On 1/18/06, Manu Cornet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 1) It should appear less like a dialog and more like "i own your > > > screen right now". > > > > Why? Is there any reason for this other than "Microsoft Windows does > > it"? (I've never understood why Windows does it.) > > I agree, there's probably no reason (and by the way OS X doesn't lock > the screen either).
Well, fading the rest of the screen out certainly does focus your attention on the dialog. There's also the argument of familiarity: not only for those using Windows, but those using previous versions of GNOME/Ubuntu. I have to admit I was a bit dismayed to see this behaviour go. It may be worth tracking down exactly when this behaviour was added (I think around GNOME 2.2 or 2.4?), and asking the parties responsible why they did it: perhaps there was some other reason why this was added initially.. Cheers, -- William Lachance [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-desktop mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop
