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
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
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
This reminds me of bug #69046 of KFloppy. Have a nice day!
It's not for the floppy ioslave
Hi! Is this still needed in 2025? Anyone still using floppies? :D
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🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.