Bug 46923

Summary:	Ask whether to save session when logging out
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Ender Wiggin <ender_wiggin30>
Component:	Session Management	Assignee:	Matthias Ettrich <ettrich>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	finex, KaiUweBroulik2, meyerm, nate, plunix, plusfabi, tec
Priority:	NOR
Version:	5.18.0
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
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Description Ender Wiggin 2002-08-25 06:47:20 UTC

(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Package:           kdm
Version:           KDE 3.0.7 
Severity:          normal
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources
Compiler:          2.95.3
OS:                Linux
OS/Compiler notes: Slackware 8.1 Kernel 2.4.18

When logging out the logout window doesnot have an option that has "Save session settings". Therefore the user cannot set a session and logout and unlick the checkbox. Please include this option for storing session. It was present in 3.0.2 but missing in 3.1 Beta1.

(Submitted via bugs.kde.org)

Comment 1 Oswald Buddenhagen 2002-08-25 13:22:16 UTC

a) this is not about kdm but ksmserver
b) this is not a bug but a feature. you can now permanently set your
   preference in the control center under "session manager".

Comment 2 hughjonesd 2003-01-22 14:41:24 UTC

I think this is a bug, not a feature. 
 
1) If I always want to save/not save my session:  
	- under the old system, I could just choose to tick/untick the box on the logout 
window, and leave it there 
	- under the new system, I have to wade through kcontrol 
 
2) If I want to save my session sometimes, not always 
	- under the old system, the option is there when I logout, i.e. when I need it 
	- under the new system, there is an option in the KMenu, which is not there when I 
logout (unless I happen to use the KMenu to log out), but takes up space on the KMenu 
at all other times 
 
If this doesn't persuade you, could we at least refer this to usability@lists.kde.org?

Comment 3 Oswald Buddenhagen 2003-01-22 18:56:27 UTC

why does reassigning require the bug to be open? :)

Comment 4 Lubos Lunak 2004-08-13 11:14:01 UTC

*** Bug 87093 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5 Ben Kevan 2007-01-16 05:44:56 UTC

I second this would be nice to have. At least in suse I can go to the menu --> leave and save menu, but I use the shutdown applet typically and the "save" session has been taken out :(

Comment 6 meyerm 2009-03-27 21:49:34 UTC

Hi,

is this fixed in KDE 4? I'm still using KDE3.5 here and really miss such a feature. The reason for me is that I'm using sleep mode with my notebook and have uptime of many days. So I like to save my session from time to time and therefore deactivated automatic session saving so the save-manually-button appears in kmenu. But then the session won't be saved any longer when logging out.

Thanks,
Marcel

Comment 7 Kai Uwe Broulik 2010-08-31 03:18:09 UTC

Of course it is not fixed.. unfortunately.
There should be at least an advanced mode where you can shutdown/logoff and discard session settings/changes made.

Comment 8 Jekyll Wu 2013-07-30 10:12:58 UTC

*** Bug 87479 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 9 Nate Graham 2020-09-29 03:45:29 UTC

*** Bug 293905 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***