Feature Request: Show List of Mounted Devices in File Panel for Easy Navigation

[marcos-morar]

Please add a feature to GpgFrontend that displays a list of mounted devices (e.g., USB drives, external hard drives, network drives or mounted encrypted containers) in the File Panel. This would improve usability by allowing users to quickly navigate to and select files from mounted devices without manually browsing through the file system.

Use Case:

When encrypting, decrypting, or signing files using GpgFrontend, users often work with files stored on external or removable devices. Currently, navigating to these devices requires manually traversing the file system (e.g., /mnt, /media or /run/media on Linux). Displaying a list of mounted devices directly in the File Panel would streamline this process, making it faster and more intuitive, especially for users who frequently work with external storage.

Proposed Implementation:

• Add a dropdown in the File Panel that lists all currently mounted devices or just make the current address bar a dropdown where the address bar will also retain its current functionality and additionally it will display other mounted devices in dropdown.
• Include device names or labels.
• Allow users to click a device to navigate directly to its root directory.

Benefits:

• Faster navigation to files on external or removable devices.
• Improved user experience, especially for non-technical users unfamiliar with file system paths.
• Consistency with file managers like Nautilus or Thunar, which often display mounted devices prominently.

Additional Notes:

• This feature could be optional (toggleable in settings) to avoid cluttering the UI for users who don’t need it.
• Consider integrating with the system’s native APIs (udev on Linux) to detect mounted devices dynamically.

Thanks a lot for considering this.

Regards!