[openbeos] Re: sync daemon?
- From: "André Braga" <meianoite@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:38:11 -0200
On 1/18/07, Waldemar Kornewald <wkornewald@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well, you could at least make it possible to specify volumes that
should still have a write cache (this is possible in XP, too), so your
always-connected USB HDD will always work at maximum speed.
Exactly the reason why I would NOT like the very option of disabling
the write cache at all. Or at least not make it the default. "It Just
Works"(tm) entails reliability AND performance. Actually, it
essentially means user shouldn't be pissed off by the quirks of the
appliance.
This is a nice idea to prevent data loss. We also have to make it very
easy to unmount your volumes, though. Placing the volume icons on the
desktop is IMHO accessible enough. Maybe Deskbar is the right place
for volumes?
I don't think so. I hate the fact that Windows makes it hard to eject
removable devices (at least 2 clicks and quite a good deal of mouse
aiming at the tiny "removable media" traybar icon, not to mention how
difficult it is for my father to remember what's it for, how's it
shaped, and when to use it), and some Linux DEs are heading towards
the same (mis)direction by "uncluttering" the desktop and adding
another level of indirection by demanding one to open the "Computer"
icon.
Mac OS, Amiga and BeOS got it right. One click (and hold, and
releasing the mouse upon selecting the "eject" command) or one
keyboard shortcut or one drag to the trashbin. Why should we change
how to unmount volumes? The journaling protection should be absolutely
transparent to the user, except when it kicks in and asks the user to
reinsert the media.
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