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diff --git a/bin/kdepim/korganizer/featuresKOPI.txt b/bin/kdepim/korganizer/featuresKOPI.txt index 4649efd..49315bd 100644 --- a/bin/kdepim/korganizer/featuresKOPI.txt +++ b/bin/kdepim/korganizer/featuresKOPI.txt @@ -6,16 +6,18 @@ Features of KO/Pi 1.9.1: Main features: With KO/Pi you can manage your events/todos/journals. Todos may have subtodos. A subtodo can be changed to a parent root todo. KO/Pi has a monthview, a What's Next view, an event list view, a small and big todo-view and an agenda view to display 1-42 days. KO/Pi is Qt-only based and runs on Sharp Zaurus PDA, Linux and Windows. 1) Import - export - connection - syncing: +KO/Pi on Windows can import calendar data from Outlook directly via OLE. + Recurring events with exceptions and attendee lists of meetings are imported properly. KO/Pi can import/export ics and vcs files. KO/Pi can save/load ics backup files. KO/Pi can send ics and vcs files via infrared, with and without timezone settings.( Zaurus only ) Via the search function you can send any number/selection of events/tasks/journal via infrared. Via the search function you can export and save any number/selection of events/tasks/journal to an ics file. Via the search function you can export and save any number/selection of journals and descriptions of events/todos to a plain text file. KO/Pi can import xml calendar/todo data from Opie/old Qtopia environment. KO/Pi can sync calendar/todo data with new Sharp Rom DTM model PIM applications, found on Zaurus 7x0/860 and Sharp Rom 3.1 (and above) for 5x00 series. @@ -27,17 +29,17 @@ In KO/Pi you can create a specific profile for each device to sync with. KO/Pi can ask you, if a conflict while syncing is detected and displays a detailed view of both events/todos. Multiple sync with many profiles at once is supported. If KO/Pi detects that the saved file on disk has changed,(e.g. a remote sync from somewhere has happened), it asks you, if you want to overwrite the file or if you want to sync with the file. Such that no data is lost. KO/Pi can save/load templates for events/todos. 2) Filter: You can define filters for displaying/not displaying specified categories. -Quick access to the first 20 filters via hotkeys 1-0 and <crtr>1-0 +Quick access to the first 20 filters via hotkeys 1-0 and <ctrl>1-0 3) Managing categories: After importing/loading/syncing there may be new categories in events or todos which are not in the category list. You can choose what to do with these categories: -Add to category list -Or remove them from events/todos In the list view/search dialog you can quickly assign categories to all selected items. You can choose @@ -47,17 +49,18 @@ You can specify a color to every categorie. The events/tasks of this categorie are displayed with this color in the agenda view. You can configure, if the events/tasks categorie color is shown in todo view/month view as well. 4) Cancelling of items: You can cancel an event/todo without deleting them. The cancelled event/todo is then displayed stricked out. 5) Addressbook access: -There are plugins avaialable to access Opie/old Qtopia/Sharp DTM addressbook data when adding an attendee to an event. +You can access address entries stored in KA/Pi. +In KA/Pi you can configure a new resource to get read-only acces to Opie addressbook data. 6) Quick editing: You can quickly clone, move, cancel, beam events/todos. When dragging a recurrent event in agenda view, this recurrence is automatically added to the list of recurrence exceptions and a non-recurring clone is created. If you click on a day number in month view, a new edit event dialog pops up. 7) Fast navigation: There are many shortcuts for fast changing the view. Please refer to shortcut-key description. @@ -74,17 +77,18 @@ You can configure for every item in the toolbar, whether it should be shown or n There are two item sizes for toolbar icons available. (Useful for 5x00 user and small display). 10) Language: KO/Pi is available in English and German. 11) Alarm: For Zaurus there is an alarm applet available with additional timer functionality. This alarm applet will make the Zaurus wake up, if the device is in suspend mode. -You can enable in KO/Pi the internal alarm notification, such that you are informed about an alarm, if the program is running. +On the desktop (e.g. Windows) you can enable in KO/Pi the internal alarm notification, +such that you are informed about an alarm, if the program is running. 