Martin Schmidkunz
2009-08-12 12:20:39 UTC
Hi,
concerning the shutdown/restart functionality of webYaST I`d like to
propose to do it in a similar way as it is done on the desktop instead
of creating a single module.
How this solution might look like can be viewed at:
http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Concept_restart_shutdown_logout_1.odp
Just click on "Exit" in the upper right corner and then a pop up appears
which asks the user how he would like to end the session:
* logout: just ends the session and returns to login screen
* restart: restarts the system and prompts a login screen
* shutdown: shuts down the system
Please note that this is just a draft to show you the idea behind it.
That means that icons and labels are just quick placeholders :-)
I would suggest not to use any additional explanatory text (e.g.
Shutdown - Shuts down your system) because the text would show only a
limited amout of additional information and might annoy the target user
group.
The reasons to do something similar as it is done by the desktop would be:
* consistency with user expectations and the users concepts of shutting
down a graphical environment
* to avoid confusion because the shutdown module would be on the same
hierarchical level as a single module but affect the whole system and
not just a single part of it
* modules are used for configuration and shutdown/reboot is unrelated to
configuration
Looking forward to your comments,
Martin
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concerning the shutdown/restart functionality of webYaST I`d like to
propose to do it in a similar way as it is done on the desktop instead
of creating a single module.
How this solution might look like can be viewed at:
http://en.opensuse.org/Image:Concept_restart_shutdown_logout_1.odp
Just click on "Exit" in the upper right corner and then a pop up appears
which asks the user how he would like to end the session:
* logout: just ends the session and returns to login screen
* restart: restarts the system and prompts a login screen
* shutdown: shuts down the system
Please note that this is just a draft to show you the idea behind it.
That means that icons and labels are just quick placeholders :-)
I would suggest not to use any additional explanatory text (e.g.
Shutdown - Shuts down your system) because the text would show only a
limited amout of additional information and might annoy the target user
group.
The reasons to do something similar as it is done by the desktop would be:
* consistency with user expectations and the users concepts of shutting
down a graphical environment
* to avoid confusion because the shutdown module would be on the same
hierarchical level as a single module but affect the whole system and
not just a single part of it
* modules are used for configuration and shutdown/reboot is unrelated to
configuration
Looking forward to your comments,
Martin
--
Martin Schmidkunz
User Experience Specialist
martin.schmidkunz-Et1tbQHTxzrQT0dZR+***@public.gmane.org
+49 (0) 911 740 53-346
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SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg)
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Novell, Inc.
SUSE® Linux Enterprise 10
Your Linux is ready
http://www.novell.com/linux
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