View details
One of the Windows-like features of the Bluetooth Software Suite is the possibility of changing the settings of the list view. What is of special interest, however, is the Details information of the list view:
- On the menu bar, click View.
- Click Details.
Alternatively, on the tool bar, click the View icon the appropriate number of times until the details are displayed:
The type of details displayed depends on the contents of the list view: remote devices, remote services, or the contents of My Inbox or My Shared Files.
Details concerning remote devices
In the main window, the list view can display information on each of the remote devices discovered:
- Name: The name the remote user has chosen for his device to present itself with when discovered by other devices.
- Class: The type of the remote device (device class), for instance a desktop computer, a laptop, or a mobile phone.
- Status: Whether the remote device is within range or not.
- Bonding: Whether or not your local device and the remote one have bonded. See the section “Bonding”.
- Role: Shows if the remote device is the master or a slave in the piconet.
Details concerning remote services
When you have carried out service discovery on a remote device, the list view can display the following information on the services that the remote device supports:
- Name: The name of the remote service.
- Description: The name of the profile that supports the remote service. If your device features the same profile, interoperability between the two devices is possible.
- Status: Whether or not the remote service is connected to your device.
Details concerning My Inbox and My Shared Files
If you have opened My Inbox or My Shared Files, you can get the same information on each of the received objects or files that you can get in standard Windows folders:
- Name: The name given to the object or file when it was saved.
- Size: The size of the object or folder.
- Type: The type of the object or folder, for instance “vCard File” like the business card in the above example.
- Modified: The date when the object or file was last saved.