12) What'sThis Help: To use the What'sThis Help, you have to enable the What'sThis icon in the toolbar. (Choose menu: ME-Toolbar or Action-Configure Toolbar ). (You have to restart to reload the changed toolbar config). Now click on the QWhat'sThis Icon in the top right corner of KO/Pi. Then click now after that on an item in the Agenda View or in the month view diff --git a/bin/kdepim/korganizer/kopiFAQ.txt b/bin/kdepim/korganizer/kopiFAQ.txt index b87ef96..96b38b8 100644 --- a/bin/kdepim/korganizer/kopiFAQ.txt +++ b/bin/kdepim/korganizer/kopiFAQ.txt @@ -16,36 +16,39 @@ What files/data can KO/Pi import or export? A: KO/Pi saves its data in iCalandar format (*.ics) You can import .ics (used by KDE KOrganizer/Mozillas/Appli iCal) or .vcs files. You can import xml based PIMs (Opie, old Sharp and old TKC). You can sync with the newer Sharp DTM PIMs directly. (Note: If you have many contacts in KO/Pi which are not in DTM, the very first sync may take some time) You can sync with any local .ics file or remote with a .ics file via ssh. +KO/Pi on Windows can import calendar data from Outlook directly via OLE. +Recurring events with exceptions and attendee lists of meetings are imported properly. ************************************************************************* Q: How can I sync via ssh? A: You must have installed a ssh client on the machine KO/Pi is running. You must have a ssh server running on the remote machine. You must have configured your access to the server such that you can log in from console on the server without a password. For that reason you have to put some keys on the servers home dir. Please read docu of ssh how to do that. -There is a realy detailed ssh howto available at +There is a detailed ssh howto available at http://oek.fbl.fh-wiesbaden.de/zaurus/ ************************************************************************* Q: How can I get my data from Outlook? A: Well you can sync Outlook with Sharp-DTM Pims and then sync KO/Pi with Sharp-DTM. Voila - you have your Outlook data in KO/Pi. -It is planned that KO/Pi windows version syncs directly with Outlook. +On Windows, KO/Pi can import calendar data from Outlook directly via OLE. +Recurring events with exceptions and attendee lists of meetings are imported properly. ************************************************************************* Q: I sync with Outlook via the Sharp DTM. But, now, whenever I get an alarm I get notified by both KO/Pi and the Sharp Calendar app. How could I disable Sharp Calendar app? A: You have to rename datebook (the Sharp Calendar app) @@ -57,47 +60,30 @@ For example, rename to /home/QtPalmtop/bin/datebookwech Then you can sync KO/Pi with the database and then the database with outlook without problems. An event( with alarm ) created on outlook make KO/Pi alarm goes off, but there will be no datebook alarm :-) ************************************************************************* Q: -I cannot sync Outlook with Sharp-DTM. How can I get my data from Outlook? -A: -There is a tool called Outport. -With that tool you can export your Outlook data to many small .ics files. -To get one big .ics file to able to import the data quickly in KO/Pi -you can do the following on Linux: -cat *.ics > mycalendar -mv mycalendar mycalendar.ics -Now you have one file, but kopi cannot read it. -You have to remove all lines in the file -(take a texteditor where search and replace is done quickly ) which are: -BEGIN:VCALENDAR -END:VCALENDAR -Only the very first -BEGIN:VCALENDAR and the very last -END:VCALENDAR may remain in the file. -Now KO/Pi can read the modified file. -************************************************************************* -Q: Why does not KO/Pi import several .isc files at once? A: Because it is not yet implemented. ************************************************************************* Q: Why does not KO/Pi sync directly with Outlook? A: -Because it is not yet implemented. -But it is planned to be implemented. +On Windows, KO/Pi can import calendar data from Outlook directly via OLE. +Recurring events with exceptions and attendee lists of meetings are imported properly. +It