[Bug 1421044] Re: Too easy to accidentally restart computer when 'restart to complete update' box pop up

[Daniel Richard G.]

Hello Brian,

This issue also manifests via accidental clicking (you're about to click
in a regular application window, then the dialog pops up, with the
"Restart Now" button right under the pointer). Changing the default
focus only addresses accidental rebooting via keyboard---and even then,
will fail if the user is entering a specific arrow + Enter key sequence.

Could you have the "Restart Now" button start a thirty-second countdown,
like the regular restart dialog does? Not only would this better help
avoid accidental rebooting, it would be consistent behavior.

(If the "Restarting in NN seconds" dialog has a shortcut button, as some
users will no doubt want, it should probably be greyed out for the first
few seconds of the countdown, so that a spurious double-click doesn't
cause trouble.)

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Title:
  Too easy to accidentally restart computer when 'restart to complete
  update' box pop up

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  I was typing an email whilst an update was in progress, and when the
  'restart to complete update' box popped up, I accidentally restarted
  my computer. I'm not sure whether this took one or two taps of the
  spacebar, but happened from me simply continuing to type for a second
  or so when the box popped up.

  If the box is to grab focus regardless of what the user is doing, then
  it needs to *not* have the 'restart now' button focused and ready for
  an enter key or spacebar.

  It would be better if no button had focus, so that an actual click was
  required to take action.

  What I expected to happen: Nothing, ideally. It's ok if my typing is
  interrupted, but nothing else should happen if I'm in the middle of
  typing when the box pops up.

  What happened: My computer restarted.

  Ubuntu version: 14.04

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