F9 menu issues

[Andrew Farris]

Anne Wilson wrote:
> The new kde-style menu responds to mouse-over, and there doesn't seem any way 
> to stop it.  To get a sub-menu you have to click on the group member, and if 
> the item you want isn't there you have to click on the < button.  This is all 
> very slow.  I think it will bring a storm of criticism.
> 
> Switching to the classic menu, I find that some sub-menus display over the top 
> of the main menu - not all sub-menus, just some of them.  That's probably a 
> bug that should be reported.
> 
> These are personal reactions, but interfere with my working comfort.

I tried KDE4 and that is definitely my number 1 complaint with the new KDE.  The 
new style menu is absolutely unusable as it is (if I wanted to do something that 
slow I would browse through the filesystem into /usr and double click the 
executable myself).

Of course, it reminds me heavily of the (also disgusting and unusably slow) 
Windows Vista new style menu system... which is no surprise as much of KDE's 
design mirrors UI elements people find comfortable and familiar.  (no need to 
flame I admit I'm a gnome person already people)  I gave KDE4 a shot and I do 
like some of it, just not that menu.

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