This option existed in Gnome 2 in a tab under gnome-session-properties. Didier Roche commented on its removal as a feature here : http://www.linux-archive.org/ubuntu-desktop/478109-gnome-session-saving-dropped-natty.html
I was aware of its existence back then, but never actually used it. Perhaps I've been lucky, but restarting the apps I commonly use is very low-cost. Neil. On 21 October 2012 08:56, Gregory Merchan <gregory.merc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I ran across this bug report a little while ago: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/gnome-session/+bug/882296 > > I proceeded to this page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SessionHandling > > I was horrified. > > I'm quite sure that I _never_ want to close all programs. > > For one thing, I don't want to think about programs unless I'm writing > them. It doesn't matter if you call them "applications" or something > else. But let's ignore that for now. > > I want as little difference between the lock screen coming on and any > of logging off, shutting down, restarting, etc. as possible. Of > course, I don't mean I want the lock screen to suck too. > > When I shutdown the computer because the power has gone out, the > battery is dying, I've completed upgrades, whatever, I expect that > when I log back in I will right back where I left off. I don't want > the degenerate case that we have now, I want the state before I > selected "Shut Down..." from the menu. > > Perhaps my memory is faulty, but I seem to recall that I could pick up > where I left off during the mid-1990's when I used OS/2. Even if that > wasn't so, the idea was certainly around then. I am certain that OS/2 > had a feature, work area folders, which made some resumption of work > possible. I don't remember if I could make the desktop a work area > folder; it may have been that by default. > > Mac OS X finally picked up something like this a release or two ago. I > hear it doesn't work very well. I don't think I've heard of Microsoft > making any progress in not wasting my time. > > Once session handling doesn't suck, all those alerts can be a little > simpler. They can't go away yet, since restarting still takes a good > bit longer than unlocking the screen, but perhaps they can go back to > the version that gives you so many seconds to cancel in case you > mistakenly triggered the action. > > So, how about it? Or are will still in the place where people think > wasting time restarting programs is a good thing? > > If nobody's interested, that's OK. Writing a desktop environment is a > cheap hobby that will last a long time. > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- *Do not me Word attachments in email See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html *
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