[Bug 280783] New: visually speaking, the logout procedure looks ugly

[Rufus Dee]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280783

           Summary: visually speaking, the logout procedure looks ugly
           Product: kde
           Version: 4.7
          Platform: Archlinux Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: KDEBugs at gmx.de


Version:           4.7 (using KDE 4.7.0) 
OS:                Linux

When logging out of KDESC, it looks as if my computer was falling apart.
Usually, the sequence is roughly as follows:

1. I click "Shutdown" on the Shutdown dialog
2. Nothing happens for some seconds (e.g., three)
3. Everything disappears besides one application (e.g., firefox): the desktop
background vanishes, the panel vanishes, the window decorations disappear.
4. This sole application stays there for some more seconds (e.g., five)
5. Finally, the screen goes completely black, X is killed, and the TTY takes
over shutting down

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Shut down your computer from KDESC by any means: kickoff, the shutdown
plasmoid, the desktop's context menu,... doesn't make any difference

Actual Results:  
My computer seems to fall apart

Expected Results:  
After clicking Shutdown, the screen is immediately blanked, so I don't notice
all the gory details like shutting down kwin, terminating all the applications,
...

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