GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 406100
Deskbar "Computer Actions" could ask for confirmation
Last modified: 2007-12-02 22:07:03 UTC
That bug has been described on https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/deskbar-applet/+bug/79303 "Binary package hint: deskbar-applet Deskbar's computer actions happen way too fast. At the very least, "Shutdown" and "Reboot" ask for absolutely no confirmation. In my case, I had used Deskbar to 'shutdown' and find the "Shutdown the machine" option. Later, I clicked the down arrow and got the history log, in an attempt to get the Deskbar search box. To remedy this, I tried to click the down arrow again; unfortunately, I hit the "Shutdown the machine" history entry. With no confirmation, GNOME instantly vanished and my machine began the shutdown procedure. This chain of events also exposed me to Malone #79300, as Firefox came back complaining that it had crashed and wanted to restore the old session. A simple enough mis-click can trigger the events in #79300. To remedy this, I suggest that the Computer Actions ask for confirmation. Log Out, Shutdown, and Reboot need to raise a confirmation dialog when selected from Deskbar. It is far too easy to haphazardly turn your computer off with a few misplaced mouse clicks."
Marking for 2.20 since it requires a UI and string change.
Raphael: gnome-target is meant to be used on bugs severe enough to possibly require delaying GNOME releases. The target milestone is the field you want for bugs you'd like to remember to fix by a certain release. You can add target milestones for your product by clicking on the "Edit this product" link in the lower-right hand corner of the browse.cgi ("product overview") page. See also the "Target Milestone" and "GNOME Target Milestone" sections of http://bugzilla.gnome.org/page.cgi?id=bug-status.html. :-)
Marking as gnome-love
Created attachment 99860 [details] [review] Patch for bug #406100 (Submitted as part of a Google Highly Open Participation Contest task.)
That patch is awesome! Thanks a lot. I changed that the countdown is actually visible. It's now in SVN trunk and will be part of 2.21.3.