Cool down please. The AC never said "change.... on a whim", he said: "avoid that". Besides, he's right. It's clear that anyone should avoid medical devices that need windows to update their firmware, or worse: _run_ windows.
I always just use my "old" home directory in the newly installed linux, and it never breaks anything. But then again I'm using openSUSE, and it's really good with stuff like that.
But if you just want your KDE4 desktop to look the same:
copy.kde4/share/config/plasma* and.kde4/share/config/kwin* to your new home and it should work. Remember to check to file permission and ownership.
Those files describe the your look of your desktop.
You can also use a dummy or temporary account to make your own clean plasma* and kwin* files!
Anyway, as far as _I_ know, KDE4 won't be changing the layout of these files anymore, and hasn't done so since 4.5 (or earlier).
OK, thanks explaining your reasons for needing --geometry. I understand your problem now, however to _me_ it sound like you want to try KDE4 "activities" as these are specifically made for your kind of usage. Difficult to try though, without KDE4, but do check them out.
"Something you probably don't get though, is that distributions have no choice"
Nonsense, SuSE had a choice when KDE4.0 was released, so they made KDE4 an _option_. Why did they do that? Because they took the KDE-devs warning that 4.0 wasn't ready for use seriously. SuSE didn't swap the stable 3.5 for the totally new 4.0, like i.e. Fedora did. I was still happily running 3.5, AND testing 4.0 on the same machine when Fedora's KDE users were totally fucked by Fedora. And, I'm sure: the KDE devs could have used a different numbering scheme, but Fedora would prolly have made the same mistake and slapped 3.9.0, or whatever would have been the "saner" number, in their newest release.
For those that _truly_ think this is an interesting argument, "man x" says:
xeyes -display joesws:0 -geometry 1000x1000+0+0
So, no that's _not_ useful feature in KDE4. But mind you: the widthxheight _do_ work in KDE4, the placement doesn't.
Disturbing:(
Doing things like shows lack of empathy, and is I believe is disrespectful to life.
but, then again:
Didn't realize the dead have feelings with which to empathize.
Now, there you go! All kinds of interesting observations and discussions, sparked by some simple art. That can a _function_ of art.
I must say, I find it somewhat amusing, a catcopter, but how people respond to stuff like this, now that's interesting.
I've got to admit it: the shills are getting better, more subtle, more ambivalent. And AC's of course, nothings is more obvious a shill than a superhigh userid with two posts. But still:you are a shill. I'm sure I'll be insulted in a subtle, nasty way, or not now I've pointed out the obvious.
Anyway, you fuckers are all over Google stories like flies over shit.
"I know this is supposed to be an "Apple is evil" issue"
HUH???? I thought it was an interesting story about a marketing mistake. And even more interesting is that Apple (=King of Marketing) can make mistakes like that.
The advertising department is at fault for boasting of local support that doesn't exist but it's hard to say how intentional it was for the parent company.
Are you trying to suggest that the rest of Apple doesn't know what the advertising department is doing? Nonsense, it was a stupid mistake to name a device after some localized technology, period.
But you're just echoing what your granny is saying, and she's just echoing what she's heard on tv.
Seriously, 30 years worth of individualizing at an alarming rate? That's stupid.
"The problem with socialism is eventually you run out of other people's money" - Thatcher.
That's cute. However, as we've seen, the problem with capitalism is, that eventually you'll also run out of other people's money.
Typical insurgent tactics include a getaway vehicle.
That is just cynical excuse to kill more people. Many activities include a vehicle. This was a van with men, small children, probably one or more women that arrived at the scene well after the shooting. They did what you would hope many people would do: they tried to help one of the survivors.
The soldiers first claim the van is there to help the insurgents and pick up the weapons. However, we don not see them picking up any weapons. The people from the van start to help the wounded man. Then we hear the one of the soldiers thinking\hoping aloud: "pick up the weapon. come one, pick it up". Somewhat later, we hear the question "are they picking up weapons?", and this is maybe the only questions that is never answered. We do hear the crew repeatedly ask for permission to fire, and to me it starts to sound like pestering. Until someone gives in.
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I don't think he implied anything *rolls eyes*, but: yes, it might well be Syria or supporters.
Cool down please. The AC never said "change .... on a whim", he said: "avoid that". Besides, he's right. It's clear that anyone should avoid medical devices that need windows to update their firmware, or worse: _run_ windows.
I always just use my "old" home directory in the newly installed linux, and it never breaks anything. But then again I'm using openSUSE, and it's really good with stuff like that.
.kde4/share/config/plasma* and .kde4/share/config/kwin* to your new home and it should work. Remember to check to file permission and ownership.
But if you just want your KDE4 desktop to look the same: copy
Those files describe the your look of your desktop.
You can also use a dummy or temporary account to make your own clean plasma* and kwin* files!
