quit-applet-plus

The current Ubuntu quit applet can be much better

Bug #273646 reported by Roman Friesen
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
quit-applet-plus
Fix Released
Critical
Roman Friesen
1.0
Fix Released
Critical
Roman Friesen
quit-applet-plus 1.0.0
Ubuntu
Invalid
Wishlist
Unassigned
gnome-panel (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Problems:
- not clear view: it shows the quit options as two dimensional matrix, that makes difficult to find the desired one
- too much quit options - actually seven (lock screen, log out, switch user, reboot, shut down, suspend to ram, hibernate)
- too static: there are no (visible) applet settings, like quit confirmation or setting some items invisible
- lack of cool stuff ;)

So it is the reason, why the "quit-applet-plus" project is started :)

Dear BugSquad Team, it's only a symbolic bug, you don't need to triage it.

See original description
Tags: applet quit
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David D Lowe (flimm) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to make Ubuntu better. Since what you submitted is not really a bug, or a problem, but rather an idea to improve Ubuntu, you are invited to post your idea in Ubuntu Brainstorm at https://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ where it can be discussed, voted by the community and reviewed by developers. Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion!

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Roman Friesen (krokosjablik) wrote :

Dear BuqSquad Team, it's only a symbolic bug, you don't need to triage it. I'm sorry, I didn't write it in the description right from the start.

description: updated
Changed in quit-applet:
assignee: nobody → krokosjablik
importance: Undecided → Critical
status: New → In Progress
Roman Friesen (krokosjablik)
description: updated
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

unassigning the gnome-panel task since that's not a bug there and that spam subscribers

Changed in gnome-panel:
importance: Undecided → Low
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

you can note that the dialog you describe has been changed in intrepid and that there is a specification about the session dialog which has already be written

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Roman Friesen (krokosjablik) wrote :

> there is a specification about the session dialog which has already be written
Do you mean "Revamp the logout dialog"?
blueprint https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/exit-strategy
wiki https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/Specs/ExitStrategy)

If not, please post a link to this specifications, thanks!

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Roman Friesen (krokosjablik) wrote :

Oh sorry, again gnome-panel selected. It stand above the Info "gnome-panel ..." with the "Fix..."-Button, i have clicked... I don't know how I can rollback this...

Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)
Changed in gnome-panel:
status: New → Invalid
Roman Friesen (krokosjablik)
description: updated
Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in gnome-panel:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Roman Friesen (krokosjablik) wrote :

QuitAppletPlus [1] is ready for your feedback!

Highlights:
- quit actions are easy available, without overloading the view
- more intuitive action names and icons for inexperienced users
- configurable quit applet menu design/behavior
- protection against accidentally choosing wrong actions without "Are you sure?"-confirmations
- extended quit options, hidden by default
- alternative approach to protect other logged-in users if you perform shut down or restart
- graphical countdown by automatic quit
- and finally you can power off the computer only with one mouse click!

See the project wiki [2] for more details, screenshots and installation guides.

Just test it and say what you think about it [3][4]. It's _only_ a graphical prototype so you can test it without any fear :)

Links:
 * [1] Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/quit-applet-plus
 * [2] Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuitAppletPlus
 * [3] Forum: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1023652
 * [4] Brainstorm idea: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/16865/

Changed in quit-applet-plus:
status: In Progress → Fix Released
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