[frameworks-solid] [Bug 465378] New: Suggest "format" action for fresh-new empty HDD/SSD drives / USB sticks

[ratijas]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465378

            Bug ID: 465378
           Summary: Suggest "format" action for fresh-new empty HDD/SSD
                    drives / USB sticks
    Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
           Product: frameworks-solid
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: me at ratijas.tk
                CC: kdelibs-bugs at kde.org, lukas at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY

So.  I got yet one more another HDD, just in case.  [[ but actually it's not in
case, it's a standalone 2.5" portable type, and it needs an external case and a
connector. /jk ]]

So i plugged it in.  It's all clean and wiped, there's no data at all. 
Naturally, OS doesn't know what to do with it; and KDE in particular didn't
suggest anything either.  It's not in Disks & Devices applet, nor in Dolphin
sidebar.  There's ABSOLUTE NO UI that says "hey, I see you plugged in an empty
disk.  you need to format it in order to use.  wanna do it now? [Format]
[Cancel]"

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Buy a new storage device, or wipe with zeroes an existing one. [[USB sticks
often come pre-formatted with FAT32, while HDDs are usually left blank]]
2. Connect to a computer with running Plasma session.

OBSERVED RESULT
No UI for formatting this disk at all. You'd have to manually open KDE
Partition Manager and choose this particular device in the list of devices
there.

EXPECTED RESULT
Plasma should offer "Format" action for an empty device somewhere. We already
have "Disks & Devices" applet in system tray which does that for mountable
(i.e. already formatted) partitions — which isn't tremendously useful when you
don't even have a partition table to start with.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: git-master
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.1.9-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz
Memory: 15.6 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M/PCIe/SSE2
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Product Name: G752VT
System Version: 1.0

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