How's your experience regarding the stability of KDE 4.3 on Arch?

Maybe this is a specific issue with my Arch x64 system, but I'd like to pose the question;
How well is your KDE 4.3 Arch system performing?
I just recently did a clean install on my main computer, since I wanted to try out KDE 4.3 in a clean environment. I've previously tried out KDE 4 through its different incarnations, since I see great potential in the project, but I always seem to have stability and general performance issues on different systems. This time was no different, and I've had constant crashes in Kopete, the part of Kwin that handles desktop activities, as well as Shaman (incompatibilities with the latest Pacman version? All of the database maintenance operations just make the program hang).
I'm hesitant to start filing bug reports for all the problems I'm experiencing in case of there being something I've done fundamentally wrong with my system. AFAIK my video drivers (proprietary nvidia, any known incompatibilities with 4.3?) and X configuration are working fine.
Or are these kinds of component crashes/restarts still to be expected of KDE 4? Is it still below, say, GNOME in these respects?
Last edited by Jickel (2009-08-14 21:21:17)

It's worth noting that I received a response in regards to the bug report stating certain plasma themes are no longer working as of 4.3. According to the reply, it's stated that as of 4.3 these certain plasma themes have an incorrect package structure and therefore will not work. Apparently, 4.3 is a bit more strict in regards to it's procedure. At the least, here is hoping the developers of these incorrectly packaged themes will fix the problems that currently exist with said themes and reup them to kde-look or the like.
Gen2ly wrote:
Caliburn wrote:I did a bit better than that. The most prominent of the bugs I've listed (namely, the ones affecting display on applications), they've been posted about on the KDE bugzilla. I've went through KDE with a near fine tooth comb, and I've also posted regarding a small issue or two that still remain to be fixed after my first use of the KDE 4 series, KDE 4.1.
Nice (wishes he had done that).
Believe you me, if you've an issue to post to the KDE devs about that isn't already posted in their bugzilla, not only will they appreciate the word but, as a user of the GUI, I'll appreciate the effort.
In a word, I won't lie about my hesitations regarding the 4.3 release: it feels rushed. Do I think it's detrimental to the development of KDE? Absolutely not, but there are a number of small bugs here and there that make me wonder about the end user testing before the release was sent out for public consumption. On a personal level, I would have loved to test KDE and report the problems I'd found before it's release, but downloading each and every beta/RC release on a 56k is nearly if not entirely impossible.
Edit:
Another reply and another solution to a different plasma-related bug regarding the transparency of the taskbar. The wording of the problem suggested within the bug report I'd posted is a bit different than the way I'd post it, and therefore I didn't catch the similarity of the issue. Still, a large thanks goes out to the person who threw that particular bug report my way. It's only a temporary fix, but for anyone having the Compiz/Kwin taskbar transparency issue, there is a definite, albeit temp, fix.
Last edited by Caliburn (2009-08-19 07:30:28)

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