A Look at Fedora 18

[Mark Eggers]

On Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:39:37 +0100, Suvayu Ali wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 11:55:53PM +1030, Tim wrote:
>> Tim:
>> >> There's no desktop chooser (in the GDM logon screen) on Fedora to
>> >> let me quickly see what desktop I'm using.
>> 
>> Michael Schwendt:
>> > There is. It appears after you choose/enter the user name.
>> 
>> There isn't.  Nowhere on the logon screen is anything that gives you a
>> desktop choice.
>> 
>> I've seen that kind of option (either in a taskbar, or within the logon
>> box), and used it, on other releases, but it's nowhere to be seen on my
>> Fedora 17 install.
>> 
>> 
> If you are using gdm, there should be one.  It is difficult to get a
> screenshot before logging in, otherwise I could try showing.
> 
> --
> Suvayu
> 
> Open source is the future. It sets us free.

On F17 and F18, the option to choose which WM you want doesn't come up 
until after you click on a user's name. Then there's a little drop-down 
menu called Session that appears. You should see all of your options 
there, with the one you last used selected (dot next to the entry).

. . . . just my two cents
/mde/