[Bug 251496] New: Periodically save session state

[Michael Schuerig]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=251496

           Summary: Periodically save session state
           Product: kde
           Version: 4.4
          Platform: Debian unstable
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: michael at schuerig.de


Version:           4.4 (using KDE 4.4.5) 
OS:                Linux

Assumption: The session manager is configured to restore the previous session.

If for some reason the session is not saved properly on logout, either because
of a crash or because some KDE component malfunctioned, the next session uses
the settings from the latest previously saved session.

Please, if the user indicates that they want to have their session restored,
make sure that this happens even in adverse circumstances. That is, the session
state should be saved periodically, not just on logout, so that the latest
checkpoint can be used to restore the session later.

Judging by the wording in Session Manager Settings, the current behavior is a
bug. "Restore previous session" ought to work, no matter how the previous
session came to an end.

Reproducible: Didn't try

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