[Bug 326667] [NEW] pressing (laptop) power button should show shutdown dialog on kde4

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Binary package hint: acpid

When the power button on the laptop is pressed, the notebook running
Kubuntu Jaunty (alpha 3) shuts down immediately. I think that  pressing
that button, a logout/reboot/shutdown dialog should appear. Or at least
It shold be configurable.

Why (because I know from earlier similar bugreports, that some users want/like the contrary):
* It was like that in Kubuntu releases before Intrepid (I mean before KDE4 arrived)
* If I remember correctle , it is the same in Opensuse  (not a real argument, I know)
* The power button is on notebooks next to the other special buttons (email button, wifi on/off button) , so a random press can occur
* As some developer stated in other ancient bugreport, "All actions, that can make some data loss, should be approved by user" 

The problem is in the file  '/etc/acpi/powerbtn.sh'. The code testing if
a kde session is running is written for the KDE3 and do not apply
anymore to KDE4.

Current code (line 20):
 if ps -Af | grep -q '[k]desktop' && pidof dcopserver > /dev/null && test -x /usr/bin/dcop ; then

Workaround (calling it workaround, because it is a quick fix, maybe not yet in an acceptable shape yet) :
 if ps -Af | grep -q 'startkde' > /dev/null && test -x /usr/bin/dcop ; then

With this changed line, the shutdown/reboot/logout dialog appears as
desired.

This bug is also present in Intrepid, but I hope at least for Jaunty to
be fixed.

Have a nice day, bq


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root at paon:/etc/acpi# lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release:        9.04
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acpid 1.0.6-9ubuntu4
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** Affects: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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pressing (laptop) power button should show shutdown dialog on kde4
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/326667
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