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)