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Bug 657916 - [power] panel usability issues
[power] panel usability issues
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-control-center
Classification: Core
Component: Other Preferences
3.1.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Control-Center Maintainers
Control-Center Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-09-01 10:42 UTC by Allan Day
Modified: 2011-09-02 16:25 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
Mockup of intended changes (47.29 KB, image/png)
2011-09-01 14:35 UTC, Allan Day 		Details

Description Allan Day 2011-09-01 10:42:30 UTC 
There are a few usability issues with the power panel controls:

 * Check boxes don't refer to a clear binary state; combination of check boxes and comboboxes could be confusing

 * Language doesn't make sense: 'Put the computer to sleep when inactive: 30 minutes'

 * Uses non-recommended terminology, such as 'sleep' (should be 'suspend') and 'computer' (doesn't work for tablets).

These issues have been resolved in a new design for these controls that can be found on the wiki: https://live.gnome.org/Design/SystemSettings/Power/#Concepts
Comment 1 Allan Day 2011-09-01 14:35:19 UTC 
Created attachment 195390 [details]
Mockup of intended changes

Only part of the design is required to fix the issues described in this bug. See the attached mockup for details on what is being proposed.
Comment 2 Richard Hughes 2011-09-02 16:24:15 UTC 
commit a735193250728913948db117eebe346d14e97a23
Author: Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com>
Date:   Fri Sep 2 16:35:08 2011 +0100

    power: Update the UI to reflect the new mockup
Comment 3 Allan Day 2011-09-02 16:25:36 UTC 
Thanks for doing this at the last moment, Richard. It's much appreciated.