> I can reproduce the behaviour you described in KDE 3.5.10,
> so it did exist at
> some point but may now have been fixed (or not). 
> However, I should probably
> note that I get the "Extract" option replacing "Compress"
> only if all the files I
> select are recognized as being compressed--if I select,
> say, two .zip files and a 
> .txt, the "Compress" option remains available.

What you describe rang a bell. I tried a directory only with compressed files. I still can't repeat the problem here with either 3.5.10 or R14_GIT. My head hurts. :)

Darrell