doc/kcontrol/index.docbook

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0007 <article id="block-devices" lang="&language;">
0008 <title>Block Devices</title>
0009
0010 <articleinfo>
0011
0012 <authorgroup>
0013 <author>
0014 <firstname>Mike</firstname>
0015 <surname>McBride</surname>
0016 </author>
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0018 </authorgroup>
0019
0020 <date>2016-04-14</date>
0021 <releaseinfo>Applications 16.04</releaseinfo>
0022
0023 <keywordset>
0024 <keyword>KDE</keyword>
0025 <keyword>KControl</keyword>
0026 <keyword>Block Devices</keyword>
0027 <keyword>Disk space</keyword>
0028 </keywordset>
0029 </articleinfo>
0030
0031 <sect1>
0032 <title>Storage Devices</title>
0033
0034 <para>
0035 The module window displays the available file devices and some
0036 information about each device. It also allows you to control mount
0037 points, and mount/unmount devices.
0038 </para>
0039
0040 <para>
0041 Normally, the following pieces of information are shown in this tab:
0042 </para>
0043
0044 <itemizedlist>
0045 <listitem><para>an icon depicting the type of storage</para></listitem>
0046 <listitem><para>device name</para></listitem>
0047 <listitem><para>file system type</para></listitem>
0048 <listitem><para>total size</para></listitem>
0049 <listitem><para>mount point</para></listitem>
0050 <listitem><para>free disk space</para></listitem>
0051 <listitem><para>the percentage of space used as a number and as a
0052 graph.</para></listitem>
0053 </itemizedlist>
0054
0055 <para>
0056 <mousebutton>Left</mousebutton> clicking on the header of a particular
0057 column sorts the devices according to that variable. A second
0058 <mousebutton>left</mousebutton> click sorts in the opposite order.
0059 </para>
0060
0061 <para>
0062 <mousebutton>Right</mousebutton> clicking on a row pops up a menu. If
0063 that device is not currently mounted, the <guimenuitem>Mount
0064 Device</guimenuitem> option is available. If the device is mounted, it
0065 can be unmounted by choosing <guimenuitem>Unmount
0066 Device</guimenuitem>. Selecting <guimenuitem>Open in
0067 File Manager</guimenuitem> opens a new window with a graphical view of
0068 the files on that device.
0069 </para>
0070
0071 <para>
0072 The appropriate mount and unmount commands, and how the file manager is
0073 opened from the context menu, can be configured from the &kdiskfree;
0074 application.
0075 </para>
0076
0077 <sect2>
0078 <title>Section Author</title>
0079
0080 <para>This section is modified from the <application>kdf</application>
0081 documentation which was authored by &Jonathan.Singer;
0082 &Jonathan.Singer.mail;</para>
0083
0084 <para>Modified for &kde; 2.0 by &Mike.McBride;
0085 &Mike.McBride.mail;</para>
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0087
0088 </sect2>
0089 </sect1>
0090 </article>
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