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Op woensdag 23 juli 2003 22:31, schreef Sébastien Laoût:
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> Yes, better choice.
> KDMconfig : "Ask confirmation before shutdown or restart : YES or NO".
> To avoid click mistakes, we can put these buttons more isolated than the
> rest (as xp do) ?

I don't know xp good. I've only seen the login a few times.

> > * To speed up restart, thhe Ctrl-Alt-Del dialog in KDE (not KDM) could
> > also perform a combobox to choose the OS to restart (or to restart the X
> > server) : no need to back to KDM for restart Windows (yes : it's bad :-)
> > but some peoples have dual-boot).
> >
> > And also an option to go to standby mode and all these new ACPI features
> > in KDE3.2 and Linux2.6. Of course all the options in that dialog must be
> > grouped in a good way.
>
> Yes. I keep other persons to do that : I don't know more...
> What KDE3.2 / Linux2.6 provide ?
> - standby-on-disk
> - and ?

http://developer.kde.org/development-versions/kde-3.2-features.html (see 
KLaptop)
http://www.kniggit.net/wwol26.html

> > I also like to see icons near the different options. I think we have to
> > make all important things also visible by an icon so that people who
> > can't read also can access the computer easily. I also like some icons in
> > kdm (see beneath).
>
> Yes. More nice. Of course configurable because some users can't bear
> these icons.
> In my actual KDE I've activated icons near buttons : more pleasant.
> Why not in KDM...

...or even standard systemwide :)

> > >The first thing I purpose is, if users can log in without password,
> > > select the user when mouse move on the icon and dirrectly log in if the
> > > user click on his icon : no click on "Enter !" needed (speed up log in
> > > step). Of course, make this configurable if users want the old login
> > > mechanism (two click needed + mouse mouve).
> >
> > This isn't a good idea IMO. Users should have the possibility to cancel
> > the login if they click on the wrong person. Maybe some people like it,
> > but the standard action should be like now.
>
> Hum... See with this angle...
> I purposed that to have only one click, as Windows xp (again this OS!).

Again the same remark as above :)

> But with the near fields, users can espere to fill they after clicking
> on icons, but the session will imediatly start.
> Two solutions : they see that they musn't click (and remarq that the
> user is selected when mouse over) and will do with that later, or...
> they are confusing :-)
> I haven't think to that. So, no a default option (but may/must exist) or
> short explicative text under the icon box (or a short Welcome text that
> explain).

? Sory but I don't understand what you like to say... (I'm no native English 
speaker)

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- -- 
Mvg, Sander Devrieze.
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