Anyway, as far as _I_ know, KDE4 won't be changing the layout of these files anymore, and hasn't done so since 4.5 (or earlier).
I would certainly agree with that normally, but KDE3 packages were maintained for long time after KDE4.0 came out (still are?).
OK, thanks explaining your reasons for needing --geometry. I understand your problem now, however to _me_ it sound like you want to try KDE4 "activities" as these are specifically made for your kind of usage. Difficult to try though, without KDE4, but do check them out.
"Something you probably don't get though, is that distributions have no choice"
Nonsense, SuSE had a choice when KDE4.0 was released, so they made KDE4 an _option_. Why did they do that? Because they took the KDE-devs warning that 4.0 wasn't ready for use seriously. SuSE didn't swap the stable 3.5 for the totally new 4.0, like i.e. Fedora did. I was still happily running 3.5, AND testing 4.0 on the same machine when Fedora's KDE users were totally fucked by Fedora. And, I'm sure: the KDE devs could have used a different numbering scheme, but Fedora would prolly have made the same mistake and slapped 3.9.0, or whatever would have been the "saner" number, in their newest release.
For those that _truly_ think this is an interesting argument, "man x" says:
xeyes -display joesws:0 -geometry 1000x1000+0+0
So, no that's _not_ useful feature in KDE4. But mind you: the widthxheight _do_ work in KDE4, the placement doesn't.
Yet you did address him, if only to say that you will not talk with him.
Is cat-copter adorable, or disturbing?
of course someone will find it:
Disturbing :(
Doing things like shows lack of empathy, and is I believe is disrespectful to life.
but, then again:
Didn't realize the dead have feelings with which to empathize.
Now, there you go! All kinds of interesting observations and discussions, sparked by some simple art. That can a _function_ of art.
I must say, I find it somewhat amusing, a catcopter, but how people respond to stuff like this, now that's interesting.
What? Was I trying to be logical?
What is "serious"?
_Good_ question.
Well, Miriam-Webster gave me:
Synonyms of serious:
earnest, grave, humorless, no-nonsense, po-faced [British], sedate, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, staid, uncomic, unsmiling, weighty
Now please tell, which of these this _you_ think it was?
Did you just create this account to troll a few people here?
The man said "_serious_ GPL supporter".
Then you should get out of your basement.
I've got to admit it: the shills are getting better, more subtle, more ambivalent. And AC's of course, nothings is more obvious a shill than a superhigh userid with two posts. But still:you are a shill. I'm sure I'll be insulted in a subtle, nasty way, or not now I've pointed out the obvious.
Anyway, you fuckers are all over Google stories like flies over shit.
That is not an invention, it is a good idea. And if that's the best _you_ can do, you should try trolling somewhere else.
"I know this is supposed to be an "Apple is evil" issue"
HUH???? I thought it was an interesting story about a marketing mistake. And even more interesting is that Apple (=King of Marketing) can make mistakes like that.
The advertising department is at fault for boasting of local support that doesn't exist but it's hard to say how intentional it was for the parent company.
Are you trying to suggest that the rest of Apple doesn't know what the advertising department is doing? Nonsense, it was a stupid mistake to name a device after some localized technology, period.
"While this repair cafe is a single cafe in the country"
Nope: http://repaircafe.nl/netwerk/
And there happens to be one in _my_ hometown, pleasant surprise!
"But I live in the Netherlands"
yeah, ditto
But you're just echoing what your granny is saying, and she's just echoing what she's heard on tv.
Seriously, 30 years worth of individualizing at an alarming rate? That's stupid.
"Reposted: wasn't logged in first time."
You're so very close! Now, go back to the story, f* read it, and than try it again.
Except you're just cherry picking. But here's an other cherry: someone who pays cash for a tattoo is suspicious. Now _that_ is ludicrous.
"floating user profiles" ???
I see them sinking quite often...
"The problem with socialism is eventually you run out of other people's money" - Thatcher.
That's cute. However, as we've seen, the problem with capitalism is, that eventually you'll also run out of other people's money.
Typical insurgent tactics include a getaway vehicle.
That is just cynical excuse to kill more people. Many activities include a vehicle. This was a van with men, small children, probably one or more women that arrived at the scene well after the shooting. They did what you would hope many people would do: they tried to help one of the survivors.
The soldiers first claim the van is there to help the insurgents and pick up the weapons. However, we don not see them picking up any weapons. The people from the van start to help the wounded man. Then we hear the one of the soldiers thinking\hoping aloud: "pick up the weapon. come one, pick it up". Somewhat later, we hear the question "are they picking up weapons?", and this is maybe the only questions that is never answered. We do hear the crew repeatedly ask for permission to fire, and to me it starts to sound like pestering. Until someone gives in.
Please, grab a brain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria_library
Yes, and most children's toy cars have had one for a couple of decades. Yet, when busses got one it was innovation as well.