Hey Sarang,
Your not the only one disappointed in 7.1. Out of two computers in the house,
a laptop and a desktop, the laptop had no sound and the desktop just did not get
the X server running due to incompatability with a listed video card. Also out
of a number of other desktops at a linux group I go to weekly, a lot more
failures came from various installations and upgrades.
Looking at 7.1 from the laptop, I ask the question, why did they not improve
what they already had in 7.0 and not start from scratch?
Where was menu editor?
Why did they not install a search engine for K-menu with the tree setup
they also installed, it took a minute or two to find something (ie.kpackage) if
you happen to forget where it is? (Compare this to 7.0)
Why get rid of Application, Device, etc. from desktop mouse right-click?
Basically you would think with a newer version you could install on any prior
installable computer plus any new ones unknown to the prior version. But NO! not
with Mandrake 7.1 or is it (7.1(Beta)). No it should be called 7.1(Failure).
Simon
On Thu, Jul 20, 2000 at 05:22:20PM -0400, Sarang Lakare wrote:
> Gil Baron W0MN wrote:
> >
> > With version 7.0 all the icons on the panel at the bottom are about the same
> > in root and in user modes. In version 7.1 I get almost nothing except KDE
> thats strange!
>
> > Icon. Why, and how do you add icons to the bottom. I want my Konsole start
> > ICON for instance and my calculator and all the rest.
> "K" -> "Panel" -> "Add Application" -> select whatever u want..
>
> >
> > For that matter, how do you add icons to the desktop. In Windows you just
> > find the file executable and make a shortcut. It is usually Very easy to
> > find because the name is almost always the name of the application. Is there
> > a similar thing here and if so, how do I find out what the name of the
> > programs I want might be.
>
> I have noticed that in 7.0 I could just right click and say new applicaiton
> on the desktop.. but in 7.1, right click shows just "folder".. so all i can
> add is folder.
>
> But I found another way to add icons to the desktop..
> "k" ->
> "disk navigator" -> "Desktop" -> "Open Folder".
>
> once kfm opens the folder, right click and u'll be able add anything to the
> desktop now.
>
> Its a little ugly to add applciations.. when u say new->application, it
> pops up a dialog.. which omething like application.kdelink . you have to
> make sure that u keep the .kdelink suffix!.. thats rediculous on part of
> KDE.. so if ui want xmms, type xmms.kdelink and then the link will show
> "xmms".. and then go through the other menus and add the correct executable
> and set the icon.
>
> -sarang
>
> >
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