> > Why must this be different in Rhythmbox? > > Think about Rhythmbox as some kind of service running in the > background. The window is just a user interface for that service that > you can close if you don't need it, without stopping the service.
Ok, I'll give you that it technically means 'close' the window. My issue still stands, however. On most applications, closing a single window is synonymous with quitting the application. My frustration comes when this doesn't happen. Closing my last Firefox window doesn't leave it running in the notification area as a service. I understand in theory why keeping Rhythmbox open and running as a service is useful. In practice, however, I should be able to fully quit any application (at least when there's only a single open window) by clicking a single button. None of this "File->Quit" business. (Being able to quit an application with a single button even with multiple windows open is an interesting idea.) Again, it's frustrating when a button behaves one way for some applications and not others. And it's frustrating not being able to quit an application with a single button click. The current behavior can cause a number of problems. As other users pointed out (and I have also experienced), sometimes you want to quit an application, such as Empathy or Gwibber, only later to find yourself still logged in, online, and maybe receiving messages. Another issue is with Rhythmbox. This is especially true for newer users. Let's say I just click the 'X' to quit, just like I do with Firefox or Calculator. I don't notice that the icon is still present in the Notification Area. It's not doing any particular harm there right now. However, then I shut down my computer and come back the next day. I open Rhythmbox, and it starts minimized to the Notification Area. I'm sitting there waiting patiently for it to open, but it never does. Now you could argue that this is a bug in Rhythmbox (and it has been reported), but my point is that it highlights an underlying problem of an application not quitting when the user wants it to. Just for reference, I have a problem with this bug almost daily, and I can't seem to teach myself to remember File->Quit to close certain applications but not others. -- 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
