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Debian distro
by Darrell Anderson 18 Apr '25

18 Apr '25

I am creating a build script environment for Slackware. Something in the tradition of stock and SBo build scripts for those who know what that means. Debian seems overwhelmingly supported in TDE. To help me learn I want to create a Debian VM where I can download and study package sources and build scripts. One caveat is the Debian distro needs to NOT support systemd because Slackware does not. I need something reasonably close to how Slackware functions. I tried q4os but I did not like and their custom control center thingie frustrated me and gets in my way. And I want something generic with no systemd. Something straightforward. Install the ISO, configure apt sources, install TDE. Please recommend. I am guessing a plain Devuan ISO might suffice? Thank you.

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KPDF Printing
by Darrell Anderson 18 Apr '25

18 Apr '25

TDE 14.1.3. Does printing from KPDF work? I don't get any response. No dialog. The Print Preview dialog works, but there is no Print button anywhere. Thanks.

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Oxygen icons
by Darrell Anderson 17 Apr '25

17 Apr '25

Wasn't there at one time an Oxygen icon set for TDE?

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Kate syntax highlighting
by Darrell Anderson 16 Apr '25

16 Apr '25

I don't know if this is a PEBKAC issue. I seem to have a devilish time getting Kate to remember syntax highlighting of previously opened files. I have Kate configured to remember meta information for 180 days. I also notice that often Kate does not guess the correct syntax highlighting for what are obvious shell scripts. The shell scripts have correct declarations at the beginning of the script. I get the feeling the detection scheme is keying off of something other than '#!/bin/sh'. What might I be doing incorrectly? Or where might I start troubleshooting? Thanks.

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Suspend questions.
by Γιώργος Κωστόπουλος 15 Apr '25

15 Apr '25

Hi! :-) I couldn't find anything related, so I have to ask. Different distributions, seems to have different terminology. At Trinity, what is the difference between normal and hybrid suspend? Sidequestion 1: What is the keyboard shortcut, for bringing up the shutdown - restart etc. dialog box? Where is it stored? Sidequestion 2: How can be disabled the password asking screen, after restoring from sleep - suspend etc.? TIA!!! :-) G.

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TDE 14.1.3 32-bit on Single Core Computers
by Darrell Anderson 14 Apr '25

14 Apr '25

I like to tinker some with vintage computers. Kind of fascinating. I am able to use much of TDE on single core computers (compiled in a 32-bit VM on a 4-core system :-)). The systems are running Slackware 14.1 32-bit with Seagate Barracuda IV spinners. One system has 256 MB RAM, the other 448 MB. As might be expected booting takes time but once that completes can TDE be used? With nominal patience, yes. Even with 10/100 Mbs NICs, Konqueror is responsive traversing network directories. The spinners are a bottleneck but TDE is usable. RAM usage after logging in (console/startx) and letting everything settle: 256 MB RAM: console: 14 MB; TDE: 239 MB 0 MB swap 448 MB RAM: console: 15 MB; TDE: 292 MB 0 MB swap This is with Konqueror preloaded in the configs, minimal system daemons, etc. Further usage eventually sees swap get used because of the limited RAM. Before anybody chuckles too hard, back in the KDE 3.5.x days these systems were my daily drivers. Mostly with Windows NT4 but dual booting into Slackware and 3.5.x. Likely some responsiveness could be squeezed by using older Slackware releases matching the hardware of 20 years ago. Use as a daily driver? Probably not. :-) That I can attempt this let alone actually succeed is nonetheless remarkable. As a proof-of-concept test I think this is a fine testament to how TDE is designed and maintained. Just nice to see this work. Big smile!

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Cursor movement after searching text
by Darrell Anderson 13 Apr '25

13 Apr '25

Is there a way to configure katepart to provide a more "intelligent" cursor movement after searching text? I do not see anything relevant in the Cursor & Selection Behavior configuration. 1. In kate or kwrite invoke a normal search/find. 2. Close the Find dialog. 3. Notice the text is highlighted. 4. Press the keyboard left or right arrow navigation key. When pressing the left key, my expectation is the cursor should move to the immediate left of the selection highlight. Instead the cursor moves to the character on the immediate left of the end of the selection. Similarly, when pressing the right arrow key the cursor moves to the next character to the right rather than just end the selection highlight and keep the cursor at the same place. My expectation is the cursor movement I have seen in other text editors. Thanks. :)

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Kate KTextEditor Incremental Search Plugin
by Darrell Anderson 12 Apr '25

12 Apr '25

There is a collection of Kate plugins in the tdeaddons package. One of the plugins is called KTextEditor Incremental Search Plugin. I am scratching my head how to use the plugin. The respective plugin Comment shows Also known as "As you type search". If I start typing I simply add text to my document. If I invoke the Find dialog nothing happens unless I press the Find button, just like normal search. The Kate Plugins Handbook does not include the plugins from the tdeaddons package. So -- how to use the plugin? And second, is this information cleverly hidden in a handbook? Thanks. :)

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VirtualBox bidirectional clipboard
by Darrell Anderson 12 Apr '25

12 Apr '25

Does the VirtualBox bidirectional clipboard function with TDE? I am unable to get that to function with TDE VMs. Thanks.

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TDE Benchmarks
by Darrell Anderson 10 Apr '25

10 Apr '25

This might be a controversial topic and might bring the wallflowers out screaming with high opinions, but has anybody tried to run meaningful benchmarks with TDE? I'm not talking about click-bait or hardware benchmarks. More like how snappy TDE actually is. Another benchmark is energy consumption. Both types of benchmarks probably need several days of data collection to be meaningful. Data that is collected with more than 10 minutes in a virtual machine and an author bio photo wearing sunglasses. I tinker with vintage computers. Earlier today I installed TDE 14.1.3 on some dual core clunkers with SATA II spinners. I do not expect spinners to impress anybody these days, let alone SATA II, but the desktop is way snappier than I was expecting. No hanging or stuttering. The most important benchmark is solitaire (KPatience) runs nicely. With these observations, I realized could survive for a while with these computers if my main rig bit the dust. (I am going to test TDE on some single core systems too. :-)) I am not much surprised TDE runs well on these systems. After all, KDE 3.5.10 was released in the same time period these computers were sold. With these spinners Konqueror responds nicely, even with network shares. And that raises a different topic to enjoy favorite beverages -- why are most GUI file managers/explorers so slow compared to Konqueror? Kudos to the devs, past and present. Yesterday I was doing some oddball testing of the dual batteries on my T580 laptop. Although the laptop was idle much of the day, I noticed overall energy consumption was low. I never really looked at that before with other desktop environments, but the trivia got me thinking. Is TDE more energy efficient than other modern desktops? Is that even measurable? So let the vampires and werewolves loose. I am not looking for mere confirmation bias slaps on the back. Let me know if you have some ideas how to test TDE in a meaningful manner. Yes, all things considered, nobody really gives a hoot. Just use whatever tickles your fancy. If you can't tell, I am going a bit stir crazy. Spring just refuses to come this year. :-(

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