On Thu, 2005-04-14 at 22:38 +0100, John Spray wrote: > Based on that, I would argue that the dialog could be reduced to the > treeview (with <None> and <Random> options) and the preview pane. > Changing the time after which the screensaver comes on is excessive > customisation, and the option to lock the screen could be shifted into > the advanced section. The dialog would thus be optimised for the only > real use: "Wow, looks how many pretty screensavers I have!".
I'd say that the time before the screensaver is activated is about the only actually useful option in the entire dialog. It's also the sort of setting that you absolutely want to be able to lock down, meaning the dialog should be made to respond well to unwriteable GConf keys. As for locking at a different time than activating the screensaver, I've found this useful for exactly one thing: I like to have the screen actually lock just after the screensaver comes on. That way if I'm sitting at my desk reading something, and the screensaver comes on, I can just move my mouse and I don't have to enter my password. But then, we could just make locking *always* happen maybe 15 seconds or so after activation, and dump that option. -- Shaun _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
