MX-19.2 KDE RC 1 Feedback Thread

[paul1149]

there is no kmail 5.18, also kmail is a mess,

Strange:

KMail

Details for KMail
Project website
Latest stable release
5.14.3
July 9, 2020

I had the exact number wrong, but I will agree that kmail is a mess at this point.

[tony37]

back to RC1 now:
I like it that you chose to have the Application Menu instead of the Application Launcher. The latter may look good, but I never really used it.
The Papirus icons are nice too.
The Monochrome SDDM-theme looks a bit, hmm, black and not very inviting to me. It could use a non-black background to enliven things. And when you just lock the current user, you still get the Breeze icons. Maybe that's part of having Breeze Dark as desktop theme.

[mystic]

Can we not adjust date and time in a live boot?

I am unable to change the time. It says something along the lines of the that NTP time is unable to be changed.

Can someone else reproduce this?

[tony37]

Can we not adjust date and time in a live boot?

I am unable to change the time. It says something along the lines of the that NTP time is unable to be changed.

Can someone else reproduce this?

I think that's one of the known issues in the release notes

[asqwerth]

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The Monochrome SDDM-theme looks a bit, hmm, black and not very inviting to me. It could use a non-black background to enliven things. And when you just lock the current user, you still get the Breeze icons. Maybe that's part of having Breeze Dark as desktop theme.

I've been busy the last 3 days and haven't tested the RC1.

Are you saying the default MX19.2 wallpaper doesn't appear as the default background (blurred of course, while the login elements and buttons are on screen) for Monochrome SDDM theme?

Hmm.

[tony37]

Are you saying the default MX19.2 wallpaper doesn't appear as the default background (blurred of course, while the login elements and buttons are on screen) for Monochrome SDDM theme?

No, it doesn't, but it can be changed in the settings.

[Gerson]

I am using "touchpad-indicator" installed from the stable repository (3 packages) and I have it configured to be disabled when I place an external mouse or when I am writing but it does not get disabled. I have tried all the combinations present and none of them work, but XFCE works perfectly.

[Adrian]

I am using "touchpad-indicator" installed from the stable repository (3 packages) and I have it configured to be disabled when I place an external mouse or when I am writing but it does not get disabled. I have tried all the combinations present and none of them work, but XFCE works perfectly.

KDE has a nice configuration option for touchpad, maybe you don't need that touchpad-indicator. I usually disable the touchpad completely when a mouse is connected (I really like that option).

[Gerson]

I am using "touchpad-indicator" installed from the stable repository (3 packages) and I have it configured to be disabled when I place an external mouse or when I am writing but it does not get disabled. I have tried all the combinations present and none of them work, but XFCE works perfectly.

KDE has a nice configuration option for touchpad, maybe you don't need that touchpad-indicator. I usually disable the touchpad completely when a mouse is connected (I really like that option).

I've gone through all the system settings and can't find a way to make it work so that it is disabled when typing or when connecting an external mouse. Now I can use the touch panel but the system tells me that it doesn't detect it.

[tony37]

I've gone through all the system settings and can't find a way to make it work so that it is disabled when typing or when connecting an external mouse. Now I can use the touch panel but the system tells me that it doesn't detect it.

My only guess here is that you may have to uninstall touchpad-indicator first.