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Configuring Devices and Editors

Devices are things like dvdrom drives and usb-pens. Different Linux distros vary enormously in how they deal with these; some, especially recent ones, automatically mount them as soon as they're found; others, especially older versions, do nothing automatically, leaving you to do the work. When 4Pane first runs, it tries to work out which choices your distro makes, and work with them. When it gets it wrong, this is where you can sort things out.

For each attached device 4Pane adds an icon on the righthand side of the toolbar. In automounting distros, this can be clicked to display the device's contents in the current pane; in non-automounting distros, this will also mount the device. For read-write devices like usb-pens, you can also drag files onto the icon to move or copy them to the device.

To the left of the device icons in the toolbar are "editor" ones, which can be configured in the Display section. The Configuring Devices and Editors dialog has four buttons, each of which brings up another dialog. They are: