<sect1 id="switching-sessions"> <title>Switching Sessions</title> <para>From version 3.3 onwards, &tde; 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 TDM 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 &tdm;</term> <listitem><para>If you are in &tdm; 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>