>Chauncellor wrote on 2009-12-09: >Unmount is to unmount the partition >Eject is to unmount all partitions of the drive >Safely Remove is to unmount all partitions of the drive and power off the >device.
If only that were a real behavior... that would be just perfect. BUT: "eject" not only unmounts all partitions, but also makes device invisible to system without powering it down. WHY? As for the names, I think the better way would be: for external simple device with single partition: 1. Unmount 2. Safely power down for external simple device with several partitions: 1. Unmount 2. Unmount all 3. Safely power down for CD and other ejectables: 1. Unmount 2. Eject for internal storage: 1. Unmount "Power down" is more correct than "Remove", because neither OS, nor computer can not remove device physically, but they can power it down. "Disconnect" is too ambiguous. It can mean both unmount partition from filesystem and power down device. But "Unmount" is "Unmount" and "Power down" is "Power down" there is no ambiguity here, so these words would be preferable. Fear of the word "unmount" is irrational. -- "Unmount" in volume right-click menu, is tech-speak and undiscoverable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/28835 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
