Bug 74055

Summary:	Graphical utility for copying floppies
Product:	[Applications] kfloppy	Reporter:	eleknader
Component:	general	Assignee:	Bernd Wuebben <wuebben>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	nicolasg, opensource
Priority:	NOR
Version:	3.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description eleknader 2004-02-03 10:21:17 UTC

Version:            (using KDE Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources

KDE needs a graphical utility for copying floppies.

I'm teaching computing in a college, and wanted to start a usability study of my own. What I do is basically walk trough all basic office tasks that we teach on computing basics. 

I'm about to release the study when it gets more complete.

One of the missing basic applications is a floppy copy utility. We also need'Copy floppy' -item on RMB menu of floppy devices (eg. floppy:/ icon on desktop, floppy icon in devices:/ -ioslave)

There are several command line utilities that can copy floppies - no prob. But this is a usability issue, and newbeginners find copying floppies a difficult task without a gui client.

Eleknader

Comment 1 Alexander Neundorf 2004-02-05 18:48:33 UTC

Hi,

what do you exactly mean by "to copy a floppy" ?
From one floppy to another ? Or all contents of the floppy on the harddisk ? 
Pleae explain a bit more what you imagine.

Bye
Alex

Comment 2 eleknader 2004-02-09 10:01:01 UTC

I mean an utility to copy a floppy to another floppy.

On command line you do that by:

dd if=/dev/fd0 of=imagefile.img

wait and change disks...

dd if=imagefile.img of=/dev/fd0

That procedure should be graphical for *nix newcomers / office workers. And, believe me, people still use and copy floppies ;-)

I'll make a .ui -file / demo screenshots if necessary.

Eleknader

Comment 3 Nicolas Goutte 2005-05-15 18:04:40 UTC

This reminds me of bug #69046 of KFloppy.

Have a nice day!

Comment 4 Alexander Neundorf 2006-11-09 19:51:29 UTC

It's not for the floppy ioslave