> > http://bugs.pearsoncomputing.net/show_bug.cgi?id=258 > File kdebase/ksmserver/shutdowndlg.cpp:113: > > if (KConfigGroup(KGlobal::config(), > "Logout").readBoolEntry("doFancyLogout", true)) > This seems to refer to a non-existing option; perhaps it > existed in the > Kubuntu panel... Hey! Those settings work! :) Hmm. My foggy memory seems to recall a long time ago that Tim said feature controls were available in the config file but there was no KControl interface. :) I took a guess the settings belong in ksmserverrc (how would I actually learn that from the code?). This is what is needed: [Logout] doFancyLogout=false doFancyLogoutAdditionalDarkness=0.6 doFancyLogoutFadeTime=4000 doFancyLogoutFadeBackTime=1000 doUbuntuLogout=false Setting doFancyLogout to false does indeed stop the fadeaway effect. The doFancyLogoutAdditionalDarkness seems to have an upper limit of 1.0. Beyond that and my screen went goofy. The lower limit seems to be 0.0. The entire screen goes black and only a remnant of the kicker panel is still seen. Playing with doFancyLogoutFadeTime and doFancyLogoutFadeBackTime changes how fast the fadeaway appears and disappears. I don't know the lower and upper limits. I imagine zero is the lower limit as the numbers represent milliseconds. So seems these settings can be inserted manually. Actually, only doFancyLogout is needed to enable or disable the effect. The other settings could be ignored and the code will use the defaults. If somebody was to create an interface then I'd think something like this in KDE Components/Session Manager, General section: All of the following are disabled/ghosted when "Confirm logout" is unchecked. When "Confirm logout" is enabled then the following widget is enabled/unghosted. * A radio button: Enable fancy gray fadeaway When that radio button is enabled then the following become enabled/unghosted: * A slider control from zero to 1.0 for darkness * A slider control from zero to ?? milliseconds for fade time * A slider control from zero to ?? milliseconds for restore time * If the system is running the Ubuntu OS, then a check box appears, but only if the OS is Ubuntu. I'll add this information to the bug report! Darrell