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  12 <author>&Jost.Schenck; &Jost.Schenck.mail;</author>
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  15
  16 <date>2003-10-13</date>
  17 <releaseinfo>3.2</releaseinfo>
  18
  19 <keywordset>
  20 <keyword>KDE</keyword>
  21 <keyword>KControl</keyword>
  22 <keyword>session</keyword>
  23 </keywordset>
  24 </articleinfo>
  25
  26 <sect1 id="sessions">
  27 <title>Session Manager</title>
  28
  29 <sect2 id="sessions-use">
  30 <title>Use</title>
  31
  32 <para>In this control module you can configure &kde;'s session
  33 manager.</para>
  34
  35 <para>Session management refers to &kde;'s ability to save the state
  36 of applications and windows when you log out of &kde; and restore them
  37 when you log back in.</para>
  38
  39 <variablelist>
  40 <varlistentry>
  41 <term><guilabel>Confirm logout</guilabel></term>
  42 <listitem>
  43 <para>If this option is checked, when logging out, &kde; will display a
  44 dialog asking for confirmation. In this dialog you can also choose
  45 whether you want to restore your current session when you login the next
  46 time.</para>
  47 </listitem>
  48 </varlistentry>
  49 <varlistentry>
  50 <term><guilabel>Offer shutdown options</guilabel></term>
  51 <listitem>
  52 <para>If this option is checked, &kde; will offer a choice of actions during
  53 logout.  These include simply ending the current session (the
  54 action performed if shutdown options are not enabled) turning off the
  55 computer, or restarting the computer.</para>
  56 </listitem>
  57 </varlistentry>
  58 </variablelist>
  59
  60 <para>You may choose one of three options on what should happen when
  61 you log into &kde;:</para>
  62
  63 <variablelist>
  64 <varlistentry>
  65 <term><guilabel>Restore previous session</guilabel></term>
  66 <listitem><para>If this option is checked, &kde; will save your current
  67 session's state when you logout.  &kde; will restore your session on the
  68 next login, so you can continue to work with a desktop just like you
  69 left it.</para>
  70 </listitem>
  71 </varlistentry>
  72 <varlistentry>
  73 <term><guilabel>Restore manually saved session</guilabel></term>
  74 <listitem><para>Instead of restoring &kde; to the state it was when
  75 you logged out last, it will be restored to a specific state that you
  76 have saved manually. <!-- FIXME: How do you *save* the session in the
  77 first place? --></para></listitem>
  78 </varlistentry>
  79 <varlistentry>
  80 <term><guilabel>Start with an empty session</guilabel></term>
  81 <listitem>
  82 <para>If you choose this option, &kde; will never restore sessions that it has saved.</para>
  83 </listitem>
  84 </varlistentry>
  85 </variablelist>
  86
  87 <para>You can configure what should happen by default when you log out of
  88 &kde;.  These options are not possible on all operating systems, and some of
  89 them may not appear unless you are using &kdm; as your login manager.</para>
  90
  91 <para>The options available are self explanatory, if you are in doubt,
  92 leave the default settings.  They are:</para>
  93
  94 <itemizedlist>
  95 <listitem><para><guilabel>End current session</guilabel> (this is the default)</para></listitem>
  96 <listitem><para><guilabel>Turn off computer</guilabel></para></listitem>
  97 <listitem><para><guilabel>Restart computer</guilabel></para></listitem>
  98 </itemizedlist>
  99
 100 <para>Finally, you can enter a colon (<literal>:</literal>) or comma (<literal>,</literal>)
 101 separated list of applications that should not be saved in sessions,
 102 and therefore will not be started when restoring a session.  For example
 103 <userinput>xterm:konsole</userinput> or <userinput>xterm,konsole</userinput>.</para>
 104
 105 </sect2>
 106
 107 </sect1>
 108
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