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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: autorun?!
From:       Henrique Pinto <stampede () lagoaminas ! com ! br>
Date:       2003-08-19 0:57:36
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Hi,

On Monday 18 August 2003 19:02, Gav Wood wrote:
> can somebody tell me if there's a definative autorun program for kde that's
> in the main distribution? (by autorun program, i mean something that sits
> in the background and executes a program/whatever if a cd/dvd/whatever is
> inserted).
>
> i've been reading around on the net and have found several kde and non-kde
> autorun programs (the kde ones mostly very old and no doubt suffering from
> some bit rot).
>
> i later found this message
>
> http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/268/2000/2/0/3280221/
>
> which mentions that there was to be an autorun program bundled with kde-2
> which would automagically execute "autorun.sh"/"autorun"/whatever from a
> cdrom on insertion.
>
> i can't seem to find anything except the 3-year-old nonbeta kautorun in the
> current cvs...

I was about to send a message about this issue when I read this message...

One of the features KDE is missing is removable media automounting and I'm 
interested in implementing this. There are, however, some considerations on 
how it should be done. Below I list my ideas of possibilities for this 
implementation:

1) A standalone program, like kdenonbeta/kautorun: probably the easiest way, 
but it would also miss integration with the underlying system (KDE);

2) A KDED module: really simple. it would quietly wait for media to be 
inserted and make the appropriate dcop calls to have [media]/autorun.sh 
executed or a Konqueror window open at the mount point;

3) An extension for the mountwatcher KDED module: the same as above, with the 
difference that it would be part of mountwatcher.

Any ideas/comments/rants?

-- 
	Henrique Pinto
	stampede@coltec.ufmg.br

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