[Bug 721585] [NEW] "Free space" figure in CD burner is misleading: looks like there is not enough space on CD

[Stuart Langridge]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: nautilus-cd-burner

When burning an ISO file to a disc (for example, an Ubuntu ISO, as
recommended on
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto#Ubuntu), the "Write to
Disc" window says "Select a disc to write to", and shows (with a blank
CD) "Blank CD-R Disc: 4.4MB of free space". (See screenshot.) It is not
clear that that 4.4MB is what will remain *after* the chosen ISO has
been built: that is, that the CD size is actually 4.4MB *bigger* than
the ISO. I thought that I had a broken CD which I'd previously burned as
a coaster and so only had 4.4MB of space in total on it, and spent time
going through my blank CDs to try and find one with enough "free space"
to actually burn the ISO I want.

Suggested fixes:
1. Say "Blank CD-R Disc: 702MB of free space"
2. Say "Blank CD-R Disc: 4.4MB more free space than needed"
3. Say "Blank CD-R Disc: enough space available"
4. Something else.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: nautilus-cd-burner (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-3.30-generic 2.6.38-rc4
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-3-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Feb 18 23:39:17 2011
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus-cd-burner

** Affects: nautilus-cd-burner (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 natty running-unity unity-2d

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Title:
  "Free space" figure in CD burner is misleading: looks like there is
  not enough space on CD