I have no idea what a kde activities is, fwiw. Why don't you explain in English what it is your goal is, and then we won't have to guess?
On Feb 20, 2018 3:39 AM, "Richard Owlett" <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > On 02/19/2018 05:47 PM, Russell Senior wrote: > >> I don't know what your goals are, fwiw. It might help to spell them out. >> >> > <smile> That's why I mentioned KDE "activities". > https://www.datamation.com/open-source/how-to-setup-kde-activities.html > > I'm investigating lvwm and lvwm-crystal as I find KDE "uncomfortable". > It appears I can get what I want without excessive featuritis of KDE. > > > On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 7:31 AM, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Elsewhere it has been suggested that KDE "activities" matches my goals. >>> I also been pointed to fvwm and fvwm-crystal. >>> This morning I've been reading >>> >>> >>> <http://cs.brown.edu/courses/cs009/02/Linux_intro/GettingStarted.html> >>> and >>> <http://fvwm-crystal.sourceforge.net/> >>> >>> I've just used Synaptic to install fvwm-crystal and KDE. >>> It appears that fvwm-crystal should be optimal for my idiosyncratic >>> preferences. Now to reboot and see what happens <grin!> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> >>> On 02/19/2018 01:40 AM, Tomas Kuchta wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> It is not the desktop environment doing the console, graphical or text, >>>> switching. It is done by kernel or by X. The graphic console is being >>>> setup >>>> by login manager - that is usually tied to the desktop environment these >>>> days. >>>> >>>> So if you run Ubuntu or Kubuntu you will most likely have different >>>> login >>>> managers between them. That is what I tried to say - if you use >>>> different >>>> login managers than the ones coming by default with KDE or Gnome - >>>> locking >>>> the session might not give you the option to start new one. >>>> >>>> Anyway, did you try to lock the screen - can you start new session and >>>> login as different user from the unlock screen? If yes then you should >>>> be >>>> able to switch between the sessions either through the lock screen or by >>>> Ctrl+Alt+F7/8... >>>> >>>> For different text consoles - Ctrl+Alt+F1/2/3/4/... should just work. >>>> >>>> If I understand your question correctly. >>>> >>>> T >>>> >>>> On Feb 18, 2018 4:12 AM, "Richard Owlett" <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 02/17/2018 11:07 PM, Tomas Kuchta wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I use mainly KDE/Gnome so things are probably different with Mate, >>>>>> depending on your login manager. You could change that, I guess. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> I don't understand the string "KDE/Gnome". >>>>> I thought that KDE and Gnome were both Desktop Environments - an >>>>> "either/or" situation. >>>>> I gotten hints in my reading so far that KDE has some WM-like >>>>> properties. >>>>> Just color me confuzed ;/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On the physical PC - I start new independent graphical session by >>>>>> locking >>>>>> the screen and starting new session with different user. Switching >>>>>> between >>>>>> the session is done by Ctrl+Alt+F7-8-9-... >>>>>> >>>>>> For remote multi terminal access there is ssh for text or VNC for >>>>>> graphical >>>>>> environment. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> For purposes of my question my universe consists of a single physical >>>>> Lenovo T510. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Tomas >>>>>> >>>>> > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
