Here's _somewhat_ complete list of ebuilds that have a depend on kde-base/arts, excluding those that are masked for other reasons or ones that I plan on handling myself.
app-backup/konserve-0.10.3:arts app-dicts/kannadic-1.7.0:arts app-dicts/kannadic-2.0.3:arts app-i18n/skim-scim-anthy-1.2.4:arts app-i18n/skim-scim-anthy-1.3.0:arts app-laptop/khdapsmon-0.1.2:arts app-laptop/khdapsmonitor-0.1:arts app-laptop/kthinkbat-0.2.9:arts app-misc/workrave-1.8.5:arts app-misc/workrave-1.9.0:arts app-mobilephone/ksms-0.1.2.4:arts app-pda/ipodslave-0.6.2:arts app-pda/ipodslave-0.7.3:arts app-pda/synce-kde-0.9.1:arts app-text/bibletime-1.6.5.1-r1:arts app-text/kbarcode-2.0.6:arts app-text/kding-0.4.3:arts dev-db/knoda-0.8.3:arts dev-db/kpogre-1.5.2:arts dev-db/kpogre-1.5.4:arts dev-db/kpogre-1.6.6:arts dev-db/kpogre-3.0.0:arts dev-perl/PerlQt-3.009_beta2:arts dev-util/kdbg-2.0.5:arts dev-util/kdoc-2.0_alpha54:arts dev-util/kprof-1.4.3-r1:arts mail-client/kbiff-3.8:arts mail-client/mailody-0.4.0:arts mail-client/mailody-0.5.0:arts mail-client/mailody-0.5.0-r1:arts media-libs/allegro-4.2.2-r1:arts media-libs/libsdl-1.2.13-r1:arts media-libs/mediastreamer-2.2.3_p1-r1:arts media-libs/mediastreamer-2.2.4:arts media-plugins/audacious-plugins-1.5.1-r3:arts media-plugins/hayes-1.3:arts media-plugins/hayes-1.4:arts media-plugins/jefferson-3.2:arts media-radio/qsstv-5.3c:arts media-tv/kvdr-0.64-r3:arts media-video/kavi2svcd-0.8.7:arts media-video/kmenc15-0.03:arts media-video/kmenc15-0.04:arts media-video/ksubtile-1.1:arts media-video/ksubtile-1.2:arts media-video/ksubtile-1.3:arts media-video/okle-0.4:arts media-video/vlc-0.9.10:arts net-analyzer/knetscan-1.0-r1:arts net-analyzer/ksniffer-0.3:arts net-analyzer/ksniffer-0.3.1:arts net-analyzer/ksniffer-0.3.2:arts net-dialup/kdsl-0.5:arts net-dialup/kmasqdialer-2.05:arts net-dialup/komport-0.5.9:arts net-dialup/rppppoek-0.40:arts net-dialup/serlook-0.3.3:arts net-dialup/trayimonc-0.8-r1:arts net-firewall/guarddog-2.6.0-r1:arts net-firewall/kmyfirewall-1.1.1:arts net-misc/guidedog-1.0.0 net-misc/kovpn-0.2:arts net-misc/kovpn-0.3_pre2:arts net-misc/kovpn-0.3_pre6:arts net-misc/kovpn-0.3_pre6-r1:arts net-misc/kssh-0.7:arts net-misc/kvpnc-0.9.0:arts net-misc/kwebget-0.8.1:arts net-misc/nxserver-freenx-0.7.3-r2:arts net-misc/nxserver-freenx-0.7.3-r3:arts net-misc/x2gokdebindings-2.0.1.3:arts net-misc/x2gosessionadministration-2.0.1.10:arts net-print/kink-0.2.1:arts net-print/kink-0.2.1-r1:arts net-wireless/kwlaninfo-0.9.4:arts net-wireless/kwlaninfo-0.9.5:arts net-wireless/waveselect-0.1.2:arts sci-astronomy/celestia-1.5.1:arts sci-astronomy/celestia-1.6.0:arts sci-calculators/abakus-0.91:arts sci-calculators/kconvert-1.1-r1:arts sci-calculators/pgcalc2-2.2.10:arts sci-calculators/pgcalc2-2.2.6:arts sci-electronics/klogic-1.61:arts sci-electronics/klogic-1.63:arts sci-electronics/ktechlab-0.3.6:arts sci-misc/kboincspy-0.9.0:arts sci-misc/kboincspy-0.9.1:arts sci-visualization/kpl-3.3:arts sci-visualization/labplot-1.6.0.2:arts sys-power/kpowersave-0.7.3-r1:arts x11-misc/kflog-2.1.1-r2:arts x11-misc/lineak-kdeplugins-0.9.0:arts x11-misc/switcher-0.3.7a:arts If you see something you use, like, maintain, I suggest on dropping the depend ASAP. Note that if it's using kde.eclass, you'll need to set ARTS_REQUIRED=never before the inherit line. I'm tempted to say "otherwise it will be hardmasked with kde-base/arts by the end of this week", but that might be too intimidating for some. *grin* - Samuli