Comment 4 for bug 492240

This bug is filed upstream as https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=606848

Ignoring for a moment whether it is even useful to expose this configuration setting somewhere in the user interface, I have to say that I do not think this belongs in the Nautilus preferences dialog just because it is Nautilus who provides the desktop view (something a lot of people aren't even aware of, so how would they know to look here?)

However, I cannot figure out where this option would fit in, though I do believe a configuration applet would be the most appropriate. If you are willing to work on this you might want to discuss this on the usability list (http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability), however before doing so I would advise one to:

  1) Create a convincing use case as to why it would even be useful to have this setting exposed.
  2) Suggest a place where this setting would be exposed
  3) Possibly create a user interface mockup

The possibilites I considered were:

  * Appearances (gnome-appearance-properties) -- However, last I checked some on the GNOME team were contemplating to remove the Interface tab from the applet, so among some there is already some apprehension to put more options in here.

  * Removable Drives and Media (thunar-volman-settings) -- This is focused on providing options related to how to handle mounted media, but I don't think an interface option really belongs in there.

Thanks.