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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Please check: new KDE Standards web site
From:       Uwe Thiem <uwe () uwix ! alt ! na>
Date:       1999-09-08 16:21:32
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On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Stephan Kulow wrote:

> Bernd Gehrmann wrote:
> > 
> > > > > I vote for automatic saving :)
> > > >
> > > > Seconded! If I quit an app I expect it to restart in the shape I left it.
> > 
> > The only problem is that this doesn't work ;(
> > Open two instances of kedit. Now change some settings
> > in instance A. Change some settings in instance B.
> > Log out from the session manager and log back in.
> > Two instances are restarted. Quiz question: Which
> > settings do they use? :-)
> 
> They should use different versions - the session managment
> _should_ give them different config files. Unfortunatly
> most applications don't implement it that way.

Session management actually isn't much of a problem. Problems start
if you have several processes of the same app and quit them. The
last one wins. But that wouldn't be different with explicitely
saving the configuration. ;-)

Uwe

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