[kde-doc-english] Fwd: Re: device-automounter moved to kdereview

[Trever Fischer]

On Monday 30 November 2009 9:31:17 am Burkhard Lück wrote:
> Am Dienstag, 24. novembre 2009 19:04:40 schrieb Trever Fischer:
> > Sorry if this appears out of context in your thread lists, I didn't
> >  subscribe to the list in time and lost the thread messages.
> >
> > Am Dienstag, 24. novembre 2009 03:11:15 schrieb Trever Fischer:
> > > > Hi, I'm trying to get a module moved out of kdereview into kdebase in
> > > > time for the hard feature freeze. What documentation would I need to
> > > > write? Just a few paragraphs explaining how to use it and then add
> > > > screenshots later?
> > >
> > > Yes just some plain text is fine, answering questions like:
> > > What is the use case for this kcm, limitations, sensible settings etc.
> >
> > The use case is for a desktop user, who wants to have behavior similar to
> >  that of other desktop systems, where removable media is automatically
> >  mounted. In Windows for example, plugging in a device makes the files
> >  available instantly, since the device is mounted as soon as it can be.
> >  With KDE, you plug in a device, then you need to dig through hoops such
> > as the sidebar in dolphin, the device notifier applet, or even the
> > command line to get a device mounted. Very counter-intuitive and is just
> > an annoying barrier.
> >
> > You can really see the barrier with other apps such as openoffice, which
> >  don't know anything about removable media. Plugging in a USB drive means
> >  you are *required* to mount it outside of the app somehow before you can
> >  use it.
> >
> > It also enables remounting devices at login. For instance, a user who
> > uses the picture frame applet shouldn't have to remount the device at
> > every login by hand when the picture is stored on some external storage
> > medium.
> >
> > Sensible settings for a normal, single-user desktop is to have all the
> > checkboxes above the overrides list enabled. It is off by default because
> >  of the discussion in the kdereview thread for it about multi-user
> > systems, for which disabling automounting is sensible. At least 'till I
> > put some ConsoleKit magic into it, or another lower level system can
> > figure this stuff out.
> >
> > > What does "Device Overrides" mean, what is "overridden" here? The
> > > global settings obove the list?
> >
> > Precisely. If a device has a check in some column, it overrides the
> > corresponding item above if it is not checked. The only thing that
> >  overrides a device override is the big checkbox at the top that turns
> > all kinds automounting on or off. If its off, nothing happens. Period.
> >
> > > "Disconnected Devices", what will be listed here? Previously mounted
> >
> > devices?
> >
> > > Forgotten devices?
> >
> > Devices that are not attached to the system, but not forgotten, and
> >  regardless if they were previously mounted or not.
> >
> > > "Forget Device", what does forget mean? No longer in the list? But
> > > still mounted?
> >
> > A forgotten device means KDE won't try to automatically mount it if it is
> >  set to only automount devices it has seen mounted before (aka
> > 'familiar'). The device will remain mounted if it is already mounted,
> > since the KCM only deals with automatic mounting at login or insertion.
> >
> > > How to get a forgotten device back?
> >
> > Plug it in again. TBH I didn't consider this and it probably isn't tested
> >  but it'll be fixed after it gets into kdebase.
> >
> > > Why should I forget a device?
> >
> > You should forget a device when you either want to clean up old devices
> >  that haven't been seen in years, or the KDED is automatically mounting a
> >  device you mounted once (thus making it 'remembered') that don't want it
> >  to always mount.
> 
> Commited the documentation, thanks Trever.
> Please proofread.
> 
Thanks. There's a small problem around line 53. Simply plugging in a device 
doesn't make it remembered, or even mounted. If a device is new to the system, 
it isn't 'familiar' and won't be automatically mounted.

Not sure if you saw it on the planet or not, but here's my blog post that 
gives some more clarifications: http://wm161.net/2009/11/28/device-
automounting-in-kde-4-4/
-- 
Trever Fischer (tdfischer)
Fedora Ambassador, KDE Hacker
http://wm161.net
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