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) |
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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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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.