*** empty log message ***

8 files changed, 321 insertions, 149 deletions

diff --git a/bin/kdepim/pwmanager/pwmanagerFAQ.txt b/bin/kdepim/pwmanager/pwmanagerFAQ.txt
index 7bfe368..a28f07b 100644
--- a/bin/kdepim/pwmanager/pwmanagerFAQ.txt
+++ b/bin/kdepim/pwmanager/pwmanagerFAQ.txt
@@ -1,41 +1,71 @@
 Q:
-What is PWM/Pi
+What is PWM/Pi?
 Q:  
 For which platform is PWM/Pi available?
 Q:
-Can I exchange the password files from PWM/Pi and PwManager
+Can I exchange the password files from PWM/Pi and PwManager?
+Q:
+Does Export/Import keep sync information in place?
+Q:
+Can PWM/Pi sync categories?
+Q:
+Which crypto, hash and compress algorithm is applied to the remote file
+while syncing?
+
 
 *************************************************************************
 Q:
 What is PWM/Pi
 A:
 PWM/Pi is the platform-independend version of PwManager 1.0.1, written by
 Michael Buesch and the PwManager Team (http://passwordmanager.sourceforge.net)
 *************************************************************************
 Q:  
 For which platform is PWM/Pi available?
 A: 
 PWM/Pi is the platform-independend version of PWManager and it 
 includes a replacement for the KDE libraries called microkde.
 It can be compiled to any platform, where Qt is available.
 The source code  compiles without modifications on Windows, 
 Linux Desktop and Sharp Zaurus PDA. Precompiled versions are available 
 on www.pi-sync.net for Windows and Sharp Zaurus PDA.
 Latest versions and the source code cvs can be found at:
 http://sourceforge.net/projects/kdepimpi/
 *************************************************************************
 Q:
 Can I exchange the password files from PWM/Pi and PwManager
 A:
 The password files of PWM/Pi can not be exchanged with all versions up
 to 1.0.1 of PwManager.
 However, Michael will integrate our changes into a PwManager release
 1.1, and the password files of that release will then be interchangable
 with PWM/Pi
-
-
+*************************************************************************
+Q:
+Does Export/Import keep sync information in place
+A:
+Exporting data from PwManager removes all sync related information 
+(Meta information) from the data. Because of that, a subsequent import
+results in "new" entries that will be handled as new entries when
+syncing them with an existing password file.
+*************************************************************************
+Q:
+Can PWM/Pi sync categories?
+A:
+No. PWM/Pi does not sync categories. It syncs all pw entries of the file
+without checking for the entries categories. 
+A sync operation does not move modified entries from one category to another.
+Only if the sync operation has to create a new pw entry, it checks for the
+existance of the category and creates it if not existent.
+*************************************************************************
+Q:
+Which crypto, hash and compress algorithm is applied to the remote file
+while syncing?
+A: The sync operation applies the local crypt, hash and compress algorithm   
+to both, the local and remote copy of the passwordfile and with thus
+overwrites the settings of the remote PwManager application.
 
 
 
 
  
diff --git a/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwm.cpp b/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwm.cpp
index 014e809..57b4432 100644
--- a/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwm.cpp
+++ b/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwm.cpp
@@ -119,57 +119,58 @@ enum {
 #endif
 };
 // Button IDs for "import" popup menu (in "file" popup menu)
 enum {
         BUTTON_POPUP_IMPORT_TEXT = 0,
         BUTTON_POPUP_IMPORT_GPASMAN
 #ifdef CONFIG_KWALLETIF
         ,BUTTON_POPUP_IMPORT_KWALLET
 #endif
 };
 
 #ifdef PWM_EMBEDDED
 // Button IDs for "help" popup menu
 enum {
         BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_LICENSE = 0,
         BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_FAQ,
-        BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_ABOUT
+        BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_ABOUT,
+        BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_SYNC
 };
 #endif
 
 // Button IDs for toolbar
 enum {
         BUTTON_TOOL_NEW = 0,
         BUTTON_TOOL_OPEN,
         BUTTON_TOOL_SAVE,
         BUTTON_TOOL_SAVEAS,
         BUTTON_TOOL_PRINT,
         BUTTON_TOOL_ADD,
         BUTTON_TOOL_EDIT,
         BUTTON_TOOL_DEL,
         BUTTON_TOOL_FIND,
         BUTTON_TOOL_LOCK,
         BUTTON_TOOL_DEEPLOCK,
         BUTTON_TOOL_UNLOCK
 };
 
 
 PwM::PwM(PwMInit *_init, PwMDoc *doc,
          bool virginity,
          QWidget *parent, const char *name)
- : KMainWindow(parent, name)
+ : KMainWindow(parent, "HALLO")
  , forceQuit (false)
  , forceMinimizeToTray (false)
 {
         init = _init;
         connect(doc, SIGNAL(docClosed(PwMDoc *)),
                 this, SLOT(docClosed(PwMDoc *)));
         initMenubar();
         initToolbar();
         initMetrics();
         setVirgin(virginity);
         setFocusPolicy(QWidget::WheelFocus);
 #ifndef PWM_EMBEDDED
         statusBar()->show();
 #endif
         view = makeNewListView(doc);
         setCentralWidget(view);
@@ -345,32 +346,36 @@ void PwM::initMenubar()
 
         helpPopup = new KPopupMenu(this);
 
 
         helpPopup->insertItem(i18n("&License"), this,
                                 SLOT(showLicense_slot()), 0,
                                 BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_LICENSE);
 
         helpPopup->insertItem(i18n("&Faq"), this,
                                 SLOT(faq_slot()), 0,
                                 BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_FAQ);
 
         helpPopup->insertItem(i18n("&About PwManager"), this,
                                 SLOT(createAboutData_slot()), 0,
                                 BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_ABOUT);
 
+        helpPopup->insertItem(i18n("&Sync HowTo"), this,
+                                SLOT(syncHowTo_slot()), 0,
+                                BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_SYNC);
+
 #endif
         menuBar()->insertItem(i18n("&Help"), helpPopup);
 
 }
 
 void PwM::initToolbar()
 {
   KIconLoader* picons;
 #ifndef PWM_EMBEDDED
         KIconLoader icons;
         picons = &icons;
 #else
         picons = KGlobal::iconLoader();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef PWM_EMBEDDED
@@ -596,50 +601,56 @@ void PwM::addPwd_slot(QString *pw, PwMDoc *_doc)
 #endif
 
         vector<string> catList;
         doc->getCategoryList(&catList);
         unsigned i, size = catList.size();
         for (i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
                 w.addCategory(catList[i].c_str());
         }
         w.setCurrCategory(view->getCurrentCategory());
         if (pw)
                 w.pwLineEdit->setText(*pw);
 
       tryAgain:
         if (w.exec() == 1) 
           {
                 PwMDataItem d;
+
+                //US BUG: to initialize all values of curEntr with meaningfulldata,
+                // we call clear on it. Reason: Metadata will be uninitialized otherwise.
+                // another option would be to create a constructor for PwMDataItem
+                d.clear(true);
+
                 d.desc = w.getDescription().latin1();
                 d.name = w.getUsername().latin1();
                 d.pw = w.getPassword().latin1();
                 d.comment = w.getComment().latin1();
                 d.url = w.getUrl().latin1();
                 d.launcher = w.getLauncher().latin1();
                 PwMerror ret = doc->addEntry(w.getCategory(), &d);
                 if (ret == e_entryExists) {
                         KMessageBox::error(this,
                                            i18n
-                                           ("An entry with this \"Description\", "
+                                           ("An entry with this \"Description\",\n"
                                             "does already exist.\n"
                                             "Please select another description."),
                                            i18n("entry already exists."));
                         goto tryAgain;
                 } else if (ret == e_maxAllowedEntr) {
-                        KMessageBox::error(this, i18n("The maximum possible number of entries "
-                                                      "has been reached. You can't add more entries."),
+                        KMessageBox::error(this, i18n("The maximum possible number of\nentries"
+                                                      "has been reached.\nYou can't add more entries."),
                                                  i18n("maximum number of entries"));
                         doc->timer()->putLock(DocTimer::id_autoLockTimer);
                         return;
                 }
         }
         setVirgin(false);
         doc->timer()->putLock(DocTimer::id_autoLockTimer);
 }
 
