Re: The good, the bad, the insane

[Tim Cuthbertson <tim gfxmonk net>]

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Robert Park <rbpark exolucere ca> wrote:
> 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 use that button for suspend. And no, I can't just close my screen
for suspend instead - some people still use desktops.

(also, some of us use desktops that are under a desk, making the power
button the least convenient button ever)