Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-kde (130 mails)

[Johnny Ernst Nielsen <johnny.ernst.nielsen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 05 December 2002 11:02, Daniel Eckl wrote:
> Irrrrks......
>
> is it possible, that starting a new X session when locking the
> screen is the wanted behavior??????
>
> http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48537
>
> Then how is the wanted way to get back to your old session? Killing
> the X session with the KDM by using CTRL-ALT-Backspace????

No.
You only get a new session if you press the huge 'Start New Session' 
button to the right of where you type your password to unlock your 
screen.
I get back to my normal session just fine, typing in my passwork and 
hitting the enter key.

You should read what the button says.

Admitted, this could be usability problem, as many people 
automatically and blindly press the single button present in order to 
confirm their action.
Perhaps an extra button - 'Unlock screen' - would draw the user's 
attention to a choise to be made.

If you do send yourself to a new session, you can end that sessoin by 
logging out, choosing the option 'Log on as an other user'.
That will end the new session and send you directly back to your olde 
session.

Here is another usability issue.

It is problematic the way one can end the new session in as much as it 
is not at all obvious that 'Logging on as an other user' will take 
you directly to the previous session. Hence, people don't know how to 
get back, panicking to get out of where they are, pressing key 
combinations like Ctrl+Alt+Backspace.
They would be helped by an (additional) option 'Return to previous 
session (end current session)'

And...

Normal behaviour for 'Logging in as an other user' is to take you to a 
login prompt, which does not happen when you choose to do that from 
an extra session.

I would suggest that when there are multiple sessions in the air, the 
'Log on as an other user' option is replaced by some 'Return to 
previous session' option.
This should lead the user unsurprised through an orderly logout from 
all sessions before trying to shut down the computer.

Best regards :o)

Johnny :o)