fox2mike 05/08/22 06:59:11 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft bluetooth-guide.xml Log: Applied Arun's patch, noted irmc for Multisync. Explained gnome-bt stuff a bit. Pretty much final I guess, marking so on the bug and will go live if there are no more changes.
Revision Changes Path 1.5 +62 -54 xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/bluetooth-guide.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/bluetooth-guide.xml?rev=1.5&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/bluetooth-guide.xml?rev=1.5&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/bluetooth-guide.xml.diff?r1=1.4&r2=1.5&cvsroot=gentoo Index: bluetooth-guide.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/draft/bluetooth-guide.xml,v retrieving revision 1.4 retrieving revision 1.5 diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5 --- bluetooth-guide.xml 15 Aug 2005 23:16:06 -0000 1.4 +++ bluetooth-guide.xml 22 Aug 2005 06:59:11 -0000 1.5 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ <author title="Contributor"> <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Marcel Holtmann</mail> </author> -<author title="Contributor/Editor"> +<author title="Author/Editor"> <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Shyam Mani</mail> </author> <author title="Editor"> @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ <license/> <version>1.0</version> -<date>2005-07-25</date> +<date>2005-08-22</date> <chapter id="introduction"> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -444,11 +444,11 @@ <comment>(Only changes that might be needed are shown)</comment> rfcomm0 { # Automatically bind the device at startup - <comment>(Creates the device node, /dev/rfcomm0 at start up)</comment> + <comment>(Creates the device node, /dev/rfcomm0 at start up)</comment> bind yes; # Bluetooth address of the device - <comment>(Enter the address of the device you want to connect to)</comment> + <comment>(Enter the address of the device you want to connect to)</comment> device 00:0A:0B:0C:0D:0E; } @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ physical device on the above two commands. </p> -<pre caption="RFCOMM connections specifying phisical device"> +<pre caption="RFCOMM connections specifying physical device"> # <i>rfcomm -i hci0 listen 0 1</i> Waiting for connection on channel 1 <comment>(To listen to a determined device) </comment> @@ -606,8 +606,9 @@ <body> <p> -There are two main alternatives on this section: either we use gnome-bluetooth -or kdebluetooth. However there are also text based applications that run fine. +There are two main alternatives on this section: either we use +<c>gnome-bluetooth</c> or <c>kdebluetooth</c>. However there are also text based +applications that run fine. </p> </body> @@ -622,21 +623,37 @@ </p> <ul> - <li> - <c>gnome-bluetooth-manager</c>: To manage Bluetooth remote devices - </li> - <li> - <c>gnome-obex-send</c>: To send files to other devices - </li> - <li> - <c>gnome-obex-server</c>: To receive files - </li> + <li><c>gnome-bluetooth-manager</c>: To manage Bluetooth remote devices.</li> + <li><c>gnome-obex-send</c>: To send files to other devices.</li> + <li><c>gnome-obex-server</c>: To receive files.</li> </ul> <pre caption="Installing gnome-bluetooth"> # <i>emerge gnome-bluetooth</i> </pre> +<p> +This adds menu entries under Applications > System Tools from where you can +easily start up the manager or File sharing to transfer files between devices. +</p> + +<p> +To transfer files (the easy way) : +</p> + +<ul> + <li> + From the Phone to the Computer - Send the file from the phone via Bluetooth + and it will be picked up and saved to your <path>/home</path> always. + </li> +<!--FIXME : Need to check this option. Worked from home... --> + <li> + From the Computer to the Phone - Fire up <c>nautilus</c> and select the file + you want to send and right click on it. Select the Send via Bluetooth option + and ask your phone to accept the file. + </li> +</ul> + </body> </section> <section> @@ -653,43 +670,21 @@ </p> <ul> - <li> - <c>kbluetoothd</c>: Bluetooth Meta Server - </li> - <li> - <c>kbtsearch</c>: Bluetooth device/service search utility - </li> - <li> - <c>khciconfig</c>: KDE Bluetooth Monitor - </li> - <li> - <c>kioclient</c>: KIO command line client - </li> - <li> - <c>qobexclient</c>: Swiss army knife for obex testing/development - </li> - <li> - <c>kbtobexclient</c>: A KDE Bluetooth Framework Application - </li> - <li> - <c>kioobex_start</c> - </li> - <li> - <c>kbtserialchat</c> - </li> - <li> - <c>kbemusedsrv</c>: KDE Bemused Server - </li> - <li> - <c>kbtobexsrv</c>: KDE OBEX Push Server for Bluetooth - </li> - <li> - <c>kbluepin</c>: A KDE KPart Application - </li> - <li> - <c>auth-helper</c>: A helper program for kbtobexsrv that sends an - authentication request for a given ACL link - </li> + <li><c>kbluetoothd</c>: Bluetooth Meta Server.</li> + <li><c>kbtsearch</c>: Bluetooth device/service search utility.</li> + <li><c>khciconfig</c>: KDE Bluetooth Monitor.</li> + <li><c>kioclient</c>: KIO command line client.</li> + <li><c>qobexclient</c>: Swiss army knife for obex testing/development.</li> + <li><c>kbtobexclient</c>: A KDE Bluetooth Framework Application.</li> + <li><c>kioobex_start</c></li> + <li><c>kbtserialchat</c></li> + <li><c>kbemusedsrv</c>: KDE Bemused Server.</li> + <li><c>kbtobexsrv</c>: KDE OBEX Push Server for Bluetooth.</li> + <li><c>kbluepin</c>: A KDE KPart Application.</li> + <li> + <c>auth-helper</c>: A helper program for kbtobexsrv that sends an + authentication request for a given ACL link. + </li> </ul> <pre caption="Installing kdebluetooth"> @@ -699,7 +694,7 @@ </body> </section> <section> -<title>Other interesting applications</title> +<title>Other Interesting Applications</title> <body> <ul> @@ -710,6 +705,19 @@ <c>app-mobilephone/bemused</c>: Bemused is a system which allows you to control your music collection from your phone, using Bluetooth. </li> + <li> + <c>app-pda/multisync</c>: Multisync allows you to sync contacts, calendar + entries and notes from your mobile phone with your computer, over a + Bluetooth connection (amongst other things). It includes such features as + backing up this information and restoring it later, and syncing with the + Evolution e-mail client. You will need the <c>irmc</c> USE flag set to + ensure that <c>multisync</c> has Bluetooth support. + </li> + <li> + <c>media-plugins/xmms-btexmms</c>: Btexmms is an XMMS plugin that allows + you to use your Bluetooth-enabled (Sony) Ericsson mobile phone as a remote + control for XMMS. + </li> </ul> </body> -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
