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I don't recall seeing a KDE one--only a "Dr460nized" one. I believe this is the full collection:

We will have to commission SGS to make another wallpaper!

Which KDE logo did you have in mind?

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It simply has to have the KDE logo done in this style...

(if there's more than one then I just want the best one :smiley:)

IIRC, I haven’t done any, neither KDE nor Plasma but Dragonized :slight_smile:
But I can be wrong and will also search :slight_smile:
Or make some new ones :smiley:

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You're a saint!

Many thanks.

:partying_face:

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As an afterthought to tthe above request, here's a somewhat relevant theme I created...

:grinning:

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I want in on the theme posting!!! :joy:

(Of course, theming/skinning on Firefox is way more limited than it is for Vivaldi.)

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Seems GithubDesktop has a problem.
\https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/show-your-artwork/25/1091?u=sgs

I've got the wallpaper. Great job!

Many thanks.

The theme is now awaiting approval.

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I want to thank you all for the introduction to cross-platform Vivaldi.
:smiley: :man_dancing: :smiley:

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Did you switch to Vivaldi? I went to all the privacy tool sites and none of them list Vivaldi as “recommended,” and I guess the reason is they do collect data on users. Here is what one user wrote;

Are they collecting user data, and does that data have a value? Absolutely. They are currently attaching a unique ID to your browser install and gathering info on it. Data companies engaging in this behavior sell out for millions of dollars.

I recently tried to alert others after catching a newer version of Vivaldi phoning home. What they’ll end up doing with that data is purely speculative, as well as what they’ll start collecting tomorrow. But people are going to thump the terms-of-service and say the company is totally entitled to do this.

Radio Shack collected phone numbers for years and swore it was only for their own use. Then they sold the company, along with all that customer info. Countless other examples out there. Because that’s totally acceptable under their terms. Vivaldi are tracking you and swear it’s only for their benefit.

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TBH I prefer the privacy of Firedragon, but Vivaldi has virtually everything I need, thus minimising the need for extensions, and it is easy to customise. Here's a relevant video I saw about Vivaldi the other day....

...it sums things up perfectly.

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He mentions it being partly proprietary, but doesn't mention any of the privacy concerns as I stated above. He is willing to overlook all that for I guess, just some cool features. Again, it boils down to what the individual user wants and/or overlooks (privacy concerns.)

For those that are privacy-minded, Vivaldi has some red flags, probably up there with Opera, Chrome and Micro$oft's browser in those terms.

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I agree that Vivaldi is far from perfect when it comes to privacy, below are some of the ways I address these issues (or maybe not)...

Vivaldi includes various links to websites in the browser default bookmarks. Some of those websites are partners of Vivaldi AS and some are not. Vivaldi AS receives shared revenue from those bookmark partners. That’s how we are able to provide this software free of charge to our users and continue to stay awesome! We work to only include bookmarks that are valuable to our users regardless of whether we receive any revenue or not. Some of these content providers set cookies on their websites (as mentioned below). You are, of course, free to remove any or all of the bookmarks, if you prefer.

I removed all default speed dial tabs. I don't use bookmarks.

On desktop, Vivaldi integrates the Safe browsing API from Google, which checks the site you are visiting against a master list of known suspected phishing and malware sites. This feature can be turned off in the Privacy settings (Settings > Privacy > Privacy).

I turned this off.

We use Google’s form autofill feature that helps you fill out forms on the web more quickly. Autofill is enabled by default and in the desktop browser, it can be turned off at any time in Vivaldi’s settings. This feature does not send your personal information to Google. Detailed information of what is shared can be found here.

I'm lazy and use this.

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Firefox :+1:

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I haven't found one browser that is good everywhere. I find I need one chrome type browser and one mozilla type browser. I used palemoon until its rendering engine fell too far behind. Now I use both Firefox and Vivaldi.

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This looks like load of FUD to me.

Vivaldi is actually one of the better browsers from a privacy standpoint, even going so far as to include a built-in tracker blocker:

Why we added a built-in Tracker blocker

“76 percent of websites contain hidden Google trackers.”

You’ll have noticed that we campaign hard against unnecessary tracking and data collection. But, darn, that hasn’t stopped web trackers. Their number has skyrocketed. There are billions of trackers out there.

So, we’ve baked a tracker blocker right into the browser. It protects you from the ubiquitous web trackers that follow you around the web gathering your personal information.

With about ten seconds of research, this person would have realized this network traffic is not the smoking gun they initially assumed:

Vivaldi prides themselves on the fact that they do not track or profile users (privacy policy here: Vivaldi Browser privacy policy | Vivaldi Browser). The argument of “yeah but they could be lying” is flimsy and could just as easily be applied to any browser–or any other application–from any company.

For an everyday user, Vivaldi’s privacy features are robust. If additional privacy is needed, really the only browsers that should be considered are Tor or Mullvad.

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Tracker blockers, most browsers that you want to use have them already, nothing out of the box there, and tracker blockers aren’t the main concern. Here are some of Vivaldi’s cons the users should be aware of;

  • Part open-source, part closed-source (this might be an issue for some)
  • Yet another Chromium browser (this might be an issue for some)
  • Utilizes some Google services/components ()More info
  • “Unique identifier” and telemetry/data collection concerns ()More info
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I like it because it is something new on God’s green earth that I can tinker with.
:man_dancing:

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:laughing: I get the tinkering part. I am a take it apart, poke at, usually breaking it, kind of personality as well.

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On a note we can probably all agree on, it looks like Microsoft Edge is in stiff competition with Google Chrome for the worst privacy-respecting browser of all time. Apparently it has been “accidentally” configured to report every URL you visit to Bing.

“Microsoft Edge now has a creator follow feature that is enabled by default,” says Rivera in a conversation with The Verge . “It appears the intent was to notify Bing when you’re on certain pages, such as YouTube, The Verge , and Reddit. But it doesn’t appear to be working correctly, instead sending nearly every domain you visit to Bing.”

:face_with_peeking_eye: Oops!

I’m sure it was just an honest mistake though. :wink:

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