KDE 3.5 RC 1 Released

HatofPig writes "The KDE Project has released the first release candidate for KDE 3.5, the last of the 3.x versions. There are many added features and bugfixes such as easier Kicker configuration and many UI tweaks. Get the source, Suse packages, or packages for Kubuntu and start filing bug reports today!"

Comments

Re:Links for source, Suse, a screenshot

[molnarcs]

Aha, I understand it now. GNOME might seem more confortable out of the box if you are coming from a Mac. On the other hand, KDE can look and behave just the way you want, and a big plus here is that configuration is easy. And when it comes to the application stack, you'll find more many many great tools that don't have free software equivalents.

Give KDE a try sometime (when 3.5 comes out?) if you have the means ... you might be pleasently surprised. Consider the time you spend configuring it to your liking as an investment in productivity. It might take ours if you are absolutely new, but that is time well spent (and a one time job only - once you find out what suits your needs best, you don't have to do it again). I read a review of KDE from an MacOS X user (or more a like a comparison) some time ago. It is a two year old review, and if you know the pace of development of KDE, you must know that it has improved tremendously in that time, but it is still an interesting read I guess. You'll find it here.

Re:Links for source, Suse, a screenshot

[jZnat]

I think the best part about KDE, being a former GNOME user, is that Debian actually has the latest KDE 3.4.x programs. Debian has GNOME 2.10, which kinda fucked over some basic functionality like menu editting and other basic customisations. That, and there's no way I'm going to upgrade half my packages via Ubuntu just to get some updated GNOME applications. For now, I'll just deal with the fact that Firefox and Thunderbird will look quite like ass in KDE.

Re:Links for source, Suse, a screenshot

[JabberWokky]

Katapult is a Kubuntu app, not part of KDE, but rather a part of the Kubuntu desktop. It's brand spanking new with the latest release so it's fairly primitive, but it has the basic framework in place and supports a few basic tools. I know there's a list of planned extentions, but I have no idea what state they are in: I don't really use it that much. It's launched via Alt-Space.

Personally, I just use Alt-F2, which brings up a KDE command field... launch any kind of KDE url (locate:2005 report, imdb:Seven Samurai, sftp://myserver ~/doc), execute unix command lines, evaluate mathematical expressions or a few other nice little tools with a typeahead history. I have one on my menubar as well, right next to the clock, but alt-F2 allows me to keep my hands on the keyboard and launch searches.

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Evan