 //US ENH : changed code to run with older MOC
 void PwM::editPwd_slot()
 {
   editPwd_slot(0,0,0);
 }
 
 void PwM::editPwd_slot(const QString *category)
@@ -1274,32 +1285,39 @@ void PwM::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *e)
         }
 }
 
 
 #ifdef PWM_EMBEDDED
 
 void PwM::showLicense_slot()
 {
     KApplication::showLicence();
 }
 
 void PwM::faq_slot()
 {
   KApplication::showFile( "PWM/Pi FAQ", "kdepim/pwmanager/pwmanagerFAQ.txt" );
 }
 
+void PwM::syncHowTo_slot()
+{
+  qDebug("PwM::syncHowTo_slot");
+    KApplication::showFile( "KDE-Pim/Pi Synchronization HowTo", "kdepim/SyncHowto.txt" );
+}
+
+
 void PwM::createAboutData_slot()
 {
   QString version;
 #include <../version>
     QMessageBox::about( this, "About PwManager/Pi",
                         "PwManager/Platform-independent\n"
                         "(PWM/Pi) " +version + " - " +
 #ifdef DESKTOP_VERSION
                         "Desktop Edition\n"
 #else
                         "PDA-Edition\n"
                         "for: Zaurus 5500 / 7x0 / 8x0\n"
 #endif
 
                         "(c) 2004 Ulf Schenk\n"
                         "(c) 2004 Lutz Rogowski\n"
@@ -1313,53 +1331,34 @@ void PwM::createAboutData_slot()
         "Olivier Sessink - gpasman@nl.linux.org\n"
         "The libgcrypt developers -\nBlowfish and SHA1 algorithms\nftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/alpha/libgcrypt/\n"
         "Troy Engel - tengel@sonic.net\n"
         "Wickey - wickey@gmx.at\n"
         "Ian MacGregor - original documentation author.\n"
  );
 }
 
 
 //this are the overwritten callbackmethods from the syncinterface
 bool PwM::sync(KSyncManager* manager, QString filename, int mode)
 {
   PWM_ASSERT(curDoc());
 
   bool ret =  curDoc()->sync(manager, filename, mode);
 
+  qDebug("PwM::sync save now: ret=%i", ret);
+ 
   if (ret == true) {
     //US BUG: what can we call here to update the view of the current doc?
     //mViewManager->refreshView();
+
+    //US curDoc()->sync sets the dirtyFlag in case the sync was successfull.
+    save();
   }
 
   return ret;
 }
-
-//called by the syncmanager to indicate that the work has to be marked as dirty.
-void PwM::sync_setModified()
-{
-  PWM_ASSERT(curDoc());
-  curDoc()->sync_setModified();
-}
-
-//called by the syncmanager to ask if the dirty flag is set.
-bool PwM::sync_isModified()
-{
-  PWM_ASSERT(curDoc());
-  return curDoc()->sync_isModified();
-}
-
-//called by the syncmanager to indicate that the work has to be saved.
-void PwM::sync_save()
-{
-  PWM_ASSERT(curDoc());
-  return curDoc()->sync_save();
-}
-
-
-
 #endif
 
 
 #ifndef PWM_EMBEDDED
 #include "pwm.moc"
 #endif
diff --git a/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwm.h b/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwm.h
index 7c6bf0d..6ed9d34 100644
--- a/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwm.h
+++ b/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwm.h
@@ -164,32 +164,33 @@ public slots:
         void activateMpButton(bool activate = true);
         /** generate a new chipcard */
         void genNewCard_slot();
         /** completely erase the current card */
         void eraseCard_slot();
         /** returns the ID number of the current card */
         void readCardId_slot();
         /** make backup image of the current card */
         void makeCardBackup_slot();
         /** write backup image to current card */
         void replayCardBackup_slot();
 
 #ifdef PWM_EMBEDDED
         void showLicense_slot();
         void faq_slot();
         void createAboutData_slot();
+        void syncHowTo_slot();
 #endif
 
 protected:
         /** is this window virgin? */
         bool isVirgin()
                         { return virgin; }
         /** add/remove virginity */
         void setVirgin(bool v);
         /** initialize the menubar */
         void initMenubar();
         /** initialize the toolbar */
         void initToolbar();
         /** initialize the window-metrics */
         void initMetrics();
         /** close-event */
         void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *e);
@@ -259,39 +260,32 @@ protected:
         KPopupMenu *exportPopup;
         /** "import" popup-menu */
         KPopupMenu *importPopup;
         /** force quit this window? */
         bool forceQuit;
         /** force minimize this window to the tray */
         bool forceMinimizeToTray;
 
 
 
 
  private:
 #ifdef PWM_EMBEDDED
     //this are the overwritten callbackmethods from the syncinterface
     virtual bool sync(KSyncManager* manager, QString filename, int mode);
 
-    //called by the syncmanager to indicate that the work has to marked as dirty.
-    virtual void sync_setModified();
-    //called by the syncmanager to ask if the dirty flag is set.
-    virtual bool sync_isModified();
-    //called by the syncmanager to indicate that the work has to be saved.
-    virtual void sync_save();
-
     // LR *******************************
     // sync stuff!
     QPopupMenu *syncPopup;
     KSyncManager* syncManager;
 #endif
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmdoc.cpp b/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmdoc.cpp
index 0ac5517..2a7b11d 100644
--- a/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmdoc.cpp
+++ b/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmdoc.cpp
@@ -474,33 +474,34 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::saveDoc(char compress, const QString *file)
         if (chmod(filename.latin1(),
                   conf()->confGlobFilePermissions())) {
                 printWarn(string("chmod failed: ") + strerror(errno));
         }
         openDocList.edit(this, getTitle().latin1());
         if (wasDeepLocked)
                 deepLock(true);
         if (tmpFileMoved != QString::null) {
                 // now remove the moved file.
                 if (!QFile::remove(tmpFileMoved)) {
                         printWarn(string("removing file ")
                                   + tmpFileMoved.latin1()
                                   + " failed!");
                 }
         }
         ret = e_success;
-        printDebug(string("writing file { compress: ")
+        printDebug(string("writing file { name: ")
+                   + filename.latin1() + "   compress: "
                    + tostr(static_cast<int>(compress)) + "   cryptAlgo: "
                    + tostr(static_cast<int>(cryptAlgo)) + "   hashAlgo: "
                    + tostr(static_cast<int>(hashAlgo))
                    + " }");
         goto out;
 out_moveback:
         if (tmpFileMoved != QString::null) {
                 if (copyFile(tmpFileMoved, filename)) {
                         if (!QFile::remove(tmpFileMoved)) {
                                 printWarn(string("removing tmp file ")
                                           + filename.latin1()
                                           + " failed!");
                         }
                 } else {
                         printWarn(string("couldn't copy file ")
                                   + tmpFileMoved.latin1()
@@ -592,33 +593,35 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::openDoc(const QString *file, int openLocked)
                 return e_readFile;
         }
         f.close();
         timer()->start(DocTimer::id_mpwTimer);
         timer()->start(DocTimer::id_autoLockTimer);
 out_success:
         openDocList.edit(this, getTitle().latin1());
         emit docOpened(this);
         return e_success;
 }
 
