[Xfce-bugs] [XFCE 0000267]: xfce4-session insists on a custom session name at first start

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http://bugs.xfce.org/view_bug_page.php?f_id=0000267
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Reporter:                   nick_08150
Handler:                    bmeurer
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Project:                    XFCE
Bug ID:                     0000267
Category:                   other
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   tweak
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
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Date Submitted:             2004-07-21 12:12 GMT
Last Modified:              2004-07-21 14:45 GMT
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Summary:                    xfce4-session insists on a custom session name at first start
Description: 
I'm not sure if it's a bug or a feature... When starting xfce4-session for
the first time (no ~/.config/xfce4-session/... present), it asks the user
to either cancel the login (not an option ;-) or create a new session. The
user then has to type in a name for the new session. Shouldn't in that case
the default session be loaded?

xfce4-session version: CVS 20040721, 4.1.12

Btw., the 'Simple' theme is neat, why not make it default? ;-)
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 bmeurer - 2004-07-21 14:22 GMT 
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Please check if a session file is present (~/.cache/sessions/). The chooser
is displayed if xfce4-session detects a session file.

The 'Simple' engine is nice, sure, but I prefer the 'Mice' engine, thats
why its the default :-)

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 nick_08150 - 2004-07-21 14:35 GMT 
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You were right, when no ~/.cache/sessions/ entry is present, the default
session gets started without prompting.
But when it's there and one gets prompted to choose/enter a new session,
one can double-click on the default session icon/entry to proceed with
that. This double-click possibility wasn't obvious to me, so I thought the
Default session could not be selected. Maybe a "Launch selected session"
button or something would be good?

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 bmeurer - 2004-07-21 14:40 GMT 
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Yeah, I used to had a 3rd button for "Launch", but I thought that
double-clicking was more intuitive.

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 nick_08150 - 2004-07-21 14:45 GMT 
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;-) well ok, now I know. Maybe I just spend too much time in front of my
computer, losing intuition ;-)