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diff --git a/doc/userguide/switching-sessions.docbook b/doc/userguide/switching-sessions.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d869d0808 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/userguide/switching-sessions.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +<sect1 id="switching-sessions"> + +<sect1info> +<author> +<personname> +<firstname>Christian</firstname> +<surname>Weickhmann</surname> +</personname> +<email>christian.weickhmann@gmx.de</email> +</author> +</sect1info> + + +<title>Switching Sessions</title> + +<para>From version 3.3 onwards, &kde; provides a session management +system which allows you to switch between different user account on +one computer. You can stay logged in and ⪚ let your sister, +brother, wife, neigbour or whoever read her or his emails just for a +moment. Before you had to log off (therefore ⪚ close programs or +save documents) and let her or him log in.</para> + +<para>Now it's almost as easy as switching to another virtual desktop.</para> + +<variablelist> +<title>Switching Sessions: How it works</title> + +<varlistentry> +<term>The <guimenuitem>Switch User</guimenuitem> Menu</term> +<listitem> +<para>The &kmenu; now bears a new entry. Rather at the bottom of the menu +you will find a <guisubmenu>Switch User</guisubmenu> submenu. It contains +the command to lock the current and start a new session which means that +your desktop will start the screensaver and after a few seconds can log in +with KDM as always. The <guimenuitem>Start New Session</guimenuitem> entry +skips the activation of your screensaver.</para> + +<para>Once you have running more than one session you can either choose to +press <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>F7</keycap></keycombo> + or <keycap>F8</keycap> and so on (what is usually configured by default) or +— even more comfortable — choose from the list of active +sessions at the bottom of the <guisubmenu>Switch User</guisubmenu> +submenu.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>Switch User with the screensaver</term> +<listitem><para>If you have activated your screensaver and another user +wants to log in she or he can simply press the <guibutton>Switch +User...</guibutton> button and log into another session.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>Switch Session in &kdm;</term> +<listitem><para>If you are in &kdm; and want to switch to another active +session you can press the <guibutton>Menu</guibutton> button and choose +<guisubmenu>Switch User</guisubmenu> which is mainly the same as described +above.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> +<!-- <itemizedlist> +<title>Related Information</title> +<listitem><para>to be written</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> --> + + + +</sect1> + +<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file +Local variables: +mode: xml +sgml-omittag:nil +sgml-shorttag:nil +sgml-namecase-general:nil +sgml-general-insert-case:lower +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-always-quote-attributes:t +sgml-indent-step:0 +sgml-indent-data:true +sgml-parent-document:("index.docbook" "book" "sect1") +sgml-exposed-tags:nil +sgml-local-catalogs:nil +sgml-local-ecat-files:nil +End: +--> |