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Bug 694573 - New topic: custom sessions
New topic: custom sessions
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-user-docs
Classification: Core
Component: sysadmin-guide
3.7.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Maintainers of Gnome user documentation
Maintainers of Gnome user documentation
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-02-24 09:28 UTC by Matthias Clasen
Modified: 2014-01-27 15:42 UTC
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Description Matthias Clasen 2013-02-24 09:28:04 UTC
We should have a topic that explains how to set up a custom session that shows up in the session chooser on the login screen. Should mention 'classic mode' as an example of a custom session. Should also explain how to change the default session for new users.
Comment 1 Jana Svarova 2013-03-07 10:53:45 UTC
Dear Matthias,

I wrote a short text about custom sessions and Petr Kovář, a colleague of mine, was kind enough to commit the changes. 
Do you think you could be so kind as to review it or give me some guidelines how to make the text more accurate? 
Thank you very much.

Here is the link to the committed changes: 
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-user-docs/commit/?id=fe13f4a6dba68fe7a29682ffaeff94b4fb2ba945
jana
Comment 2 Petr Kovar 2013-03-28 16:25:03 UTC
A development snapshot of the custom-session page is here:

http://people.gnome.org/~pmkovar/system-admin-guide/custom-session.html
Comment 3 Matthias Clasen 2013-04-08 03:13:26 UTC
Hey Jana,

the recipe for creating a custom session looks fine.

The sections on classic mode and setting up a custom session look a bit incomplete.

Setting the default session for new users is not currently possible with GDM. It always defaults to the session called 'gnome'.
Comment 4 Petr Kovar 2014-01-27 15:42:30 UTC
Updated in:

https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-user-docs/commit/?id=f6b533670283377be934b1cb34d13936715edee9

I also removed some of the redundant stubs. All we need to have documented on this topics should now be in custom-session-create.