-------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:08:04 +0200 > Von: Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de> > An: Thomas Arp <manner.moe@gmx.de> > CC: linux-minidisc@lists.fu-berlin.de > Betreff: Re: [linux-minidisc] device information dialog ? > > But, do we really need qhimdformatdialog for just asking if you > > are sure to format the himd? > > I think a message box can do the same. > > You are right in this case. When just asking for confirmation, a > normal message box does the job just fine. However, what about special > options for formatting the HiMDs? We should make differences between > erase all and format, shouldn't we? Or should we simply detect the > type of the medium inserted? (HiMD vs. standard MD formatted as HiMD). > We can use 3 buttons (erase, format, cancel), detect the medium type first and disable "erase" button if medium is 1GB himd. > > Also we can check the "busy" status(test unit ready) during formatting, > > the sense will give us percentage of format process, so we can show a > > progress bar for the format command. > > Yay, awesome idea. /me likes that! Superb! > SonicStage shows a progressbar, too but it does not work ;). > > And what about a device information dialog showing some information? > > I thought about device information like path, recorder name, leaf id, > time > > of internal clock with support for "set time" command and disc > > information like disc name, disc id, capacity/type, number of tracks, > free space, write protected (y/n). > > What do you think? > > You mean something that pops up when clicking a question mark or > something next to the HiMD path or so? Doesn't sound too bad for > me. If you have some draft, I would like to see it. > A small button near HiMD path with an "i" on it could do that. I will make some draft at weekend. Thomas