 PwMerror PwMDoc::writeFileHeader(char keyHash, char dataHash, char crypt, char compress,
                                  QString *pw, QFile *f)
 {
         PWM_ASSERT(pw);
         PWM_ASSERT(f);
-        PWM_ASSERT(listView);
+        //US ENH: or maybe a bug: checking here for listView does not make sense because we do not check anywhere else
+        //Wenn I sync, I open a doc without a view => listView is 0 => Assertion 
+                //USPWM_ASSERT(listView);
         if (f->writeBlock(FILE_ID_HEADER, strlen(FILE_ID_HEADER)) !=
             static_cast<Q_LONG>(strlen(FILE_ID_HEADER))) {
                 return e_writeFile;
         }
         if (f->putch(PWM_FILE_VER) == -1 ||
             f->putch(keyHash) == -1 ||
             f->putch(dataHash) == -1 ||
             f->putch(crypt) == -1 ||
             f->putch(compress) == -1 ||
             f->putch((getDocStatFlag(DOC_STAT_USE_CHIPCARD)) ?
                      (static_cast<char>(0x01)) : (static_cast<char>(0x00))) == -1) {
                 return e_writeFile;
         }
 
         // write bytes of NUL-data. These bytes are reserved for future-use.
         const int bufSize = 64;
@@ -2791,76 +2794,109 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::importFromGpasman(const QString *file)
                         return e_maxAllowedEntr;
                 }
         } while (1);
         gp.load_finalize();
         if (isDocEmpty())
                 return e_wrongPw; // we assume this.
 
         flagDirty();
         return e_success;
 }
 
 void PwMDoc::ensureLvp()
 {
         if (isDocEmpty())
                 return;
 
+        //US ENH BUG: when using syncronizing, this way of sorting
+        //is not sufficient, because there might be empty spaces
+        // at the beginning. But this algorythm only can add elements
+        //to the end.The result are crashes because of listoverflows
+        //we need something to fill all gaps.
         vector< vector<PwMDataItem>::iterator > undefined;
+        vector< vector<PwMDataItem>::iterator > sorted;
         vector< vector<PwMDataItem>::iterator >::iterator undefBegin,
                                                           undefEnd,
                                                           undefI;
+        vector< vector<PwMDataItem>::iterator >::iterator sortedBegin,
+                                                          sortedEnd,
+                                                          sortedI;
         vector<PwMCategoryItem>::iterator catBegin = dti.dta.begin(),
                                           catEnd = dti.dta.end(),
                                           catI = catBegin;
         vector<PwMDataItem>::iterator entrBegin, entrEnd, entrI;
         int lvpTop, tmpLvp;
 
         while (catI != catEnd) {
                 lvpTop = -1;
                 undefined.clear();
 
                 entrBegin = catI->d.begin();
                 entrEnd = catI->d.end();
                 entrI = entrBegin;
 
                 while (entrI != entrEnd) {
                         tmpLvp = entrI->listViewPos;
                         if (tmpLvp == -1)
                                 undefined.push_back(entrI);
-                        else if (tmpLvp > lvpTop)
-                                lvpTop = tmpLvp;
+                        else
+                          sorted[tmpLvp] = entrI;
+                                //US            else if (tmpLvp > lvpTop)
+                        //US lvpTop = tmpLvp;
                         ++entrI;
                 }
+
+                //now we have all undefied in the collection. Now insert the existing
+                sortedBegin = sorted.begin();
+                sortedEnd = sorted.end();
+                sortedI = sortedBegin;
+
+                while (sortedI != sortedEnd) {
+                        tmpLvp = (*sortedI)->listViewPos;
+                        undefined[tmpLvp] = *sortedI;
+                        ++sortedI;
+                }
+
                 undefBegin = undefined.begin();
                 undefEnd = undefined.end();
                 undefI = undefBegin;
                 while (undefI != undefEnd) {
                         (*undefI)->listViewPos = ++lvpTop;
                         ++undefI;
                 }
                 ++catI;
         }
 }
 
 QString PwMDoc::getTitle()
 {
         /* NOTE: We have to ensure, that the returned title
          *       is unique and not reused somewhere else while
          *       this document is valid (open).
          */
         QString title(getFilename());
+
+        //US ENH: The whole filename on PDAs is too long. So use only the last characters
+        if (QApplication::desktop()->width() < 640)
+        {
+          if (title.length() > 30)
+            title = "..." + title.right(30);
+
+        }
+
+
         if (title.isEmpty()) {
                 if (unnamedNum == 0) {
                         unnamedNum = PwMDocList::getNewUnnamedNumber();
                         PWM_ASSERT(unnamedNum != 0);
                 }
                 title = DEFAULT_TITLE;
                 title += " ";
                 title += tostr(unnamedNum).c_str();
         }
         return title;
 }
 
 bool PwMDoc::tryDelete()
 {
         if (deleted)
                 return true;
@@ -2914,107 +2950,108 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::syncronize(KSyncManager* manager, PwMDoc* syncLocal , PwMDoc* s
   //Step 1. Find syncinfo in Local file and create if not existent.
   bool found = syncLocal->findSyncData(mCurrentSyncDevice, &index);
   if (found == false)
     {
       PwMSyncItem newSyncItemLocal;
       newSyncItemLocal.syncName = mCurrentSyncDevice;
       newSyncItemLocal.lastSyncDate = mLastSync;
       syncLocal->addSyncDataEntry(&newSyncItemLocal, true);
       found = syncLocal->findSyncData(mCurrentSyncDevice, &index);
       if (found == false) {
         qDebug("PwMDoc::syncronize : newly created local sync data could not be found");
         return e_syncError;
       }
             }
 
   syncItemLocal = syncLocal->getSyncDataEntry(index); 
-  qDebug("Last Sync %s ", syncItemLocal->lastSyncDate.toString().latin1());
+  qDebug("Last Sync Local %s ", syncItemLocal->lastSyncDate.toString().latin1());
 
   //Step 2. Find syncinfo in remote file and create if not existent.
   found = syncRemote->findSyncData(mCurrentSyncName, &index);
   if (found == false)
     {
       qDebug("FULLDATE 1");
       fullDateRange = true;
       PwMSyncItem newSyncItemRemote;
       newSyncItemRemote.syncName = mCurrentSyncName;
       newSyncItemRemote.lastSyncDate = mLastSync;
       syncRemote->addSyncDataEntry(&newSyncItemRemote, true);
       found = syncRemote->findSyncData(mCurrentSyncName, &index);
       if (found == false) {
         qDebug("PwMDoc::syncronize : newly created remote sync data could not be found");
         return e_syncError;
       }
     }
   
   syncItemRemote = syncRemote->getSyncDataEntry(index); 
+  qDebug("Last Sync Remote %s ", syncItemRemote->lastSyncDate.toString().latin1());
   //and remove the found entry here. We will reenter it later again.
   //US  syncRemote->delSyncDataEntry(index, true);
 
 
   if ( syncItemLocal->lastSyncDate == mLastSync ) {
     qDebug("FULLDATE 2");
     fullDateRange = true;
   }
   
   if ( ! fullDateRange  ) {
         if ( syncItemLocal->lastSyncDate != syncItemRemote->lastSyncDate ) {
             
-            // qDebug("set fulldate to true %s %s" ,addresseeLSync->dtStart().toString().latin1(), addresseeRSync->dtStart().toString().latin1() ); 
-            //qDebug("%d %d %d %d ", addresseeLSync->dtStart().time().second(), addresseeLSync->dtStart().time().msec() , addresseeRSync->dtStart().time().second(), addresseeRSync->dtStart().time().msec());
+          //            qDebug("set fulldate to true %s %s" ,syncItemLocal->lastSyncDate.toString().latin1(), syncItemRemote->lastSyncDate.toString().latin1() ); 
+            //            qDebug("%d %d %d %d ", syncItemLocal->lastSyncDate.time().second(), addresseeLSync->dtStart().time().msec() , addresseeRSync->dtStart().time().second(), addresseeRSync->dtStart().time().msec());
             fullDateRange = true;
             qDebug("FULLDATE 3 %s %s", syncItemLocal->lastSyncDate.toString().latin1() , syncItemRemote->lastSyncDate.toString().latin1() );
         } 
     }
     // fullDateRange = true; // debug only!
     if ( fullDateRange )
         mLastSync = QDateTime::currentDateTime().addDays( -100*365);
     else
         mLastSync = syncItemLocal->lastSyncDate;
 
 
     qDebug("*************************** ");
-    // qDebug("mLastAddressbookSync %s ",mLastAddressbookSync.toString().latin1() );
+    qDebug("mLastSync %s ",mLastSync.toString().latin1() );
     QStringList er = syncRemote->getIDEntryList(); 
     PwMDataItem* inRemote ;//= er.first();
     PwMDataItem* inLocal;
     unsigned int catLocal, indexLocal;
     unsigned int catRemote, indexRemote;
 
     QString uid;
     manager->showProgressBar(0, i18n("Syncing - close to abort!"), er.count());
 
     int modulo = (er.count()/10)+1;
     unsigned int incCounter = 0;
     while ( incCounter < er.count()) {
         if (manager->isProgressBarCanceled())
             return e_syncError;
         if ( incCounter % modulo == 0 )
           manager->showProgressBar(incCounter);
 
         uid = er[ incCounter ]; 
         qDebug("sync uid %s from remote file", uid.latin1());
 
         qApp->processEvents();
 
             inLocal = syncLocal->findEntryByID( uid, &catLocal, &indexLocal );
             inRemote = syncRemote->findEntryByID( uid, &catRemote, &indexRemote );
             PWM_ASSERT(inRemote);
             if ( inLocal != 0 ) { // maybe conflict - same uid in both files
                 if ( (take = takePwMDataItem( inLocal, inRemote, mLastSync, mode, fullDateRange) ) ) {
-                    //qDebug("take %d %s ", take, inL.summary().latin1());
+                    qDebug("take %d %s ", take, inLocal->desc.c_str());
                     if ( take == 3 )
                         return e_syncError;
                     if ( take == 1  ) {// take local
                         //US                        syncRemote->removeAddressee( inRemote );
                         (*inRemote) = (*inLocal);
                         //US                        syncRemote->insertAddressee(  inRemote , false);
                         ++changedRemote;
                     } else { // take == 2  take remote
                       //US                        syncLocal->removeAddressee( inLocal );
                         (*inLocal) = (*inRemote);
                         //US                        syncLocal->insertAddressee(  inLocal , false );
                         ++changedLocal;
                     }
                 }
             } else { //  no conflict
                     if ( inRemote->meta.update > mLastSync || mode == 5 ) {
@@ -3039,32 +3076,33 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::syncronize(KSyncManager* manager, PwMDoc* syncLocal , PwMDoc* s
     }
 
 
     er.clear();
     QStringList el = syncLocal->getIDEntryList(); 
     modulo = (el.count()/10)+1;
 
     manager->showProgressBar(0, i18n("Add / remove addressees"), el.count());
     incCounter = 0;
     while ( incCounter < el.count()) {
         qApp->processEvents();
         if (manager->isProgressBarCanceled())
             return e_syncError;
         if ( incCounter % modulo == 0 )
           manager->showProgressBar(incCounter);
         uid = el[ incCounter ]; 
+        qDebug("sync uid %s from local file", uid.latin1());
 
         inLocal = syncLocal->findEntryByID( uid, &catLocal, &indexLocal );
         inRemote = syncRemote->findEntryByID( uid, &catRemote, &indexRemote );
         PWM_ASSERT(inLocal);
 
         if ( inRemote == 0 ) { 
                 if ( inLocal->meta.update < mLastSync && mode != 4 ) {
                     // pending checkExternSyncAddressee(addresseeLSyncSharp, inL);
                     syncLocal->delEntry(catLocal, indexLocal, true);
                         //USsyncLocal->removeAddressee( inLocal );
                     ++deletedPasswordsLocal; 
                 } else {
                     if ( ! manager->mWriteBackExistingOnly ) {
                         ++addedPasswordsRemote; 
                         inLocal->meta.update = modifiedSync;
 
@@ -3119,42 +3157,42 @@ int PwMDoc::takePwMDataItem( PwMDataItem* local,  PwMDataItem* remote, QDateTime
     // 0 equal
     // 1 take local
     // 2 take remote
     // 3 cancel 
     QDateTime localMod = local->meta.update;
     QDateTime remoteMod = remote->meta.update;
 
     //US    QString mCurrentSyncDevice = syncManager->getCurrentSyncDevice();
 
      if ( localMod == remoteMod )
        return 0;
         
     qDebug(" %d %d conflict on %s %s ", mode, full, local->desc.c_str(), remote->desc.c_str() );
 
     //qDebug("%s %d  %s %d", local->lastModified().toString().latin1() , localMod, remote->lastModified().toString().latin1(), remoteMod);  
     //qDebug("%d %d %d %d ", local->lastModified().time().second(), local->lastModified().time().msec(),  remote->lastModified().time().second(), remote->lastModified().time().msec() );
-    //full = true; //debug only
+    full = true; //debug only
     if ( full ) {
-      bool equ = true;//US ( (*local) == (*remote) );
+      bool equ = ( (*local) == (*remote) );
         if ( equ ) {
-            //qDebug("equal ");
+            qDebug("equal ");
             if ( mode < SYNC_PREF_FORCE_LOCAL )
                 return 0;
               
-        }//else //debug only
-        //qDebug("not equal %s %s ", local->summary().latin1(), remote->summary().latin1());
+        }else //debug only
+        qDebug("not equal %s %s ", local->desc.c_str(), remote->desc.c_str());
     }
     
     int result;
     bool localIsNew;
     //qDebug("%s -- %s mLastCalendarSync %s lastsync %s --- local %s remote %s ",local->summary().latin1(), remote->summary().latin1(),mLastCalendarSync.toString().latin1() ,lastSync.toString().latin1()  ,  local->lastModified().toString().latin1() , remote->lastModified().toString().latin1()  );
 
     if ( full && mode < SYNC_PREF_NEWEST )
         mode = SYNC_PREF_ASK;
 
     switch( mode ) {
     case SYNC_PREF_LOCAL:
         if ( lastSync > remoteMod )
             return 1;
         if ( lastSync > localMod )
             return 2;
         return 1;
@@ -3202,33 +3240,33 @@ int PwMDoc::takePwMDataItem( PwMDataItem* local,  PwMDataItem* remote, QDateTime
 
