Re: [Usability] User Shut Down damaged PC

["Mark Knecht" <markknecht gmail com>]

On 3/29/07, Kirk Bridger <kbridger shaw ca> wrote:
> Mark Knecht wrote:
> >
> > Assuming we have removed shutdown from the desktop environment then
> > the two ideas that do work in my mind are:
> >
> >
> >
>
> I had no intentions of suggesting we remove the shutdown command from
> the desktop environment.  I had suggested that we could make its
> availability configurable for individual user accounts.

Yes. Absolutely. My mistake in the way I wrote it but not in my
understanding of what your suggestion is.

Earlier on I also said that I didn't want to change the way anyone's
current config works for them. My meaning was you can have shut down
if you want it and I can remove it if I don't want it.

I believe we are in violent agreement! ;-)

> I don't think
> removing shutdown for all of Gnome's users is a good solution here.
> That would be removing functionality used by many to help a few.  Make
> it something administrators can configure, but the default should be to
> present the user with all system options in the dialogue.  Whether or
> not we need all the current options is another discussion ;)
>
> Just a caveat on your comment above, I want to ensure my original
> comment was clear.
>
> Kirk
Thanks!

- Mark