lubuntu 8.1 and KDE 4.1

[Ugly Me]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Constantinou" <stephanos at writeme.com>
To: "Ubuntu E-Mail List" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 7:28 AM
Subject: lubuntu 8.1 and KDE 4.1


> Dear All
>
> I now have the above (dual booting with XP) and I am dissatisfied with
> KDE.  I have read a few other sources that describes the KDE task
> bar/system tray as problematic.
>
> I have been fiddling and tried unsuccessfully two simple things
> 1) make an application short cut in the task bar/left hand side.  I can
> make a widget.
> 2) move the task bar to vertical right side of screen
>
> If I am not able to do these two things then KDE 4.1 is no improvement
> on 3.5.  I would then need to know how to use an earlier KDE and make
> that the default.
>
> Any help and advice welcome

Can't help you. But you raised one more questionn - about this latest Ubuntu
incarnation that you refer to as "lubuntu" --- what is that?
I've only been familiar with Ubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu and the
formerly-named Vibuntu (now Vinux).