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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: [KDE Usability] Users cannot find where to "safely remove" USB
From:       yahoo-pier_andreit <pier_andreit () yahoo ! it>
Date:       2010-04-11 10:03:03
Message-ID: 4BC19E57.9010006 () yahoo ! it
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> A modern system therefore will merely notify the user that the stick was 
> 'cleanly removed', or not, as the case may be. Dirty sticks may be cleaned by 
> simply reinserting them in the proper computer. Sticks may be automatically 
> mounted at designated places, so users need never do that either (although 
> they can).
> 
> This, imho, is a flaw in current operating system design, not a usability 
> issue. While everyone accepts it as a user issue, KDE will be pressurized 
> into providing a usable solution. While KDE may provide a work-around, I hope 
> they (and other desktop developers) will also engage system developers on 
> this issue from a design standpoint.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Peter

I'm totally agree, I always asked myself why should safely remove exist,
 end why if I detach an usb key during writing system cannot advise me
to reinsert if I want to finish the work on it or quit the work.

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