Comments on: Switch users from XScreenSaver http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/ Random stuff Tue, 17 May 2011 12:23:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Mike Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/#comment-70 Although it doesn't list sessions that are currently logged in, if you try to log in again with GDM, it brings up a prompt asking you if you want to start a new session or return to your other one. So while perhaps not as convenient as allowing you to see which users are logged in, you don't have to just guess the correct Fn key to press. Although it doesn’t list sessions that are currently logged in, if you try to log in again with GDM, it brings up a prompt asking you if you want to start a new session or return to your other one. So while perhaps not as convenient as allowing you to see which users are logged in, you don’t have to just guess the correct Fn key to press.

]]> By: Craig Ringer http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Craig Ringer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/#comment-71 For starting a new session from an existing one, you can always just make a launcher for gdmflexiserver. Fedora Core 4 has a precreated one in Applications->System Tools->New Login in the GNOME menus; I don't know about Ubuntu. For starting a new session from an existing one, you can always just make a launcher for gdmflexiserver. Fedora Core 4 has a precreated one in Applications->System Tools->New Login in the GNOME menus; I don’t know about Ubuntu.

]]> By: James Henstridge http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/comment-page-1/#comment-72 James Henstridge Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/#comment-72 Craig: I'm aware that there is a menu item to run gdmflexiserver (jvic mentioned it too in the post this one replies to).<p/>That doesn't help you if you're sitting at a workstation that someone else has logged into and locked the screen on. This is where the "switch users" button comes in handy. Craig: I’m aware that there is a menu item to run gdmflexiserver (jvic mentioned it too in the post this one replies to).

That doesn’t help you if you’re sitting at a workstation that someone else has logged into and locked the screen on. This is where the “switch users” button comes in handy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/#comment-73 I'm fairly sure only gnome-screensaver has this switch user button, not XScreensaver. Or did Ubuntu patch XScreensaver? I’m fairly sure only gnome-screensaver has this switch user button, not XScreensaver. Or did Ubuntu patch XScreensaver?

]]> By: James Henstridge http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/comment-page-1/#comment-74 James Henstridge Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/#comment-74 anonymous: the feature has existed in xscreensaver since about March. It may not be turned on by default though. anonymous: the feature has existed in xscreensaver since about March. It may not be turned on by default though.

]]> By: Andre http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Andre Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/jamesh/2005/12/05/switch-users-from-xscreensaver/#comment-75 How can one activate this feature?<br/>What does one need to configure? How can one activate this feature?
What does one need to configure?

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