friendly comment: design problem about logout

[Shu Hung (Koala)]

Hello,


*Problem, as I think it is*
There are 2 sets of buttons that do all the logout, suspend, hibernate job:
 (1) The "System" menu on the top-left corner
 (2) The button with door on the top-right corner

If I press (2), I'll get a pop-up dialog box with 6 graphical button.
(I quite love this menu box)

On the other hand, there are 3 buttons: "Lock Screen", "Logout" &
"Shutdown" on the "System" menu I mentioned on (1). All of these
buttons will give me a pop-up dialog box with more choose. But
none of these button can give me the pop-up dialog box I
mentioned on (2)


*What matter is it?*
I believe that the whole OS should use the same dialog box for the
same function. On this case, where ever I press a button called
"Logout", it should give me the same dialog box. This would be more
sensable and more predictable to users.

A minor problem is about keyboard accessability. I think most
"keyboard-lover" like me would use the menus on top-lef corner
since they are accessable by keyboard. If I cannot get the same
dialog box from menu as the top-right corner button, I would be
very unhappy.


*What make things better?*
Simple. I wish there would be some *aggreement* between these 2
sets of button. Perhaps the "Logout" on "System" menu gives me
the graphical buttons. Or perhaps the top-right corner button provides
a small menu with the 3 buttons on "System" menu.

I personally prefer the 6-graphical-button dialog box than the old
boring plain text menu. But I am OK if you apply old menu to both
place.


Thanks,
Koala
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P.S. The Top-right corner shows the same door icon as the one
used in "Logout" on "System" menu. It will be frustrated if they give
user different dialog box.
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