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<sect1 id="switching-sessions">
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<title>Switching Sessions</title>
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<para>From version 3.3 onwards, &tde; provides a session management
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system which allows you to switch between different user account on
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one computer. You can stay logged in and ⪚ let your sister,
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brother, wife, neigbour or whoever read their emails just for a
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moment. Before you had to log off (therefore ⪚ close programs or
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save documents) and let them log in.</para>
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<para>Now it's almost as easy as switching to another virtual desktop.</para>
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<variablelist>
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<title>Switching Sessions: How it works</title>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>The <guimenuitem>Switch User</guimenuitem> Menu</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>The &kmenu; now bears a new entry. Rather at the bottom of the menu
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you will find a <guisubmenu>Switch User</guisubmenu> submenu. It contains
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the command to lock the current and start a new session which means that
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your desktop will start the screensaver and after a few seconds can log in
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with TDM as always. The <guimenuitem>Start New Session</guimenuitem> entry
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skips the activation of your screensaver.</para>
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<para>Once you have running more than one session you can either choose to
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press <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;&Alt;<keycap>F7</keycap></keycombo>
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or <keycap>F8</keycap> and so on (what is usually configured by default) or
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— even more comfortable — choose from the list of active
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sessions at the bottom of the <guisubmenu>Switch User</guisubmenu>
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submenu.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Switch User with the screensaver</term>
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<listitem><para>If you have activated your screensaver and another user
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wants to log in, they can simply press the <guibutton>Switch User...</guibutton>
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button and log into another session.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>Switch Session in &tdm;</term>
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<listitem><para>If you are in &tdm; and want to switch to another active
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session you can press the <guibutton>Menu</guibutton> button and choose
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<guisubmenu>Switch User</guisubmenu> which is mainly the same as described
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above.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<!-- Add links to "further reading" here -->
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<!-- <itemizedlist>
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<title>Related Information</title>
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<listitem><para>to be written</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist> -->
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</sect1>
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