From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 2 07:35:44 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C633016A40E for ; Fri, 2 Feb 2007 07:35:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout1.cac.washington.edu (mxout1.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.134]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A5FB13C4C5 for ; Fri, 2 Feb 2007 07:35:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout1.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id l127ZhlL002435 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 1 Feb 2007 23:35:43 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.41] (c-67-187-172-183.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.187.172.183]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id l127Zgb5026145 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Thu, 1 Feb 2007 23:35:43 -0800 Message-ID: <45C2E9C7.3090601@u.washington.edu> Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:35:35 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070122) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <867iv1mldg.fsf@Bacalao.shenton.org> <20070201212939.141a489c@atomizer.opensourcebeef.net> <20070202031833.GG50541@sentinelchicken.net> In-Reply-To: <20070202031833.GG50541@sentinelchicken.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.0.289146, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2007.2.1.232434 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: Re: Easy USB-drive automounter and "filemanager" for nontechies? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:35:44 -0000 Jason Morgan wrote: > On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 09:29:39PM -0500, Rod Person wrote: >> On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:52:27 -0500 >> Chris Shenton wrote: >> >>> I'm looking for something like she'd get on a Mac or PC: >>> >>> 1. a way to automount the USB 'drive' when she plugs in >>> 2. a visual filemanager or some other friendly way for her to see >>> files and copy them off so she can mail them or whatnot. >>> 3. a way to safely unmount the USB device when she's done >>> >>> I've got no idea about friendly GUI/filemanager with drag-n-drop or >>> other easy way to get files off. She's using simple olde FVWM2 now >>> and I'd prefer not to load up a massive GUI like KDE or Gnome. I just >>> don't know what's out there, being a command line dinosuar myself. >>> >>> Any recommendations? >> >> Thunar. I just started using this it's part of XFCE4, but you can >> install it separately, I use it with fluxbox. It uses hal-d but it very >> light. > > My wife (non-techie) and I use Thunar in XFCE4.4. Thunar comes > installed by default with XFCE4.4, I believe. It is plenty fast and > doesn't require all the Gnome and KDE bloat. XFCE4 is also newbie > friendly and fast enough for my purposes. > > Cheers, > > Jason Anything that uses HALd will work with automounting drives out of the box if you set it up properly. -Garrett