<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author>&Jost.Schenck; &Jost.Schenck.mail;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2003-10-13</date> <releaseinfo>3.2</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>KControl</keyword> <keyword>session</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="sessions"> <title>Session Manager</title> <sect2 id="sessions-use"> <title>Use</title> <para>In this control module you can configure &tde;'s session manager.</para> <para>Session management refers to &tde;'s ability to save the state of applications and windows when you log out of &tde; and restore them when you log back in.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Confirm logout</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>If this option is checked, when logging out, &tde; will display a dialog asking for confirmation. In this dialog you can also choose whether you want to restore your current session when you login the next time.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Offer shutdown options</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>If this option is checked, &tde; will offer a choice of actions during logout. These include simply ending the current session (the action performed if shutdown options are not enabled) turning off the computer, or restarting the computer.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <para>You may choose one of three options on what should happen when you log into &tde;:</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Restore previous session</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>If this option is checked, &tde; will save your current session's state when you logout. &tde; will restore your session on the next login, so you can continue to work with a desktop just like you left it.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Restore manually saved session</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>Instead of restoring &tde; to the state it was when you logged out last, it will be restored to a specific state that you have saved manually. <!-- FIXME: How do you *save* the session in the first place? --></para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Start with an empty session</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>If you choose this option, &tde; will never restore sessions that it has saved.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <para>You can configure what should happen by default when you log out of &tde;. These options are not possible on all operating systems, and some of them may not appear unless you are using &tdm; as your login manager.</para> <para>The options available are self explanatory, if you are in doubt, leave the default settings. They are:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para><guilabel>End current session</guilabel> (this is the default)</para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Turn off computer</guilabel></para></listitem> <listitem><para><guilabel>Restart computer</guilabel></para></listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>Finally, you can enter a colon (<literal>:</literal>) separated list of applications that should not be saved in sessions, and therefore won't be started when restoring a session. For example <userinput>xterm:konsole</userinput>.</para> </sect2> </sect1> </article>