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gnome-panel package

Quit/Shutdown Panel Applet Should Be Moved to lower right corner

Bug #50256 reported by Pierre S. Rosen
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gnome-panel (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Wishlist
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

By default, the Quit/Shutdown Panel Applet appears in the upper right hand corner of the gnome panel, to the right of the date, and directly above the "x" exit button of a maximized window. I have found that the proximity of the Quit Applet to the "x" exit button will result in a misclick onto the Quit Applet, causing confusion to users who are not linux-savvy when the logout screen pops up.

I believe that it is more intuitive to place the quit applet on the lower righthand corner, to the right of the workplace switcher and the trash. A space of 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch to each side would insure less misclicks on the trash or workspace 4.

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Chris Kühl (blixtra) wrote :

I agree. I've seen users misclicking quite often. They then ask me why the computer wants to shutdown when they just want to close a window.

I'm not sure where it should go but it needs to be somewhere that an intentional click is almost assured.

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Christophe Sauthier (christophe.sauthier) wrote :

For my self, the Quit/Shutdown Panel Applet is well placed on the extreme right... And if someone want to put it somewhere else, he/she just have to create a new panel on the desired location with it inside....

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Pierre S. Rosen (pierre-s-rosen) wrote : Re: [Bug 50256] Re: Quit/Shutdown Panel Applet Should Be Moved to lower right corner

Thanks for triaging this 'bug'. I've actually changed my opinion
about the location of the panel, and I find it more intuitive to have
it to the left of the date.

On 9/25/06, Vassilis Pandis <email address hidden> wrote:
> ** Changed in: Ubuntu
> Importance: Untriaged => Wishlist
>
> --
> Quit/Shutdown Panel Applet Should Be Moved to lower right corner
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/50256
>

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thanks for your bug. The bug tracker is the wrong place to debate about such choice because few people read bugs on a package. You should better mail the ubuntu-desktop mailing list about that. The lower right corner is already used by the trash applet. The action is placed to a desktop edge because they are easy places to reach with the mouse

Changed in gnome-panel:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
status: Unconfirmed → Rejected
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