Re: Let's hope XP doesn't keep this "one-up" on OS X!
Re: Let's hope XP doesn't keep this "one-up" on OS X!
- Subject: Re: Let's hope XP doesn't keep this "one-up" on OS X!
- From: Don Messerli <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 18:35:15 -0400
Like most computer problems, this is probably more complex to do than
initial assumptions would indicate.
It may be just a virtual-desktop hack, but I believe there is probably a lot
more under the covers. You're wasting your breath trying to convince me
otherwise. The only way to do so would be to do a virtual-desktop hack and
see if it works.
Don
On 7/4/01 6:09 PM, "Ryan Dary" <email@hidden> wrote:
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Really this seems like a simple routine change in the logout/login
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process. Currently when a user logs out, it forces all applications to
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quit (you know what I mean). Wouldn't it simply be a change in just
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performing the logout while the apps continue to run? The login screen
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could be somewhat changed to show which users are "active" and an
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"active" user would be any user with running applications. This seems
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like it is a small change with a huge usable potential.
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- Ryan
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On Wednesday, July 4, 2001, at 02:47 PM, email@hidden wrote:
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> It is much more than a virtual-desktop hack.
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> It has to do with switching between multiple user profiles,
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> Preferences, home directories, etc.
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> This is probably easier to do in a Unix and MacOS environment than it is
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> under Windows. Windows loads this all up when a user logs in whereas
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> Unix
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> uses environment variables.
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> Don