Bug 188937

Summary:	Using Device Notifier to mount a previously unmounted drive opens a new Dolphin window
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	cannewilson, dufferzafar0, kneczaj
Priority:	NOR
Version:	16.12.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	RedHat Enterprise Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Patrick O'Callaghan 2009-04-06 03:12:21 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.2.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    RedHat RPMs

If I unmount a drive using Dolphin, the window stays open. However if I use Device Notifier to remount the same drive, I get a new Dolphin window. I would prefer one of two things to happen, either a) on unmounting the drive the window should disappear, or b) on remounting the drive the now-redundant open window should be reused if still open. My personal preference is for a), but some people like to mount from Dolphin itself, so b) might be better for them. This could be a configurable option.

Comment 1 Anne Wilson 2009-04-06 19:45:42 UTC

I agree that some resolution is needed.  I would vote for option b, because the times when I have felt the need for this have usually been while I was using a split layout.  It's not a show-stopper - I can click on the device name in the Places panel - but it is an annoyance.

Comment 2 Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) 2012-08-24 16:19:55 UTC

Resetting assignee to default as per bug #305719

Comment 3 Elvis Angelaccio 2016-12-26 16:34:39 UTC

*** Bug 194982 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 dufferzafar 2019-02-18 15:55:15 UTC

Wow, its been 10 years since the bug was filed. I too expected option a to happen.