German Guillot wrote: > On 4/8/07, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> German Guillot wrote: >> > On 4/8/07, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> >> Do you see a "Session type" option on your login screen? That's >> where >> >> you choose the desktop type. Now, if you want to have both >> running on >> >> the same time, the process (in KDE), is to click on the green >> Geeko and >> >> select Switch User > Start New Session, which brings you to a new >> login >> >> screen. >> > >> > >> > Wow, that's pretty neat. I now have Gnome and KDE running at the same >> > time. I mean, I don't know what I would want that for, at least not >> > yet, but from thinking that I could only have one desktop to having >> > both simultaneously on the same day is a serious leap. Ain't Linux >> > amazing? :)) >> Not only that, but the different desktops don't even have to be on the >> same computer. If you've enabled XDMCP, you can login to other >> computers and have KDE, Gnome or other desktops there. I've even done >> this to access my home computer from work. >> > > For now KDE wins--it's dead easy to switch to Gnome (or, I suppose, > whatever other session is open), just ask it to switch. Whereas from > Gnome, from what I can see, you ask to switch user and you're taken to > the login screen, where you have to give your login information again, > and then click on "no, it's ok thanks, I don't want to log in again > I'll just return to the previous session). Takes longer and includes > several more steps. 1-0 for KDE, so far. > g Does Alt-Fn not work in Gnome? For example in KDE, if I want to switch to the 2nd desktop, I press Alt F7 and then Alt F6 to go back.
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