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 754022 - Remote locations have different actions (and icons)
Remote locations have different actions (and icons)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: GtkFileChooser
3.17.x
Other All
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: gtk-bugs
Federico Mena Quintero
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2015-08-24 12:32 UTC by Debarshi Ray
Modified: 2015-08-28 20:19 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
screenshot (57.68 KB, image/png)
2015-08-24 12:32 UTC, Debarshi Ray 		Details

Description Debarshi Ray 2015-08-24 12:32:01 UTC 
Created attachment 309910 [details]
screenshot

The sidebar offers the unmount icon for remote locations, while "other locations" offers the disconnect icon. See the attached screenshot.
Comment 1 Carlos Soriano 2015-08-26 08:09:23 UTC 
-->gtk+
Comment 2 Matthias Clasen 2015-08-26 13:32:12 UTC 
I think this was at least somewhat intentional. Allan didn't like the 'eject' metaphor for network locations.
Comment 3 Allan Day 2015-08-26 16:26:20 UTC 
(In reply to Matthias Clasen from comment #2)
> I think this was at least somewhat intentional. Allan didn't like the
> 'eject' metaphor for network locations.

I think the discussion you are remembering was about whether to show eject buttons for mounted remote filesystems. I argued that we shouldn't show a button, because ejecting a remote filesystem isn't something that people really need to do.

If we are going to show a button to unmount remote filesystems, it should use the eject button, both in order to be consistent, and to offer a familiar icon for users. I doubt that many people will know what two arrows and a cross means in this context.