KDE 4.3: Stable, Fast, but Still Not Perfect

[ Thanks to Jeremy
LaCroix for this link. ]

“I do have some minor complaints though. When it comes
to Juk, there is a bug with playlists not saving once you exit the
program that I reported when the first release of KDE 4.0 was
released, that still hasn’t been fixed yet. Basically what happens
is that when you import all of your music and get each track sorted
just the way you like, that sorting will not be saved and will be
lost the next time you open the program. I like to use Juk since I
do enjoy it’s simplicity over Amarok, though with this bug still
being a problem I find it too frustrating to use.

“Another issue I have with KDE 4.3 is (again) with the desktop
effects. As if it wasn’t bad enough that they can make the desktop
slow down to a crawl, it also makes you lose precious framerates in
3D games too. The problem is that most modern desktop environments
will suspend compositing when 3D games are running in order to
conserve resources, but KDE 4.3 doesn’t do that – you have to
disable them yourself before playing a game or face a major loss in
performance. In this regard, desktop effects become more of a
burden on your system rather than a blessing. You can disable the
effects by pressing SHIFT+ALT+F12, though KDE should be smart
enough to do that on its own by now.”

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Story