Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-09 Thread John Nilsson
On Thu, 2005-12-08 at 14:31 -0200, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > > to display some confirmation dialog, and you still need to know > > whether the user wants to save the session or not... > > Not necessarily. I don't think "Save current session" is important > enough to ask about at every exit. I

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-08 Thread Mikael Eriksson
On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 02:31:48PM -0200, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 8 Dec, 2005, at 11:58 AM, Manu Cornet wrote: > >... > >>- > >> Sleep > >> Hibernate > >> Restart > >> Shut Down > >>- > >> Lock

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-08 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 8 Dec, 2005, at 11:58 AM, Manu Cornet wrote: ... - Sleep Hibernate Restart Shut Down - Lock Screen Switch Account... Log Out Do you think we should have so many items in the System menu ?

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-08 Thread Manu Cornet
Hi ! > - > Sleep > Hibernate > Restart > Shut Down > - > Lock Screen > Switch Account... > Log Out Do you think we should have so many items in the System menu ? This is the way Mac OS X does it, but it has much fewer items (doesn't have Hibe

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-07 Thread Frederic Gaus
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi! Manu Cornet wrote: >>1. >>I guess usally the user want's to shutdown the computer (or restart). >>In my eyes, "logout" is less important. So why is it the most >>conspicuous button? >> >>Why is the most important button (=shutdown) the last one th

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-07 Thread Vincent Untz
Le mercredi 07 décembre 2005 à 16:56 -0200, Matthew Paul Thomas a écrit : > Since it's not obvious that the Shut Down command is hidden inside a > menu item called "Log Out", I suggest making this a separate item in the > System menu. The same applies to Sleep, Hibernate, and Restart. > >

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-07 Thread Matthew Paul Thomas
(Sorry this message won't be threaded: I wasn't subscribed earlier.) Manu Cornet wrote: > > > And here is the code (same remarks as last time) : > > > > http://www.manucornet.net/GNOME/code/logout_dialog/ > > Huh, just in case : the code is not final (still a few things to fix), I > would ju

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-06 Thread Manu Cornet
Hi ! > 1. > I guess usally the user want's to shutdown the computer (or restart). > In my eyes, "logout" is less important. So why is it the most > conspicuous button? > > Why is the most important button (=shutdown) the last one the user sees > (the users reads from left to right and from top t

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-06 Thread John Nilsson
On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 12:08 +0100, Frederic Gaus wrote: > > 1. > I guess usally the user want's to shutdown the computer (or restart). > In my eyes, "logout" is less important. So why is it the most > conspicuous button? > > Why is the most important button (=shutdown) the last one the user > se

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-06 Thread Frederic Gaus
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Manu Cornet wrote: > I've been working on the dialog again, and taking pictures (since > nothing seemed to work for screenshots, even Xnest or Xephyr -- they > don't get the dialog content and theme right, etc.). The page is poor > (so are the pictures

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-05 Thread John Nilsson
On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 01:46 +0100, Manu Cornet wrote: > > Hello ! > > I've been working on the dialog again, and taking pictures (since > nothing seemed to work for screenshots, even Xnest or Xephyr -- they > don't get the dialog content and theme right, etc.). The page is poor > (so are the pict

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-05 Thread Manu Cornet
Hi ! > And here is the code (same remarks as last time) : > > http://www.manucornet.net/GNOME/code/logout_dialog/ Huh, just in case : the code is not final (still a few things to fix), I would just like to have your advice on "design" issues. Thanks ! Manu -- ubuntu-desktop mailing li

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-05 Thread Manu Cornet
Hello ! I've been working on the dialog again, and taking pictures (since nothing seemed to work for screenshots, even Xnest or Xephyr -- they don't get the dialog content and theme right, etc.). The page is poor (so are the pictures), but here it is : http://www.manucornet.net/GNOME/lo

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-05 Thread Oliver Grawert
hi, Am Montag, den 05.12.2005, 02:00 +0100 schrieb Manu Cornet: > My work is not finished, but the design is (at least for this > preliminary version). Since I don't know how to do a screenshot while > this dialog is active (if you know, tell me ! ^^), I can only provide a > unfinished patch for yo

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-05 Thread Sebastien Bacher
Le lundi 05 décembre 2005 à 02:00 +0100, Manu Cornet a écrit : > This is my first post on the list. I have previously been involved with > development in Ubuntu by redesigning (with Sébastien Bacher and also > Vincent Untz) the "Add applet to panel" dialog. I am now on to the "Log > out" dialog :)

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-05 Thread John Nilsson
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 08:27 +0100, Manu Cornet wrote: > > Hi ! > > > Would "gnome-screenshot --window" help? > > Hmm, well the problem is that I can't access anything else while the > logout dialog is open (you can try it yourself with the present version > as well), can't switch desktop or go t

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-04 Thread Manu Cornet
Hi ! > Would "gnome-screenshot --window" help? Hmm, well the problem is that I can't access anything else while the logout dialog is open (you can try it yourself with the present version as well), can't switch desktop or go to another window or command line. I think I'll try and see what I can

Re: A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-04 Thread John Nilsson
On Mon, 2005-12-05 at 02:00 +0100, Manu Cornet wrote: > Since I don't know how to do a screenshot while > this dialog is active (if you know, tell me ! ^^) > Would "gnome-screenshot --window" help? > * I thought a long time about what icons to use for Hibernate and > Suspend. Then I talked a litt

A new (nearly finished) logout dialog

2005-12-04 Thread Manu Cornet
Hi ! This is my first post on the list. I have previously been involved with development in Ubuntu by redesigning (with Sébastien Bacher and also Vincent Untz) the "Add applet to panel" dialog. I am now on to the "Log out" dialog :) My work is not finished, but the design is (at least for this