Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 13:42:16 +0100 From: Franz Klammer <klammer@webonaut.com> To: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD GNOME Users <gnome@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: HEADS UP: GNOME 2.6 TODO list Message-ID: <405301A8.1080502@webonaut.com> In-Reply-To: <1079166368.40813.5.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> References: <1079076801.72767.52.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com> <40518ED7.7080304@webonaut.com> <1079166368.40813.5.camel@shumai.marcuscom.com>
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Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 05:20, Franz Klammer wrote: > > >>Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >> >> >> >>>* New docs (especially an FAQ) for what's new. One thing I know of is, >>>"How do I switch back to the old Nautilus file browser?" There's also, >>> >>> >>> >>> >>very, very, ... often! :-) >>i hate that "everything in a new window" - that's one of the first things >>i also deactivate in the (long time ago ;-)) windows times. ok, i'ts >>possible >>to hold the SHIFT-key which closes the current nautilus windows and >>opens a new - >>but the new window has a other size and will be opened on a different >>positon. >> >> > >A lot of the new Nautilus settings are buried in GConf. If you could >write up what you did to make it "usable" again, that would make a great >FAQ. > >[snip] > > > i fact i did nothing ... as i read you mail first i something completeley different - (like: "how often do you use the old nautilus") therefore give you a wrong answer for your question - when i need the "old" nautilus i simply start the file-browser. but that's interessting - i will take a look at gconf now. maybe i find something for the FAQ. >>the new Place "Computer" from gnome 2.6 has a very usefull feature: >> >>i've put this into /etc/fstab and set vfs.usermount to 1: >> >>/dev/acd0 /usr/home/klammer/mnt/cdrom cd9660 ro,noauto,nodev,nosuid 0 0 >>/dev/acd1 /usr/home/klammer/mnt/writer cd9660 ro,noauto,nodev,nosuid 0 0 >>/dev/fd0 /usr/home/klammer/mnt/floppy msdos rw,noauto,nodev,nosuid 0 0 >> >>in "Computer" there are 3 new icons then. nautilus automaticaly mounts >>that devices if you open it. >>umount resp. eject are in the context-menus. >> >> > >Can you write this up in a generic sense? This would make another great >FAQ. By the way, this was exactly what I was going for. My latest >addition to this feature will only show icons for mount points that you >own. Therefore, if you also added /usr/home/marcus/mnt/cdrom to fstab, >klammer should not see that mount. > > > ok! i will try it - but be aware that you or someone else must translate it again in public readable english ;-) >>here's a screenshot of my "Computer": >>(only the floppy is open because i currently unable to mount any cd-device) >> >> > >Why? I unmounted (and ejected) a CD just two days ago. Nautilus uses >cdcontrol to eject a CD. Does that not work for you? > > > thats a general problem with my pc - i guess the problems begun after i installed the burner an set up my kernel for burining. currently - but ths will be a question for current@ my pc hangs after starting X - then i must reset it - and then i can do my normal work ... >>http://webonaut.com/temp/mounting.png >> >> >> >>>* We need broken ports hunters. If you have a favorite port that >>>doesn't compile under GNOME 2.6 Beta, let us know (better yet, fix it). >>> >>> >>> >>> >>there is a disk size problem: as you can see on the screenshot below >>nautilus tells be that on my 40GB harddisk are 65,3GB free Space ;-) >>in reality are 8GB free. >>is this freebsd-specific or should i file a but at bugzilla.gnome.org? >> >> > >I'm not sure, I haven't seen it before (probably because I never >looked). I'll investigate. > > > ok, i will wait and do nothing until you request it. thanks. franz. >Joe > > > >>http://webonaut.com/temp/wrongsize.png >> >> >>Franz. >> >>
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