would be difficult to implememt an actual syncing. +This will be implemented later. ************************************************************************* Q: -Why does KO/Pi start up on restarts? +Why does KO/Pi start up on restarts on the Zaurus? A: Fastload causes KO/Pi to startup when Qtopia starts. ************************************************************************* Q: Do I have to deinstall the KO/Pi alarm applet, when I update KO/Pi? A: No, the KO/Pi alarm applet runs completely independend of KO/Pi. That means, it does not need KO/Pi or libraries of KO/Pi for being @@ -120,16 +106,18 @@ I installed the qtopiaKABC plugin, but I can't access the addressbook when adding attendees. A: The qtopiaKABC plug-in is for old non DTM Qtopia Pims only. This plug-in works with xml based addressbooks. There is no solution currently for the DTM addressbook. On a newer Sharp Rom (using DTM), you can install Opie(for Sharp Rom) libs+adressbook and the opieKABC plug-in. That works with KO/Pi. +NOTE: Versions > 1.9.0 does not support alarm plugins any more. +The addressbook data is accessed via KA/Pi only. ************************************************************************* Q: Why do I have two pim tabs? A: The original tab has the 'PIM' tab and kopi is installed in the 'Pim' tab. The difference in capitalization keeps them separate. That is no packaging bug. This is a feature. @@ -146,16 +134,17 @@ resource plugins, which needs additional libraries. (E.g. libopie1, if you want to use the opie resource connector in KA/Pi). If you do not have this libraries installed, you simply cannot use the resource. To make it clear: If the libraries are missing, the applications using kmicrokdelibs will start, because the resources are plugins. +If you get an error, simply install the other packages and try again. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* Q: How do I change the timezone? All my appointments do show 6 hours ahead. A: The default timezone in KO/Pi is CET. @@ -217,18 +206,22 @@ Now all selected entries are saved. Send the file to your friend, he can import them in his calendar now. ************************************************************************* Q: I want to get another alarm sound than the default. What I have to change? A: The default alarm sound is a wav file: It is (QPEDIR)/pics/korganizer/koalarm.wav. (Usually QPEDIR=/home/QtPalmtop). +(On the desktop, the path is: +(installdir)/kdepim/korganizer/koalarm.wav) Just replace this file by another one und do a 'simulate alarm' to ckeck, if it works. +('Simulate alarm' not available on the desktop, +because it is in the alarm applet) Wav files can have different sampling data. (e.g. 16/8bit, stereo/mono, 22kHz/11kHz/...) Note: It seems to be that there are problems with particular combination of these settings. If one file is not replayed properly, just try another file/ another sampling data. ************************************************************************* Q: @@ -273,21 +266,22 @@ Solution: Make sure your alarm duration is less then your system suspend time. ************************************************************************* Q: I can not install KO/Pi on the SD card (ext2 formated), it can be installed only in the internal memory. What can I do ? A: -I don't know. KO/Pi and friends are now installable on SD-Card! It is recommended to install all libs and apps on the SD card or all in the internal storage. There may be problems, if this is mixed. +If you get an error when installing, +simply install the other packages and try again. diff --git a/bin/kdepim/korganizer/kopiWhatsNew.txt b/bin/kdepim/korganizer/kopiWhatsNew.txt index 1b4e804..8982a9c 100644 --- a/bin/kdepim/korganizer/kopiWhatsNew.txt +++ b/bin/kdepim/korganizer/kopiWhatsNew.txt @@ -1,11 +1,16 @@ Info about the changes in new versions of KO/Pi and KDE-Pim/Pi +********** VERSION 1.9.3 ************ +1) +Now KO/Pi on Windows imports directly the calendar data of +an installed Outlook. Should work with OL version >= 2000. + ********** VERSION 1.9.2 ************ 1) KDE-Pim/Pi has got a new member: KmicroMail (KM/Pi) is a mail program, which can handle IMAP and POP mail access. It is based on Opie-Mail v3. All dependencies to the Opie libraries ar removed, such that no additional Opie lib is needed. |