CD Drive Button Issue

(I sent this to Martin but forgot to send this to the list)

--- Martin Pitt <martin.pitt at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Hi Robert!
> 
> Robert McGraw [2005-10-30 22:46 +0100]:
> > One thing that I can see potentially confusing new users is the
> > interaction between the eject button on the CD/DVD drive and
> Ubuntu.
> > If a cd is in use or has been in use, the button tends not to
> work
> > (this happens on both my machines so I assume it's not hardware
> > specific) and the user has to click Right Click --> Eject on the
> > mounted drive. Would it be possible for this to be fixed in
> Dapper,
> > should I file a bug?
> 
> I assigned #11480 to me, this behaviour is easy to achieve and only
> needs some cleanup. Does anyone see a reason why we should not do
> it?

I hate to pour cold water on a good idea but have you seen the messes
discussed by other distros?:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2005-January/msg01327.html
I reckon what you are talking about is doable but I wouldn't class it
as easy.

(Hanging out on all the other distro mailing lists is a great way of
watching different people discussing the same problem)

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