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7.7 Graphical Applications

Linux has several popular graphical user interface systems, the most
well-known being KDE and GNOME. These projects both have tools that
provide an easy-to-use interface to your system's
Bluetooth
devices. At the time of writing, neither project is an official part
of the KDE or GNOME desktop, but both will be integrated in future.
This section presents a brief survey of the tools available and where
to get them.

7.7.1 KDE

The KDE Bluetooth
Framework's home page is at http://kde-bluetooth.sourceforge.net/. Its
features include:

A control center plug-in to configure Bluetooth devices

An OBEX server application

An OBEX sending client

Graphical exploration of remote devices

Cell phone handsfree implementation using your
computer's microphone and speakers

Proximity-based screen locking

The KDE Bluetooth Framework can be downloaded from the
project's web page. Figure 7-8 and
Figure 7-9 show KDE's Bluetooth
applications in action.

Figure 7-8. Browsing a device's services in KDE

Figure 7-9. Receiving a file via OBEX in KDE

7.7.2 GNOME

The GNOME Bluetooth
subsystem's home page is available at http://usefulinc.com/software/gnome-bluetooth.
Download it from the project's home page. RPM and
Debian packages are also available. Features of the GNOME Bluetooth
subsystem include:

An OBEX server application

An OBEX sending client

A phone manager application allowing sending and receiving of SMS
messages

Graphical exploration of remote devices

Programming libraries for creating Bluetooth-aware applications in C,
Python, or C#

Figure 7-10 and Figure 7-11 show
GNOME's Bluetooth features in action.

Figure 7-10. Exploring nearby Bluetooth devices in GNOME

Figure 7-11. Sending a file via OBEX in GNOME

7.7.2.1 Synchronization

If your PDA uses Bluetooth and you use Ximian Evolution as your calendar and
contacts management tool, you can synchronize the two over Bluetooth
using the Multisync application. Multisync is available in most Linux
distributions, and you can download it from its home page at
http://multisync.sourceforge.net.