Mars wrote:
> Hmmm. Not sure. There are two forms of "eject"; one is harsher, and 
> doesn't leave the drive's volume entry intact. That one may eject in 
> spite of open items.

I think the "eject & dismount" form actually does nothing if the volume
has items in use, while the "eject but don't dismount" form will spit
the disk out and show its icon "greyed-out" on the desktop.  The catch
is: it is also likely to cause a "please insert the disk" alert which
you can't get rid of unless you actually re-insert the disk.

- Rick