Session manager

[Biju Chacko]

Steve Cooke wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I use xfce 4.0.6 and have been thinking that I'd like to upgrade to the 
> new 4.2. I have been lurking on the list for quite some time and have on 
> occasion seen mention of a session manager. I have absolutely no idea 
> what a "session manager" is, what it does, nor why you would even need 
> one. There appears to be no such beast in 4.0.6 - or maybe it is hidden, 
> exactly the way it should be. It should be entirely transparent to me as 
> I have no need/desire to know about such things.
> 
> Could someone please enlighten me - and please tell me that the 
> functionality IS actually hidden.

Hi,

In simple terms, a session manager keeps track of the applications that 
you start so that when you login again it will restore your desktop to 
the state that it was when you last logged off.

This depends on the applications that you run implementing the client 
end of the X session management protocol. If they don't, they wont be 
restored properly.

And, as extra eye candy, the session manager also displays a splash 
screen. This, of course, is why everybody *really* uses it. ;-)

-- b