 
 
 
 //this are the overwritten callbackmethods from the syncinterface
 bool PwMDoc::sync(KSyncManager* manager, QString filename, int mode)
 {
   QString mCurrentSyncDevice = manager->getCurrentSyncDevice();
 
   //1) unlock local file first if necessary (ask for password)
   if (this->isDeepLocked()) {
     PwMerror ret = this->deepLock(false);
     if (ret != e_success)
       return false;
   }
 
-  //2)  construct and open a new doc on the stack(automatic cleanup) for remote file.
+  //2)  construct and open a new doc on the stack(automatic cleanup of remote file).
   PwMDoc syncTarget(this, "synctarget");
   PwMDoc* pSyncTarget = &syncTarget;
 
 
   PwMerror err = pSyncTarget->openDoc(&filename, 1 /*== open with all entries locked*/);
 
   if (err == e_alreadyOpen) {
     PwMDocList::listItem li;
     if (getOpenDocList()->find(filename.latin1(), &li))
       pSyncTarget = li.doc;
     else {
       qDebug("PwmDoc::sync: sync failed. Error %i while opening file %s",err, filename.latin1());
       return false;
     }
   }
   else if (err != e_success) {
@@ -3254,49 +3292,32 @@ bool PwMDoc::sync(KSyncManager* manager, QString filename, int mode)
       qDebug("Saving remote PWManager file");
       err = pSyncTarget->saveDoc(conf()->confGlobCompression());
       if (err != e_success) {
         qDebug("PwmDoc::sync: Sync failed. Error %i while storing file %s",err, filename.latin1());
         return false;
       }
     }
 
     flagDirty();
     return true;
   }
   else {
     return false;
   }
 }
 
-//called by the syncmanager to indicate that the work has to marked as dirty.
-void PwMDoc::sync_setModified()
-{
-  flagDirty();
-}
-
-//called by the syncmanager to ask if the dirty flag is set.
-bool PwMDoc::sync_isModified()
-{
-  return isDirty();
-}
-
-//called by the syncmanager to indicate that the work has to be saved.
-void PwMDoc::sync_save()
-{
-  saveDoc(conf()->confGlobCompression());
-}
 #endif
 
 
 bool PwMDoc::findSyncData(const QString &syncname, unsigned int *index)
 {
         vector<PwMSyncItem>::iterator i = dti.syncDta.begin(), 
                                       end = dti.syncDta.end();
 
         while (i != end) {
                 if ((*i).syncName == syncname.latin1()) {
                         if (index) {
                                 *index = i - dti.syncDta.begin();
                         }
                         return true;
                 }
                 ++i;
diff --git a/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmdoc.h b/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmdoc.h
index 2e9547e..6a1dd30 100644
--- a/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmdoc.h
+++ b/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmdoc.h
@@ -117,42 +117,32 @@ struct PwMMetaData
         unsigned long updateInt;
  
         //US ENH: enhancements of the filestructure
         /* each entry gets a unique id assigned  */
         string  uniqueid;
 
 
         void clear()
                 {
                         create = QDateTime();
                         expire = QDateTime();
                         update = QDateTime();
                         updateInt = 0;
                         uniqueid = KApplication::randomString(8);
                 }
 
-        PwMMetaData& operator = (const PwMMetaData& x)
-        {
-          create = x.create;
-          expire = x.expire;
-          update = x.update;
-          updateInt = x.updateInt;
-          uniqueid = x.uniqueid;
-          return *this;
-        }
-
         inline bool isValid() const
                 {
                         if (valid.isNull())
                                 return true;
                         return (valid < QDateTime::currentDateTime());
                 }
         inline bool isExpired() const
                 {
                         if (expire.isNull())
                                 return false;
                         return (expire < QDateTime::currentDateTime());
                 }
         inline bool isUpdateIntOver() const
                 {
                         if (updateInt == 0 ||
                             update.isNull())
@@ -204,44 +194,60 @@ struct PwMDataItem
         {
                 /* NOTE: Don't use .clear() here to be
                  *       backward compatible with gcc-2 (Debian Woody)
                  */
                 desc = "";
                 name = "";
                 pw = "";
                 comment = "";
                 url = "";
                 launcher = "";
                 lockStat = true;
                 listViewPos = -1;
                 binary = false;
                 if (clearMeta)
                         meta.clear();
         }
-  
+  //US ENH: we need this operator to compare two items if we have no unique ids
+  //available. Generaly this happens before the first sync
+        bool PwMDataItem::operator==( const PwMDataItem &a ) const
+        {
+          qDebug("oper==%s", a.desc.c_str());
+          if ( desc != a.desc ) return false;
+          if ( name != a.name ) return false;
+          if ( pw != a.pw ) return false;
+          if ( comment != a.comment ) return false;
+          if ( url != a.url ) return false;
+          if ( launcher != a.launcher ) return false;
+          //all other field will not be checked.
+          return true;
+        }
+
+  //US ENH:this operator is used to copy an elements data during syncronization
+  //Attention: listViewPos will not be copied. So the position will stay the same.
         PwMDataItem& operator = (const PwMDataItem& x)
         {
-          qDebug("oper=%s", x.desc.c_str());
+                  //  qDebug("oper=%s", x.desc.c_str());
           desc = x.desc;
           name = x.name;
           pw = x.pw;
           comment = x.comment;
           url = x.url;
           launcher = x.launcher;
           lockStat = x.lockStat;
-          listViewPos = x.listViewPos;
+          //Do not copy listViewPos!!! listViewPos = x.listViewPos;
           binary = x.binary;
           meta = x.meta;
           rev = x.rev;
           return *this;
         }
 
 };
 
 struct PwMCategoryItem
 {
         /** all PwMDataItems (all passwords) within this category */
                 vector<PwMDataItem>d;
         /** category name/description */
                 string          name;
 
         void clear()
@@ -761,39 +767,32 @@ protected:
 
  public:
 #ifdef PWM_EMBEDDED
         //US ENH: this is the magic function that syncronizes the local doc with the remote doc.
         PwMerror syncronize(KSyncManager* manager, PwMDoc* syncLocal, PwMDoc* syncRemote, int mode );
 
         //takePwMDataItem returns the following values
         // 0 equal
         // 1 take local
         // 2 take remote
         // 3 cancel 
         int takePwMDataItem( PwMDataItem* local,  PwMDataItem* remote, QDateTime lastSync, int mode , bool full );
 
         //the following methods are the overwritten callbackmethods from the syncinterface
         virtual bool sync(KSyncManager* manager, QString filename, int mode);
 
-        //called by the syncmanager to indicate that the work has to be marked as dirty.
-        virtual void sync_setModified();
-        //called by the syncmanager to ask if the dirty flag is set.
-        virtual bool sync_isModified();
-        //called by the syncmanager to indicate that the work has to be saved.
-        virtual void sync_save();
-
 #endif
  private:
         //US ENH: helpermethods to access the sync data for a certain syncname.
         // It returns the syncdatas index
         bool findSyncData(const QString &syncname, unsigned int *index);
 
         /** add new syncdataentry */
         PwMerror addSyncDataEntry(PwMSyncItem *d, bool dontFlagDirty = false);
 
         /** returns a pointer to the syncdata */
         PwMSyncItem* getSyncDataEntry(unsigned int index)
                         { return &(dti.syncDta[index]); }
 
