Re: KDE4 dual monitor window maximizing behaviour
On Sunday 19 April 2009, M. Henne wrote:
> Kent West wrote:
> > but I'm glad (?!)
> > to see I'm not the only one. The problem is irritating, ain't it?
>
> It is. One of my favourite benefits using linux is to be able to
> work fast with less mouse usage. Not 'no mouse' but only mouse
> where it makes sense (Drawings, GUI-Development). KDE 3.5 (without
> the bug) supported my working style very well.
As an aside, my laptop has a dodgy left mouse button on the touchpad.
When I am at a desk I plug a mouse in, but when on the road having
to cart around a mouse is a pain. Oddly tapping the touchpad does
not work either. Is it possible to generate "left mouse pressed" from
the keyboard?
David
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> To resize and position each and every window that opens is a pain.
>
> Not only that the maximizing does not work correctly, I could not
> tell KDE to open windows on monitor "1" (the right one that is
> in front of me). They always pop up either in the center or
> at the left monitor (which is placed on the left corner of my
> office table).
>
> As KDE4 has some more drawbacks even in Version 4.2.2, I lost some
> good arguments for linux in linux courses I give for people who
> want to switch from Windows, but that's another story... I wished
> they would call it KDE 3.99 beta or something.
>
> By the way: Does anybody know, where I can get a little input line on
> a task bar to start applications directly like it was available for
> KDE 3 and like it's available in icewm when pressing CTRL-Space?
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> Martin
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