Re: [Usability] 'Browsing Removeable Device' heading in Nautilus. WAS: Re: Drive applet by default



Op di, 26-09-2006 te 08:04 -0400, schreef Reed Hedges:
> One problem is using the word "eject" as a synonym for "unmount" (that
> the user happens to recognize more easily).  With "eject" you expect the
> volume to come shooting out of the computer... there's no good word I
> can think of to use instead of "unmount" that communicates what is
> happening in non-jargon terms.  Mac (used to) use "put away" but that's
> not very good.   Maybe "shut down" or "unattach" or something?  [Handy
> Thesaurus...]  Remove? Disconnect? Unjoin? Unlink? Unfasten? (Getting
> silly now...)   "Remove" has the advantage of linking with "Removable
> Device"!  "Remove from system"?

What's wrong with "detach" ?

Tino




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