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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Localised folders in /home/user (Documents and > Desktop)
From:       Iñaki <ibc2 () euskalnet ! net>
Date:       2006-11-27 22:17:36
Message-ID: 200611272317.37020.ibc2 () euskalnet ! net
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El Lunes, 27 de Noviembre de 2006 16:33, Chris escribió:
> Am Montag 27 November 2006 13:37 schrieb Iñaki:
> > Really, and how can the user umount the device in /media URL? It can't in
> > fact.
>
> He can. That's the whole point here, really: In Kubuntu it IS possible to
> mount and unmount devices in /media the context menu. Some stuff, that you
> could do with media:/ might still be missing, but then simply more work
> needs to be done there.

You are absolutely right, sorry, I didn't realize about these features 
in /media. ;)



> media:/ is a flawed abstraction layer that actually does *not* just work
> but isn't fully compatible in lots of situations.

I remember that media:/ doesn't work with some non-kde apps, while /media, of 
course, works.


> It's exactly the kind of 
> abstraction that makes KDE harder to use for several people instead of more
> user friendly. To be fair media:/ served it's purpose for a time, but if
> mounting and unmounting can be done in the 'normal' /media place, there
> isn't much reason for media:/ to stay around.

Now completely agree. So, couldbe the way to eliminate ioslaves as HOME:/ and 
so?


-- 
Iñaki Baz Castillo
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