Power Button change in functionality

[Corey Burger]

On 5/31/06, Joel Edwards <joeledwards at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It would be nice to be able to push the power button twice or thrice within
> a certian amount of time to enable the shutdown sequence. This would mean
> not having to mess with the mouse. However, it would be good to bring up the
> option on the first press, and have it fade out after a certain time limit.

This kind of functionality is likely to end in tears due to it being
very much non-discoverable and has very negative consequences for
"discovery". One excellent example I can think of it a cat or a small
child mindlessly playing with buttons while somebody else is working.

Corey