On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 06:53, Larry Nguyen wrote: > Adam W wrote: >> On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 18:05, Larry Nguyen wrote: >>> 3. k3b: ArkLinux has this litto nice feature (or maybe it's k3b >>> feature that I >>> don't know) when one pops in the blank cdr, k3b starts and asks >>> what he/she >>> wants to do: create data cd, ISO images, etc. It would be nice if >>> MD could do >>> the same.
>> HELL no. At least make it optional and disabled by default. This is >> the kind of crap that made me stop using Windows in the first >> place! What if I want to use a different app? What if I just wanted >> to use, say, cdrdao --scanbus? > Well, if you think openning up a terminal then type cdrecord -scanbus > is friendlier than k3b does it for you then... [so] be it. I'll be > shocked if a john doe user even knows the command ;) Please note at > the beginning of my email does say if MD wants to be the most > user-friendly distribution. It means I'm not thinking for myself > cause I use cdrecord command line to burn my CDs everytime. I agree with both PsOV. Have it available but disabled by default, and whack it in the docs and one of those tip-of-the-day popups where a newbie stands a chance of seeing it. PS, what mechanism do they use for this? Is there a standard hotplug provider? Cheers; Leon
