numerous problems with new placement of fast-user-switch-applet in intrepid

I Agree Completly.

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Subject: [Bug 279939] [NEW] numerous problems with new placement of fast-user-switch-applet in intrepid

You have been subscribed to a public bug by Jessie Lawrence (nightwolf177):

Binary package hint: fast-user-switch-applet

ok, where to begin?

1. users are told that it is a fast user switcher applet. why then is it
used primarily for doing power-related things, such as shutting down,
suspend, and so on? those are jobs for the power button.

it does not make sense to use the fast user switcher as a power manager.
use a power button for that, and use the user switcher just for
displaying the current user, switching users, displaying current pidgin
(and maybe ekiga) status, and changing said status.

in fact, the fast user switcher applet has absolutely nothing to do with
switching users on a default configuration, as the user switching
options are hidden when there is only one user. therefore, by default
the fast user switcher applet has nothing to do with what its name
suggests by default, and is instead a power manager

2. when you start up pidgin, the power icon disappears, which is also
confusing, because you have a green circle in the top right of your
screen for no reason

3. the power button icon is too big to fit in the fast user switcher
applet and the top row of pixels are shaved off, which looks weird.

4. there is no reason to change it because how it was before looked and
worked perfectly, unlike this new configuration.

i recommend that the fast user switcher applet be where it always was,
and the power button also be where it always was. the fast user switcher
applet should be used only for:

1. switching users quickly
2. at-a-glance look at the current user
3. changing pidgin (and possibly ekiga) status
4. at-a-glance look at current status
5. locking screen
6. logging out (maybe)
7. if multiple users, displaying the login screen without first logging out for another user to login and still have your session running.

also, clicking on the good old power button will ask you what power-
relating thing you want to do.

please tell me what you guy thin

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i think that my previous bug report is not as good as this one, and therefore i think that you should remove the duplicate status of this bug and make the other one a duplicate of this one

also, i have many great ideas for the way ubuntu looks like, and i think that these are important, because users only care about what they see, as thats whats connecting them to their machines.

i will most likely join the ubuntu art team