Logout applet - warning

[Bruce Marshall]

On Thursday 15 November 2007, NoOp wrote:
> Anyone know if it is possible to have the logout/shutdown etc applet
> issue a warning before actually acting on the selected action?
>
> Example: user clicks the applet which brings up: Shutdown, Restart,
> Logout choices - user click the Shutdown button & the machine
> immediately shuts down (as expected).
>
> Problem: sometimes the user (often times me :-) is in a hurry and clicks
>  Shutdown inststead of Restart or some other intended button. Ubuntu is
> so efficient that it immediately does as asked and shutsdown the machine.
>
> Is it possible to issue some sort of warning similar to that issued when
> changing screen resolution, ala;
>
> You've requested that this machine Shutdown (or Restart). This machine
> will <shutdown or restart> in x seconds, press Accept to confirm or
> Cancel to cancel the request.

Sounds too much like Windows for me.     "Are you sure??    Really sure??"