[wplug] The Ultimate Desktop II

[Robert E. Coutch]

Yes, it uses virtual terminals so you could switch between users by using the 
appropriate CTRL-ALT-F# keys.

If you just erase that knowledge from your brain, it works just like Windows 
XP :)

-Bob


On Monday 21 March 2005 05:33 pm, Brandon Kuczenski wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Robert E. Coutch wrote:
> > This feature is ALREADY in Linux if you are using KDE desktop and KDM as
> > your X session manager.
> >
> > Just click on switch user on the KDE main menu to start a new session
> > while the old session is left in it's current state.
> >
> > If a session (or sessions) is already running, KDM will ask if you want
> > an already running session (and show the user) or if you want to create a
> > new session.
> >
> > Is that not what you were looking for?
>
> Yeah, it sounds like it.  I don't use KDE, though I predict that computer
> user #2 would rather like KDE (I'm also going to suggest she try out
> XFCE).
>
> Do you know the backend of how KDE does this?  From the discussion, it
> sounds like it probably uses virtual terminals with a nice polish.
>
> It looks like somewhere amongst gdmflexiserver and X virtual terminal
> configs I will be able to fix this problem but good.
>
> Thanks everyone.
>
> -Brandon
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