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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] services: slim: Use
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=E5=AE=8B=E6=96=87=E6=AD=A6 <iyzsong@gmail.com> skribis:

> 2015-03-10 16:46 GMT+08:00 Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org>:
>> =E5=AE=8B=E6=96=87=E6=AD=A6 <iyzsong@gmail.com> skribis:
>>
>>> * gnu/services/xorg.scm (<session-type>, %windowmaker-session-type)
>>>   (%ratposion-session-type, %sawfish-session-type, %default-xsessions)
>>>   (xsessions-directory): Remove.
>>>   (slim-service): Remove #:sessions parameter.
>>>   [slim.cfg]: Use /run/current-system/profile/share/xsessions as sessio=
ndir.
>>> * doc/guix.texi <X Window>: Adjust accordingly.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> -(define (xsessions-directory sessions)
>>> -  "Return a directory containing SESSIONS, a list of <session-type> ob=
jects.
>>> -The alphabetical order of the files in that directory match the order =
of the
>>> -elements in SESSIONS."
>>
>> This patch looks like a desirable simplification.  However, we would
>> lose the ability to specify the order in which sessions are presented to
>> the user (added in commit a21b23d3.)
>>
>> Any idea how we could preserve that property?
> Have no idea here, since now xsession files are unmodified,
> and login managers usually choose the order alphabetical.
>
> But other login managers (eg: lightdm) will remember the lasted
> select session.  (If this helps :-)

OK.  So please push, with the understanding that you=E2=80=99re encouraged =
to
add lightdm and/or GDM support.  :-)

Thank you,
Ludo=E2=80=99.