Re: [Kionjb-devel] first tests of Kionjb0.0.5 (RH7.1)

[Shaun J. <sja...@sh...>]

> The installation
> ===========
>  went without any trouble (./configure,make,make install) and
> the improvement since 003 is, it didn't create any /usr/local/kde/ dir, but
> put everything nicely where it belonged.
Glad to hear it.

> I recreated the Locatin  njb://  on my desktop, then changed the icon to
> one of the to nice icons (found in the 'devices' section). Both icons look
> nice, and when dragged them into the side bar, I got the nice icon
> miniturized there. Great!
I thought about putting an icon on the desktop by default, but I thought that 
would be a little invasive. In the end I put it in...
/usr/share/apps/konqueror/dirtree/devices/njb.desktop
There's also a slightly different one in
> Here the first use experiences:
> ======================
> Put file on the njb:
> -------------
> The HUGE improvement:  the 'Auto-Retry'
>   copy multiple files towards the njb works fine, no more skipped files.
> (Although, the annoying thing I wrote you when using mouse drag&drop to
> copy, it still happens the file gets MOVED instead... ). It even seems on
> other occasions, when getting trouble to comnnect to njb, does a retry,
> which leads to a much smoother usage!)   GREAT JOB !!!!
>
> It's also VERY NICE that you get to see the updates of what you have done
> immediatly, without needing to click x time to get a refresh. (Although,
> the backdraw might be, the kde internally updated list doesn't fit exactly
> the reality on the jukebox, in case something in the transmition went
> wrong. Still, I like it much better now !)
>
> Delete files on the njb:
> ----------------
> -When use the <Delete> key, it means the file(s) get sent to the trash, it
> usually end with an error message (although the file truely got deleted on
> the njb), for it couldn't write everything into the trash can. My thought
> is: that might be normal, since njb just deletes the file and doesn't care
> to send the file to the computer well. I don't think one intends to
> 'safeguard' a file deleted on the njb in the trash, so it might be nice, if
> possible, not to allow the moving to the trash, but instead only delete the
> file on the njb.
>
> -I once managed to delete multiple files (right-mouse click & 'delete'), 
> but only once.
> I retried it several times, but I got Konqueror either crashing (I send you
> the backtrace by attachment, just in case...) or hung: the 1st file would
> get deleted on the njb, but then kionjb would remain inactif  (the progress
> box just stays there, but the good thing is, when you push it's Cancel
> button, everything gets back to normal...)
>
> Anyway, the best thing's probably still to delete files (tracks) on the njb
> itself with it's delete option...
>
>
> Get files from the njb:
> ---------------
> Crashes Konqueror (backtrace in attachment). It runs smoothly up to 1.8Mb.
> I tried the with the libnjb sample program gettr, and got no trouble. I
> think, the problem might come from the fact, that when the file gets sent
> to the computer, I don't here a continous buzz from the njb, but as if it
> reads, stops, rereads, etc.
> Maybe, konqueror crashes, because it doesn't get the data smoothly. Just an
> idea... Maybe, it's because I still use the 'old'  kernel 2.4.2-2 (default
>  RH7.1).
>
> Anyway, it would be nice if it worked.
>
> I need to remark, that the mouse drag&drop copy function seems here to work
> as intended (no moving the file).
>
>
>
> Well, that's all for the moment. Again, thanx Shaun for the great job (i'll
> finally be able to load my njb with the album tracks in the right order,
> and with much less fuss of connection breakdown ... )
>
>
> In Kindness
> Karine
>
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> Karine ZUERCHER                               Web designer & programmer
>                                                                 
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>
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