Dave: No worries :) I actually appreciate your workaround, and learning about gnome-tweak, something I've never needed before. Like I said, it is fine for you and I, but not Mom and Dad (for most samples of Mom and Dad). I am just more frustrated that, as Tom points out, this seems to be a philosophical change, rather than one of any technical merit.
And I'm firmly on the other side of the debate here, as I am strongly against too much "dumbing down" of Linux. Make it easier to use for the average person, sure, but don't make it brain-dead. One of the BIGGEST draws to Linux aside from stability is that you can configure SO MUCH so easily, and limiting this, IMHO, takes away from Linux instead of adding any real value. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/792636 Title: Power section no longer allows configuration of "when the lid is closed" action in Oneiric Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-control-center In Natty I was able to configure what happens when the laptop lid was closed. Now that option doesn't exist in the power settings. I tried to set the following gconf options to "nothing", but they had no immediate effect: /apps/gnome-power-manager/buttons/lid_battery /apps/gnome-power-manager/buttons/lid_ac It would be helpful to know a temporary workaround as I close my laptop all the time but I never suspend/hibernate it. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.0.2-1ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-3.10-generic 2.6.39 Uname: Linux 2.6.39-3-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Jun 3 20:06:37 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LC_COLLATE=C PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/zsh SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-06-03 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/792636/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
