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List:       kde-hardware-devel
Subject:    Re: [Kde-hardware-devel] How to use Solid
From:       Christopher Blauvelt <cblauvelt () gmail ! com>
Date:       2009-05-12 16:51:15
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If you look in the tutorials folder in kdelibs/solid/ you'll see a lot of
example code.  I'll upload a tutorial I've written that shows how to use
predicates to query Solid.  Another place to look would be the
devicenotifier applet under kdebase/workspace/plasma.
Chris

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Martin Koller <kollix@aon.at> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm in the process of porting my backup application (kbackup) to KDE4.
> I hope I can use Solid to find out if the path the user entered as the
> target directory is located on a device which has removable media.
>
> The question is: How can I ask Solid about a device where the only thing =
I
> know
> is a path to a directory ?
>
> I assume once I have that, I can use Solid::StorageDrive::isRemovable() .=
..
>
> --
> Best regards/Sch=F6ne Gr=FC=DFe
>
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<div>If you look in the tutorials folder in kdelibs/solid/ you&#39;ll see a lot of \
example code.  I&#39;ll upload a tutorial I&#39;ve written that shows how to use \
predicates to query Solid.  Another place to look would be the devicenotifier applet \
under kdebase/workspace/plasma.</div>

<div>Chris<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Martin Koller <span \
dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:kollix@aon.at">kollix@aon.at</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br> \
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; \
BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi,<br><br>I&#39;m in the process of porting my backup \
application (kbackup) to KDE4.<br>I hope I can use Solid to find out if the path the \
user entered as the<br> target directory is located on a device which has removable \
media.<br><br>The question is: How can I ask Solid about a device where the only \
thing I know<br>is a path to a directory ?<br><br>I assume once I have that, I can \
use Solid::StorageDrive::isRemovable() ...<br> <br>--<br>Best regards/Schöne \
Grüße<br><br>Martin    ()  ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail<br>         /\   \
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