The new logout design can cause unwanted reboots

Matthew Paul Thomas mpt at canonical.com
Wed Apr 1 16:28:37 UTC 2009


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Vincenzo Ciancia wrote on 01/04/09 17:04:
> 
> Il giorno mer, 01/04/2009 alle 16.05 +0100, Matthew Paul Thomas ha
> scritto:
>...
>> The logout alert box is supposed to float on top of other windows. If
>> it doesn't, please report a bug.
> 
> Are you sure?

Yes, I was in the room when it was designed.

>                On #ubuntu+1 they even told me that it's on purpose to
> avoid accidentally hitting the wrong option.
>...

The alert box is already a confirmation step for something else you've
done (chosen "Log Out" from the menu, or entered its keyboard
equivalent). A third step is not necessary.

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Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/
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