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Bug 438792 - My microwave doesn't work any more because of gnome
My microwave doesn't work any more because of gnome
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: .General
2.10.x
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: gtk-bugs
gtk-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-05-16 04:58 UTC by Arvind Narayanan
Modified: 2007-05-16 14:07 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.19/2.20



Description Arvind Narayanan 2007-05-16 04:58:51 UTC
The button order on my microwave is OK on the left and Cancel on the right. Since I started using Gnome, I've become conditioned to expect the opposite button order. Therefore I hit the wrong button on my microwave every time before realizing what the problem is.

Other information:
Earlier, I used to face this problem on Windows. The workaround was to install ubuntu on that computer. But since then, I've become even more conditioned to the ok-button-on-the-right-bottom-corner paradigm (which I admit is more logical), making the problem with my microwave worse.

The suggested fix is to port Gnome to microwaves. Alternately, Gnome should ship with an app that lets you control a web-enabled microwave.
Comment 1 Karl Lattimer 2007-05-16 13:53:17 UTC
There has already been some work done into remotely controlling appliances via Linux. See http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Coffee.html

The only problem I envisage in porting this methodology to microwaves is the interfacing with they key panel. Would you robotize it leaving it fairly useless to finger control, or alternatively would you interface with the keypad directly?

Either way this bug should probably be moved to either *insert microwave manufacturer name here* or possibly the kernel maintainers for developing a driver, once a driver has been developed then sure a user interface could be tacked on to control it. How do you like your food, well done or extra crispy?