You're not the only one. I've been trying KDE4 from time to time, but I keep returning to KDE3.5, because it's faster, leaner, simpler, better configurable, and

You're not the only one. I've been trying KDE4 from time to time, but I keep returning to KDE3.5, because it's faster, leaner, simpler, better configurable, and less cluttered. In my opinion KDE4 was inspired by the compositing-window-manager hype in 2008, fueled by Windows Vista, OSX and compiz. Suddenly every self-respecting desktop environment had to have translucent windows (with blurring of underlying graphics), widgets, gadgets, 3D effects, and whatnot. This resulted in an enormous bloat, and this situation was further worsened by taking away user configurability. Does KDE4 still have that silly 'cashew' in the top right screen corner, which cannot be removed?