Using a Home Session

Ordinarily, the desktop saves session information when you log out and uses that information to start your next session. If you start or stop applications during your session, or use Style Manager to change the appearance and behavior of your system, changes you make are reflected in your next session. This type of session is called a current session.

The desktop also provides a home session. A home session is a session that you explicitly save. It's like taking a snapshot of your current session at some point in time. Once you've saved a home session, you can specify that logging in always restores that session instead of the current session.

To Save a Home Session

1. Click the Style Manager control in the Front Panel.

2. Click the Startup control in Style Manager.

   The Startup dialog box is displayed.

3. Click Set Home Session in the Startup dialog box.

4. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box that appears.

   This saves the current state of your session.

To Automatically Start the Home Session at Login

1. Click the Style Manager control in the Front Panel.

2. Click the Startup control in Style Manager.

   The Startup dialog box is displayed.

3. Select Return to Home session.

4. Click OK.

   When you choose Return to Home session, Session Manager will not save your session at logout.

To Choose between the Current and Home Session for Each Session

1. Click the Style Manager control in the Front Panel.

2. Click the Startup control in Style Manager.

   The Startup dialog box is displayed.

3. Select Ask Me at Logout.

4. Click OK.

   You decide what will be your next session--current or home--at logout time. If you choose to return to the home session, the current session information is not saved. (You cannot change your mind the next time you log in.)