On Tue, 2008-06-17 at 17:49 -0600, Mark wrote: > However, the argument still stands. Having to open a separate > application instead of working directly in the application you are > really using is a PITA. You seem to be unaware that exactly that is possible with the Evolution Data Server model which is used by Maemo: one database which multiple different programs access using *their own* GUI. > > Obviously you've not tried Modest. As Kevin tried to explain, Modest > > uses the Contacts database, not some silly seperate database, and thus > > integrates very nicely with all the other Maemo software. > > No, I haven't...and now I know *not* to... > > Every email app I've used to date instantly and painlessly imports and > exports address books, which is a darn sight better than Contacts will > ever do. Hasn't anybody learned the lesson from Micro$oft/IE that > "integration" is a *bad* thing? Only if it is based on closed data formats and proprietary technology. > Powerful, painless import and export > (and sync) are our friends. And you have that today? As someone who has worked on sync technology for quite a while now I can tell you that getting it right is exactly the PITA that you complain about. It just gets worse the more programs you want to sync with. > Integrated=proprietary+closed+PITA. > Import+Export=complete freedom between many completely different apps, > not only apps that perform similar functions, but completely different > functions. > > And the vCard format is incredibly clunky and limited. Not the best > choice for the only supported format. So what is the alternative format that gives you this "complete freedom between many completely different apps ... [with] completely different functions"? -- Bye, Patrick Ohly -- Patrick.Ohly@xxxxxx http://www.estamos.de/ _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
