Mr. Jan Hearthstone wrote:
Kde was doing fine till I did something (I don't remember what it could have been), and the kde apps take now for ages to appear on the screen.
Are you using SuperKaramba? I recently tried using it, but for some reason after my computer is idle for a little while, it will slow everything down and use 100% CPU. I haven't had time to look into this, but it sounds like something similar might be happening.
--Ben