         /** delete entry */
         bool delSyncDataEntry(unsigned int index, bool dontFlagDirty = false);
 
diff --git a/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmview.cpp b/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmview.cpp
index e23ce25..e53124f 100644
--- a/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmview.cpp
+++ b/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmview.cpp
@@ -443,63 +443,143 @@ void PwMView::copyLauncherToClip()
         document()->getEntry(getCurrentCategory(), curIndex, &d);
         PwM::copyToClipboard(d.launcher.c_str());
 }
 
 void PwMView::copyCommentToClip()
 {
         if (doc->isDeepLocked())
                 return;
         unsigned int curIndex = 0;
         if (!getCurEntryIndex(&curIndex))
                 return;
         PwMDataItem d;
         document()->getEntry(getCurrentCategory(), curIndex, &d);
         PwM::copyToClipboard(d.comment.c_str());
 }
 
+/************************************************************************
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+
+PwMDataItemView::PwMDataItemView( QWidget *parent, const char *name )
+  : QTextBrowser( parent, name )
+
+
+{
+//US  setWrapPolicy( QTextEdit::AtWordBoundary );
+  setLinkUnderline( false );
+  // setVScrollBarMode( QScrollView::AlwaysOff );
+  //setHScrollBarMode( QScrollView::AlwaysOff );
+
+//US  QStyleSheet *sheet = styleSheet();
+//US  QStyleSheetItem *link = sheet->item( "a" );
+//US  link->setColor( KGlobalSettings::linkColor() );
+
+}
+
+void PwMDataItemView::setPwMDataItem( const PwMDataItem& a )
+
+{
+  mItem = a;
+  // clear view
+  setText( QString::null );
+
+
+  QString dynamicPart;
+  QString format = "<tr><td align=\"right\"><b>%1</b></td>"
+    "<td align=\"left\">%2</td></tr>";
+
+  dynamicPart += format
+          .arg( i18n("Description") )
+          .arg( mItem.desc.c_str() );
 
+  dynamicPart += format
+          .arg( i18n("Name") )
+          .arg( mItem.name.c_str() );
+
+  dynamicPart += format
+          .arg( i18n("Password") )
+          .arg( mItem.pw.c_str() );
+
+  QString comment(mItem.pw.c_str());
+  dynamicPart += format
+          .arg( i18n("Comment") )
+          .arg( comment.replace( QRegExp("\n"), "<br>" ) );
+
+  dynamicPart += format
+          .arg( i18n("URL") )
+          .arg( mItem.url.c_str() );
+
+  dynamicPart += format
+          .arg( i18n("Launcher") )
+          .arg( mItem.launcher.c_str() );
+
+  QString mText = "<table><td colspan=\"2\">&nbsp;</td>";
+
+  mText += dynamicPart;
+  mText += "</table>";
+
+  // at last display it...
+  setText( mText );
+
+}
+
+PwMDataItem PwMDataItemView::pwmdataitem() const
+{
+  return mItem;
+}
+
+/************************************************************************
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
 
 
-PwMDataItemChooser::PwMDataItemChooser( PwMDataItem loc, PwMDataItem rem, bool takeloc, QWidget *parent, const char *name ) : KDialogBase(parent,name,
-                true ,i18n("Conflict! Please choose Entry!"),Ok|User1|Close,Close, false)
+PwMDataItemChooser::PwMDataItemChooser( PwMDataItem loc, PwMDataItem rem, bool takeloc, QWidget *parent, const char *name ) 
+  : KDialogBase(parent, name, true ,
+                i18n("Conflict! Please choose Entry!"),Ok|User1|Close,Close, false)
 {
     findButton( Close )->setText( i18n("Cancel Sync"));
     findButton( Ok )->setText( i18n("Remote"));
     findButton( User1 )->setText( i18n("Local"));
     QWidget* topframe = new QWidget( this );
     setMainWidget( topframe );
     QBoxLayout* bl;
     if ( QApplication::desktop()->width() < 640 ) {
         bl = new QVBoxLayout( topframe  );
     } else {
         bl = new QHBoxLayout( topframe  );
     }
     QVBox* subframe = new QVBox( topframe );
     bl->addWidget(subframe  );
     QLabel* lab = new QLabel( i18n("Local Entry"), subframe ); 
     if ( takeloc )
         lab->setBackgroundColor(Qt::green.light() );
-    //    AddresseeView * av = new AddresseeView( subframe );
-    //    av->setAddressee( loc );
+    PwMDataItemView * av = new PwMDataItemView( subframe );
+    av->setPwMDataItem( loc );
     subframe = new QVBox( topframe );
     bl->addWidget(subframe  );
     lab = new QLabel( i18n("Remote Entry"), subframe  ); 
     if ( !takeloc )
         lab->setBackgroundColor(Qt::green.light() );
-    //    av = new AddresseeView( subframe );
-    //    av->setAddressee( rem );
+    av = new PwMDataItemView( subframe );
+    av->setPwMDataItem( rem );
     QObject::connect(findButton( Ok ),SIGNAL(clicked()),this, SLOT(slot_remote())); 
     QObject::connect(this,SIGNAL(user1Clicked()),this, SLOT(slot_local())); 
 #ifndef DESKTOP_VERSION
     showMaximized();
 #else
     resize ( 640, 400 );
 #endif
 }
 
 int PwMDataItemChooser::executeD( bool local )
 {
     mSyncResult = 3; 
     if ( local ) 
         findButton( User1 )->setFocus();
     else 
         findButton( Ok )->setFocus();
diff --git a/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmview.h b/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmview.h
index 75cce51..e42b17a 100644
--- a/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmview.h
+++ b/pwmanager/pwmanager/pwmview.h
@@ -28,32 +28,33 @@
         #define COLUMN_PW       2
         #define COLUMN_URL      3
         #define COLUMN_LAUNCHER         4
 
 
 #include "listviewpwm.h"
 #include "pwmdoc.h"
 #include "pwmviewstyle.h"
 
 #include <kconfig.h>
 #include <klocale.h>
 #include <kdialogbase.h>
 
 #include <qevent.h>
 #include <qfont.h>
 #include <qobject.h>
+#include <qtextbrowser.h>
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 
 using std::string;
 using std::vector;
 
 class PwM;
 class ConfFile;
 class PwMStatusBar;
 
 
 /** View class for PwM */
 class PwMView : public PwMViewStyle
 {
         Q_OBJECT
@@ -136,32 +137,56 @@ protected slots:
         void copyLauncherToClip();
         /** copy comment to clipboard */
         void copyCommentToClip();
         /** reorganize the "listViewPos" positions in the document
           * (for the current category only!)
           */
         void reorgLp();
 
 private:
         /** document */
         PwMDoc *doc;
         /** pointer to the main class "PwM" */
         PwM *mainClass;
 };
 
