

Man, trolls were much more skilled back in the days

Ay, dem new trolls got no brains, mon, dem waddle around like newborn an' bring us bad voodoo. Dem got soft mojo, nuthin' like mah own. I gunna show dem, mon, dey be learnin' dem ways.. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (WereCatf) Comments RE[4]: Usage Statistics http://www.osnews.com/thread?412036 http://www.osnews.com/thread?412036 ...and after a weekend of Heavy Rain...episode two can be found on OSNews. Heavy Rain Episode 2 - KDE4.4.1.
I just love OSNews!
I know this comment is off topic but KDE 4 is certainly a heavy decision to make. I love KDE but I'm using Ubuntu at the moment :-)
Enough silly talk. Here's my Q and I want and A from you guys... Since everything is a plasmoid why ain't there something more exiting themes like in the days of Enlightenment with it's alien theme for example?
Why does KDE 4 series replicate the look and feel of 3 series?
I'm so excited to the posibilities of 4.x. Well done to all involved in the KDE project. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (rebel787) Comments RE[3]: Usage Statistics http://www.osnews.com/thread?412037 http://www.osnews.com/thread?412037 Yes I know. And most people who use computers use them as computers. How funny!

The question is, what are they doing on them? Surf the web and check mail or anything more heavy duty? Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ThomasFuhringer) Comments RE[4]: Usage Statistics http://www.osnews.com/thread?412079 http://www.osnews.com/thread?412079
Yes I know. And most people who use computers use them as computers. How funny! The question is, what are they doing on them? Surf the web and check mail or anything more heavy duty?


Why is this even a question? KDE SC 4.4.1 is the fastest, most powerful and most flexible desktop available right now. It is a desktop software collection, so it comes with an excellent set of desktop applications (stomping all over what comes with Windows) and it integrates well even with non-KDE desktop (GTK) applications such as OpenOffice, Firefox, GIMP et al.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_KDE_applications

It boots from power off to fully loaded desktop in 15 seconds (the Windows machine at my work takes four minutes). You can enable as much or as little desktop bling as you like, and if you care to do so you can orgainse multiple desktops into different activities. Apart from multiple use-context-configurable desktops, it has numerous other minor usability features such as clipboard history and paste-on-middle-click that are not found on other desktops. It supports not only its own native desktop widgets but also Google and OSX widgets.

http://lifehacker.com/346312/design-your-own-desktop-with-kde-4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_(KDE)#Supported_Widgets

It is lightweight enough so that there is a netbook version of KDE4/Plasma (and flexible enough that a whole new netbook desktop interface can be made with the same Plasma technology), but it is also powerful enough to support more desktop functionality than any other desktop currently available. Use it for as "heavy" usage as you want.Edited 2010-03-03 22:38 UTC Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:36:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (lemur2) Comments RE[4]: Usage Statistics http://www.osnews.com/thread?412136 http://www.osnews.com/thread?412136
The question is, what are they doing on them? Surf the web and check mail or anything more heavy duty?


Having already explained the advantages of the best-of-breed power, performance and flexibility of the KDE desktop itself, perhaps now you might like to take a look at the designed-for-KDE applications in the KDE Software Collection:
http://www.kde.org/applications/

There are quite a lot to go through, although you are not limited to only those because KDE easily runs GTK+ applications with fairly seemless integration these days. Decide for yourself what you might use it all for. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:54:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (lemur2) Comments