differences among Bluetooth "Mode of Operation" in Bluetooth Preferences

[marco.pallotta]

Do you know what are the functionality differences among the mode operations in "Bluetooth Preferences" (once bluetooth devices is activated)?

That is what does it mean:
- other devices can connect
- visible and connectable for other devices
- limited discoverable and connectable


Txs.

[PrePenguin]

Just means what it says thats once it is paired it is hidden so nothing else can be paired to the device..

[marco.pallotta]

Well, but what do the three options mean in detail?

For example when I select the option "other devices can connect" I can read, from gnome notification area, txs to bluetooth plugin, that "the device is not discoverable". In fact via phone I cannot contact my PC (also if I first add my PC to my PHONE in personal bluetooth devices then I cannot contact Ubuntu to send it file). So I cannot understand in which ways I can use this option.
For the other two options, I can see a slider, in bluetooth preferences, but I think it should be only available in the last option (a bug?); so the last two seem to have identical functionality.