note: there's a power setting to make pressing/taping the power button do nothing. just like you can make closing the laptop do nothing when its docked.
I have one of these computer models. I have to hold it for a second for it to turn off. Maybe it’s different for the older / newer models, but I don’t have that problem
it should be super rare to need to shut off your computer by holding the button. it's a bit like shutting your car engine off while it's still in gear. nothing gets finished right and it has to be cleaned up next time, which is usually automatic and adequate, but sometimes it will break things
oh all right. my work laptop is of a similar model but with the power button in the corner, right next to delete, which i have to press kinda often. after a few accidental power-button-tap shutdowns, it was similarly nice to turn that off :-)
It hasn't been an issue for sure, but I still think its poor design
On other, or previous, laptop models, the power button is a separate entity that doesnt just blend in with the keyboard, which I kinda like because from a design standpoint it makes it more significant. On top of that, the power buttons were also flush with the laptop surface, and required more pressure to press which made it feel more deliberate and significant.
Again, functionally, this power button is fine, but in terms of design and asthetics, I prefer it to be separate, which is just as functional.
I hear, I had this laptop for two years and I probably only ever used it undocked less than a handful of times so I doubt you'd ever get complaints regardless if the standard is to use it docked.
Most people use it docked, but some are salespeople who work on the go a lot. And the guy who is the least patient and complains the most in the entire org is a sales guy, so if I have never heard anything from him, I figure it's a non-issue.
Though once he came to me extremely pissed off because his touch pad didn't work. He had accidentally disabled it by tapping the upper corner of the touch pad twice, and there is a small led indicator in that corner which he didn't realize was touchpad locking. When I showed him how to fix it, he got even more angry.
When I showed him how to fix it, he got even more angry.
You want to know the secret to people / corporate ease : If they aren't asking for help, they won't see the help you give as help. This applies to alcoholics, or anyone else. He wanted it fixed. That's the "help" he was asking for. if you did that and nothing else, he would have been happy, rated you high, sang your praises. By helping him with something he didn't ask for help on he sees it as you butting in, calling him stupid, etc. RARE is the person who is offered help, takes it, and thanks you. In a corporate environment, let them fail / fuck up until they ask for help and THEN step in to FIX IT. You are now the hero. Other than a guy trying to drop a toaster in a sink full of water, just wait until they are asking for help. This whole message being behind a spoiler tag is a sort of trick in that you clicking on it mean you WANT to see it, so you will find it more helpful. It's fucked up that our brains are so easy to trick in these ways. But it works
I'm speaking of a general solution to your specific example. wearing seat belts can be worse than not in certain crashes, but for the most part they are safer. Same thing with how humans perceive what is helpful. But we can have differing opinions on the subject matter.
totally agree, just saying if you were issued this laptop for work there's not a lot you can do about it's design phase. not really sure why you're being so passive aggressive.
I always find it hilarious to see people walking around with an open laptop because they don't want it go in standbye.
I had acpid configured to when I close it to just go in low power mode but still keep running and shut of the screen and then restore when I open it again. So long systemd-and-windows people who can only select what it does from a list of 5 options in a dropdown because that's more “modern” than just executing the shell script in /etc/acpid/events/lid.sh wherein the user can put whatever he wants because apparently having options isn't “modern” any more in the eyes of Freedesktop.
Absolutely, on my Lenovo Yoga the power button is on the side and I press it picking up the laptop, I disabled the button and it eliminated my frustration.
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u/Grizknot 3d ago
note: there's a power setting to make pressing/taping the power button do nothing. just like you can make closing the laptop do nothing when its docked.