Re: [arch-general] A universal Operating System API - why don't we have it?

2009-12-18 Thread Fabian Schölzel
> For example slabs of aluminium have standard sizes I would guess there are at least 50 different standards available for alu plates. But the difference to the computer world is, you can take any of that plates, drill a hole and mount stuff. > building materials have well defined specifications

Re: [arch-general] kde4/kmail slow - anybody else notice or is it just me?

2009-12-08 Thread Fabian Schölzel
2009/12/8 David C. Rankin : > Specifically I see a slowdown when I access a mail folder containing >2000 > messages or so. Each time I leave and return to a folder (my arch folder for > example) kmail reloads and re-sorts the entire folder taking some 20+ > seconds each time. It is like all 'folder

Re: [arch-general] Audio cd ripper

2009-09-04 Thread Fabian Schölzel
2009/9/4 Thomas Bächler : > There is an awesome and easy converter in KDE (already in KDE3), but it's > invisible since KDE4 (they forgot to add a UI that appears when you insert a > CD). Fire up konqueror or dolphin, enter "audiocd:/" into the URL field and > feel the love. You can adjust the set

Re: [arch-general] Why doesn't plasma-panel show open apps in 2 rows in arch?

2009-08-25 Thread Fabian Schölzel
2009/8/25 David C. Rankin : >        Is there a hidden setting for this, or is it just in the next > 4.3.00-xyz package to be released? I'm at work, but if i remember correctly, theres is a setting for allowing it to make rows, and theres a checkbox to force this. *searching* Yep, here you go. [1

Re: [arch-general] Add "phonon-xine" to KDE deps?

2009-08-11 Thread Fabian Schölzel
I would say, that this should stay as it is, as long as its the default upstream. Adding all kind of gstreamer plugins as depends would be a workaround, but that isnt very KISS, too. Phonon should say something like "I cant play that format for you. Please configure your backend for this file type.

Re: [arch-general] KDE4.3 upgrade

2009-08-06 Thread Fabian Schölzel
http://www.archlinux.org/news/455/