Re: How to save a session manually?

On Thu, 28 Nov 2019 at 22:03:47 +0100, Dale wrote:
> Wolfgang Mueller wrote:
>> On Thu, 28 Nov 2019 at 21:04:00 +0100, Dale wrote:
>>> Wolfgang Mueller wrote:
>>>> By invoking "Configure Desktop" and selecting
>>>> "Startup and Shutdown" -> "Desktop Session" -> "On Login",
>>>>
>>>> the following list of options is displayed:
>>>>
>>>>      o Restore previous session
>>>>      o Restore manually saved session
>>>>      o Start with an empty session
>>>>
>>>> Having selected "Restore manually saved session", I do not00
>>>> know how to save a session manually. Can somebody help me?
>>>
>>> On mine, once that option is selected, the options in the Power/Session
>>> part of the K menu change.  Click the K menu, then go to Power/Session
>>> and the option to Save Session should be there.  Back in the old days, I
>>> had to save it twice for some reason.  It's like the first one wouldn't
>>> take for some reason.  Now it is a habit.  Likely a long since fixed bug
>>> or something.  If you save your session and it doesn't work right, may
>>> want to do that twice, just in case that bug is still lurking about.
>>>
>>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> I have to apologize for having forgotten to mention that I run KDE on
>> Leap 15.1. In this operating system, KDE comes with an Application
>> Launcher, but without a K menu, unfortunately. In the Application
>> Launcher, there is no Power/Session part.
> 
> If you don't have that option, I'd consider that a bug myself.  I'd 
> file a bug and ask for them to add it.  Having a manually stored 
> session is common.  You can't be the only one who wants that feature.
> 
> That said, it may be there but well hidden.  Doubtful but possible.

Not only possible, but rather probable.  And that is the reason why 
I am not going to ask the makers of KDE to add the feature.  I rely 
on them watching the discussions in this mail list.

Wolfgang