Yes, good idea. This is already in our TODO list for quite some time but the priority is lower. We'll do it later when the file manager becomes more stable. While this is a good idea, it's not suitable for Google SoC. Given enough time per day can be devoted to the project, with glib/gio/gvfs, that lxpanel plugin you mention can be done in about 3 days. Adding drive icons to desktop can be done within about 1 week. So it's too easy for the whole summer. Google summer of Code project should be something with larger scale. Thanks.
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 4:58 AM, TOM TOM <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi I'm a student interested in LXDE, though I doubt I have the time to > participate in Google SoC. [?] > > Anyways I've had this idea for sometime now: > > an easy way to handle external drives (like usb sticks) from the Desktop. > > So: > > 1. whenever a drive is inserted there must be some kind of notification, > either on lxpanel or somewhere on the desktop, > informing the user that the device is now mounted. (I imagine this > involves a lot of tinkering with hal/fam) > > 2. the user must be able to access the drive (open pcmanfm in the drive's > path). > > 3. also the user must be able to unmount the drive and/or mount it again, > right from the Desktop. > > Many people find it convenient to mount/unmount external volumes the way > they used to do it in windows or in gnome etc. > > So my idea is to develop some kind of plugin for lxpanel and/or pcmanfm > desktop that gives a simple interface: an icon + a small menu that allows > mounting/unmounting of external drives. > > Last time I checked lxpanel had some issues with stability and it was much > heavier than fbpanel. Though it's been a very long time and I'm sure most of > the issues are fixed by now, I'd like to work on it a little bit. > > Thanks for taking the time to read my mumbling and sorry for my bad > english. > > best regards, > > Thomas > > > > > >
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