Hi Lee, On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 08:07 -0400, BandiPat wrote:
Dave, All of your device, drive icons are contained in the My Computer icon on your desktop.
IMNSHO the "sweet" little name "My Computer" is silly and infantile terminology, but the Windows kiddies like so what the.....
Since everything is mounted automatically now,
Not everything is mounted automatically, I have a permanent third drive (hhd1 & hdd2) which I have (and want) to mount manually.
I guess someone thought it easier and cleaner to contain them all in one place.
OK, so the KDE control center "show device icons" is just a bit of dross left over from the good old Linux days ;-) Which doesn't explain why the icons automagically appear when I mount one of the third drive partitions, load a CD/DVD or plug in a usb block device.
Things like all those drive icons sitting on the desktop tends to scare Windows users coming over. :-)
Yep! that would be like showing a driver the engine of his car :-))
regards, Lee
If Linux/KDE is to become a Windows clone, maybe I should give it up and start contributing towards BG's "charitable" trusts ;-) Better stop now before the list OT police get on my case. Regards Dave