Lawrence Hegarty wrote: >> I've used GPE, OpenSync, and Evolution, but I know there are K-app sync >> plugins for OpenSync and so I'd imagine with just a little >> experimentation my instructions would apply. >> http://cleardefinition.com/page/Sync_Evolution_and_GPE_on_N800/ is the >> link (don't be fooled by the name - It should work on a 770 just as >> well). The step you'd need to change is in "*Set up >> MultiSync-Gui/OpenSync on Desktop"*, 4. "Add Member", "Evolution 2.x". >> From what I see on the OpenSync web page, you'd select "kdepim" there. >> (This would sync calendar, todo, and contacts, I believe - make sure >> that you choose to compile the kdepim plugin if you build OpenSync >> yourself.) >> >> For synchronizing notes, since those are just simple files (actually >> HTML files that import great into AbiWord on the desktop for converting >> to any format you like), you might try Unison - it's kind of a like a >> two-directional "rsync", if you've heard of that. I've never gotten >> Unison to work for me, but I've only put about 3-5 minutes into trying >> :) If you only want to transfer notes from 770 to desktop, following >> the steps to set up the SSH needed in my guide will get the tough stuff >> for rsync set up easily. Then, just install rsync on both 770 and >> desktop, and install Grsync (or a comparable KDE app) and sync to your >> heart's content! (I've done this - works well. Your documents are in >> /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/ I believe.) >> >> Good luck! If you get these syncs to work out, let me know and I'll >> update my guide so that I don't leave out the KDE folks. >> > > I used Ryan's guide to get get sync to work between GPE (n800) and KDE > PIM (kubuntu 7.04). It was not problem at all - just some slight > tweaking to use KDE PIM instead of Evolution. > > Don't hesitate to ask some questions if you run into problems. > > Lawrence Hegarty > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users at maemo.org > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > Great to hear - thanks! I will update my guide soon to reflect this. Ryan -- Ryan Pavlik AbiWord Win32 Platform Maintainer, Art Lead: www.abisource.com AbiWord Community Outreach Project: www.cleardefinition.com/oss/abi/blog/ "Optimism is the father that leads to achievement." -- Helen Keller "The folder structure in a modern Linux distribution such as Ubuntu was largely inspired by the original UNIX foundations that were created by men with large beards and sensible jumpers." -- Jono Bacon, The Ubuntu Guide
