Re: Fwd: Is disabling ctrl-alt-backspace really such a good idea?
On Tue, 2009-02-10 at 20:57 -0500, Mackenzie Morgan wrote: > > I'm still in favor of OpenSUSE's way. And this was already discussed > on > ubuntu-devel. It seemed that many agreed that either "press & hold" > or > "press twice" (a la OpenSUSE) were good ways to do it, with "press > twice" having the discoverability bonus of "it didn't work so try > again" > and the code bonus of already existing. This would work perfectly too! -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Fwd: Is disabling ctrl-alt-backspace really such a good idea?
On Tue, 2009-02-10 at 19:10 -0500, Scott Kitterman wrote: > I don't particularly care for the deicision that was made, but it's > been > made, so there's little point rehashing it now. > > Scott K Cool, -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Fwd: Is disabling ctrl-alt-backspace really such a good idea?
On Tue, 2009-02-10 at 19:06 -0500, John Moser wrote: > The correct solution is not dead-simple to implement, but it works: > When you C-A-B, grab the whole screen and put up a confirmation dialog > like gksudo does. You can't switch desktops off it (CAB happens > sometimes while swapping around virtual desktops and landing in a text > editor, trying to backspace over stuff), and it's right in your face. > It says "In 10 seconds I will kill X and reload it. This will destroy > all of your work. Click the big red CANCEL button below now or hit > SPACE!" This is how I would say it should be done :) -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Fwd: Is disabling ctrl-alt-backspace really such a good idea?
On Tue, 2009-02-10 at 17:42 -0600, Nergar -blank- wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 09:59, Clive Wagenaar > wrote: > > (It is a pity this is from upstream where Arch, fedora etc > will all also > 'dumbed down' too) > > > Is this true? If it is, then C-A-B should be left disabled. > > -- > hacker != cracker More chats about it here: http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com/2009/01/since-we-all-know-x-is-nowhere-near.html -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Fwd: Is disabling ctrl-alt-backspace really such a good idea?
On Tue, 2009-02-10 at 17:42 -0600, Nergar -blank- wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 09:59, Clive Wagenaar > wrote: > > (It is a pity this is from upstream where Arch, fedora etc > will all also > 'dumbed down' too) > > > Is this true? If it is, then C-A-B should be left disabled. > > -- > hacker != cracker It is already affecting fedora, came across this 'new feature' when trying out F11 Alpha a few days back to test BTRFS.. Quote: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Alpha_release_notes#X_Server X Server The key combination Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to kill the X server has been disabled by default. To get this behaviour back, add the the line Option "DontZap" "false" to the ServerFlags section in xorg.conf. end quote -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
