Makes sense. As previously raised by mterry it can't be done without putting the name in the xsession file [1] but his proposal makes sense.
[1] http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xdg/2011-July/012004.html ** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1212408 Title: lightdm needs to set $XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+bug/1212408/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs