[kdepim-users] What is the status of KPilot?

[djmills at netspace.net.au]

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:33:15 Andre Bischof wrote:
> George Bourozikas schrieb:
> > On Thursday 17 September 2009 09:41:47 am Andre Bischof wrote:
> ...
> >> I find it unbelievable that there's no working sync possibility with linux.
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >> Frisco
> > 
> > If it didn't work at all, that would be one thing.  The problem is that it 
> > works well enough to keep at it but it is very frustrating.
> > 
> > If Evolution is an option for you, its sync works flawlessly.  My problem with 
> > Evolution was Evolution itself, not the syncing.  In particular there are 
> > several annoyances in the Mail module, the Calendar is not customizable, the 
> > Contacts module does not allow for contacts who are not human, etc.  On the 
> > positive side, memos sync well.
> 
> Hm, how would I sync with Evolution? I use KDE, would I use kpilot again 
> or would I have to switch to Gnome? I gave jpilot a chance once, but 
> couldn't get it working either. :(
> 
> I need both ends, syncing to a program which raises problems again would 
> be no better for me. I like kontact. I don't need the email component, I 
> need calendar and contacts, and it's nice to have drag'n'drop in between.
> 
> Maybe the standard calendar would be sufficient, and I could get around 
> non human contacts.
> 
> Has Evo a journal as well as kontact? In an ideal world, I'd have a 
> small CRM thingy integrated, to see what contact I phoned when and to 
> add remarks which I could see in a kind of contact history.
> 
> That'll be great!
> 
> Cheers
> Frisco
> 
> 
> 
Frisco,

I use KDE as well.  You can install gnome-pilot and use it in the KDE environment.  I did and it worked immediately.  But I don't really like evolution so if its possible I'd like sync with kontact to work.

The 10 year saga continues ;-)

Cheers,

David.
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