Bug 268528

Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.6.0) 
OS:                Linux

The new KBlocks 0.3 (shipped with KDE 4.6.00) seems to contain a whole set of novel quirks:
1) The game was extremely sluggish to begin with, particularly with the Egyptian theme. After I added the command line parameter '--graphicssystem raster' (never needed before) it became playable. There is still a somewhat longer keyboard latency than in earlier versions.
2) Rotation (clockwise and anti-clockwise) now works in reverse. I.e., in order to make the 'Up' key do an anti-clockwise rotation you must now set it to 'clockwise'.
3) Scoring behaves differently than before: Removing 4 rows at once now gives you 100 points, while in previous versions it was 1200. Nonetheless, my old high score list remains in place - and completely unattainable.
4) If you start a new game right after another, the score from the previous game remains on-screen until the first time points are scored in the new game.
5) Finally,the game seems to stay at its basic speed no matter how long you play it. Previous versions would increase the speed at intervals. (Regarding this point, see also Bug 267859.)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Install OpenSuse 11.4 with KDE 4.6 (and with KBlocks 0.3), then play KBlocks.
To make the game playable (i.e., not extremely sluggish), you may also need to add the parameter '--graphicssystem raster' - see item 1) in the Details section.

Actual Results:  
I got the quirky behaviour described in the Details section.

Expected Results:  
Relating to the 5 issues described in the details section:
1) Keyboard responsiveness should not deteriorate compared to older versions.
2) The rotation keys ought not to be reversed.
3) Scoring should either work as before, OR the high score list should be cleared. (I am not particularly attached to this list, but it is a bit annoying to have it sitting there with figures that are no longer realistic.)
4) The score from the previous game (in the status line) should be cleared when you start a new one.
5) Game speed should increase at intervals, as has been the case with such games from time immemorial. It is slightly boring to keep running at the same speed indefinitely.

This is, of course, a very small matter in the general scheme of things. I am very much impressed by this latest OpenSuse/KDE release. So far this is the only bug I have noticed. Thanks to all concerned for doing such a wonderful job!