 
+//US ENH basic widget to view an password entry. We need it for the sync stuff.
+//But might be oif interest for other functionalities as well.
+class PwMDataItemView : public QTextBrowser
+{
+  public:
+    PwMDataItemView( QWidget *parent = 0, const char *name = 0 );
+
+    /**
+      Sets the PwMDataItem object. It is displayed immediately.
+
+      @param a The PwMDataItem object.
+     */
+    void setPwMDataItem( const PwMDataItem& a );
+
+    /**
+      Returns the current PwMDataItem object.
+     */
+    PwMDataItem pwmdataitem() const;
+
+  private:
+    PwMDataItem mItem;
+};
+
+
 //US ENH we need this chooser when syncing results in a conflict
 class PwMDataItemChooser : public KDialogBase
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
     PwMDataItemChooser( PwMDataItem loc, PwMDataItem rem, bool takeloc, QWidget *parent = 0, const char *name = 0 );
 
     int executeD( bool local );
 
   private:
     int mSyncResult;
 
   private slots:
     void slot_remote();
     void slot_local();
diff --git a/pwmanager/pwmanager/serializer.cpp b/pwmanager/pwmanager/serializer.cpp
index 203f82c..5c6568f 100644
--- a/pwmanager/pwmanager/serializer.cpp
+++ b/pwmanager/pwmanager/serializer.cpp
@@ -14,33 +14,33 @@
  * copyright (C) 2004 by Ulf Schenk
  * This file is originaly based on version 2.0 of pwmanager
  * and was modified to run on embedded devices that run microkde
  *
  * $Id$
  **************************************************************************/  
 
 #include "serializer.h"
 #include "pwmexception.h"
 
 #ifdef PWM_EMBEDDED
 #include <kglobal.h>
 #include <klocale.h>
 #endif
 
 /* enable/disable serializer debugging (0/1) */
-        #define SERIALIZER_DEBUG0
+        #define SERIALIZER_DEBUG1
 /* use the old xml tags for writing (0/1) */
         #define USE_OLD_TAGS    0
 /* write a CDATA section (0/1) */
         #define WRITE_CDATA_SEC         0
 
 
         #define META_CREATE_DATE"c"
         #define META_VALID_DATE         "v"
         #define META_EXPIRE_DATE"e"
         #define META_UPDATE_DATE"u"
         #define META_UPDATE_INT         "i"
 //US ENH : uniqueid
 #define META_UNIQUEID "n" 
 #define SYNC_ROOT "s" 
 #define SYNC_TARGET_PREFIX "t" 
 #define SYNC_TARGET_NAME "n" 
@@ -291,32 +291,36 @@ bool Serializer::readCategories(const QDomNode &n,
                         curCat.d = curEntr;
                         dta->push_back(curCat);
                 } else {
                         printDebug("Serializer::readCategories(): uh? not a category?");
                 }
         }
         return true;
 }
 
 bool Serializer::readEntries(const QDomNode &n,
                              vector<PwMDataItem> *dta)
 {
         QDomNodeList nl(n.childNodes());
         QDomNode cur;
         unsigned int numEntr = nl.count(), i;
         PwMDataItem curEntr;
+        //US BUG: to initialize all values of curEntr with meaningfulldata,
+        // we call clear on it. Reason: Information in the file we will read might be incomplete.
+        // e.g. the metadata is missing.
+        curEntr.clear(true);
 
         dta->clear();
         for (i = 0; i < numEntr; ++i) {
                 cur = nl.item(i);
                 if (cur.nodeName().left(1) == ENTRY_PREFIX_NEW ||
                     cur.nodeName().left(6) == ENTRY_PREFIX_OLD) {
                         if (!extractEntry(cur, &curEntr)) {
                                 return false;
                         }
                         dta->push_back(curEntr);
                 } else {
                         printDebug("Serializer::readEntries(): hm? not an entry?");
                 }
         }
         return true;
 }
@@ -388,76 +392,77 @@ bool Serializer::extractEntry(const QDomNode &n,
         dta->lockStat = defaultLockStat;
         return true;
 }
 
 bool Serializer::extractMeta(const QDomNode &n,
                              PwMMetaData *dta)
 {
         QDomNode cur(n.firstChild());
         QString name, val;
         while (!cur.isNull()) {
                 name = cur.nodeName();
                 val = cur.toElement().text();
                 if (val == "") {
                         cur = cur.nextSibling();
                         continue;
                 }
+
+                //US BUG: The transformation of an empty date into an ISO date and back is different on different systems/compilers. 
+                //because of that it is possible that here some values are not set, which means they are null.
+                //US ENH: at the same moment we need backwardcompatibility. So older versions might have stored invalid dates.
+
+                QDateTime dtval; //dtval should be invalid by definition.
+
+                if ((name == META_CREATE_DATE) ||
+                    (name == META_VALID_DATE) ||
+                    (name == META_EXPIRE_DATE) ||
+                    (name == META_UPDATE_DATE))
+                {
+                  //qDebug("Serializer::extractMeta:: val:%s, empty:%i, length:%i",val.utf8(), val.isEmpty(), val.length());
+
 #ifndef PWM_EMBEDDED
-                if (name == META_CREATE_DATE) {
-                        dta->create = QDateTime::fromString(val, Qt::ISODate);
-                } else if (name == META_VALID_DATE) {
-                        dta->valid = QDateTime::fromString(val, Qt::ISODate);
-                } else if (name == META_EXPIRE_DATE) {
-                        dta->expire = QDateTime::fromString(val, Qt::ISODate);
-                } else if (name == META_UPDATE_DATE) {
-                        dta->update = QDateTime::fromString(val, Qt::ISODate);
-                } else if (name == META_UPDATE_INT) {
-                        dta->updateInt = strtoul(val.latin1(), 0, 10);
-                } else if (name == META_UNIQUEID) {
-                        dta->uniqueid = unescapeEntryData(val).latin1();
-                } else {
-                        printDebug(string("extractMeta(): invalid: ")
-                                   + name.latin1());
-                }
+                  dtval = QDateTime::fromString(val, Qt::ISODate);
 #else
+                  bool ok;
+                  dtval = KGlobal::locale()->readDateTime(val, KLocale::ISODate, &ok);
+                    
+                  if (ok == false)
+                    qDebug("Serializer::extractMeta invalid date or time !!!!!!!!!!!!!");
+#endif
 
+                  //if the parsed data is wrong, dtval should be invalid at this time.
 
-                bool ok = true;
+                }
 
                 if (name == META_CREATE_DATE) {
-                        dta->create = KGlobal::locale()->readDateTime(val, KLocale::ISODate, &ok);
+                        dta->create = dtval;
                 } else if (name == META_VALID_DATE) {
-                        dta->valid = KGlobal::locale()->readDateTime(val, KLocale::ISODate, &ok);
+                        dta->valid = dtval;
                 } else if (name == META_EXPIRE_DATE) {
-                  dta->expire = KGlobal::locale()->readDateTime(val, KLocale::ISODate, &ok);
+                        dta->expire = dtval;
                 } else if (name == META_UPDATE_DATE) {
-                  dta->update = KGlobal::locale()->readDateTime(val, KLocale::ISODate, &ok);
+                        dta->update = dtval;
                 } else if (name == META_UPDATE_INT) {
                         dta->updateInt = strtoul(val.latin1(), 0, 10);
                 } else if (name == META_UNIQUEID) {
                         dta->uniqueid = unescapeEntryData(val).latin1();
                 } else {
                         printDebug(string("extractMeta(): invalid: ")
                                    + name.latin1());
                 }
 
-                if (ok == false)
-                  qDebug("Serializer::extractMeta invalid date or time !!!!!!!!!!!!!");
-
-
-#endif
                 cur = cur.nextSibling();
         }
         return true;
 }
 
 bool Serializer::checkValid()
 {
         PWM_ASSERT(domDoc);
         QDomElement root(domDoc->documentElement());
         if (root.nodeName() != ROOT_MAGIC_NEW &&
             root.nodeName() != ROOT_MAGIC_OLD) {
                 printDebug("Serializer: wrong magic");
                 return false;
         }
         if (root.attribute(VER_STR_NEW) != COMPAT_VER_NEW &&
             root.attribute(VER_STR_OLD) != COMPAT_VER_OLD) {
@@ -591,67 +596,87 @@ bool Serializer::writeEntry(QDomElement *e,
 
         tag = domDoc->createElement(ENTRY_META_WR);
         if (!writeMeta(&tag, dta.meta))
                 return false;
         e->appendChild(tag);
 
