[desktop-discuss] Gnome save desktop, NOT

[Ghee Teo]

In the 'launch' menu, preferences->sessions
click on the Session Options tab,
Select either one of those option for your session.

-Ghee


Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> I notice that Gnome's ability to save the desktop is almost 
> non-existent in the Gnome that comes with Solaris 10 9/07.  CDE 
> handles this perfectly, restoring every application (including legacy 
> ones like xterm) to where it was before, including to the correct 
> workspace, and even logging into a remote machine if necessary.
>
> Gnome displays a one-line (non-resizable) scrolling window of the many 
> applications it says it won't be able to restore when the user logs 
> out.  Then when the user logs in, a vast number of applications are 
> thrown up on the first workspace, but many applications (including the 
> all-vital calendar which must work so you don't lose your job) are 
> missing.  This is quite a mess.
>
> Does the Gnome desktop work better in this regard for the Express 
> version, or in a forthcoming OpenSolaris version?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
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