On Mon, 2012-12-03 at 23:07 +0100, Michael Schwendt wrote: > On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:51:02 -0800, Adam Williamson wrote: > > > > The '+' button you mean is for creating mount-points. Yes, mount-points, > > > too. The button opens a small dialog where to enter the mount-point and the > > > desired "capacity". Mount-points not partitions. It even says so everywhere > > > related to that dialog. ;) > > > > Yes, it's a bit messy, isn't it: the text is talking about the big +, > > but the big + is for creating *partitions*, not mount points. It's > > certainly a bit confusing to have text that talks about 'creating mount > > points', but the two actual viable operations are to 'set a mount point' > > or to 'create a partition and give it a mount point'. > > That may be true, but I cannot tell. What I see is: > > ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT > > More customization options are available > after creating the mount point below. > > Mount point: __________________ > Desired capacity: ______________ > > [Cancel] [Add mount point] > > There's pop-up help that gives examples for mount points (paths). > Nowhere does it tell what it means to "create a mount point". > A mount point is just a destination directory, a path. What does it > create? A new partition (or logical volume) to mount at the mount point? Basically it's creating a partition-type-thing. Call it a volume. One of the bugs I filed is for this. It is not 'creating a mount point' in any useful sense - the design isn't that you create mount points and then back them with partitions, exactly. -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | identi.ca: adamwfedora http://www.happyassassin.net -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
