21 Jan
2012
21 Jan
'12
5:47 p.m.
On Saturday 21 January 2012 17:36:29 Calvin Morrison wrote:
Hello Calvin,
Whilst I agree that implementing SAK is probably a Good Idea (tm) I think that
the implementation may need a bit of a rethink.
From what I gathered from the response to the earlier thread in the list about
its implementation, I suspect that the kdm_greet cpu thrashing problem may be
due to the low-level routine not being able to find the keyboard (because
none is fitted to the system in question). Hopefully this can be resolved
though.
I _really_ do hope I can stick with Trinity because atm, regression granted,
it's the perfect desktop environment for me and I've no desire to change.
Regards,
LeeE
Whilst this
new Ctrl/Alt/Del 'feature' may have seemed like a 'Good Idea'
at
the time it was not one of the original features of KDE3 and
significantly changes its behaviour. However, it was precisely because I
wanted retain the
original KDE behaviour that I switched to Trinity in the first place.
If you would like the original behaviour of KDE3.5 the code is still
available from 2008. Improvements have been made. This new CTRL+ALT+DELETE
features is a great security enhancement. We are the only linux desktop
that supports the SAK (secure attention key) system. This helps prevent the
computer being hijacked by a program with malicious intent. It is easy to
disable anyhow, if you wish to remain insecure.
Now whilst I have to admit that my first post to this list has been rather
critical I'd like to emphasise that I'm
not trying to flame anyone here;
far
from it in fact. So far, Trinity has been a godsend to me, enabling me
to carry on working how _I_ want to work, for which I am very greatfull
indeed.
However, I do need to decide though, whether I'm going to be able to
continue
using it for the foreseeable future.
Welcome! Hopefully we can work out the issues to keep you here forever :)
Calvin Morrison