Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 - General feedback and questions

[abalone]

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 - General feedback and questions

- in my memories, out-of-box install had a quickaccess to document in task bar next to KDE button, it has been replaced by Activites. In my opinion, it's a regression because Activities is very hard to understand for non-power users (or even for them ^^), whereas quickaccess gived user a landmark on how to access his home, at the same time giving him a glimpse of interface's powerfulness.

I agree the Quick Access widget should be put back by default. I also think it should be preconfigured to show tooltips and previews; that'd make it much more useful ...to me, anyway. Of course I've long set it up the way I want, but I remember being new to KDE 4 and wondering why I couldn't expand folders in Dolphin, why icon views were so uninformative, etc.

3. Desktop usage
- Maybe it should be posted in KDE forums instead, but I find easy shorcuts are lacking for presentation effect and next/previous desktops switching (more a matter of personal taste for the latter).

Having desktop-switching-by-scrollwheel turned on by default would be nice, too...

- When using the kickoff menu and browsing applications, in 11.04 when you entered a category of applications, you had an arrow on the left of the application's list to go back one level higher. It disappeared now, not sure if this is a bug or a feature (feel as a regression to me, because it was intuitive way to go back).

There's a little navigator at the top now. I'd still prefer it if the menus would just expand in some fashion instead of switching around so much...

[Citan]

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 - General feedback and questions

your card does not like KMS .. boot with a nomodeset option. (this depends on your driver and card for the exact option)

Thank you very much, problem perfectly fixed.
NOTE: For others having same problem, file menu.lst has been replaced by grub.cfg. Also save it before modifying just in case.
If you're unsure where to add the "nomodeset" option, look for it in the "recovery mode entry" then adapt the normal boot entry.

this works well for me for recording a desktop with sound through pulse

ffmpeg -r 30 -s 1366x768 -f x11grab -i :0.0 -vcodec msmpeg4v2 -qscale 2 -f alsa -ac 2 -i pulse -acodec pcm_s16le filename.avi

the -s 1366x768 can be changed to the resolution of your screen.
you will of coarse knead ffmpeg and since your getting that you may as well get winff 2
VINNY

Thanks, having XvidCap for video only was already great (thanks again x-shaney-x ^^), but your command line method also brings sound into play! Perfect

I agree the Quick Access widget should be put back by default. I also think it should be preconfigured to show tooltips and previews; that'd make it much more useful ...to me, anyway. Of course I've long set it up the way I want, but I remember being new to KDE 4 and wondering why I couldn't expand folders in Dolphin, why icon views were so uninformative, etc.

Hmm never noticed these features, but interesting ones indeed. Don't find these option with Folderview, can't find the stock widget of 11.04... What is the name of the widget again plz?

[kubicle]

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 - General feedback and questions

your card does not like KMS .. boot with a nomodeset option. (this depends on your driver and card for the exact option)

Thank you very much, problem perfectly fixed.
NOTE: For others having same problem, file menu.lst has been replaced by grub.cfg. Also save it before modifying just in case.
If you're unsure where to add the "nomodeset" option, look for it in the "recovery mode entry" then adapt the normal boot entry.

You normally shouldn't edit grub.cfg directly (if you do, your edits will disappear after each kernel install/remove/upgrade). You should instead:

1. edit /etc/default/grub, line GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT (in this case add nomodeset)

2. run 'sudo update-grub' which will create a new grub.cfg based on your new settings
(update-grub runs automatically after each kernel change to make sure grub.cfg is updated along with new kernel setup)

[abalone]

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 - General feedback and questions

I agree the Quick Access widget should be put back by default. I also think it should be preconfigured to show tooltips and previews; that'd make it much more useful ...to me, anyway. Of course I've long set it up the way I want, but I remember being new to KDE 4 and wondering why I couldn't expand folders in Dolphin, why icon views were so uninformative, etc.

Hmm never noticed these features, but interesting ones indeed. Don't find these option with Folderview, can't find the stock widget of 11.04... What is the name of the widget again plz?

Quick Access!

[sixthwheel]

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 - General feedback and questions

I'm running it now.

Sweet. Is it on the installation disk, or did you have to go to a PPA?

No it's not on the CD. After you install 11.10 just do an update.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

[LinuxRocks]

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 - General feedback and questions

Just checked out your videos... Very nice!

I will have to try xvidcap myself.

Been thinking about trying beta 1, but have been reluctant to try as of yet. Maybe I will load it up in a Virtual Box

Anyway, thanks for the videos!

Joe

[vinnywright]

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 - General feedback and questions

Just checked out your videos... Very nice!

I will have to try xvidcap myself.

Been thinking about trying beta 1, but have been reluctant to try as of yet. Maybe I will load it up in a Virtual Box

Anyway, thanks for the videos!

Joe

xvidcap did not make them.................ffmpeg did

VINNY

[eco2geek]

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 - General feedback and questions

Having desktop-switching-by-scrollwheel turned on by default would be nice, too...

Just scroll your wheel while the mouse is over the Pager widget.

[abalone]

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 - General feedback and questions

Having desktop-switching-by-scrollwheel turned on by default would be nice, too...

Just scroll your wheel while the mouse is over the Pager widget.

It's just usually more convenient to do it on any empty space on the desktop... just like it's convenient to have the app menu or window switcher pop up via mouse clicks on any empty space.

[eco2geek]

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 - General feedback and questions

It's just usually more convenient to do it on any empty space on the desktop... just like it's convenient to have the app menu or window switcher pop up via mouse clicks on any empty space.

The problem with that, for me, is that I sometimes am scrolling through a web page or document and accidentally end up with my mouse on the task manager or pager while I'm scrolling, and suddenly I'm on another desktop or I've just maximised another application by mistake. (Both the task manager and pager widget respond to the scroll wheel.)

If desktop switching by scrolling the mouse on a piece of empty desktop were the default, I might tear my hair out.

[abalone]

Re: Kubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 - General feedback and questions

Welcome to my desktop. Everything reacts to everything!