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[Bug 1448459] Re: nautilus context menu for devices

 

You've never had to deal with my users ;-) (hope they don't read this,
one of them being my spouse)

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Title:
  nautilus context menu for devices

Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When mounting an external device, Nautilus 3.10.1 would provide a
  context menu on that device where the last entry would be

  "Properties"

  (Above: Safely Remove | Remove)

  So, to figure out the remaining disk space, one could easily draw down
  to the last entry and get the drive properties.

  In 3.14.2 this behaviour changed significantly (and to my
  understanding, dangerously):

  The last entry in the context menu now is:

  Format ...

  (Above being the Properties and above that the remove item).

  A careless slip of hand and one is just one step away from loosing
  data.

  While having the format menu item there might be arguable, I strongly
  recommend changing the position to higher up.

  Reasoning: It takes less concentration to find the fist and last menu
  item than it does to select one in the middle (one has to search for
  it). In revers, this implies that the last menu item is a "learned
  behaviour".

  I would consider this a security risk (thus the marking at the end)
  and would appreciate the developers follow my argument and change
  this.

  Thanks

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: nautilus 1:3.14.2-0ubuntu9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Apr 25 15:38:25 2015
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'use-tree-view' b'true'
   b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-column-order' b"['name', 'size', 'type', 'date_modified', 'owner', 'group', 'permissions', 'mime_type', 'where', 'date_accessed']"
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-17 (707 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64+mac (20130424)
  SourcePackage: nautilus
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-04-25 (0 days ago)

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