KDE 4.2.x might be the one?

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Hey All

Before the whole KDE 4 fiasco, I used to be a long time KDE 3.5 supporter.
When KDE 4 came out, I never really got back into it, and started using gnome :erm:

I finally tried KDE 4.2 again (more specifically, Kubuntu 9.04), and was pleasantly surprised. After adjusting my fonts I was actually happy. Konqueror has never been my favorite, so I use firefox,which actually looks decent. Looks like they made improvements in the gtk-qt engine.

Anyone else running KDE 4.2.x?

EDIT: BTW, Amarok 2.1 kicks ass.
 
Howdy

KDE 4.2 really should be, as many have said, the first KDE4 release. KDE 4.0-4.1, while great in concept, was just not usable for me.

I used Ubuntu with GNOME for a bit instead but that made feel like I had a vomit brown-orange themed Windows 3.1, albeit without the associated nostalgia. "It's simplicity makes it great", you might say. Well, if it works for you, great. I stopped using Linux all together because I wanted a more modern and progressive desktop.

KDE 4.2 meets that need for me now, and I've felt comfortable enough with it to convince some developers still on Windows to start using it. So far it has been a great success. There are still a few things missing and needing polish, but 4.3 (now entering RC1) is taking care of a lot of that (assuming it delivers on its promises).

The new Amarok is great, but it's missing a few basic features I like to see, such as an equalizer. Why? Because Sennheisers don't travel everywhere, and high frequencies hurt my ears :P
 
True, most soundcards on linux do not support an equilizer like their windows counterpart drivers. So far the only card I know that can do this on linux is the Aureal Vortex cards which do this in hardware instead of software like most other cards. If it wasnt for this, this is what I would suggest instead of doing it in the music player, which means it will affect your whole experience not just music.

Other than that, I believe KDE 4.0 was released correctly. In my opinion 4.1+ wouldn't be as good as it is now without people other than devs using it and pointing out all the problems. Its much easier for regular users to find the problems than it is for the devs. Ask me, I have developed stuff myself and thought wow this is perfect until you test it via real users and get feedback.

I really like KDE 4.2, I use it on Archlinux on my work pc everyday, and as such I do know most of the stuff I need to. However lately on my laptop I've been experimenting with Icewm and might probably convert the whole thing to LXDE instead. KDE is just too slugish on the laptop, and I like responsive computers. Icewm does great here, but missing a lot of gui control panels ect, which is why I might switch the whole thing to LXDE instead.

Still, KDE 4.2 is great, and I think 4.3 will be even more satisfying.

Gnome really never did it for me, I like GTK's look and feel but not gnome itself.
 
Also found KDE 4.2 to be quite decent on Mandrake 2009.1, but went back to Gnome on Ubuntu. *shrug*

To each his own.
 
I also switched to kde4.2 after a test drive but I'm back to gnome again.
 
Darnit, just moved from 4.1 to Gnome, will have to give it a bash now :P
 
I'll have to give 4.2 a bash then. Also moved to gnome when 4.0 came out.
 
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