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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 18:53:12
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On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Stephan Kulow wrote:

> Uwe Thiem wrote:
> > 
> > On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Herwin Jan Steehouwer wrote:
> > 
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > is there documentation how to do that ???
> > 
> > Use KTMainWindow and you are done.
> > 
> Nah - that's untrue. All KTMW does is to save the geometry and the
> toolbar status. But there is a lot more about an app than that.
> You have to save the whole app state while going down. For example
> you could have changed the fonts in kfm - ok, bad example as kfm
> calls kcmkfm, but you got the idea :)

Stephan, are you deliberately misunderstanding me? The question was
how to take care of that each incarnation of a given app uses its
own rc file in session management. And the answer is: Use KTMW
and you are done!

Grrr.

Uwe

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