Philip Webb wrote: > 090427 Alexey Shvetsov wrote: > >> I think its better to split kde use flag >> into 2 new use flags kde3 and kde4 so it will not confuse users >> > > As a user who tried KDE 4.2.1 & decided to wait for >= 4.3.1 (smile), > having KDE 3 + KDE 4 installed simultaneously is not easy. > There seems to be a basic problem with KDE 4 apps > corrupting KDE 3 settings in the user's ~/.kde3.5 & ~/.kde4 dirs. > The problem seems to arise from the single symlink ~/.kde , > which has to be pointed to one or the other version of KDE. > > Have you guys thought re this aspect of the affair ? > > This has already been handled. We set the default configuration directory for KDE 4 apps to ~/.kde4 for -kdeprefix, and .kde4.2 etc for slotted. This removes the possibility of KDE 4 apps corrupting KDE 3 apps unless you symlink this directory.
I wonder how many apps can actually support KDE 3 or KDE 4. I would favour using kde3 for KDE 3 support, and kde for KDE 4 support, if people feel that this is necessary at all. If you are only talking one of two apps users have package.use for this kind of thing.
