elementary-dev-community team mailing list archive

[Harvey Cabaguio <harveycabaguio@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well IMO those are not system settings so I don't think it would make sense
in switchboard.
On Sep 14, 2012 4:59 PM, "Dane Henson" <dane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I am sorry if this has been mentioned or proposed before, but I had an
> idea for a switchboard plug and I wanted to run it past you.
>
> I would love to see a plug that shows an overview of "disk usage" in the
> style of the Usage section in the mockup seen here:
>
> http://elementary-art.deviantart.com/gallery/35710915#/d4yx34p
>
> I don't think it needs the granularity of filetype, but I think at least
> for the filesystem, it could show "system files" and "personal files".
>
> I envision a switchboard plug with a selectable list of attached drives to
> the left, and the info of the selected drive on the right.
>
> What I don't want to do is create a redundant plug, or even make this a
> plug if it doesn't belong in the switchboard.  This would be a tool that
> could be useful for the average user when they just need to see a quick
> overview of how big their disk is, and how much space they have left.  I
> find myself wanting a graphical display of disk usage fairly often,
> especially on some of the frankenstein computers I have laying around with
> only 20-40GB hard drives.  If the average user doesn't know how to run 'df
> -h', it might be nice to have a native informational tool like this.
>
> Please let me know if it would make sense.  I know this can't happen until
> Luna+1 or later, but I had to write it down before I forgot about it.
>
> --
> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community
> Post to     : elementary-dev-community@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community
> More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>
>