Re: KDM hang after login

[Rodger Williams]

 Is there a way to make KDM default to selecting KDE as the
 session type?

 sure there would be, but i think default is a better default.

 dumping the user into a blank background screen after login

 that was a bug not a feature

My mistake. I interpreted him to be defending the bug as the new
way of doing things, which was inexplicable to me because of who
he is.

 having the kdm 'default' option call the x-session-manager
 alternative is IMHO _exactly_ the right behavior, that's what
 it is there for

I agree. XSMP, etc., are there for a purpose. When the bug is fixed,
the system will again act in an intuitive manner.

 there's currently a bug where the alternative setting is borked,
 but it will be fixed, if it isn't already

I'm glad you guys are there getting it done. Thank you.

 But surely you could have those using KDM default to KDE.

 choice of display manager has no direct relation to choice of
 desktop environment, nor should it have

As long as the system either lets you select on install or has an
intuitive default, all is well in my world. And it is.

Rodger Williams


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Re: KDM hang after login

[Rodger Williams]

 Is there a way to make KDM default to selecting KDE as the session
 type?

 sure there would be, but i think default is a better default.
 to make default kde for all users (like it is in upstream kde),
 you have to patch Xsession.

I would ask you to kindly reconsider that decision.

While it may be logical from a system structure perspective, dumping
the user into a blank background screen after login is
counter-intuitive to a user who has gone out of their way to install
and select KDM based on its being the KDE Display Manager. The
spectacle of users (these didn't appear to be dummies, either) using
GDM to set KDE as the default is very telling.

I agree that you should not try to have _all_ users default to KDE.
But surely you could have those using KDM default to KDE.

Rodger Williams





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