KDE 4.2 Beta 1 availble for Intrepid

[Wulfy]

Paul Kaplan wrote:
> On Saturday 06 December 2008 10:44 Nigel Ridley wrote:
>   
>> Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
>>     
>>> Instructions on how to upgrade here:
>>>   http://www.kubuntu.org/node/58
>>>
>>> Warning! unlike neon this will update your current KDE install - there is
>>> no backing out.
>>>
>>> Having said that I *really* like it, KDE 4.2 is going to be awesome.
>>> Actual New and improved features in KMail!
>>>
>>> However it is quirky, I had a lot of problems getting kmail running. The
>>> Akonadi server was broken to start off with and eventually I had to
>>> disable akonadi altogether.
>>>
>>> The problem with columns loosing their settings and getting random widths
>>> is worse than ever.
>>>
>>> If you have custom plasma applets they will probably be broken.
>>> Installation from source can fix this if you'r game :)
>>>
>>> Right click spelling suggestions inline with Konqueror!
>>>
>>> Heaps of UI tweaks which I quite like on the whole. Definitely a big step
>>> forward, like from 4.0 to 4.1
>>>       
>> On the web page: http://www.kubuntu.org/node/58 it says not to report
>> bugs.... OK. Just to let you all know that I found an annoying one: Try
>> resizing the Panel (maybe it's an NVidia related bug) it causes 4 5th's of
>> the screen to go black - with no apparent way to get the [plasma] desktop
>> back again (without logging out and then back in again).
>>
>> Apart from that it really looks a lot better and has already fixed some
>> rendering issues such as the icons on the Panel not displaying properly.
>> There are also lots more plasmoids/widgets available - the 'Weather' one is
>> really useful -- careful of the 'Bouncing Ball' widget, if you enable the
>> 'Physics' option -- it bounces all over the place and it's real fun trying
>> to 'catch' it to reconfigure it!!
>>
>> Blessings,
>>
>> Nigel
>>
>> --
>>     
> Is this a problem with multiple monitors or only a single monitor.  If the 
> former, then it may be related to a known bug in X with Intel graphic chips.  
> Force X not to scan for a TV output.
> Paul
>
>   
I have a single monitor and the blanking of all but a small strip at the 
top happens to me, too...

Also, I've just noticed as I write this that the panel clock and system 
monitor -CPU are corrupted...  :@(

-- 
Blessings

Wulfmann

Wulf Credo:
Respect the elders. Teach the young. Co-operate with the pack.
Play when you can. Hunt when you must. Rest in between.
Share your affections. Voice your opinion. Leave your Mark.
Copyright July 17, 1988 by Del Goetz