xfce4-volstatus-icon

[i80and]

On 7/11/07, Jim Campbell <jwcampbell at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> Lionel has uploaded a new app from the xfce-goodies family called
> xfce4-volstatus-icon, and we want to see what others think about including
> it by default in gutsy.
>
> From the package information:
>
>  Description: xfce systray icon for ejecting removable volumes.  This
> program displays an icon in the systray, which allows you to easily (and
> safely) unmount/eject your removable volumes under xfce.
>
> I've uploaded a couple of images to show it in action:
> http://j1m.net/images/volstatus1.png  (how it appears when
> you've added a volume - this icon isn't present when there is no
> additionally-mounted volume)
>  http://j1m.net/images/volstatus2.png  (how you graphically
> unmount a volume)
> http://j1m.net/images/volstatus3.png  (notification when
> volume is unmounted)
>
> A couple of notes:
> It seems to work fine for both usb and cd-rom drives, but it is still a 0.1
> release.
> Although functioning well, it uses the same systray icon for all mounted
> volumes (e.g., usb thumb drives, cdrom's, my ipod, etc.)
>
> I've tested it out a bit on gutsy, and haven't had any trouble with it, and
> Lionel has tried it out a bit on Feisty without any problems... let us know
> what you think.  Thanks,
>
> Jim
>  --
> jwcampbell at gmail.com

I personally like the idea.  I don't work enough with removable media
to really offer much more of an opinion, but, as George Foreman would
say: "I could use this".

I used to use the equivalent KDE panel plugin, and always missed that
in Xfce.  I'll make sure to test it out.

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