Re: The good, the bad, the insane

[Robert Park <rbpark exolucere ca>]

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Jesse Hutton <jesse hutton gmail com> wrote:
> And, the "preferred" way of powering down by logging out and doing it in GDM
> is surely not optimal given that most machines are single user systems. A
> laptop is practically by definition a single user system. Gnome Shell is
> just placing obstacles in a user's way there.

I am having difficulty understanding *either* side of this debate.
Expecting people to power down from GDM is just silly. That's so many
extra clicks for something that should be simple.

For those complaining about the removal of the "power down" option, do
your laptops lack physical power buttons? I have been running Gnome
Shell for months, and I just tap the power button, then the shell asks
me if I want to reboot or power down. Works flawlessly and it's
actually one less click than accessing it from a menu.

I kind of wish people would just stop complaining about this and start
using their physical power buttons. It's been working great for me. I
don't see what the fuss is about.

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