----- Original Message ----- From: "Jasper St. Pierre" <[email protected]> To: "Allan E. Registos" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 1:27:02 PM Subject: Re: [email protected]
>>>If the kernel doesn't tell us that we support standby, we don't show it. >>>You can check if your computer supports suspend pretty much the same >>>way we do (for Linux, not FreeBSD): >>> pm-is-supported --suspend && echo "Suspend is supported" || echo >>>"Suspend is not supported" >> I tried, it says: " suspend is not supported " and fire up GNOME Shell for >> testing(this build is less than a week old) even though this build will >> crash the whole system if I am going to press CTRL-C at the terminal where I >> started GS, and lo and behold it still shows the "Suspend" button. >This is a bug. Can you try one more thing? Give me the exact output of: >dbus-send --print-reply --system --dest=org.freedesktop.UPower >/org/freedesktop/UPower org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get >string:org.freedesktop.UPower string:CanSuspend You mean this whole line? dbus-send --print-reply --system --dest=org.freedesktop.UPower /org/freedesktop/UPower org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Getstring:org.freedesktop.UPower string:CanSuspend Result: process 12110: arguments to dbus_message_new_method_call() were incorrect, assertion "interface == NULL || _dbus_check_is_valid_interface (interface)" failed in file dbus-message.c line 1204. This is normally a bug in some application using the D-Bus library. D-Bus not built with -rdynamic so unable to print a backtrace Aborted (core dumped) >> If the >> design guys are serious about ripping off the Switch Off button from GNOME >> Shell then I would suggest that they will do it _right_ the first time. And >> this whole thing the removing of Power Off function for the sake of "It's by >> Design" principle, doesn't nullify my argument earlier that every machine(at >> least most machines invented by man), when it uses "electrical power" must >> have a switch off functionality (where electrical energy is considered a >> fire hazard). Even Critical Machines here(we're in a manufacturing business) >> needs to be turned off properly and slowly but still have an emergency OFF >> button. >As I understand it, it will be a "Suspend/Hibernate" hybrid. That is, >we go into suspend for a bit, and then go to hibernate after more time >has passed. Hibernate is fine. Then get the Power off feature available since it is an obvious needed feature and not optional for some(I think most) users. I wonder what is the rationale behind this, where they can just only add the Suspend/Whatever buttons in addition to Power Off and Restart. Simple. >>>If you're having trouble with suspending for any reason, and that says >>>suspend is supported, tell us and file a bug. >> No Power Off function in GNOME Shell(regardless of pm-is-supported), that >> for sure, is a bug in itself. >There is an option: hold down Alt. The simplest thing to do is just to make it visible without any combination-keys. >> Kind Regards, >> Allan >>
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