---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sebastien Estienne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 17 déc. 2005 15:24 Subject: Re: Questions related to the new logout dialog To: Oliver Grawert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
2005/12/17, Oliver Grawert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > hi, > Am Samstag, den 17.12.2005, 14:36 +0100 schrieb Sebastien Bacher: > > > And what about the xscreensaver lock dialog, it has a switch user > > > function: shouldn't this dialog have the same look and feel as the new > > > logout dialog? > > > > They don't do the same things, I'm not sure they should be the same. The > > switch user has a list of users so you can pick one. How would you > > change it? > note that the xscreensaver dialog until breezy was always the original > xscreensaver dialog with different themeing on top, it cant do more than > look like a gnome tool, since its not possible to make it use gtk or > gnome libs without big security issues, themeing there *must* happen at > compile time with hardcoded xpm pics indexed to 90 colors to work at > all. > > we will switch to gnome-screensaver with dapper to overcome this > inconsistency, gnome-screensaver supports the fast user switch applet > that shows you a list of users to switch to. > > i'm not sure if having a logout/shutdown/hibernate option is really what > i would want if i lock my desktop for a coffee break in the office, have > unsaved documents on the desktop and every colleague who would be > passing by could shut down my system. as long as not all apps autosave > open documents on shutdown/logout, we shouldnt introduce such a feature > there at all imho. > Yes that makes a lot of sense, but to be fully consistent, if your colleague use "switch user" he shouldn't be able to use "shutdown/restart", if you are still logged in. The "hibernate/sleep" actions are different because you don't loose your current work, except apps using network (ssh, download, etc). > ciao > oli > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQBDpByaSsOT+6LQaTYRAo7xAJ41ecuSsXDnbYprF1VlsBNC4fXtcQCggGs4 > eKN8WdXYehHkXIdl0v3FUYI= > =F1RN > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > ubuntu-desktop mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop > > > -- Sebastien Estienne -- Sebastien Estienne -- ubuntu-desktop mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop
