Here is a mockup of my idea. On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Toni Ruottu <toni.ruottu@xxxxxx> wrote: > First thing that seems wrong with the dialog is the placement of > buttons in relation to the message. We should decide whether this is a > message for the cancel button saying "You have x seconds left to > cancel poweroff", or whether it is a message for shutdown button > saying "this button will be automatically pressed after x seconds". > So I'd start by positioning the buttons vertically "far" away from > each other and placing the text next to one of the buttons. This is > what I believe they teach us on user interface courses in Helsinki > University. > > --Toni > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 7:27 PM, Martin Albisetti > <martin.albisetti@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hello ayataners, >> >> A comment from someone during the weekend sparked a few questions for me on >> how we've implemented the shutdown dialog (attached), and I wanted to get >> some more brains on it, as it may be something relatively simple to fix. >> >> Someone I know uses Ubuntu just about the same as they used to use Windows, >> they don't know much about the OS (and don't care). I was spying him from >> behind, and saw that he hit the shutdown option, and basically looked at the >> screen for 30 seconds while the countdown finished and shut down the >> computer automatically on his laptop. When I asked why, he firmly responded >> "because the computer shuts down properly that way". >> >> Since then, I've asked a few people about it, and while guesses vary, I've >> had 2 more people give me a similar answer. >> I wonder if we couldn't re-design that dialog so it's clear that in reality >> you should be clicking the button immediately. >> My understanding is that the countdown is there to: >> - Prevent mistakes and allow you to bail out >> - In case you hit shutdown and left without reading, it would shutdown >> automatically eventually >> >> I'm tempted to jump into a wireframe, but I'm interested in getting some >> more eyes and brains on the problem before. >> >> >> Thoughts? >> >> >> -- >> Martin >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >> Post to : ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> >
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