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<author>&Jost.Schenck; &Jost.Schenck.mail;</author>
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<date>2003-10-13</date>
<releaseinfo>3.2</releaseinfo>

<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>KControl</keyword>
<keyword>session</keyword>
</keywordset>
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<sect1 id="sessions">
<title>Session Manager</title>

<sect2 id="sessions-use">
<title>Use</title>

<para>In this control module you can configure &kde;'s session
manager.</para>

<para>Session management refers to &kde;'s ability to save the state
of applications and windows when you log out of &kde; and restore them
when you log back in.</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Confirm logout</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>If this option is checked, when logging out, &kde; will display a
dialog asking for confirmation. In this dialog you can also choose
whether you want to restore your current session when you login the next
time.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Offer shutdown options</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>If this option is checked, &kde; will offer a choice of actions during
logout.  These include simply ending the current session (the
action performed if shutdown options are not enabled) turning off the
computer, or restarting the computer.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>You may choose one of three options on what should happen when
you log into &kde;:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Restore previous session</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>If this option is checked, &kde; will save your current
session's state when you logout.  &kde; will restore your session on the
next login, so you can continue to work with a desktop just like you
left it.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Restore manually saved session</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Instead of restoring &kde; to the state it was when
you logged out last, it will be restored to a specific state that you
have saved manually. <!-- FIXME: How do you *save* the session in the
first place? --></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Start with an empty session</guilabel></term>
<listitem>
<para>If you choose this option, &kde; will never restore sessions that it has saved.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>You can configure what should happen by default when you log out of
&kde;.  These options are not possible on all operating systems, and some of
them may not appear unless you are using &kdm; as your login manager.</para>

<para>The options available are self explanatory, if you are in doubt,
leave the default settings.  They are:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guilabel>End current session</guilabel> (this is the default)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Turn off computer</guilabel></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Restart computer</guilabel></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>Finally, you can enter a colon (<literal>:</literal>)
separated list of applications that should not be saved in sessions,
and therefore won't be started when restoring a session.  For example
<userinput>xterm:konsole</userinput>.</para>

</sect2>

</sect1>

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