Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:45:13 -0500 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> To: R Skinner <rocky@herveybayaustralia.com.au> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: disk volumes under "places" in file manager Message-ID: <4EFD4FE9.70109@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4EFD31A6.7050205@herveybayaustralia.com.au> References: <4EF9776D.3090500@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <87sjk4zmpb.fsf@pluton.xbsd.name> <4EFBC04B.5080203@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <4EFD1FA6.40801@freebsd.org> <4EFD31A6.7050205@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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On 12/29/11 10:36 PM, R Skinner wrote: > On 12/30/11 12:19, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: >> On 12/28/11 8:20 PM, R Skinner wrote: >>> On 12/29/11 02:26, Denise H. G. wrote: >>>> On 2011/12/27 at 15:44, R Skinner<rocky@herveybayaustralia.com.au> >>>> wrote: >>>>> I've been advised to try this list for these specifics, and as it is >>>>> only transient I'm not subscribed; so if you could ensure to cc me in >>>>> the replies it would be appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> I've searched high and low to find an answer to this, but just keep >>>>> getting wound up in knots. I would like to know how to add "places" to >>>>> the sidebar of the file manager (nautilus or whatever)- how is it >>>>> done? Is there a config file for it like bookmarks? A dbus call? >>>>> GConf? >>>> Through bookmarking, I think. Nautilus can remember bookmarks as www >>>> browsers do. And bookmars will be displayed in the sidebar of the >>>> nautilus. >>> Afraid not. I've tried that, and yes, it is displayed in the sidebar but >>> it is a permanent fixture and not dynamically added. I have found the >>> bookmarks config too. I'm speaking of the "places" menu in the sidebar >>> which shows the home dir, filesystem root, desktop dir, etc- and the >>> volumes that are added through the hal/dbus system. How is it done? >>> Where is this config info for added volumes stored? Its not in GConf. >>> >>> Seems this one is a real mystery... >> I think what you want is the >> /apps/nautilus/preferences/always_use_browser setting. When true, you >> get the old non-spacial Nautilus view. >> >> This setting has nothing to do with the mounted volumes, though. Those >> are maintained by hal. Nautilus is notified when a new volume becomes >> available and will show an icon for it. > So essentially what you're telling me is that hal maintains a database > and notifies nautilus (via dbus?)- so how does it notify it? Don't > forget also that this is not just nautilus- its *every* file manager > display (in apps, pcmanfm, etc). I'm not sure how other file managers do it, but hal does advertise changes via dbus. Nautilus picks these up via gvfs. > > And what happens now with no hal (linux udev, that is)? Linux will use udev, but FreeBSD still uses hal for the time being. Joe -- Joe Marcus Clarke FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
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