https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217738

           Summary: Complexity with user switching.
           Product: kde
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Gentoo Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs@kde.org
        ReportedBy: apopatos@gmail.com


Version:            (using KDE 4.3.4)
Compiler:          gcc-4.4.2 
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages

Hi,
After 9 years Gnome user I decided to give KDE the oppotunity to show me it's
value. Well, it impressed me but I find few things (necessary imho) that I had
in Gnome but are absent in KDE.

The thing that I miss in KDE mostly, is an easy switch user plugin. My 60 years
old father has real problem when need to go to menu and then hit the switch
user button to find himself before a list of half a dozen users (that thing
shows the command line logged users as well and that sucks) and when finally he
hits the correct button (prey he didn't hit the console user by mistake) he
finds himself before a locked session and needs to unlock it (even if his
account is passwordless). 
First, isn't practical at all to show the CLI logged in users in the menu. The
users that know how/why to switch to command line, don't need the user
switching at all, just alt-ctrl-Fx, while the users that don't want/know
command line are congused before a lot os users, especially root and can by
accident become root as well, or even find themselves in CLI.
Also, the locked sessions shouldn't be are enabled by default and an option to
change it is necessary.
Last but not least, a plasma easy switcher would be very comfortable. With
Gnome I had a nice face/button on his panel and with a click he got just the
graphically logged users, without stupid locked screens.

thanks for your time and your work,
Apopas

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