[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
** Changed in: gparted (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
** Changed in: gparted Status: Confirmed = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
** Changed in: gparted Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
Why not just *always* show the usual new partition dialog? Why does creating a partition depend on the current selection at all? New partitions are always created out of free space, so why explicitly require that space to be selected first? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
The current selection is important because there can be more than one section of the disk with free unallocated space. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
Ahh, and the normal dialog has to be told which one to allocate from instead of letting you choose there? Then perhaps it would be sufficient to check if free space is already selected when you try to create a partition, and if it isn't, automatically select the largest free space? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
The only thing that I can think of that does not violate the GNOME HIG is to perhaps default to selecting free space on the default selected drive. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
That would work -- selecting the largest free space if no free space is already selected. Two situations could still arise that would need handling: A) The user had pre-selected a file system with a partition. In this case the New menu and toolbar button could be disabled. OR A warning dialog could be presented. B) The disk device had no free space remaining. In this case the New menu and toolbar button could be disabled. OR A warning dialog could be presented. These options seem like a lot of work for not much gain. I tend to prefer the way that PalmOS handled menus and buttons. These were not greyed out or disabled at any time. Instead if a user clicked on a button or selected a menu and the action was not valid, then the user was prompted with what to do so that the menu or button would work. To apply this PalmOS way to the user pressing the New button we have four scenarios: 1) Free unallocated space selected but no partition table on device Show dialog indicating to create a new partition table. 2) No partition or area selected Show dialog indicating to select free unallocated space. 3) Existing partition selected Show dialog indicating to select free unallocated space. 4) Free unallocated space selected Proceed as currently to create new partition dialog. This method would follow the PalmOS philosophy, but is not in alignment with the GNOME HIG regarding control or menu sensitivity. http://developer.gnome.org/hig-book/3.2/controls-sensitivity.html.en http://developer.gnome.org/hig-book/3.2/menus.html.en In fact enabling any control when it is not yet valid is a violation of the GNOME HIG. When I think of this problem in this way, this request is for a violation of the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines, or at least my interpretation of these guidelines. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
#1 and #4 sound good, but why bother telling them they need to select free space? Just select it for them if it isn't already. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
I think we are in agreement. The part that is required is to default select the free space. #1 and #4 are already in the code. :-) Bodsda, are you working to fix the patch in comment #2, or otherwise to implement a default selection of free unallocated space? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
Maybe the create menu option just needs to be enabled regardless of what you have selected. This might be a good solution to this request. The create New partition menu would always be available. There would be three scenarios to handle: A) If the user had pre-selected unallocated space. In this case the usual dialog for creating a new partition would be displayed. B) If a user had pre-selected a formatted partition. In this case we have some options: i) the user could be warned by a dialog to select unallocated space only (I prefer this option) ii) the user could be prompted with a dialog to format the existing partition and lose the data C) If the user had pre-selected neither unallocated space, nor a formatted partition. In this case the user could be prompted with dialog to select unallocated space. Does the above sound reasonable, or is there perhaps a better way to address this? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
It might confuse some users Although I think this would not be a good idea because some people might accidentally format a partition/free space -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
It would be good as long as users are careful and understand what is happening -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
That's kind of the point: you want to be able to create a new partition, without the confusing need to click on the free space first. You can't accidentally create a partition. Come to think of it, I'm not sure why you even need to have the free space selected to create a partition. It goes without saying that creating a new partition will use free space, so there shouldn't be a need to select it explicitly. Maybe the create menu option just needs to be enabled regardless of what you have selected. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
** Summary changed: - Unable to create a new partition + selection should default to free space ** Description changed: - When you first access the partitioner part of espresso in Flight 4 the - New button is greyed out and you are unable to add a partition. To - actually add the partition you click the square that displays the - partitions which then displays the unallocated space and the New button - is enabled. - - This is a subtle usability bug that should be resolved. When the - partitioner starts, the unallocated space should be displayed - automatically and the New button should be enabled. + When gparted opens, the menu option to create a new partition is + disabled. This is because it is only active when free space is + selected, and it is not selected by default. The free space should be + selected by default. ** Changed in: gparted (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium = Wishlist ** Package changed: gparted (Baltix) = ubuntu ** No longer affects: ubuntu ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #667365 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667365 ** Also affects: gparted via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=667365 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
[Bug 32484] Re: selection should default to free space
** Changed in: gparted Status: Unknown = New ** Changed in: gparted Importance: Unknown = Wishlist -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to a duplicate bug report (48042). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32484 Title: selection should default to free space To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gparted/+bug/32484/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
