Hi again Stephen; Some further thoughts. On Sat, 2005-08-06 at 13:34 -0400, Stephen Gregory wrote: > On Sat, 06 Aug 2005 11:16:51 -0400 > William Case <billlinux [ at ] rogers [ dot ] com> wrote: > > > I use them for two separate purposes but I would like > > my mail, calendar, tasks and contacts to be the same in both. > > IMHO you best option is to evaulate why you need the second user and > find another solution. The main problem, which you have just found, is > shareing some data while attempting to keep other data seperate. It would be ideal if KDE or Gnome (I prefer Gnome) had a desktop switching facility with perhaps rudimentary password protection. Then one could switch between one setup and another. For example, now, as user1, I have a picture for my screen background, I use mozilla for browsing, stick all OOprograms in a panel drawer, use 'Grand Canyon' as my theme, play with sound programs and my TV tuner. As user2 I have a plain background, use the 'Simple' theme, OOprogram icons are prominent where I have quick access to them, use epiphany as my browser (quick and fast) and my 'epiphany bookmarks' is full of business research sites. Saving sessions or screen switching doesn't do it. The desktop and panels remain the same. Being able to login as one user and having access to my personal data yet then being able to switch desktops depending on the role/job would be ideal. I asked on the Gnome forum and there are no plans to build such a facility (although it has been discussed) so having two users seems like the only compromise. I am using it now but have to switch back to user1 if I want to add a task or appointment or read my mail -- which is a pain in the butt if you are doing research and someone is replying to a query. So I am looking for suggestions. Regards Bill