Version: 1.0 (using KDE 4.5.3) OS: Linux KDE does not remember the excluded applications mentioned in systemsettings' session management kcm. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Systemsettings -> start and stop (?don't know english name) -> Session management: here the last item: Applications to excluded from sessions: there is a single QLineEdit. fill in "kate" e.g. Actual Results: If I fill in ANY program, it is ignored, just try it with kate. start kate, logout, login, kate is there again. Expected Results: the program, e.g. "kate" should not get started at login. OS: Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.35-23-generic Compiler: cc I don't know if I chose the right package, there is no kcm_session or similar, please correct me. Sidenote: This is very unhandy. I by luck found a hint somewhere in the internet that you have to put colons (?!?) between the app names to separate them? This is bad style. NO user knows that. Ideally there should be a list of open programs, or at least a QListView with add/remove buttons.
I can confirm that using KDE 4.6.1 with Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop (OpenSUSE 11.4-Binaries). I tried "kmail,akregator,amarok,krandrtray,kgpg" but they all are restarted at next login.
According to the code of ksmserver, it expected ',' or ':' as delimiter. excludeApps = generalGroup.readEntry( "excludeApps" ).toLower().split( QRegExp( "[,:]" ), QString::SkipEmptyParts ); But in practice that "excluding application" feature does not seem to work. So there are two related problems: * The UI is not user friendly. At least there should be some tooltip informing users the expected format. * The feature seems broken.
For the broken feature itself, see bug 242760.
Is this still happening for yo in a recent version of Plasma, like 5.19 or later?
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Using Plasma 5.19.5 (OpenSUSE Tumbleweed) it is still broken.