losing patience

[kdeputer]

I'm starting to get tired of Kubuntu (12.10) and KDE in general. I'm not sure about other KDE editions but I bet this one gets a failing grade by others that try it.

Besides, Firefox causing my memory to max out and the constant freezing and crashing I get, I now have this other ridiculous problem. Suddenly, the time display went to the UTC format. I don't know how but I see no way of switching it back. When you click 'adjust date and time', the locla time is shown under the clock but there's no way to get it back to being the main display.

KDE is so useless!!!!! Sure, you can muck around with plasmas and other widgets crap or whatever but is it functional?!? NO!

I guess I have to look at another distro yet again. :-( I wonder how the other DEs are doing. KDE is still crap.

EDIT: Hey, look folks, Kubuntu has had these "UTC bugs" since 2005!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A PIECE OF ****!

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ubuntu-396009/

[dibl]

What in the world are you talking about?

sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

and set it to whatever timezone you wish. However, don't let that delay your trip down the road to bash something else.

[kdeputer]

What in the world are you talking about?

sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

and set it to whatever timezone you wish. However, don't let that delay your trip down the road to bash something else.

It is already set to the right timezone!!! But, it's still showing UTC time!

[kubicle]

Mouse wheel over the clock widget will switch display between timezones that are configured for showing in the digital clock settings. (If you have UTC and local timezone selected, mouse wheel will switch between those two...the link you posted has nothing to do with this.

Firefox works fine here, but if you're experiencing memory issues with firefox, the issue likely lies with firefox and not kde.

Feel free to use whichever DE you like (although, IIRC, the clock mouse-wheel timezone switch is not unique to KDE...so be prepared rant on those other DEs, too).

[dibl]

Kubuntu 12.10, KDE 4.10.0, digital clock widget is working perfectly here. Timezone (right-click > Adjust Date & Time) is set to New York and it is showing the correct local time for the Eastern Timezone.

[kdeputer]

Mouse wheel over the clock widget will switch display between timezones that are configured for showing in the digital clock settings. (If you have UTC and local timezone selected, mouse wheel will switch between those two...the link you posted has nothing to do with this.

Firefox works fine here, but if you're experiencing memory issues with firefox, the issue likely lies with firefox and not kde.

Feel free to use whichever DE you like (although, IIRC, the clock mouse-wheel timezone switch is not unique to KDE...so be prepared rant on those other DEs, too).

Hey, you're right.... the damn mouse-wheel!!! LOL! But, how is anyone supposed to know that?
Thanks for the info, though.

For kicks, I selected 'change time settings automatically' and I got an error.

http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthr...et-weird-error

I still stick by my initial judgment that KDE is really ****ed up. It's either horrible programming or buggy. I don't care which but it's a bad design.

[kdeputer]

Kubuntu 12.10, KDE 4.10.0, digital clock widget is working perfectly here. Timezone (right-click > Adjust Date & Time) is set to New York and it is showing the correct local time for the Eastern Timezone.

That's good but I knew this. I know how to use the GUI and CLI methods of changing the settings, but thanks. It was the damn mouse-wheel but I didn't realize that I accidentally changed the display and how I did it. If this is common knowledge, I just discovered it, today. :-(

I still have an error if I wanted to use 'Automatic' settings but I'm not going to worry about that right now.

[dibl]

I still stick by my initial judgment that KDE is really ****ed up. It's either horrible programming or buggy. I don't care which but it's a bad design.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but I would point out that things you don't know about using KDE do not constitute KDE design bugs. And Firefox's famous appetite for memory is not a KDE bug. And if you do happen upon a legitimate bug in KDE, there's a bug reporting mechanism to actually inform the developers ....

[whatthefunk]

Because you changed the clock with your mouse wheel Kubuntu is crap? Hmmmm....

Its not perfect, but I think it beats anything else out there. Please keep in mind that KDE and Kubuntu are developed mostly by volunteers who dont have the time or the resources that we all wish they had. They try their best and have done an amazing amazing job Id say.

[jglen490]

I use KDE on a very low resource machine. Yes, the specs in my sig block are correct. KDE works just fine. Now Firefox, that's another story. I use it, however, because it's a GREAT browser. When it misbehaves, I shut it down, let my system settle, and then come back to it later.

Choices, that's what you get with Linux and its distributions. Don't like the way something works? Then try something else, there are 50 or more solutions in Linux for every computing question. If you're unhappy, go to some other distro, or drop back to an older version. Quite frankly, baseless, random rants just suck, but that too is your choice.

[Goeroeboeroe]

Well, this solved finally one small problem for me: seemingly changing random once a month or so timezone. Very small annoyance, so I never looked into it, but just changed it back in the settings. Now I finally know the reason: mousewheel! And the way to change it back very simple, thanks, kubicle.
Dear kdeputer, I hope I don't offend you if I thank you for starting this thread. It made kde again a little bit nicer for me. Thanks!

[vw72]

Just to add to this thread. If you are suspecting an issue with Firefox, the first thing to check is what extensions are installed. If of them has run amuck, they will will cause Firefox to have problems regardless of whether KDE is the desktop or Kubuntu is the distro. Try disabling the extensions in Firefox and see if the problem goes away. If so, add them back one at a time until the problem reoccurs and you have found the culprit.

One other culprit for the UTC is that if you test some other distros, they reset the system clock to UTC, so that the next time you boot into your regular distro, the clock is wrong. Don't know if that might be a possibility or not in this case.

[kdeputer]

I'm very sorry for my rant. Thanks for lifting the ban. (? - right?).

I get frustrated and should walk away for a bit. I'm recommending Kubuntu to someone else, btw.

If you read the non-rant posts, they are serious and I tried to help people using skype since I use it now (in Kubuntu).

[kdeputer]

Just to add to this thread. If you are suspecting an issue with Firefox, the first thing to check is what extensions are installed. If of them has run amuck, they will will cause Firefox to have problems regardless of whether KDE is the desktop or Kubuntu is the distro. Try disabling the extensions in Firefox and see if the problem goes away. If so, add them back one at a time until the problem reoccurs and you have found the culprit.

One other culprit for the UTC is that if you test some other distros, they reset the system clock to UTC, so that the next time you boot into your regular distro, the clock is wrong. Don't know if that might be a possibility or not in this case.

I'll look into this, thanks. It's the only minor problem which I have: Firefox and often using too many tabs.

There's usually a solution and an explanation for the minor albeit irritating problems (I've had from time to time). I also like Firefox, too, and one of the main reasons I use it for is the number of options (extensions etc.). I tried to like Chrome but it's a 2nd choice for me at the moment.

[kdeputer]

Well, this solved finally one small problem for me: seemingly changing random once a month or so timezone. Very small annoyance, so I never looked into it, but just changed it back in the settings. Now I finally know the reason: mousewheel! And the way to change it back very simple, thanks, kubicle.
Dear kdeputer, I hope I don't offend you if I thank you for starting this thread. It made kde again a little bit nicer for me. Thanks!

No problem. 'Good that something positive resulted from this thread.

Ooops, I should multi-quote... Sorry!