gnome-session tasks

For 2.24

• Port GDM communication code to the new D-Bus API (Done - LucasRocha)

  • See #511881

• Make gnome-panel use gnome-session API for logout and shutdown (Done - VincentUntz)

  • See #507391

• Get rid of all hacks on "compat" directory

• Get rid of all local .desktop files for required/default autostart apps in "data" directory (Done -- LucasRocha)

  • See: #525056, #525052, #525051, #525157, #526984

• Implement new session saving (possibly with backwards compatibility)

• Port Sessions capplet to new code base (Done -- Lucas Rocha)

• Fix and test new splash screen code (Done -- Lucas Rocha)

• Fix and test support for legacy session definition files (~/.gnome2/session, /usr/share/gnome/default.session)

• Implement "unless-exists" and "if-exists" autostart condition types (Done -- LucasRocha)

• Implement logout commands feature
• Make vino use gnome-session condition tracking feature

• Test and fix problems in gnome-session on handling session clients that miss-behave in some way (doesn't respond to SaveYourself, Die, etc). gnome-session 2.22.x has a lot of code for handling that.

Maybe for 2.24

• Consolidate session client API GTK+ (See bug #79285)

• Consolidate desktop file API in GTK+ or Glib (See bug #415070)

If you want to work on one of those tasks, create a bug report to keep track of it and contact LucasRocha and VincentUntz to ensure there's no duplicate work.