[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Any feedback?

[ماك للعرب]

I see... since most people will be using the same directory on regular 
basis maybe it would be an idea to have an option to list directories 
by the user to scan on disconnecting. in other words only the 
directories the user lists are scanned for cleaning. Just an idea.


On Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 07:20  PM, Scott Gruby wrote:

>
> On Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 04:15  PM, ماك للعرب wrote:
>
>> Well everything is working ok but there seems to be something strange 
>> happening on my palm. when I access files that I stored on the card 
>> using missingsync I get 2 copyes that only apear on the palm for 
>> example:
>>
>> the original file = Xena.jpg (52k)
>>
>> the extra file     = ._Xena.jpg (0k)
>>
>> Well other than this I haven't noticed much.
>>
>> keep up the good work.
>>
>
> Mac OS X does this; these are called meta files (I believe) and 
> contain extra information that Mac OS X needs which obviously the Palm 
> doesn't. If you are placing the files in either /AUDIO or 
> /PALM/PROGRAMS/SPLASHPHOTO, then you can turn on the option (on the 
> Palm) that says "Clean up meta files on disconnect in 
> Audio/SplashPhoto directories". We experimented with doing this for 
> the entire card, but it takes way too long to scan every file on the 
> device looking for files that begin with a period.
>
>
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