The KDE 4.3 System Settings – Part 1 – Introduction + Look & Feel

“In our original article two years ago, we did a complete
overview of the entire KDE 3.5 Control Center, a task that was not
small by any stretch of the imagination. But since so many of you
felt that it was unbelievably helpful to you, as well as
instrumental in instructing new users on the usage of KDE in Linux,
I’ve decided to go ahead with a new series, this time detailing the
new System Settings control panel for KDE4.

“The reason I’m doing this now, and I hadn’t done it before
this, is because I wanted to wait until KDE4 grew and matured
enough to make this worth doing. I believe it’s reached that point
with KDE 4.3. It may still have some growing to do, but the new
System Settings panel (the replacement for Control Center) is more
or less finalized, allowing for articles such as this to be written
without concern for too many changes or obsolescing of features in
the meantime as it continues to mature.

“So, with that said, let’s move on to looking over the new
System Settings panel. First off, System Settings, like KDE4
itself, has both a new and a classic layout. As much as I prefer
the classic menu in KDE4, I prefer the new layout for the System
Settings panel, as it lends itself to much easier, and more readily
comprehensible navigation.”

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