Version: Unbekannt (using KDE 3.2.0, SuSE) Compiler: gcc version 3.3.1 (SuSE Linux) OS: Linux (i686) release 2.4.21-166-default I think the way kdm made you choose the session type back in KDE 3.1.x was more pratical. now you have to manually open the dropdown to see what kind of session you'll get. IMHO it should have at least a "will start the following session" display.
choosing the session type is an exceptional action for "regular" users, no need to bother them in any way. power users know where alt-t is, so no need to have the item directly visible. as for the feedback (just in case you're a power user with bad memory) ... it's on the todo to have session type logos instead of the generic static pixmap (the clock would move to a completely different place on the desktop), so i'll leave this report open.
I agree with the wistlist. I constantly switch from kde3.2.x and kdecvs Sessions. It would be nice to see what Session is current on the main screen.
I'll agree to anyone who says "this isirrelevant because you use your computer every day, you should be able to remember what kind of session you had last time", but i got several "special" users on my system which are rarely used... for example for DE testing ;)
I also vote for this. Imagine I have a student's terminal and would like to introduce them theirselves into the world of opensource. They need to obviously see the choice between a GNOME and KDE session.
It has been removed, but I'd like to have it back. Optionally. see bug 66849
*** Bug 274745 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
I vote for this too : Under Gentoo Linux I often switch between KDE and IceWM (into the later to test some annoying intel driver bugs which occurr together with wine apps, and those test cases crashes under KDE much more often than under IceWM). Doing this often I "failed" the correct DE b/c I didn't remember the last choice.
*** Bug 275624 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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