On 1/6/08, Nils Philippsen <nphilipp@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sat, 2008-01-05 at 13:16 -0900, Jeff Spaleta wrote: > > On Jan 5, 2008 10:55 AM, Valent Turkovic <valent.turkovic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I meant exactly what I wrote. Having an icon on the desktop and not > > > being able to remove it easily (just remove it not unmount it) goes > > > agings everything I know about desktop usability. > > Why just removed from the Desktop? > > Why not also the Computer window? > > Why not also the disk mounter panel applet? > > Why not also the Places Menu? > > > > The Desktop is not the only interactive UI element where these things > > show up. I don't understand why the Desktop would be singled out > > specifically? > > Maybe because it's just so much more "in your face" than the rest, but > really it should be treated the same on all of them. For me it boils > down to: > > 1. If it's a permanent mount in /etc/fstab, my normal user persona > usually may not unmount it. > 2. If the mounted partiton/volume root isn't writable for that user, > it's no more special than other non-writable directories like e.g. /usr. > 3. With 1. and 2., I see no reason to have an automatic icon for it on > the desktop, in the computer window, on the disk mounter applet or in > the places menu. Especially not one I can't remove ;-). > > Then I don't see a reason for icons that can't be removed, except in the > case of removable media or hardware (to have a means to unmmount/prepare > the HW for unplugging). For the rest, symlinks in ~/Desktop are just > fine (where being removable comes with the package). > > Sounds sensible? > > Nils I think you have nailed it. It sounds really sensible. Valent. -- http://kernelreloaded.blog385.com/ linux, blog, anime, spirituality, windsurf, wireless registered as user #367004 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org. ICQ: 2125241, Skype: valent.turkovic -- Fedora-desktop-list mailing list Fedora-desktop-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-desktop-list
