On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 02:59:34PM +0100, Stef Bon wrote: > 1. When dealing with a docking station (like those from plugable) on a > laptop, the reason the user wants to use it, is to use a bigger screen and > a "real" keyboard and mouse. In this case you don't want a second session > (with greeter etc), but that the current session is at the same time > available on the docking station (and possible not available anymore on the > native screen). Hi, I think that it depends on the type of docking station. Things like Plugable UD-160-* are mostly used to create a new session.
Zbyszek > This would be the default behaviour. The "other" behaviour (a second > session) is done when the user (administrator) has configured it. > > Above choice is only done for the first docking station. When another > device is plugged in (so there will be more than one docking station > plugged in) then another session with login is always started. > > This also counts for the (new?) possibility to connect such a docking > station to your (smart) phone and tablet. (Ubuntu has announced that it's > working on making it work on smart phones and tablets, I guess it's also > good keep this in mind for Fedora) > > I think that it would be nice that you can set this behaviour somewhere > --before-- the device is plugged in. > > 2. When dealing with a desktop, it depends on: is there already a "seat0": > eg the "normal" seat using the standard monitor(s) and keyboard and > pointer device. > > When it's present and working, then the default behaviour is: for every > docking station plugged in a new session is started. > > When there is no seat0, then the first docking station becomes seat0, > simular to the laptop/smartphone case above. > > > So when looking at this: > > a. for users in the admin group there should be somewhere in the settings > available the choice what to do when a docking station is plugged in: > "overtake seat0" or a new session. With defaults above described. > > b. when the choice is "a new session" a "set behaviour extra seats" dialog > appears in the settings only for user on the seat0 if he/she is part of > admin group > > c. when the choice is "overtake seat0" the "set behaviour extra seats" > dialog will only appear after the first docking station is plugged in. > > d. in the menu, somewhere at settings, an advanced dialog is to construct > "custom" seats, assigning hardware manually to construct a seat (when not > dealing with seat extenders/docking stations like those from plugable) > > > Does this look ok? > > Stef Bon _______________________________________________ systemd-devel mailing list systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
