[Kde-pim] Re: KDE PIM and mobile device sync

[Sivan Greenberg]

Hi people,

 As promised earlier  today by Dinesh, here is the blog post[0] about
the SyncEvolution Akonadi work and the branch Dinesh is working on.

HTH,

-Sivan
[0]: http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/sivan-greenbergs-forum-nokia-blog/2010/11/07/kde-and-qt-meego-syncevolution-integration-or-some-more-new-stuff-to-do-after-the-munich-ovi-sprint.

On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Dinesh <saidinesh5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 10:09, Dinesh <saidinesh5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Great!  Yes , Currently with Syncevolution you can sync your N86's
>> > Calendar,
>> > Contacts and Notes with KDE PIM
>>
>> Yes!!!!
>>
>> > You can get the information about the program over here:
>> > http://saidinesh5.wordpress.com/2010/08/24/are-we-there-yet/
>> >
>>
>> I did read that. I am not a developer, though, so I have a steep
>> leraning curve and I expect to get stuck. I will try the directions
>> that you mention on that page, and I will wait until after your exam
>> to bug you with questions if I get stuck and cannot google my way out
>> of it.
>
>
> Oh not to worry, You can directly ask me any questions you have @ saidinesh5
> on #akonadi-syncml on freenode anytime. And as far as trying the software
> out, I suggest You wait atleast till i put up the instructions on whats
> what. Otherwise it would be *A LOT*  of homework. Just a day ago,  I have
> explained all the important stuff to a fellow developer (Sivan..... here???)
> So expect a blog post really soon :)
>>
>> > 1)Adding support for KDE-Specific extensions: currently, the KDE
>> > specific
>> > fields(Spouse, Blog ,etc...) wont sync. with anything else. they simply
>> > will
>> > be wiped clean. This has to change.
>> >
>>
>> The fact that certain fields are KDE-specific should be made explicit
>> to those wishing to sync. I have been thinking about that for some
>> time, I will mention something to Thomas or file an RFE on the matter.
>
> All the KDE Specific fields are actually VCard's private
> extensions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard). Adding support for them in
> syncevolution shouldn't be much of a work. Once done, if the other device
> doesnt support these extensions, they will be preserved during the sync.
> Cheers,
> Dinesh
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Dotan Cohen
>>
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