Please test AutoUnmountNotifications implementation

[David Balazic]

Wouter Stomp wrote :
> 
> On 8/5/06, Lean Fuglsang <lean-gmane at omnia.dk> wrote:
> >
> > >   "When users remove a device from their computer, such 
> as a USB stick,
> > >   and the device they removed is not unmounted, the 
> desktop should pop up
> > >   a warning to the user not to remove devices without 
> first unmounting
> > >   them due to possible data loss and/or corruption."
> >
> 
> I would prefer having an icon in the notification area appearing when
> an usb device is plugged in that turns orange or red while data is
> being written or still needs to be written and green when it is safe
> to remove. That way all the warning messages would be unneeded and
> there is na hassle with unmounting, something most users don't have a
> clue about why it is even necessairy.
> 
> An error message could pop up then when a user removes his device
> while the icon is red, telling him that he should do this again and

You mean "he should NOT do this again" , right ?

> asking to reconnect the device in order to repair the possible
> corrupted data.
> 
> I think with this solution requires the least technical knowledge from
> the user and the least steps, so it is more likely to be done right.

I agree this is a very good idea.
Ideally the indicator would be on the device itself (LED), but not all
of them have it or is not controllable by OS.


Oh, the very same thing should be implemented for other removeable
media.

Regards,
David