From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 2 03:18:42 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C54416A406 for ; Fri, 2 Feb 2007 03:18:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwm-freebsd-questions@sentinelchicken.net) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5014813C4A8 for ; Fri, 2 Feb 2007 03:18:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwm-freebsd-questions@sentinelchicken.net) Received: from mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.22]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 01 Feb 2007 22:18:41 -0500 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.7.5a-GA) with ESMTP id MVY72190; Thu, 1 Feb 2007 22:18:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from 207-172-209-180.c3-0.bkl-ubr2.sbo-bkl.ma.static.cable.rcn.com (HELO sentinelchicken.net) ([207.172.209.180]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with SMTP; 01 Feb 2007 22:18:35 -0500 Received: (qmail 87999 invoked from network); 2 Feb 2007 03:18:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO crichton.skepsi.net) (10.0.0.101) by aeryn.skepsi.net with SMTP; 2 Feb 2007 03:18:33 -0000 Received: (nullmailer pid 87996 invoked by uid 1000); Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:18:33 -0000 Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 22:18:33 -0500 From: Jason Morgan To: Rod Person , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070202031833.GG50541@sentinelchicken.net> References: <867iv1mldg.fsf@Bacalao.shenton.org> <20070201212939.141a489c@atomizer.opensourcebeef.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070201212939.141a489c@atomizer.opensourcebeef.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.12-2006-07-14 X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A090205.45C2AD8F.0089,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=207.172.4.11, so=2006-05-09 23:27:51, dmn=5.2.125/2006-10-10 Cc: Subject: Re: Easy USB-drive automounter and "filemanager" for nontechies? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:18:42 -0000 On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 09:29:39PM -0500, Rod Person wrote: > On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:52:27 -0500 > Chris Shenton wrote: > > > > > I'm looking for something like she'd get on a Mac or PC: > > > > 1. a way to automount the USB 'drive' when she plugs in > > 2. a visual filemanager or some other friendly way for her to see > > files and copy them off so she can mail them or whatnot. > > 3. a way to safely unmount the USB device when she's done > > > > > > > I've got no idea about friendly GUI/filemanager with drag-n-drop or > > other easy way to get files off. She's using simple olde FVWM2 now > > and I'd prefer not to load up a massive GUI like KDE or Gnome. I just > > don't know what's out there, being a command line dinosuar myself. > > > > Any recommendations? > > > Thunar. I just started using this it's part of XFCE4, but you can > install it separately, I use it with fluxbox. It uses hal-d but it very > light. My wife (non-techie) and I use Thunar in XFCE4.4. Thunar comes installed by default with XFCE4.4, I believe. It is plenty fast and doesn't require all the Gnome and KDE bloat. XFCE4 is also newbie friendly and fast enough for my purposes. Cheers, Jason