Deskbar "Computer Actions" could ask for confirmation
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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deskbar-applet |
Fix Released
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Medium
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deskbar-applet (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: deskbar-applet
Deskbar's computer actions happen way too fast. At the very least, "Shutdown" and "Reboot" ask for absolutely no confirmation.
In my case, I had used Deskbar to 'shutdown' and find the "Shutdown the machine" option. Later, I clicked the down arrow and got the history log, in an attempt to get the Deskbar search box. To remedy this, I tried to click the down arrow again; unfortunately, I hit the "Shutdown the machine" history entry. With no confirmation, GNOME instantly vanished and my machine began the shutdown procedure.
This chain of events also exposed me to Malone #79300, as Firefox came back complaining that it had crashed and wanted to restore the old session. A simple enough mis-click can trigger the events in #79300.
To remedy this, I suggest that the Computer Actions ask for confirmation. Log Out, Shutdown, and Reboot need to raise a confirmation dialog when selected from Deskbar. It is far too easy to haphazardly turn your computer off with a few misplaced mouse clicks.
Changed in deskbar-applet: | |
status: | Unknown → Unconfirmed |
Changed in deskbar-applet: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
Changed in deskbar-applet: | |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
Changed in deskbar-applet: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Changed in deskbar-applet: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
Thanks for your bug report. This bug has been reported to the developers of the software. You can track it and make comments here: http:// bugzilla. gnome.org/ show_bug. cgi?id= 406100