[Owncloud] some issues in owncloud 3 and an (hopefully) interesting use case.

[Martin Hunger]

Will put that to ownclouds bug tracker. Unfortunately there are no 
messages in web server error log.

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Best regards

Martin


Am 02.02.2012 13:53, schrieb Thomas Tanghus:
> On Thursday 02 February 2012 11:44 Martin Hunger wrote:
>> - contact viewer has improved greatly. Thanks for your work. Contact
>> entries (e.g. Email) can be deleted or changed e.g. in Firefox. In
>> Chrome 17 I can add new properties but I cannot delete or change
>> existing entries. Could this be checked, please?
> Testing this in Chromium 16 on Kubuntu and I can add/edit/delete properties.
> Do you get any error messages in the web server error log? (btw: strictly,
> this should go to http://bugs.owncloud.org )
>
>> - there is another question regarding contact viewer. I have connected
>> owncloud adress book to my android phone (using carddav sync). Here I
>> can add additional properties (e.g. instant messenger). Property is
>> synced (I presume because it does not vanish) but it is not shown in
>> contact editor directly in owncloud. Is it wanted that only chosen
>> properties are shown in conatct editor?
> Currently only a subset of the VCard properties are shown in ownCloud; more is
> added in the next version, but you will find if you export the VCard (upper
> right corner, next to delete button) that e.g. IM entries are extended
> property types - https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2426#section-3.8 - which isn't
> high on the priority list atm.
>
>> Last but not least I wanted to describe an (at least for me)
>> interesting use case of owncloud inspired by iClouds foto stream. If
>> someone is interested how I realized that in detail I would be happy to
>> provide all details:
>>
>> We got two android phones in our family. When one of us takes a photo
>> it is synced (when connected via WLAN) to a separate owncloud account.
>> For syncing I use foldersync available in the market. When the other
>> phone is connected via WLAN it syncs itself as well that you have all
>> pictures taken on both phones. Additionally (realized via Tasker) phone
>> notifies user in status bar that new pictures have arrived.
>> Additionally synced pictures are marked as shared in owncloud. So when
>> logging in to owncloud pictures can be watched in gallery.
>> Last but least all our computers (a desktop, a netbook and a macbook)
>> periodically connect to owncloud and download pictures taken using
>> rsync. Pictures can be watched as a local collection in digikam.
>> I love it and it was quite easy to realize using owncloud.
> That is a great use case indeed. Thanks for sharing this.
>