On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 16:43 +0100, Matthias Kaeppler wrote:
> Murray Cumming wrote:
> >>Okay, I was just somewhat confused because the C++ bindings supply a
> >>function called remove() (for synchronous deletion); it's probably just
> >>an overloaded wrapper for these two funtions (with a slightly more
> >>intuitive name).
> > 
> > 
> > No, that seems to be a wrapper for gnome_vfs_xfer_delete_list().
> 
> Yes, you're right. So I have a couple of options on how to remove a 
> file. Are there any guidelines/practices when to use what?
> 
> AFAICT, if I want to remove files without blocking the rest of the 
> application, I use the transfer() functions with the respective 
> removal-options (as Alexander pointed out), and otherwise remove().
> 
> Is that correct?

gnome_vfs_xfer_delete_list() is nicer than gnome_vfs_xfer_uri_list +
GNOME_VFS_XFER_DELETE_ITEMS if you just want to remove things. It'll end
up calling the same code as the normal _xfer call, but with less
arguments.

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