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Confirmation message for [Restart/Shut Down/Log Off].
Okay, I don't actually have Windows 7, so this may or may not have already been fixed. But in Vista, when you click Restart, Log Off, Shutdown, etc. there is no confirmation message. I think this is especially needed in Vista because in that little menu that comes up when you click the little arrow (see picture) the options are too close together. Its very easy to click the wrong option and accidentally restart your computer instead of logging off or something.
Bring back the pop-up confirmation dialogue that used to come up in XP and previous versions of Windows.
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Discussion (18 comments)
Changed problem description.
A nice addition would be to have it time-out automatically.
For example: If the question pops up asking whether to continue or cancel, then also show a timer of e.g 30 seconds in which the user has to respond or the action would continue as if the user clicked Yes.
I don't want a confirmation dialog, but I want the XP shut down dialog with buttons
I actually am glad they got rid of that. OS X bugs me also with their 1 minute countdown. It takes a couple of clicks anyway to get to the shutdown, so I don't think accidental shutdowns are common. If anything, please make it optional. I do not want any shutdown confirmations, but am not opposed to an optional setting which will.
There should be a confrontation no matter what. sometimes you may accidentally click on it and your screwed..
yep - there is no way to interrupt any of these options so at least a confirmation dialog should be placed (with a timeout)...
Exactly. If they are going to implement that, it HAS to be optional. I don't want to be wastin valuable seconds of my life saying whether I want the system to do what I told it to do, or not.
If I tell it to shut down, that's what I want.
A check box saying "always use this option" as well as advanced options in the control pannel.
Definantly agree, very easy to hit the wrong button...
prehaps advanced options could include customising which options prompt the confirmation. for example, I wouldn't want it coming up when I tell the computer to sleep, but for restart/shut down/hibernate I would
One of my gripes in vista was this very issue, let alone the new power settings they introduced,
Windows Longhorn 4093 featured that. You clicked on Shutdown and it said "Windows is going to shutdown in 20 (countdown) seconds. Continue?" with a checkbox "Never show this dialog again"...
Just implement this into 7 (like many other features you idiots dropped) and everyone will be happy.
Mac OSX has that now..... but it seems mirosoft wants to control how we use our computers
erm. I want 4 options: Log off, switch user, shut down and sleep.
They could even do 3 and alow us to chose what one we want. eirther shut down or sleep. in a SIMPLE menu, not any of this tree view crap
I agree at least an option to turn the confirmation on and off would be nice. I accidentally click it sometimes D:
@urvabara, all we need is 3: Shutdown, reboot and sleep. no need for 8
well, you like old stuff, so you can have your 8
@urvabara whats bad about a confirmation message? thats the main issue here. not linux or xp beta.
This is just your opinion, over time that may change In a year you may like this,
I like the way XP dose it with the box.
XP is great the way it handles.
Or, I just press: "Windows button > U > U" to shutdown or "Windows button > L > L" to restart.
Processing such sensible operation (Shutting down an operating system) without confirmation is a big bad UI design problem. When you add the fact the menu options are text-only (no images/pic to refer to): I'm surprised nobody already yelled that bug.
Solutions:
- Single button (in the Orb) that shows a pop-up window with buttons for each actions (Windows XP style)
- Same menu list (in the Orb) that shows a confirmation pop-up window with countdown before action (MOX-style)
Arayta wrote on November 4, 2008, 7:21pm
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