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Bug 530064 - 'Never prompt or start programs' checkbox
'Never prompt or start programs' checkbox
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: Preferences
2.22.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-04-26 13:09 UTC by Sam Morris
Modified: 2012-08-16 13:38 UTC
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Description Sam Morris 2008-04-26 13:09:10 UTC 
The 'never prompt or start programs' in the Media pane of Nautilus' preferences is confusing. Due to its position, it appears to be subordinate to the controls above it; however it actually enables/disables them en-masse.

Also its is labelled as a 'negative' preference (enabling it actually disables functionality!)

I would re-arrange the contents of the Media tab so that the subordinate controls are in a frame with the checkbox at the top:

________| Media |__________________________________________________

 [x] browse media when inserted

 +-| [x] automatically start applications on media insertion |-+
 |                                                             |
 | Media handling - choose what happens, etc..                 |
 |  CD Audio:    | Open CD Audio Extractor |                   |
 |  DVD Video:   | Open Movie Player       |                   |
 |                                                             |

etc.
Comment 1 Matthias Clasen 2008-04-26 14:51:42 UTC 
See bug 528675 for a patch to fix this slightly differently. 
We ship that patch in F9.
Comment 2 Sam Morris 2008-04-26 15:26:44 UTC 
Hm, I didn't realise that the 'browse media when inserted' checkbox controlled whether the other options did anything as well! If that's the case then they should all grey out when 'browse media when inserted' is toggled too.
Comment 3 Allan Day 2010-06-20 18:16:49 UTC 
They should probably be indented too.
Comment 4 William Jon McCann 2012-08-16 13:38:04 UTC 
I don't think we have this setting anymore.