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key bindings in kde4

alexei — Tue, 22/07/2008 - 12:31

I like software to be configurable and not designed for idiots. I want to be able to shoot myself in the foot.  I was put off gnome when they went the simpler-is-better (I-know-better-than-you) approach and the new kde seems to be taking a similar road.
A lot of key bindings are preassigned (not bad) and can not be changed (bad) because to do so would clash with some git’s preconceived notion of how to use a computer. Take assigning Ctrl-arrow to move around desktops which I’ve been using since before kde. Try to assign this in kde4 and you get an error: Read more »

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