On Mon September 26 2011, Michael Ekstrand wrote:
Actually, the point is that they *are* core functions, and should
therefore not need an applet to be efficient and discoverable.
Ahh... Gotcha.
Log out and lock screen are built in to the shell (account menu at top
right, keyboard shortcuts). Disk mounts and Connect to Server are
handled by Nautilus. Run application is also built in (Super/Activities
to search applications, Alt+F2 for run prompt).
Not sure what the plan is for Search, but I think it's integrated with
Nautilus, will be integrated with Documents, I wouldn't be surprised if
it's integrated with the shell at some point.
That leaves Shutdown, which is a much-debated pain point. I do use the
Alternative Status Menu extension gives me a normal Shut Down button[1],
and there's Alt-clicking the Log Off button.
- Michael
Well, I don't use Gnome myself, so it's a moot point to me. However, I
think there ought to be an icon / app for a terminal window. I like the way
my current DE (XFCE) has the option on the start menu for "logout" etc. I
admit I don't miss the "run" option. Virtually every time I want to do
something like that I just go to my open terminal window and type whatever
command I need to execute (such as KCALC for calculator, etc.) I like the
way some DE's give you an icon on the desktop for your removable media when
it's mounted (automatically, most of the time.) Not sure how Gnome 3 will
handle that. It also doubles as an "unmount" when you right-click on that
icon. Sure you can just pull up Nautilus or a terminal window and handle it
that way, but it's nice to have a desktop icon to unmount or access
removable media. Maybe I'm just too lazy.