User alternatives [Was: Re: RFS: x-no-session-manager - restore default X behavior with gnome/kde installed]

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

"cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis)" <cobaco@linux.be> writes:

> On Thursday 03 February 2005 14:59, Simon Richter wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> >>'update-alternatives --config x-session-manager'
>> >
>> > This could be a wishlist bug for X.
>>
>> IMO, the choice of the session manager should be made by the user that
>> logs in, not by the admin. One less question for the admin, one extra
>> point for the powerusers who know what they are doing.

I tried patching alternatives to use ~/.alternatives if existing once
but the solution I came up with would only work for binaries.

I'm still intrested in achieving this so user can set their
x-session-manager, their x-window-manager, their sensible-editor, ...

> the sysadmin only sets up the systemwide default, the user can always 
> override this

Only if the admin allows for this. :) [does not disable the feature]

MfG
        Goswin