Bug 502859

Summary:	[UX, wish] Make "Format" a prominent option in partitions' context menu
Product:	[Applications] partitionmanager	Reporter:	Ilya Bizyaev <bizyaev>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Andrius Štikonas <andrius>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	24.12.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Ilya Bizyaev 2025-04-15 20:14:28 UTC

SUMMARY
I just discovered that KPM can re-format partitions without deleting them and creating anew. Surprisingly, it's hidden in the “Properties” dialog, which I assumed would be read-only.

It would be nice if right-clicking a partition displayed a prominent “Format…” action, similarly to how it's done in GParted.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Launch KPM from a USB stick's context menu in Dolphin.
2. Right-click the partition.

OBSERVED RESULT
No obvious way to format the partition, either to change the FS type or to empty the drive, in either the context menu or the toolbar.

EXPECTED RESULT
A “Format…” action is presented, as advertised by Dolphin.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250403
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.12.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2
Kernel Version: 6.14.0-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Also, choosing a different file system in “Properties” should probably hide the “Re-create the current file system” checkbox, since it's a contradictory action. If a user selects a different file system, but then checks this option, the file system won't change after the operation, which can be unexpected.