Hi > > User a has a completely normal desktop. She is unaware that there is > > another. > > > > User b has a completely normal desktop. She is unaware that there is > > another. > > > > Choose which desktop you wish to own with <ctrl><alt> and continue. > > > > The screen-saver even obeys the rules of the visible desktop, while the > > invisible DT is ignored. We do, and have for years, run with 4 desktops. > > This is how it does work, not a theory of how it may or may not work. > > The advantage of using gdmflexiserver is that it is dynamic (only invoke new > X servers and greeters when required) and it integrates nicely into things > like xscreensaver's locking functionality. You can set up multiple X servers > manually, sure, but that's much further away from what XP has, and 'normal' > users won't be looking to set things up like that.
The beast is dead! but I still don't agree: For me: user c and d don't know, and don't want to know computer stuff. They do <ctrl><alt>F3 and F4 and each has their familiar world: login, use, exit etc User a runs his session, starts other sessions on F5, F6 etc as required, can relinquish the console for a cuppa while b, c or d check mail and can continue at his lesuire. I contend that <ctrl><alt>F3 is simpler than any mouse-menu-option. This is a way, if you like it, use it, if you don't ditch it. Even more so as c, d use kde, and gnome, a and b use icewm. James -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
