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Bug 97174 - Shortcut for logging out in the HIG
Shortcut for logging out in the HIG
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-devel-docs
Classification: Applications
Component: hig
unspecified
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: HIG Maintainers
HIG Maintainers
Depends on: 99335
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2002-10-29 22:18 UTC by Christian Rose
Modified: 2020-12-04 18:20 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Christian Rose 2002-10-29 22:18:55 UTC 
There should be a shortcut that allows for logging out of the desktop
environment (or rather, bringing up the logout dialog).

In Windows, this shortcut is Alt+F4 (given that there are no active
windows). I suggest that it be specified this way in the HIG too for
familiarity.
Comment 1 Calum Benson 2002-11-10 16:49:32 UTC 
I think this is probably a requirement for Nautilus or Metacity rather
than the HIG... opinions?
Comment 2 Christian Rose 2002-11-10 17:14:22 UTC 
The reason I think this should be in the HIG is that I'm not convinced
that this type of shortcut will be added to Metacity or Nautilus
unless it's in the HIG. Maybe I'm wrong?
Comment 3 Calum Benson 2002-11-21 14:16:52 UTC 
If a shortcut is chosen then it should of course go in the list of
standard shortcuts so other apps don't use it for something else.  But
since it's a special shortcut that only one application cares about,
I'm not sure it deserves any more attention than that in the HIG.

So I guess I'm saying I'd still like you to raise the bug against
nautilus or metacity first :)
Comment 4 Christian Rose 2002-11-23 02:09:55 UTC 
Done, say hello to bug 99335.
Comment 5 Kjartan Maraas 2003-10-30 11:22:24 UTC 
Should this be reopened or closed?
Comment 6 Gregory Merchan 2003-10-30 11:49:47 UTC 
Reopened and component set.
The HIG should list all the standard shortcuts to avoid conflicts.
Comment 7 Calum Benson 2003-11-28 13:45:47 UTC 
I've added Ctrl-Alt-Del to the HIG, on the strength of #99335,
although I'm not sure if that's actually made it into community GNOME yet.