2 documents side by side

[Errol Sapir]

Clay Weber wrote:
> pkaplan1 wrote:
>   
>> On Sunday 14 February 2010 05:32 Errol Sapir wrote:
>>    
>>     
>>> I see in windows 7 that  two documents can be "clicked" into position
>>> side by side so that one can work on both documents at the same time.
>>> One drags the one document to the right side of the screen and it
>>> "clicks" into place. One then drags the second document to the left side
>>> (it "clicks" into place) and both documents are then readable
>>> simultaneously.  I read that this is also possible in Kubuntu. Is this
>>> so? If so could somebody write a "blow by blow" description an how to
>>> enable this.
>>> TIA
>>> Errol
>>>      
>>>       
>> This is only possible in kde4.4 which was released this week.  The kubuntu
>> homepage (www.kubuntu.org) has instructions for upgrading 9.10.  If you're
>> running an earlier version of kubuntu then you'll have to compile from source
>> (kde.org).
>>    
>>     
> I *think* this is possible in some version of kde 4.3.x, I remember 
> playing with that some time back, but I amn away from my Kubuntu boxes 
> righgt now so I cannot confirm or deny this, or see which effect you 
> need to enable. Having both 4.3 and 4.4 makes it confusing on this.
>   
>> One caution, if you have a heavily customized kde environment from an earlier
>> version, you might want to backup the ~/.kde directory (and possibly even
>> delete the original) before upgrading and then let the new version build it's
>> own ~/.kde directory.  You'll then have to reconfig kde, but I've run into
>> problems in the past using old config directories with newer software versions,
>> esp something as large and complex as kde.
>> Paul
>>    
>>     
> No, you don't have to delete ALL  your files in ~/.kde, though sometimes 
> you may have to delete your plasma- related config files in 
> ~/.kde/share/config/. that way you don't have to  do more than 
> reconfigure your desktop look and feel. You won't loose your Konquer or 
> Kmail settings, for example.
>
> Clay
>
>   


> Thanks for all the advice. I upgraded to KDE 4.4 and the "side by side" works perfectly. Now if I could only get my microphone to work with Skype I'd be a very happy camper!

Errol

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