Re: Dynamically changing GUIs in general [was Re: [Usability] xscreensaver UI update]

[Alexander Brausewetter <br absb de>]

Am Freitag, den 15.04.2005, 01:15 +0100 schrieb Thomas Conneely:
> On Fri, 2005-04-15 at 00:44 +0100, Thomas Conneely wrote:
> > > As for locking at a different time than activating the
> > > screensaver, I've found this useful for exactly one thing:
> > > I like to have the screen actually lock just after the
> > > screensaver comes on.  That way if I'm sitting at my desk
> > > reading something, and the screensaver comes on, I can
> > > just move my mouse and I don't have to enter my password.
> > > But then, we could just make locking *always* happen maybe
> > > 15 seconds or so after activation, and dump that option.
> > 
> > Wouldn't a setting for "Wait n seconds before password prompt" be much
> > more suitable and easier to understand for non-technical people?

> Please ignore my previous post, I misunderstood the current behaviour of
> the dialog. So perhaps this should be reviewed to increase clarity

Probably you were right; the "lock after x minutes" refers to the time
after the screensaver is activated. The only way to find that out was by
a tooltip. Pretty bad, should be replaced.

Alex