Fedora logoff/shutdown times and other issues

[Cyber Source]

In KDE the desktop switching tool is actually located in System 
Settings, More System Settings, Desktop Switching Tool.

Richard Hubbard wrote:

> Being a cautious person, I recently installed Fedora Core 1 on a test 
> machine.
>
> For someone already comfortable with Red Hat, I felt right at home.  
> However I have two issues that I wonder if someone has already seen 
> and addressed.
>
> First, From a graphical login, when I try to shutdown or logoff, it 
> seems to be an amazingly long time before anything happens.  Does 
> anyone else have this issue?  Is it solvable?
>
> Second, (No flames please) I really prefer KDE, if for no other reason 
> that I am used to it.  However, the graphical login allows me to 
> select KDE, but never seems to offer to make it a default.  Which 
> means that if I am in a hurry, I get gnome.  I understand that there 
> is a text file I can edit (.xinit or some such) but I would rather 
> not.  Is there a straightforward way to make it KDE all the time?
>
> Thanks...