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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: [FEATURE REQUEST]: KDE 2.0 (kdebase/kwm)
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () caldera ! de>
Date:       1999-07-31 11:58:57
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Richard Brunner wrote:
> 
> Harri Porten wrote:
> 
> > Richard Brunner wrote:
> > >
> > > 2) Assumed, an application crashed (e.g.: netscape :-)) it would be nice
> > > to kill this window (and the pertinent task) by clicking with the
> > > "right" mouse-button on the "X", which normally closes the window. (or
> > > an option in the task-bar's-kontext-menu?) [sorry for my bad english
> > > :-)]
> >
> > Killing an app shouldn't be made too easy. Otherwise users will get used
> > to it and utilize as a shortcut to close applications that will work
> > around the regular shutdown procedures.
> >
> > Ctrl-Alt-Esc is the better solution im my opinion :)
> >
> > Harri.
> 
> Normally you close an application with the "left" mouse button, and if you
> are trying to kill the crashed application with the "right" button it would
> be nice if a message appears with the following message:
> "A right click on the "X" kills the application, please use the "left" one to
> close it safely. [X] don't show this dialog anymore"
> 
> 1) In my opinion it would be very useful, becaus now, if netscape has crashed
> (that happend some times a day :-( ), I have to open a terminal, type ps x |
> grep netscape and then kill -9 PID
> 
> 2) The big part of the users (me included) don't know Ctrl-Alt-Esc.
> 
Then they should read the docu before requesting new features :)

Greetings, Stephan (who blindly assumes it's documented ;)

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