On 11/11/2008, Ivan Sagalaev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Matthew East wrote: > > I think it's a good idea. Whether they use Windows or Ubuntu, new > > users (at least those I know) hardly ever get to know that they should > > unmount removable devices before unplugging them. > > > BTW, can we get rid of this concept at all? As far as I understand this > situation exists only because of cached write that causes progress bars > and other visual indications to end before the actual process ends. I > believe that switching off write cache for removable drives will greatly > reduce chances for the user to mess things up by unplugging a drive. Or > am I wrong? > > > -- > ubuntu-desktop mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-desktop >
I agree. You want to be new user-friendly? Then they shouldn't have to unmount at all. Let them yank it out whenever they want like a good old diskette. Put an option somewhere so that advanced users can take control of mounting and unmounting. Problem solved. Alex
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