 #undef new_text
         return true;
 }
 
 bool Serializer::writeMeta(QDomElement *e,
                            const PwMMetaData &dta)
 {
         QDomText text;
         QDomElement tag;
 
-        tag = domDoc->createElement(META_CREATE_DATE);
+        //US BUG!!!: The transformation of an empty date into an ISO date is different on different systems/compilers.
+        //So do not transform an empty value at all.
+        if (dta.create.isValid())
+        {
+          tag = domDoc->createElement(META_CREATE_DATE);
 #ifndef PWM_EMBEDDED
-        text = domDoc->createTextNode(dta.create.toString(Qt::ISODate));
+          text = domDoc->createTextNode(dta.create.toString(Qt::ISODate));
 #else
-        text = domDoc->createTextNode(KGlobal::locale()->formatDateTime(dta.create,  KLocale::ISODate));
+          text = domDoc->createTextNode(KGlobal::locale()->formatDateTime(dta.create,  KLocale::ISODate));
 #endif
-        tag.appendChild(text);
-        e->appendChild(tag);
+          tag.appendChild(text);
+          e->appendChild(tag);
+        }
 
-        tag = domDoc->createElement(META_VALID_DATE);
+        //US BUG!!!: The transformation of an empty date into an ISO date is different on different systems/compilers. 
+        //So do not transform an empty value at all.
+        if (dta.valid.isValid())
+        {
+          tag = domDoc->createElement(META_VALID_DATE);
 #ifndef PWM_EMBEDDED
-        text = domDoc->createTextNode(dta.valid.toString(Qt::ISODate));
+          text = domDoc->createTextNode(dta.valid.toString(Qt::ISODate));
 #else
-        text = domDoc->createTextNode(KGlobal::locale()->formatDateTime(dta.valid,  KLocale::ISODate));
+          text = domDoc->createTextNode(KGlobal::locale()->formatDateTime(dta.valid,  KLocale::ISODate));
 #endif
-        tag.appendChild(text);
-        e->appendChild(tag);
+          tag.appendChild(text);
+          e->appendChild(tag);
+        }
 
-        tag = domDoc->createElement(META_EXPIRE_DATE);
+        //US BUG!!!: The transformation of an empty date into an ISO date is different on different systems/compilers. 
+        //So do not transform an empty value at all.
+        if (dta.expire.isValid())
+        {
+          tag = domDoc->createElement(META_EXPIRE_DATE);
 #ifndef PWM_EMBEDDED
-        text = domDoc->createTextNode(dta.expire.toString(Qt::ISODate));
+          text = domDoc->createTextNode(dta.expire.toString(Qt::ISODate));
 #else
-        text = domDoc->createTextNode(KGlobal::locale()->formatDateTime(dta.expire,  KLocale::ISODate));
+          text = domDoc->createTextNode(KGlobal::locale()->formatDateTime(dta.expire,  KLocale::ISODate));
 #endif
-        tag.appendChild(text);
-        e->appendChild(tag);
+          tag.appendChild(text);
+          e->appendChild(tag);
+        }
 
-        tag = domDoc->createElement(META_UPDATE_DATE);
+        //US BUG!!!: The transformation of an empty date into an ISO date is different on different systems/compilers. 
+        //So do not transform an empty value at all.
+        if (dta.update.isValid())
+        {
+          tag = domDoc->createElement(META_UPDATE_DATE);
 #ifndef PWM_EMBEDDED
-        text = domDoc->createTextNode(dta.update.toString(Qt::ISODate));
+          text = domDoc->createTextNode(dta.update.toString(Qt::ISODate));
 #else
-        text = domDoc->createTextNode(KGlobal::locale()->formatDateTime(dta.update,  KLocale::ISODate));
+          text = domDoc->createTextNode(KGlobal::locale()->formatDateTime(dta.update,  KLocale::ISODate));
 #endif
-        tag.appendChild(text);
-        e->appendChild(tag);
+          tag.appendChild(text);
+          e->appendChild(tag);
+        }
 
         tag = domDoc->createElement(META_UPDATE_INT);
         text = domDoc->createTextNode(tostr(dta.updateInt).c_str());
         tag.appendChild(text);
         e->appendChild(tag);
 
         tag = domDoc->createElement(META_UNIQUEID);
         text = domDoc->createTextNode(escapeEntryData(dta.uniqueid.c_str()));
         tag.appendChild(text);
         e->appendChild(tag);
 
 #undef new_text
         return true;
 }
 
 QString Serializer::escapeEntryData(QString dta)
@@ -659,33 +684,33 @@ QString Serializer::escapeEntryData(QString dta)
 #ifndef PWM_EMBEDDED
         dta.replace('\n', "$>--endl--<$");
         dta.replace("]]>", "||>");
 #else
         dta.replace(QRegExp("\n"), "$>--endl--<$");
         dta.replace(QRegExp("]]>"), "||>");
 #endif
         return dta;
 }
 
 QString Serializer::unescapeEntryData(QString dta)
 {
 #ifndef PWM_EMBEDDED
         dta.replace("$>--endl--<$", "\n");
         dta.replace("||>", "]]>");
 #else
-        dta.replace(QRegExp("$>--endl--<$"), "\n");
+        dta.replace(QRegExp("\\$>--endl--<\\$"), "\n");
         dta.replace(QRegExp("||>"), "]]>");
 #endif
         return dta;
 }
 
 
 //US ENH: the following methods are getting used to write/read sync entries
 /** read the syncentries in the node "n" */
 bool Serializer::readSyncData(const QDomNode &n, vector<PwMSyncItem> *dta)
 {
         QDomNodeList nl(n.childNodes());
         QDomNode cur;
         
         QString devicename, val;
         unsigned int numSync  = nl.count(), i;
         PwMSyncItem curSync;
@@ -717,40 +742,39 @@ bool Serializer::readSyncData(const QDomNode &n, vector<PwMSyncItem> *dta)
 
 #endif
                         dta->push_back(curSync);
                 }
         }
         return true;
 
 }
 
 
 
 bool Serializer::addSyncData(QDomElement *e,
                                const vector<PwMSyncItem> &dta)
 {
         unsigned int numSync = dta.size(), i;
         QString curId, curDeviceName;
-        QDomElement curSync, curSyncDate;
+        QDomElement curSync;
         QDomText text;
 
         for (i = 0; i < numSync; ++i) {
                 curId = SYNC_TARGET_PREFIX;
                 curId += tostr(i).c_str();
                 curDeviceName = dta[i].syncName.c_str();
                 curSync = domDoc->createElement(curId);
                 curSync.setAttribute(SYNC_TARGET_NAME, curDeviceName);
 
 #ifndef PWM_EMBEDDED
                 text = domDoc->createTextNode(dta[i].lastSyncDate.toString(Qt::ISODate));
 #else
                 text = domDoc->createTextNode(KGlobal::locale()->formatDateTime(dta[i].lastSyncDate,  KLocale::ISODate));
 #endif
-                curSyncDate.appendChild(text);
-                curSync.appendChild(curSyncDate);
+                curSync.appendChild(text);
 
                 e->appendChild(curSync);
 
         }
         return true;
 }