KDE-Forum.org

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the board and not a regular KDE user. I usually run gtk/gnome applications outside of a desktop environment.

I currently use neither KDE, neither Gnome. On one hand, I find the Gnome underlying architecture fragile and overly complex; applications are sometime too slow. On the other hand, I really like the KDE part approach (seems to speed up development and increase consistency) and the clever groundwork as well as some applications (kmail, kate, vim as a component, ...) but I'm usually turned off by konqueror and the lack of choice in KDE browsers.

In order to maximize my options, here are a few questions:

1/ Can I customize Konqueror menus to the point of a major simplification: removing many entries, in the main menus and in the contextual ones? Can it be sensitive to the konqueror mode (file manager vs internet browser)? I seem to remember reading that the menus were stored in xml files. Is it true. Can I modify those before or after compilation to get rid of unwanted entries?

2/ Are there gecko based kde/qt browsers? I don't really like Opera either. Can Mozilla or Firebird be made to follow QT colors and widgets. I usually compile Firebird for GTK2 but I think it also has a QT switch. How far does this go?

3/ Can I get larger image thumbnails? The largest thumbnail size in konqueror as well as in pixie or gwenview is quite small (at 1280 on a 17 LCD anyway). I can get much larger previews in gqview, rox or nautilus.

Thanks in advance,
P.