Return-Path: Message-ID: Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 22:10:20 -0600 From: "Andrew Jorgensen" To: bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: [Bluez-users] bluetooth-applet and gnome-vfs-obexftp Reply-To: BlueZ users List-Id: BlueZ users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Version 0.10 of bluez-gnome added support for "browsing devices" - a much needed feature by any account. What I'm not thrilled about is that it was written to support gnome-vfs-obexftp. Don't get me wrong - gnome-vfs-obexftp is awesome, but bluetooth-applet is the wrong entry point for it. The applet should allow you to see what devices are around you and allow you to initiate a bonding with them but the assumption that you want to browse OBEX is bad. Another problem with this approach is that it creates a dependency on gnome-vfs-obexftp and assumes that it's present. If it's desirable to have the applet launch other programs it should support more than obex:// and there should be some generic mechanism for programs to plug themselves in as handling a given service. It should be possible some day to get a bluetooth mouse working from the GUI, or a bluetooth headset, for example. Of course there needs to be better integration of gnome-vfs-obexftp, but that integration should be in nautilus where everything else vfs-related is found. A bluetooth link under computer:/// when an adapter is present would be sufficient (though I wish we'd treat OBEX more generically as well - it's got 3 or 4 transports besides bluetooth). Other thoughts? Andrew Jorgensen ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users