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[nick rundy <nrundy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>Have you clicked this item? For me it launches a separate application 
dealing with the printing queue. No, it does not launch the control 
panel itself (yet).

Yeah, I've clicked it.
for me clicking "printers" in the Power-Cog and clicking "Printing" in the System Settings launches the exact same panel/window. If a difference exists, this weakens the case for changing the order.

>>>Displays is about settings and management. Printers and webcams are 
actionable items. You DO something with those. You don't DO something 
with displays, just settings.

Fair enough :)

>>>Technically, yes. But for a desktop, one of those items are integral, the others optional. Hence, they deserve a distinction. 

Yes, integral for a desktop. But many people connect laptops to monitor. I was also envisioning this scenario.

Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:32:28 -0500
Subject: Re: [Unity-design] FW: Are there plans to add "Reboot" item to the power-cog menu in panel?
From: shrouded.cloud@xxxxxxxxx
To: nrundy@xxxxxxxxxxx


"Printers" is also a shortcut to a panel in the system settings.

Have you clicked this item? For me it launches a separate application dealing with the printing queue. No, it does not launch the control panel itself (yet). 
 clicking "Displays" also launches software to utilize displays.
 Displays is about settings and management. Printers and webcams are actionable items. You DO something with those. You don't DO something with displays, just settings.

Displays, Printers, and Webcams are all "Attached Devices". So I don't see how the current demarcation makes any sense.


Technically, yes. But for a desktop, one of those items are integral, the others optional. Hence, they deserve a distinction.  
"System Settings" denotes the System as a whole. Hence, it seems logical to me to also provide the info: Is the system up to date?
Fair enough.