on Sun, Sep 26, 2004 at 09:55:08PM +0200, Osamu Aoki (osamu@debian.org) wrote:
> Update reflecting people's comments:
>
> On Sun, Sep 26, 2004 at 01:11:32AM +0200, Osamu Aoki wrote:
>
> The result of comparison is (+ is yes, - is no):
>
> 1) Use of 2) Choice 3) Choice 4) Non ~/.xsession 5) User
> Xsession.d of WM of locale custom List
> by user startup script
> XDM ++ -- -- - -
> GDM + + ++ only gnome ++
> KDM ++ + +(restart) - ++
> WDM ++ +- -- - -
>
> (KDM listing is anticipated situation for next unstable version.)
Glad to see you added the user list.
My own preference is WDM: clean, offers XDMCP if necessary, and I run
WindowMaker anyway.
For a lab in which I support ten WinXP laptops with XDMCP logins (via
Cygwin), I switched to KDM. Why?
- Both username and password visible on the login screen. I know it
sounds dumb if you've been typing user <enter> pass <enter> for the
past fifteen years, but 6-18 year olds with limited computer
exposure get confused. Confusion == questions. Questions == time.
- User list. This blows away legacy MS Windows, incidentally, whose
login screen stumps a lot of the kids, many with marginal language
skills (I tend to draw the line at being able to spell your own
name).
Other than that, the overall appearance is neat and clean without too
many buttons to fiddle.
FWIW, current desktop is mostly XFCE4, though I let 'em choose. Got one
who'se aping my WindowMaker desktop, another likes KDE.
In a lot of contexts, offering a locale choice at login might be seen as
a liability rather than an advantage: more choices == more confusion ==
more chance for error. O ghod! I've ghot the ghnome disease! ....
...still: better perhaps for the sysop to code this for each user.
Also, incidentally: none of the WMs seems to start XFCE4 properly.
It's necessary to run 'xfce4_setup' in the user's directory (or copy an
.xsession to /etc/skel), and run the 'default' WM. Trying to run XFCE4
out of the WM selection menu generally breaks (WDM/KDM tested).
...otherwise, though good summary.
Peace.
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