Once you've found the item you are looking for, and selected it in the file browser, you see the Info/Action View for the item.
This view is where you actually do something with the remote file. iGet Mobile will display a small form for each action it knows how to perform, based on what type of item you are looking at. (In some cases, when iGet Mobile knows that a given item is not compatible with a given item, the action form will be disabled and a mesage to that effect wil be displayed.)
Below is an example of the Info/Action View, inspecting an RTF document on the remote Mac, which was created with TextEdit:
The Info/Action View, inspecting an RTF document on the remote Mac.
Name and Modification date
The very first thing you see is the file's icon (in a larger size than the file list shows), its name, and the date it was last modified. This is the key information at a glance.
Detailed information and location display
The second section displays various informational details about the item, including what kind of document it is (according to the remote Mac), how large it is, the precise creation and modification dates, and a graphical representation of where it is located on the remote Mac.
Here, we see that the item is located in a folder called "FROM MACBOOK" on the user's desktop. Note that each folder displayed in the location area is a link. You can tap/click any folder's name or icon to jump directly to browsing that folder.
View/Download action
The most basic action possible is the View/Download action. This just gets the file. Depending on the capabilities of your client device and browser, and on the type of item you are inspecting, you may be able to view the item in the browser, or you may need to download it.
For example, if it is a text file, almost any client device will be able to view that in the browser. On the other hand, if you're inspecting an RTF file, as in this case, the iPhone cannot view such items in the browser.
Note the red warning to that effect. You can still try to view the item umodified, but iGet Mobile warns you that it ay not work with your client device.
Convert action
The next available action is the convert action. This is helpful when an item is too large, or the wrong fomat, to work with your client device. iGet Mobile can convert many types of item to something your client device is more likely to be compatible with.
In this case, iGet Mobile offers to convert the RTF file into a PDF file, and then let you view it. This is great for devices like the iPhone, which cannot (as of this writing) read RTF documents, but do have a great PDF viewer.
iGet Mobile can convert several types of document into PDF, and several image formats into standard PNG.
Future versions of iGet Mobile may be able to convert even more types of document, as we refine this feature.
Send via Email action
This action sends the item via email, directly from your Mac, to the address you specify.
One great use for this feature is to send items to yourself. This is useful with devices like the iPhone, which as of this writing is at version 1.1.2 and does not have a native file storage capacity. You cannot copy documents direcly onto your phone, but if they are stored in an email mailbox, they are available all the time. The email client becomes an effective way move documents to your iPhone. (We do expect Apple to address this in some future version.)
Of course, there are also times when you just want to send a document that is on your Mac to some other person, without having to actually go back to your Mac to do it. The Send via Email action does this for you.
And... ?
In future versions of iGet Mobile, we will likely add many more actions that you can perform on your Mac files. If you have something you would like to see added to the Info/Action View, feel free drop us an email and make your case! You can always email us at: support@nakahara-informatics.com