Re: Dynamically changing GUIs in general [was Re: [Usability] xscreensaver UI update]

[Thomas Conneely <tom conneely17 ntlworld com>]

Please ignore my previous post, I misunderstood the current behaviour of
the dialog. So perhaps this should be reviewed to increase clarity

On Fri, 2005-04-15 at 00:44 +0100, Thomas Conneely wrote:
> > As for locking at a different time than activating the
> > screensaver, I've found this useful for exactly one thing:
> > I like to have the screen actually lock just after the
> > screensaver comes on.  That way if I'm sitting at my desk
> > reading something, and the screensaver comes on, I can
> > just move my mouse and I don't have to enter my password.
> > But then, we could just make locking *always* happen maybe
> > 15 seconds or so after activation, and dump that option.
> 
> Wouldn't a setting for "Wait n seconds before password prompt" be much
> more suitable and easier to understand for non-technical people?
> 
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