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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: New shutdown feature on logout (and "halt" vs. "shutdown")
From:       Andreas Pour <pour () mieterra ! com>
Date:       2002-02-22 6:05:57
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Waldo Bastian wrote:
> 
> On Thursday 21 February 2002 04:14 pm, Emmanuel le Chevoir wrote:
> > On Friday 22 February 2002 00:59, Carsten Pfeiffer wrote:
> > > > Wy not:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Power off
> > > > 2. Restart Computer
> > > > 3. Logout
> > >
> > > Best proposal, if you ask me :)
> >
> > Certainly, but «Power off» is not adapted at all. Not all systems *do*
> > Power off on shutdown. It heavily depends on Hardware and Operating System.
> > And KDE should not make any supposition about any of these parameters.
> 
> That is hardly relevant. The options should reflect your intentions. Whether
> you have to do some physical action in addition to that makes little
> difference. I mean when I select "Print" I may also need to insert paper in
> the machine first. That doesn't mean we should call that option "Send to
> printer and wait for paper".

Waldo bangs the nail on the head!

Ciao,

Dre
 
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