--- dragoran <dragoran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Antonio Olivares wrote: > > >--- Rodd Clarkson <rodd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > >>On Sun, 2006-02-19 at 08:33 -0500, Jim Cornette > >>wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Rahul Sundaram wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Jim Cornette wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>dragoran wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>I installed todays rawhide tree and found this > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>issues: 1) why is > >> > >> > >>>>>>there no shutdown/reboot in the gnome menus ? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>this is a desktop > >> > >> > >>>>>>system and I do not want to suspend it. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>It is an assumption upstream that reflects if > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>your computer is capable > >> > >> > >>>>>of suspending, you do not need a shutdown > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>choices. A lot of comments > >> > >> > >>>>>previously in gnome-power-manager thread. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>Incorrect. It is a Fedora specific change. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Thanks! I thought that upstream GNOME decided on > >>> > >>> > >>this approach. Either > >> > >> > >>>way, limiting the ability to reboot/shutdown is > >>> > >>> > >>not practical for many > >> > >> > >>>reasons. > >>> > >>> > >>Yeah, for example on a system that doesn't suspend > >>properly, but all > >>you're offered is the opportunity to suspend. > >> > >>Once FC5t3 is out I'm going to do some serious > >>looking into why my very > >>recent Dell Inspiron 9300 doesn't suspend (or > >>hibernate), but even so, I > >>still need some way of shutting down the system, > and > >>getting it to start > >>again (without having to reboot using the on/off > key > >>after suspending) > >> > >> > > > >Become super user > >$ su - > >psswd: ****** > ># shutdown -h now > >and/or > ># poweroff > > > > > > > I know that there are other ways to shutdown / > reboot the system. > But I don't see any reason to remove it from the > menu, even upstream > does not do it. Don't tell me that having a > shutdown/reboot button will > confuse users, its the opposite. > Maybe we even will get bugreports like this > :"updated to fc5 and > shutdown button dissapperd" or something like that > You are absolutely correct. Why should they remove it? It does not make any sense. Best Regards, Antonio > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list