How to make Gnome ask what to do with devices?

hdoria · 2007-08-31 12:10:09

When i plug a usb/cd into my computer (running gnome) it does open a window with my device already mounted.

How can i make gnome ask me what i want to do (similar to kde). something like:

"Open in new window.
burn with app.
play in app"

Kknd · 2007-08-31 13:36:56

System -> Preferences -> Removable Media (something like that)

hdoria · 2007-09-01 03:23:19

Maybe im stupid, but i didnt found any option under "removable devices and media" to make gnome ask me what i want to do with the device. I want something like this:

Any suggestions?

Kknd · 2007-09-02 23:51:38

The name of the program: gnome-volume-properties

Maybe it is in the gnome-extras

hussam · 2007-09-03 00:45:56

hdoria, sorry it's not possible to do that under gnome. You can't make it ask you what you want to do with the device. You can only set a default action under "removable devices and media" ad it'll automatically use that.

Kknd, he has that installed but he wants it to ask him for an action every time he inserts a media device instead of using a predefined option in "removable devices and media".

Last edited by hussam (2007-09-03 00:46:38)

hdoria · 2007-09-05 01:59:38

Yes. I already got it installed, but i wish gnome could ask me what to do with the device. It seens that cant be done.

Anyway thank you all for the reply and im sorry for my english (im brazilian).

bwalk · 2007-09-05 12:31:40

Maybe you want to report your request to bugs.gnome.org, I did a quick search and this topic didn't come up, but it would be quite handy sometimes.

Phrodo_00 · 2007-09-06 13:40:14

hhhmm.... would be nice to have a quick and dirty gui that just asks you what to do, an interesting project for somebody wanting to learn gtk+.

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How to make Gnome ask what to do with devices?

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