List view
The list view in the main window contains three elements: My Inbox, My Shared Files, and a list of discovered remote devices. When an item is selected in the Bluetooth Neighborhood, for instance My Inbox or a remote device, the list view will display the contents of that item. (In this connection, the contents of a remote device are the services it supports).
My Inbox:
This is where your device receives objects like electronic business cards, messages, notes, and calendar objects. My Inbox is a folder of files like any other Windows folder, and its contents can be copied, renamed, dragged and dropped etc. (For more information, see the section “Receiving objects”.)
My Shared Files:
In this folder, you can make files available to remote users. When a remote user has carried out service discovery on your device, he will be able to open your folder My Shared Files and the files you have placed in it. Also, remote users can place files in your folder My Shared Files and – if allowed – delete files (see “File Transfer Settings” for information on the security aspects of receiving files). Finally, if a remote device sends a file to your device, it is received in My Shared Files. Like My Inbox, you can manipulate My Shared Files like any Windows folder. For more information, see the section “File transfer”.
Remote devices or services:
The devices shown in the main window list view are the remote Bluetooth devices that your device has discovered during device discovery. The icons show what kind of device each remote device is (device class), like the desktop and laptop computer icons in the following example:
A question mark is used to show that the device class is unknown:
Furthermore, it is indicated by the icons whether or not a device is within range as follows:
Within range
Out of range
Note: The list view does not show your local device, only remote ones.
When service discovery has been carried out on a remote device, the list view will change to showing the services facilitated by the remote device in question. Each service is represented by an icon, for instance DUN (dial-up networking) and FAX:
Appendix B contains a complete list of the various remote device and service icons.
Finally, the icons will indicate “linked” and “bonded” as follows:
Linked
Bonded
Linked and bonded
The list view settings can be changed like other Windows list view settings; you can for instance change the size of the icons or have the elements displayed as a list. For information on settings specifically relevant in connection with the Bluetooth Software Suite, see the section “View details”.