GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 342474
Logout dialogue is not modal
Last modified: 2015-03-24 13:01:09 UTC
New logout dialogue is not session modal, and moreover, does not stay on top. This is a significant problem, as user can easily put it under other windows. Couple it with the 60s countdoom and focus stealing prevention, and we have a major problem.
Created attachment 100691 [details] [review] Patch If we are not going to make the logout/shutdown dialog's modal then at the least they should be present'd at the top when shown and the dialog should appear in the alt-tab list, as this will ensure they can be accessed via kayboard navigation. I've attached a simple patch which achieves this.
Confirming. This is a HUGE accessibility issue. I can NOT reach the logout dialog without using a mouse, so there's no way to cancel the logout/shutdown (or select another option, e.g. reboot). Patch works fine, but there's a few minor issues: 1. The dialog appears as a "untitled window" in the window list, whereas this should be something like "logout" or "shutdown". 2. The window icon should be the logout or shutdown icon as well so that it makes more sense, especially in the alt-tab list. Raising this to a blocker bug because of the a11y issues.
We absolutely need to get something like this in for 2.22... marking as blocker for the upcoming release.
Wouter: really, it was like this in 2.20 and before. It seems some Debian patch makes it worse than it is. It is not modal (because you might want to close another window or save a document), but it stays on top of other windows. The "only" real problem is that you can't reach it without the mouse (which I agree is a big problem for a11y reasons).
FYI, I'm using a stock upstream gnome-session from SVN trunk, not the Debian package.
confusion. so is this an issue or not?
Yes it is, it's impossible to navigate with the keyboard to the logout window (in upstream session).
Vincent, this is a HUGE issue for anyone not using/able to use a mouse. Please commit the fix in #c1 (or tell me so that I can do it) and think about better approaches later. The current behaviour is just unacceptable.
vuntz: ping - any news here? also see comment 8.
haven't seen any other complaints, and according to vuntz the a11y isn't that huge. i tend to remove this from the 2.22 blocker list. but having vuntz propose a different approach how to fix this would be nice.
Come on, this is taking too long. Marking blocker for 2.24. Not fixing this is really bad for a11y and people not willing/able to use a mouse.
Is this bug obsolete as a result of the new work done for GNOME 2.24?
It's obsoleted, but because you can alt-tab to it.