again, not everyone has an internet connection and they should not have to download a shut down button. Making it an option in the settings dialog is a perfectly acceptable design decision.
Sincerely, Josh On Mar 2, 2012 10:39 AM, "Diego Fernandez" <aiguo.fernan...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Diego Fernandez > <aiguo.fernan...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Adam Tauno Williams > <awill...@whitemice.org> wrote: > > On Fri, 2012-03-02 at 13:01 +0000, Mark Blakeney wrote: > >> Can somebody please post a reference to a discussion amongst the gnome3 > >> developers about why they decided to only provide a suspend option on > the > >> user menu (and hide the power off option with the alt modifier)? I would > >> really like to know by what rationale they came to this astonishing > >> decision? > > > > Oh crap, not this again. This has been discussed over and over and over > > and over, and, yes, over again. I promise you nobody here is interested > > in hearing about this *AGAIN*. The horse is dead, and covered with post > > mortum bruising. Please don't kick it anymore. > > > Lol... poor horse! > > Yes, MANY of us agree it's a horrible design decision. No, they're not > going to change it. Yes, it is a shame. No, it's not worth trying to > continue fighting it. As for the OP, just tell people the decision > was made because nowadays most people only suspend their computer and > the designers thought people get confused when presented with multiple > options. If they don't like the decision, install the extension for > them. > > > I have no idea where the 'reference discussion' is. Search the > > archives, you'll find tons of crap about this. > > > >> I like and promote gnome-shell but frankly it is embarrassing to have to > >> apologise for this design choice to new users. It leaves an awkward > first > >> impression. > > > > So enable the extension that changes the behavior, then be happy. > > <https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5/alternative-status-menu/> > > > > -- > > System & Network Administrator [ LPI & NCLA ] > > <http://www.whitemiceconsulting.com> > > OpenGroupware Developer <http://www.opengroupware.us> > > Adam Tauno Williams > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnome-shell-list mailing list > > gnome-shell-list@gnome.org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list > > > -- > Diego Fernandez - 爱国 > _______________________________________________ > gnome-shell-list mailing list > gnome-shell-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list >
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