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6 <firstname>Christian</firstname>
7 <surname>Weickhmann</surname>
9 <email>christian.weickhmann@gmx.de</email>
14 <title>Switching Sessions</title>
16 <para>From version 3.3 onwards, &kde; provides a session management
17 system which allows you to switch between different user account on
18 one computer. You can stay logged in and ⪚ let your sister,
19 brother, wife, neigbour or whoever read her or his emails just for a
20 moment. Before you had to log off (therefore ⪚ close programs or
21 save documents) and let her or him log in.</para>
23 <para>Now it's almost as easy as switching to another virtual desktop.</para>
26 <title>Switching Sessions: How it works</title>
29 <term>The <guimenuitem>Switch User</guimenuitem> Menu</term>
31 <para>The &kmenu; now bears a new entry. Rather at the bottom of the menu
32 you will find a <guisubmenu>Switch User</guisubmenu> submenu. It contains
33 the command to lock the current and start a new session which means that
34 your desktop will start the screensaver and after a few seconds can log in
35 with KDM as always. The <guimenuitem>Start New Session</guimenuitem> entry
36 skips the activation of your screensaver.</para>
38 <para>Once you have running more than one session you can either choose to
39 press <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>F7</keycap></keycombo>
40 or <keycap>F8</keycap> and so on (what is usually configured by default) or
41 — even more comfortable — choose from the list of active
42 sessions at the bottom of the <guisubmenu>Switch User</guisubmenu>
48 <term>Switch User with the screensaver</term>
49 <listitem><para>If you have activated your screensaver and another user
50 wants to log in she or he can simply press the <guibutton>Switch
51 User...</guibutton> button and log into another session.</para>
56 <term>Switch Session in &kdm;</term>
57 <listitem><para>If you are in &kdm; and want to switch to another active
58 session you can press the <guibutton>Menu</guibutton> button and choose
59 <guisubmenu>Switch User</guisubmenu> which is mainly the same as described
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67 <title>Related Information</title>
68 <listitem><para>to be written</para>
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