Hi Jonathan, *, Jonathan Blackhall schrieb:
>It's very confusing for me when I click the big 'X' in my window > controls, only to find that the application I was attempting to close > has since been minimized to my system try (or notification area or > its respective indicator applet or wherever it goes instead of > quitting). [..] > I can only assume that developers' theories behind this (which is > definitely not a problem unique to Ubuntu) stem from them telling > themselves that no one would actually want to Quit their application. > "What they *really* mean to do is close the window, but keep the > application running silently. So I'll just save them the trouble of > accidentally quitting by changing the function of that 'X' button." > I just dislike the fact that it sends mixed signals. I agree with You here: Even if it might be a good Idea to assume some user intention it is *always* a bad idea to realize that by *cheating*. [..] >I'm not exactly sure what I'd propose to fix this problem. I really > just think that the current way is broken. A simple and clear solution might be to hide the "X" button where developer thinks closing is not intended by hitting it, and put a possibility for that into the userinterface of the app. Additionaly putting a "dock to systray" item in the context menu of the window bar might not harm at all. :o)) > Maybe the function could be switched to the Minimize button, but that > would likewise exhibit ambiguity, although I'd argue less so than the > current incarnation. A "less evel result" in my eyes isn't worth thinking about.. :o)) > Maybe there should be a new window button, but that doesn't seem like > a very elegant solution either. One more "less evel.. ". I think Window behavior management by window bar symbols should be kept simple. [..] > What are your thoughts? Do you consider the current situation a > problem? I do. > If so, what do you propose to fix it? As You do, I prefer the straight way: steal the button, if you don't want it to be used! better: Let the user experience herself if closing was not the intended thing and give a short way to achieve it. I hate to be spoon-fed in any way. So I'd vote for the latter. If I remember that windows with deactivated sizing, showing a list of items to select - each shortened and beginning with the same term.. my 0.02 EUR :o)) -- Friedrich Schöne Grüße von der Sonnenalb -- 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