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 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 you guys to try. Here it is : http://www.manucornet.net/GNOME/code/logout_dialog/ Clicking on the buttons won't do anything yet (just press Cancel). A few things : * This is in the gnome-session package. * Since the patch only concerns one file (gnome-session/logout.c) and a big part of the file needs to be rewritten, I have also put the whole file itself in the above link. * To test this, you'll need to place the five *.png files inside the gnome-session subdirectory. Then compile, and just run gnome-session/logout-test without needing to install anything. * I thought a long time about what icons to use for Hibernate and Suspend. Then I talked a little with the Tango guys, and we agreed that the best way actually was to use the main "Shut Down" icon, and use three different colors (red for real shutdown, blue for hibernate, orange for suspend). Here let me quote what Jon Wood said : "I think the problem here is conveying the different types of shutting down to non-technical users, since in a lot of cases the result seen is the same for all of them - the screen turning off, and possibly the fans stopping." (see the tooltip suggestion below). * If you can't or don't have the time to try this patch, you can still have a look at the icons : http://www.manucornet.net/GNOME/session_icons/ Now what still needs to be done : * Obviously, make the buttons active. * Place the icons in a proper place, although I'll probably leave that to Sébastien, since I'm not sure where this is and how to make it happen. * I would like to add a tooltip for each button, describing what each action will do. For instance, the difference between Shut Down/Hibernate/Suspend will probably not be clear at first. So, what do you think about this preliminary work ? Cheers, Manu -- ubuntu-desktop mailing list ubuntu-desktop@lists.ubuntu.com http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop