restarting the video

[David McGlone]

On Wednesday 20 May 2009 7:31:51 pm Michael Hirsch wrote:
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 12:53 PM, David McGlone <david at dmcentral.net> 
wrote:
> > On Wednesday 20 May 2009 11:39:51 am Nils Kassube wrote:
> >> Michael wrote:
> >> > In 8.04, you could hit the ALT+CTRL+BACKSPACE and the video would
> >> > restart.  How do you do this 9.04?
> >>
> >> K-Menu -> Computer -> Systemsettings -> Display
> >> [x] Ctrl+Alt+Backspace restarts the xserver
> >>
> >> However it doesn't seem to reliably restart the Xserver.
> >
> > Ctrl + Alt + Backspace used to log out, but the other day I inadvertently
> > hit Ctrl + Alt + Delete and I was presented with a menu with choices to
> > log out, shut down or reboot.
> >
> > Seems Kubuntu swapped Ctrl + Alt + Backspace to Ctrl + Alt + Delete just
> > like winders.
>
> Not at all.  C-A-Backspace used to kill the X server.  All X programs
> would lose their connection and die, too, usually not a clean
> shutdown.  Then a new X server would start and the login manager would
> display.  Finally, you would get a login screen.
>
> C-A-Delete would (and has for years in KDE) open an exit dialog
> allowing you to choose to logout, reboot, shutdown, switch users,
> hibernate, suspend, etc depending on your config.  It also has an
> all-important "Calcel" button.  If you choose to logout a signal would
> be sent to every X application allowing it to cleaning exit.  Only if
> the application doesn't exit on its own would X  kill it.  When all
> the clients are gone the login manager would redisplay.  The X server
> would not actually restart because it wasn't ever killed, but the
> login manager would redisplay.
>
> The results may be superficially the same, but you really don't want
> to use C-A-Backspace unless you have to, or have some very good
> reason.  Having a button like that with such dramatic consequence is
> not a very good idea.  Reminds me of the old days when computers had a
> reset button on the front, allowing your kids or your dog to instantly
> reboot your machine in a second.
>
> OTOH, as a power user there are times when I miss CA-Backspace.  I may
> try to reactivate it.  It sounds pretty easy.

I see. Of all the years I've used KDE C-A-Delete never did anything for me. 
Guess I just didn't have it configured, or better yet I probably forgot at one 
point or another and never bothered to try.

Blessings,
David M.
http://www.dmcentral.net