From kde-bugs-dist  Thu Jan 23 12:45:03 2003
From: Matthias Ettrich <ettrich () trolltech ! com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 12:45:03 +0000
To: kde-bugs-dist
Subject: [Bug 51704] session manager does not save sessions properly
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------- Additional Comments From ettrich@trolltech.com  2003-01-23 13:45 -------
Subject: Re:  session manager does not save sessions properly

On Wednesday 22 January 2003 15:07, you wrote:
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> ------- Additional Comments From hughjonesd@yahoo.co.uk  2003-01-22 15:07
> ------- I think having a "Save session" button in the KMenu is a bad idea,
> and I preferred the old KDE 3.0 way, which had a tickbox to "save session".
> (If this was translated into language that non-computer people could
> understand, it would be perfect: see bug 16403).
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> The new version, as I understand it, is a feature introduced so that people
> can save sessions without logging out.
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> That is great for power users, but
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> 1) It clutters up the KMenu with an option that most people only want when
> they log out, and that non-computer people will not understand.
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> 2) It doesn't prompt users to "save session" on logout.
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> I think, if you want to satisfy the power users, you should put this option
> in the kcm for ksmserver, and let people save and restore any number of
> sessions, as well as choosing which is the default session to login with.
> Remove the KMenu button, and restore the "save session" option on logout.
> In this way, normal users will be catered for better.

When I commited the changes, the "save session" entry in the k-menu only 
showed up when you explicitely selected "Restore manually saved session" in 
the session manager control module.

So I do not see a problem at all with non-computer people.


Matthias