[Kde-kiosk] how to force users to log into KDE (modify KDM menu)

[Thiago Macieira]

Mr Wiggles wrote:
>I thought KDE was the window manager 

KDE is the name of the project. The Window Manager is called kwin.

>and KDM or XDM was just what 
>loaded the window manager

That's right.

>and that kiosk was an app that loaded in KDE 

No. Kiosk is the name of a technology, or a set of features, builtin to 
the KDE programs and libraries.

>(and thus you could use whatever you wanted to LOAD KDE as long as it
>loaded KDE). 

That is also correct. It doesn't matter what loads KDE, as long as it gets 
loaded.

>The only reason I am using XDM is because someone on the novell suse
>forums suggested switching to that to avoid giving users the session
>type menu.

Right, but we can remove the menu as well and make it useable for you.

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