After an evaluation, GNOME has moved from Bugzilla to GitLab. Learn more about GitLab.
No new issues can be reported in GNOME Bugzilla anymore.
To report an issue in a GNOME project, go to GNOME GitLab.
Do not go to GNOME Gitlab for: Bluefish, Doxygen, GnuCash, GStreamer, java-gnome, LDTP, NetworkManager, Tomboy.
Bug 647027 - on external device plugging, no notification, nor safetely remove
on external device plugging, no notification, nor safetely remove
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 653520
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: extensions
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal major
: ---
Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-04-07 12:27 UTC by rockonthemoonfm
Modified: 2011-06-28 18:48 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Attachments
New extension: Removable Drive Menu (9.95 KB, patch)
2011-04-07 17:07 UTC, Giovanni Campagna
none Details | Review

Description rockonthemoonfm 2011-04-07 12:27:11 UTC
feature for 3.2

In a really common user-case, I plugged-in my usb stick, 
but not an action dialogue, nor a device icon, therefore nor an immediate way to safetly remove it, showed up.
The only way is to lauch nautilus, not the slickest indeed..
Solutions:
- Show a persistent notification in the status tray?
I'm not so sure, people using touch devices don't have an immediate way to acces it. And probably it should be used the less possible.
- Pop up an icon into Dash?
My preferred way. Unity does it and I find it jolly good. 

thanks, hope it helps
alex
Comment 1 Giovanni Campagna 2011-04-07 17:07:59 UTC
Created attachment 185450 [details] [review]
New extension: Removable Drive Menu

Adds a menu in the system status area that tracks removable disk devices
attached and offers to browse them and eject/unmount them.

This is an extension, not a patch to core shell, but I'm attaching it because
it needs some design before it can be approved. Currently it shows a menu with
a list of removable disks and an eject icon.
It doesn't include notifications when the drive appears, as those should be
handled by gnome-settings-daemon automount plugin.
Comment 2 Jasper St. Pierre (not reading bugmail) 2011-06-28 18:48:11 UTC
Marking dup of cosimo's hotplug work.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 653520 ***