Trash, Delete, Shred

[David Hugh-Jones]

Hmph. I think it would be rather odd if the trashcan forbade the user to
move more files to it! Especially as it would be the only folder that
did that. I suggest just asking if the user wants to empty the trash is
more appropriate.

Dave

On Sat, 2003-06-28 at 22:58, Dawit A. wrote:
> On Saturday 28 June 2003 15:29, Michael S. Mikowski wrote:
> > Hi Dawit:
> >
> > I am simply a lurker on this list, but your suggestion does sound good to
> > me. What options do you see if the trashcan is full?
> >
> > - Remove oldest files first [FIFO]?
> > - Make the trash can bigger?
> > - "stuff" it into the trash can anyway?
> > - Others?
> 
> IMHO we should always adopt the KISS principle whenever possible.  This means 
> the dialog box should simple look something like this:
> 
> Could not move the file(s) to the trash can because it is full.
> 
> Do you want to delete the file(s) instead ? Once deleted the file(s)
> cannot be recovered from the trash can.
> 
> [ ] Don't show this message
> 
> 				[Yes] [No]
> 
> > Also, in "real life" we would always shred all of paperwork when we emptied
> > the trash.  I would personally find this a very useful option.
> 
> Not everybody does this and the idea of shreding in the real world is 
> completely different than that of the digital one. See the current debate 
> about the existing "Shred" feature in konqueror.  Sherding can be done with 
> some degree of reliability in the real world whereas such action cannot be  
> guaranteed for magnetic storage medium.  The only reliable way to completely 
> destroy information from a hard drive is to dismantle it and burn the 
> platters IIRC.
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Dawit A.