Description of problem: This is using a USB hdd. I deleted a partition and resized another to fill the disk, then set type to ext3 and formatted. When I clicked on 'Format' and answered yes to check for bad blocks a small empty window opens. Nothing appears in this window, which I resized to see if something was there but just out of view. I would think it should be some kind of progress bar or indication. This could lead to confusion and panic for a new user resulting in unplugging etc mid format. Screenshot attached
Created attachment 956 [details] screenshot showing diskdrake Attachment shows the empty window. It was smaller than this but just as empty.
Assignee: bugsquad => thierry.vignaud
Pinging, because nothing has happened with this report for more than 3 months, it still has the status NEW or REOPENED.
CC: (none) => marja11
Priority: Normal => LowSummary: diskdrake opens empty window but no progress indication when formatting => diskdrake opens empty window but no progress indication when checking for bad blocksSeverity: normal => enhancement
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Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => WONTFIX