Re: [Vala] custom widget and File observer

["D.H. Bahr" <dbahr uci cu>]

El lun, 14-05-2012 a las 19:39 +0200, Andrea Del Signore escribió:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 2012-05-14 at 08:18 -0400, D.H. Bahr wrote:
> > Hello everyone!
> >
> > I'm working on a teaching exercise: implementing a LifeStream
> > application (for those not aware: LifeStream is an alternative for the
> > desktop metaphor; more info can be found on the book 'Beyond the
> > Desktop
> > Metaphor' published by MIT Press). 
>
> Nice!
>
> > The application would consist solely on a "Stream Browser" providing
> > access to (and only to) user own files, that is: all files within the
> > user dirs (e.g: Documents, Pictures, Videos, Music, Public, Download
> > and
> > Home directories, recursively off course).
> >
> > Since I don't intent to create a full working environment (yet), but
> > only a "stream" browser I have come to an issue: how to ensure files
> > not
> > "processed" within the application (that is files copied/created using
> > other file browsers or the command line shell) are included
> > effectively
> > on the stream data structure. My current bet is placed on the idea I
> > can
> > create an Observer daemon which is somehow notified that any file on
> > the
> > specific 'observed' directories has been accessed. Is this even
> > possible?? 
>
> I think that gio has what are you looking for.
> Read here: http://www.valadoc.org/#!api=gio-2.0/GLib.FileMonitor

Yes, I took a look at that, but It doesn't seem to notify when simple
file access occurs; that is: no modification but just open a PDF
document and read, that action won't be notified. Would it??

> HTH,
> Andrea

Best regards,
-- 

                                                         Sw.E. D.H. Bahr
                                         Nova Desktop Development Leader
                                      CESOL (Free/Libre Software Centre)
                                UCI (University of Informatics Sciences)
                                                            Havana, Cuba




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