xffm: Feature Request: xffm /mnt/cdrom --> giving a "mount" entry :)

[edscott]

Hi Danny,

On Wed, 2003-05-14 at 11:24, Danny wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> hmm :)
> Ok, I'll try to explain differently:
> 
> I changed the panel launcher to say "xffstab /mnt/cdrom" now...
> So when I want to access the cd-rom, I click the launcher.
> 
> Now there are two cases depending on if the cdrom was mounted before or
> not:
> 
> case 1: /mnt/cdrom was not mounted before:
>    xffstab /mnt/cdrom
>    --> mounts
>    --> adds /mnt/cdrom-content to tree
>    --> works fine
> 
> case 2: /mnt/cdrom already mounted (yeah, can happen ^^):
>    xffstab /mnt/cdrom
>    --> normal fstab-tree
>    --> does not add /mnt/cdrom-content to tree
>    --> content of /mnt/cdrom nowhere to be found
> 
> I know that this is perhaps just the way it should be by design, but how
> would I be able to access cd-rom content with one and the same launcher
> regardless of if it was already mounted before or not?

I understand now. I'll try to fix it when I get home. I've also noticed
that xftree4 path will not open the path either and this too has to be
fixed.


saludos

Edscott
> 
> cheers,
>    Danny
> 
> 
> Am Mit, 2003-05-14 um 14.11 schrieb edscott wilson garcia:
> > Hey Danny,
> > 
> > El mar, 13-05-2003 a las 13:41, Danny escribió:
> > > Hi!
> > > 
> > > Am Die, 2003-05-13 um 01.13 schrieb edscott wilson garcia:
> > > > El lun, 12-05-2003 a las 15:28, Danny escribió:
> > > > > Hi!
> > > > > 
> > > > > Am Mon, 2003-05-12 um 02.09 schrieb edscott wilson garcia:
> > > > > > Hey Danny,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Xffm should now mount the directory specified when you start with
> > > > > > "xffstab mount_point" (and mount_point is in the fstab file, of course)
> > > > > 
> > > > > yup, works fine :)
> > > > > 
> > > > > but.... the "Filesystems" entry should not be expanded as well when you
> > > > > call the xffstab with an argument imo (you'd need a reallllly big window
> > > > > to be able to view them both expanded without much scrolling ^^)
> > > > 
> > > > AFAICT, the "Filesystems" does not get expanded, only the mount point
> > > > placed at the local files branch. 
> > > 
> > > btw, it should open the dir normally (without umount-on-close) if it is
> > > already mounted ;)
> > > (currently it does the same as if you called xffstab without arguments
> > > if the argument is already mounted...)
> > 
> > I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean.
> > 
> > Edscott
> > > 
> > > 
> > > cheers,
> > >   Danny
> > > 
> > > 
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