this is actually stated as something that shouldn't be done in the GNOME HIG http://developer.gnome.org/hig-book/3.0/principles-match.html.en
"On the other hand, a waste basket should not be used for anything other than holding discarded files. It should not be used, for example, to eject a removable disk such as a floppy or CD." -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/764905 Title: Drag and drop a USB key into the trash should eject the USB key To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/764905/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs