GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 308424
Option to log out if panel crashes
Last modified: 2020-11-07 12:15:36 UTC
This usability fix is related to bug 308289 which causes the following: 1. Log in to Gnome 2. Panel crashes and prompts to restart or close. 3. Both options causes lead to 2. There should be a option to log out in the crash dialog, as inexperienced user has no way to log out / restart if panel cannot be run. Also a help text like "If the problem persists, log out and choose another session (such as KDE) for troubleshooting." would be good. Maybe there could be options to reset panel (remove all applets and other stuff that may cause crashing). Other information:
The "If the problem persists, log out and choose another session (such as KDE) for troubleshooting." message couldn't be added for every distribution (like ubuntu). And does this still happens in newer version?
No, my panel works currently fine. The text could be something different, it could also include hint to press ctrl-alt-F1 to get to text console for troubleshooting if there are no other desktops available. The main idea of this feature is: - Panel should notice it's crashing - It should give user a option to fix it, and/or - Give user help how to troubleshoot the problem. - Get out of the situation Currently a novice user can't do anything except turn computer off and/or call tech support.
When I asked you if still happens in newer version I wanted to know if you the message was still the same when the panel crash (just to be sure before confirming).
Is there a way to force panel to crash? My panel is working too well to test it currently.
The dialog does not come from the panel, but from libgnomeui. I don't think we can change this. Now, how could we notice that the panel is crashing? I mean, if the panel crashes, then it can't tell you what to do :-) It seems that it should be something to integrate in the new service framework...
See http://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2005-July/msg00434.html
Just an idea like that (I'm not a real developper) : we could notice that gnome-panel crashed if see the message from libgnomeui.
Confirming since this still happens in gnome2.10
Enhancement request.
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