GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 482606
Pilot preferences are just wacky
Last modified: 2018-07-02 10:32:00 UTC
Forwarding this from a downstream bug report: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=201053 So, we have: 'PalmOS devices' in More preferences. This sets up some pilot stuff in GConf. Then we have a PDAs section in 'Removable Devices and Media', which allows you to set the command to use on connection. Realistically, someone would need to configure *both*. These need combined in some way.
Matthew, I wasn't aware of the 'Removable Devices and Media -> PDAs' section. I don't even know what it is supposed to do! I'd guessed maybe it would use HAL to detect a Palm device and startup gpilotd-control-applet, but this didn't seem to happen. I don't see why "Realistically, someone would need to configure *both*." The 'gpilotd-control-applet' command is emphatically NOT used on palm device connection, by the way! So, can you tell me what the "Removable Devices -> PDA" preference is supposed to do? Can we just get rid of it, or replace the content with a link to launch the gpilotd-control-applet, as is done by the current 'PalmOS devices' menu item?
I don't know much about this but the intent of the "Removable Devices and Media" dialog is to let you configure what action gnome-volume-manager takes when HAL tells it that a device has been connected or media inserted. e.g. Start Totem when I insert a DVD. Import photos when I connect a digital camera. etc. On my Fedora system I see the following default settings, but neither is enabled. Should they be? Or should it use a different command? Maybe HAL isn't correctly detecting when a Palm device is connected? [ ] Sync Palm devices when connected Command: gpilotd-control-applet [ ] Sync PocketPC devices when connected Command: multisync Once these settings are enabled by default (and work), I think I'd be inclined to remove the "PalmOS Devices" menu item to help reduce System menu clutter.
gnome-pilot is not under active development anymore and has not seen code changes for seven years. Its codebase has been archived: https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/gnome-pilot/commits/master Closing this report as WONTFIX as part of Bugzilla Housekeeping to reflect reality. Please feel free to reopen this ticket (or rather transfer the project to GNOME Gitlab, as GNOME Bugzilla is deprecated) if anyone takes the responsibility for active development again.