On Wednesday 01 September 2021 03:06:36 am you wrote: > On 2021-08-31 16:08:11 Borg Labs wrote: > > On Tuesday 31 August 2021 03:41:40 pm Thierry de Coulon wrote: > > > On Tuesday 31 August 2021 21.05:48 Borg Labs wrote: > > > > Made from the same old fashioned cloth. > > > > > > > > I do the same, I use the UUID to setup function specific names. > > > > I also use costum names for partitions and removable drives. > > > > > > UUID requires knowing it first, so that's fine if you always use the > > > same removable drive(s) > > > > > > > > > My "point" (or rather remark and question) is this: > > > > > > I usually set up the Desktop so that when I plug in a card or stick it > > > is automatically mounted AND appears on the desktop. This works well on > > > desktop computers. > > > > > > As I said, Raspberry Pi, but also many Laptop I use use or can use some > > > micro-SD card as mass storage. Typically my Toshiba Z20T uses the > > > internal card for / and /home, but most data live on the SD card. > > > > > > If I set the computer up as my desktop, I can plug in a USB stick and > > > it will appear on the Desktop - but then so does my micro-SD card, > > > which I would prefer not to see there. > > > > > > If I untick "mounted removable media", then my micro-SD card no more > > > appears, but then neither does my USB stick. > > > > > > I know how to find where it has been mounted, it's just inconvenient... > > > > > > I think there is no way to change that, I just wondered if anone had a > > > way. For example, MacOS hides partitions with names starting with . > > > > > > Thierry > > > ____________________________________________________ > > > > ok I think I get what you're saying. > > You don't want the MSD card to show up on the desktop. > > > > If that's the case, you can do this.. > > > > Add the storage media applet to kicker, then to go to configure, then > > media tab and choose which ones you want to show up on the desktop. In > > medium type you can choose what type is chosen, when mounted or not etc. > > > > Sending images... > > > > As you can see from image 1, I don't have any of the SSD partitions > > (there are 3) showing up on the desktop. Everything else will > > automatically show up. > > > > Let me know if this is what you're talking about. We are hitting a > > language barrier. English is me second language, Gaelic is me first. > > > > Kate > > Notice that there are no entries in the list that differentiate SD from > USB storage. Can the system actually see this distinction? If it can, can > a user add entries to this list that will allow specification of different > mounting/displaying behaviour for the two types, or is that something that > the devels would have to add? > > Leslie > -- This is a great question. I hope someone has the answer. A net search for one is going very slowly. 10MHz / 286 slow. Kate ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
