[Bug 32643] unmounting of removable drives should show a progress dialog

[John Dong]

Public bug report changed:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/32643

Comment:
On 3/17/06, Martin Pitt <martin.pitt at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> Public bug report changed:
> https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/32643
>
> Comment:
> Hi Gabriel!
>
> Gabriel Bauman [2006-03-17  2:32 -0000]:
> > Don't mean to be a picky bastard,
>
> Oh, be, I'd be glad to further improve the window.
>
> >  o Window title is "Removing device". I got the dialog by selecting
> > "Unmount" or "Eject", why is something being "Removed"?
>
> (I'm not a native English speaker) I thought it would convey the idea
> that the user wants to unplug/remove the device soon. However, I don't
> mind changing it to something else.
>
> >  o The bold text, "Writing data to storage device <device label>" is
> > much more indicative of what is actually happening (if a bit wordy).
> >
> > Might I suggest something like the following:
> >
>
> >  o Window title: "Saving changes"
> >  o Bold caption: "Saving changes to files on <device label>"
>
> Saving changes seems to be pretty unclear to me. Maybe we can stick to
> 'Writing pending data'?
>
> >  o Warning: "Please do not remove the device until this operation is
> complete."
>
> That didn't change, right?


I think the warning should be more threatening. "Removing the device before
this operation completes may cause data loss!"

Thanks,
>
> Martin
>
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