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--- brainstorming [2009/10/25 20:15] – created glaubitz
+++ brainstorming [2011/01/17 01:41] (current) – move releases to separate section glaubitz
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 Looking for a way to detect a connected HiMD walkman automatically and connect it in //qhimdtransfer//.
+This splits into two different questions, presented with their possible solutions:
+  - Detecting Hi-MD walkmen that are already connected to the computer on start of QHiMDTransfer
+     * libusb can be used to iterate over all connected devices. This is mostly platform independent, but it seems difficult to get to a path (i.e. mountpoint) from an USB device ID (bus/address or something like that)
+     * libusal (or libscg) to scan for the SCSI device that the Hi-MD walkman makes available via the USB mass storage transport. No idea how easy it is to get a mountpoint from libusal bus scans. Did not look at it yet
+  - Detecting when a new HiMD walkmen gets connected
+     * On Linux: Listen on system DBus for DeviceAdded/DeviceRemoved events
+     * On Windows: Listen for "WM_DEVICECHANGE"-Message with subcodes "DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL"/"DBT_DEVICEREMOVECOMPLETE"
+     * Sample code for Windows: [[http://www.codeproject.com/KB/winsdk/usbdisks.aspx]]
+     * On Mac: Listen for "NSWorkspaceDidMountNotification" / "NSWorkspaceDidUnmountNotification"-Notifications
+     * On Linux/Windows: Use autorun/autoplay-like mechanism. The program called by autorun need not to present the full GUI, it might be enough to just tell an already running QHiMDTransfer the addition of a new device.
-Possible solutions:
+Screenshots on how the autorun-like entry works in the gnome file manager (the first image shows the file browser in the root directory of a Hi-MD medium, the second the file manager autorun properties):
-  * libusb
+{{:nautilus-offers-qhimdtransfer.png|Nautilus offers QHiMDTransfer in the root Directory of the mounted medium}}
+{{:nautilus-you-can-choose-himd-action.png|Dialog to choose what happens if a Hi-MD player with Hi-MD medium is connected}}