Novell IFOLDER 3.6 - CROSS-PLATFORM, Руководство пользователя

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1.2 The iFolder Client
The iFolder client integrates with your operating system to provide iFolder services in your native
desktop environment. The iFolder client allows you to manage your own iFolders and to select
which shared iFolders to set up on each computer. iFolder supports the following operating systems:
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SUSE
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Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
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Windows XP SP2/2000 Professional SP4
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Open SUSE 10.2 and later
1.3 iFolder Account
You must configure at least one iFolder account before you can create iFolders. An iFolder account
is created when an iFolder services administrator provisions you as an iFolder user for an iFolder
server. The administrator provides you with a username and password. For an enterprise, this might
be your username or e-mail address and the related password.
An iFolder session begins when you log in to an iFolder services account and ends when you log
out, or when you exit the iFolder client. Your iFolders synchronize files with other active iFolders
only when your session is active and you are working online. You can access data in your local
iFolders at any time, whether you are logged in to the account, or not. For information, see
Section 6.2, “Configuring an iFolder Account,” on page 51 .
1.4 Cross-Platform Considerations
The user interfaces for the Linux, and Windows versions of the iFolder client conform to interface
conventions of their individual platforms. The way you perform common tasks is parallel in each
platform, but you might observe slight differences in the buttons, the display area, function labels,
the location of the desktop notification area, the start iFolder preference, and so on as you perform
the tasks. Except where procedures differ explicitly, this guide provides instructions for only one of
the two platforms.
The following table lists some typical differences in the client interface:
Task Linux Windows
iFolder menu Quit Exit
iFolder Preferences >
Accounts dialog
Add button Add button
iFolder Preference >
Accounts dialog Remove button Remove button
Multiple locations Close button
Actions are committed
when you perform the
action.
OK , Cancel , and Apply
buttons
Actions are committed
only when you click
Apply or OK .
iFolder Preferences
dialog
Add iFolder to the
desktop’s
Startup
Programs
Select (enable) Start
iFolder when logging In
to the desktop