Author: ken
Date: 2012-02-18 07:51:36 -0700 (Sat, 18 Feb 2012)
New Revision: 9461
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/gnome/core/gnome-session.xml
Log:
Improve gnome-session details: the logout function on the commandline does
work, and I tracked down what turned out to be a problem on every first attempt
(after booting) to run gnome-session.
Modified: trunk/BOOK/gnome/core/gnome-session.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/gnome/core/gnome-session.xml 2012-02-18 13:53:24 UTC (rev
9460)
+++ trunk/BOOK/gnome/core/gnome-session.xml 2012-02-18 14:51:36 UTC (rev
9461)
@@ -125,13 +125,16 @@
does not have 3D acceleration) need to be installed first, and some of
the 'Utilities' - particularly <application>GNOME Terminal</application>
(<application>xterm</application> does not install a '.desktop' file and
- so not appear in the menus). You may have to use
- <literal>Ctrl-Alt-Backspace</literal> to end the desktop session.</para>
+ so not appear in the menus).</para>
<para>When <command>gnome-session</command> is run, it invokes the
necessary
daemons and either <application>Metacity</application> or
<application>gnome-shell</application> - the latter will in turn invoke
- <application>Mutter</application>.</para>
+ <application>Mutter</application>. A desktop manager such as
+ <application>gdm</application> will invoke
<application>ConsoleKit</application>
+ before the window manager, but if you use <command>startx</command> the
first
+ invocation after booting may fail because the daemon is not already
running,
+ so we will invoke it first.</para>
<para>To automatically start the <application>gnome-session</application>
window manager when you issue the <command>startx</command> command,
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@
</indexterm>
<screen><userinput>cat >> ~/.xinitrc << "EOF"
-<literal>exec dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session</literal>
+<literal>exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session
gnome-session</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
</sect3>
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