Restoring the Lock Screen menu item

[Corey Burger]

And 3/3, sending this back to the list

On 7/13/06, JoE <anivair at gmail.com> wrote:
> To contradict my own argument, most people never use it.  And since I use it
> so often, i can just put a link to it in the stupid bar myself and stop
> forcing my computing on everyone else.
>
>  So I am of both minds on the subject, though I do agree 9not to go OT) that
> the logout function is cluttered as hell and anyhting we can remove from it
> (such as the lock screen option) is a good thing.
>
>
> On 7/13/06, JoE <anivair at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I agree?
> >
> > Not much else to say.  I can't think of a reason not to put it back in the
> system menu, unless it would be to put a link for it on the top bar.  it is
> something i use regularly at work (to keep prying eyes off my crap).
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/13/06, Corey Burger < corey.burger at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > Late in the dapper cycle we removed the lock screen menu item. I think
> > > we should restore it, for the following reasons:
> > >
> > > 1. It is used many times a day, as whereas the rest of the items on
> > > the logout dialog are rarely used more than once per day
> > > 2. Using the logout dialog is slow. You need to wait the extra 1-2
> > > secs for the dialog to pop
> > > 3. The system menu is not cluttered
> > >
> > > Please, lets keep this on topic and not devolve into a discussion of
> > > the rest of the logout dialog.
> > >
> > > Corey
> > >
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> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > later,
> >        ~joe auerbach
> >
> > (cam # US2004122445)
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> --
>
> later,
>        ~joe auerbach
>
> (cam # US2004122445)