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

[Martijn Klingens]

On Tuesday 21 June 2005 23:11, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> > 1. Remove all existing .desktop files in $KDEDIR/share/apps/kdm/sessions,
> > or edit them and add a line Hidden=true.
>
> bad idea, next install will overwrite them all.
> the location counts. the manual is pretty explicit about it (last
> paragraph).

$@#$%@$%$!@%^$! ***PLEASE*** stop referring to this fscking manual!!!

My mail was based on reading it. If even I can't get it right after reading 
the manual, how on earth are people who know even less of KDE's internals 
like Mr Wiggles get it right?

So please step down from your throne, grab our hands and guide us. Where 
should the files be put instead? I can't find it, the manual just says I 
should "shadow" the desktop files, but it doesn't mention WHERE to shadow 
them. $KDEHOME is the usual location for KDE, but that one is out for KDM.

> listing all options that populate the menu would make sense as well.
> without some RTFM i don't recall them all, either.

Where's that located? The TOC doesn't list anything with "Kiosk" in the name 
and the KDM help page doesn't appear to have any Index page that I can 
search.

PS: This is the first time in years that I'm using the KDE help system, and as 
far as I'm concerned also the last time. It's a usability disaster to 
navigate. Open KHelpCenter and you're instantly lost, search for a keyword 
and you first need to create some index (for all available documentation?!? 
what's wrong with grep? Where's a precompiled index to accompany full text 
searching?), there is no overview what can be found in which chapter and 
which paragraph and no screenshots. Perhaps the latter is only true for KDM, 
but all in all using the KDE help center in my frustrated opinion is a 
disaster.

PPS: My frustration no doubt shows also in the rest of the mail, apologies for 
that.

-- 
Martijn