Desktop Switching Tool

[JD]

The Desktop Switcher:
System -> Control Center

opens up the gui app for all kinds of system settings.

One of them, in the System group, is called Desktop Switching Tool.

When selecting this tool, it displays the names of several DT's:
Gnome
KDE
TWM
FVWM
ICEWM
System Defaults

But no selection available for Mate.

Is this something that the Mate devs should address, or some other group?

[Joe Zeff]

On 08/08/2015 06:15 PM, jd1008 wrote:
> Is this something that the Mate devs should address, or some other group?

Do you have Mate installed?

[JD]

On 08/08/2015 07:20 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 08/08/2015 06:15 PM, jd1008 wrote:
> > Is this something that the Mate devs should address, or some other 
> > group?
>
> Do you have Mate installed?

Goes without saying :)

[Joe Zeff]

On 08/08/2015 06:30 PM, jd1008 wrote:
> On 08/08/2015 07:20 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> > On 08/08/2015 06:15 PM, jd1008 wrote:
> > > Is this something that the Mate devs should address, or some other
> > > group?
> >
> > Do you have Mate installed?
>
> Goes without saying :)

Just checking.  Are you currently using Mate?  It might not show 
whatever DE you're using because it's pointless to switch from Mate to Mate.

[JD]

On 08/08/2015 07:37 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 08/08/2015 06:30 PM, jd1008 wrote:
> > On 08/08/2015 07:20 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> > > On 08/08/2015 06:15 PM, jd1008 wrote:
> > > > Is this something that the Mate devs should address, or some other
> > > > group?
> > >
> > > Do you have Mate installed?
> >
> > Goes without saying :)
>
> Just checking.  Are you currently using Mate?  It might not show 
> whatever DE you're using because it's pointless to switch from Mate to 
> Mate.

I am using mate. And the Desktop Switching Tool shows that the current 
selection is KDE, which is NOT my DT.
Even if I change it to Gnome (which is also NOT my DT), it does not stay 
there after restart of X (i.e. log out
and log back in). I even tried reboot. Checking it again after re-login, 
it still shows KDE selected as the switching tool.

[Ed Greshko]

On 08/10/15 01:41, jd1008 wrote:
> I am using mate. And the Desktop Switching Tool shows that the current selection is KDE, which is NOT my DT.
> Even if I change it to Gnome (which is also NOT my DT), it does not stay there after restart of X (i.e. log out
> and log back in). I even tried reboot. Checking it again after re-login, it still shows KDE selected as the switching tool.

If you would look you'd find that switchdesk/switchdesk-gui is a bash/python application.  Looking at the scripts one can see that MATE is not accounted for in them.

FWIW, I haven't found a use for switchdesk now that all of the DM's allow you to select which DE you want at login.