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Bug 95007 - Applets are too easy to remove accidentally
Applets are too easy to remove accidentally
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-panel
Classification: Other
Component: panel
2.0.x
Other other
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Panel Maintainers
Panel Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2002-10-06 16:48 UTC by smueller
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.0


Description smueller 2002-10-06 16:48:00 UTC 
This bug is somewhat related to 74997, in that it could be solved if 74997
is solved in the proper way.

Applets are way too easy to remove with the right-click menu.  I have
accidentally removed the mail-check applet half a dozen times, and each
time I have to add it back in and set up all the details again.

There are two ways I can think of that this could be addressed:

1) As discussed in 74997, make a 'lock panel' mode ala Windows XP (and
maybe others).  The 'Remove from panel' and 'move' options will not be
available in this mode.

2) Make 'Remove from panel' execute a confirmation dialog that asks "Are
you sure you want to remove this from the panel?" As much as I hate these
confirmation-on-exit dialogs (I think same-gnome has one which is
ridiculous), this would make sense here.

And possibly, both should be done.
Comment 1 Mark McLoughlin 2002-10-07 00:13:30 UTC 
I think your problem is the same as bug #94217. I'd prefer to see the
problem of "accidently hitting the remove button" fixed rather than
working around it with a confirmation dialog.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 94217 ***
Comment 2 smueller 2002-10-07 04:08:55 UTC 
Bug 94217 refers to the problem where the 'remove from panel' option
usually appears by default directly below the mouse.  This bug is
different (although it would be good to fix that as well). Because
'Remove from panel' is in the same menu as other important functions
of an applet (e.g., the 'check for mail' option on the mail applet),
it is easy to hit by accident (even if it isn't directly beneath the
mouse). 


Regarding solution #2 above, quoting from Chapter 1, Verse 8 of the
HIG ("Forgive the user")

 If an action is very dangerous, and there is no way to undo the
 result, warn the user and ask for confirmation. Only do this in 
 extreme cases, though; if frequently faced with such confirmation 
 messages, users begin to ignore them, making them worse than useless.

Removing things from the panel is a rare event and so shouldn't happen
frequently enough to cause users to dislike a confirmation dialog.

Anyway, I'm reopening the bug because it is different from 94217.
Comment 3 Vincent Untz 2002-10-26 21:46:29 UTC 
same problem for drawers: bug #84462.
Comment 4 Vincent Untz 2003-09-03 18:38:57 UTC 
You can lock the applets in GNOME 2.3/2.4.