*** empty log message ***

7 files changed, 287 insertions, 145 deletions

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
@@ -134,3 +134,4 @@ enum {
 	BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_FAQ,
-	BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_ABOUT
+	BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_ABOUT,
+	BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_SYNC
 };
@@ -158,3 +159,3 @@ PwM::PwM(PwMInit *_init, PwMDoc *doc,
 	 QWidget *parent, const char *name)
- : KMainWindow(parent, name)
+ : KMainWindow(parent, "HALLO")
  , forceQuit (false)
@@ -360,2 +361,6 @@ void PwM::initMenubar()
 
+	helpPopup->insertItem(i18n("&Sync HowTo"), this,
+				SLOT(syncHowTo_slot()), 0,
+				BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_SYNC);
+
 #endif
@@ -611,2 +616,8 @@ void PwM::addPwd_slot(QString *pw, PwMDoc *_doc)
 		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();
@@ -621,3 +632,3 @@ void PwM::addPwd_slot(QString *pw, PwMDoc *_doc)
 					   i18n
-					   ("An entry with this \"Description\", "
+					   ("An entry with this \"Description\",\n"
 					    "does already exist.\n"
@@ -627,4 +638,4 @@ void PwM::addPwd_slot(QString *pw, PwMDoc *_doc)
 		} 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"));
@@ -1289,2 +1300,9 @@ void PwM::faq_slot()
 
+void PwM::syncHowTo_slot()
+{
+  qDebug("PwM::syncHowTo_slot");
+    KApplication::showFile( "KDE-Pim/Pi Synchronization HowTo", "kdepim/SyncHowto.txt" );
+}
+
+
 void PwM::createAboutData_slot()
@@ -1328,2 +1346,4 @@ bool PwM::sync(KSyncManager* manager, QString filename, int mode)
 
+  qDebug("PwM::sync save now: ret=%i", ret);
+ 
   if (ret == true) {
@@ -1331,2 +1351,5 @@ bool PwM::sync(KSyncManager* manager, QString filename, int mode)
     //mViewManager->refreshView();
+
+    //US curDoc()->sync sets the dirtyFlag in case the sync was successfull.
+    save();
   }
@@ -1335,26 +1358,2 @@ bool PwM::sync(KSyncManager* manager, QString filename, int mode)
 }
-
-//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
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
@@ -179,2 +179,3 @@ public slots:
 	void createAboutData_slot();
+	void syncHowTo_slot();
 #endif
@@ -274,9 +275,2 @@ protected:
 
-    //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 *******************************
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
@@ -489,3 +489,4 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::saveDoc(char compress, const QString *file)
 	ret = e_success;
-	printDebug(string("writing file { compress: ")
+	printDebug(string("writing file { name: ")
+		   + filename.latin1() + "   compress: "
 		   + tostr(static_cast<int>(compress)) + "   cryptAlgo: "
@@ -607,3 +608,5 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::writeFileHeader(char keyHash, char dataHash, char crypt, char c
 	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 
+	//US	PWM_ASSERT(listView);
 	if (f->writeBlock(FILE_ID_HEADER, strlen(FILE_ID_HEADER)) !=
@@ -2806,3 +2809,9 @@ void PwMDoc::ensureLvp()
 
+	//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,
@@ -2810,2 +2819,5 @@ void PwMDoc::ensureLvp()
 							  undefI;
+	vector< vector<PwMDataItem>::iterator >::iterator sortedBegin,
+							  sortedEnd,
+							  sortedI;
 	vector<PwMCategoryItem>::iterator catBegin = dti.dta.begin(),
@@ -2828,6 +2840,20 @@ void PwMDoc::ensureLvp()
 				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();
@@ -2850,2 +2876,12 @@ QString PwMDoc::getTitle()
 	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()) {
@@ -2929,3 +2965,3 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::syncronize(KSyncManager* manager, PwMDoc* syncLocal , PwMDoc* s
   syncItemLocal = syncLocal->getSyncDataEntry(index); 
-  qDebug("Last Sync %s ", syncItemLocal->lastSyncDate.toString().latin1());
+  qDebug("Last Sync Local %s ", syncItemLocal->lastSyncDate.toString().latin1());
 
@@ -2949,2 +2985,3 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::syncronize(KSyncManager* manager, PwMDoc* syncLocal , PwMDoc* s
   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.
@@ -2961,4 +2998,4 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::syncronize(KSyncManager* manager, PwMDoc* syncLocal , PwMDoc* s
             
-            // 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;
@@ -2975,3 +3012,3 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::syncronize(KSyncManager* manager, PwMDoc* syncLocal , PwMDoc* s
     qDebug("*************************** ");
-    // qDebug("mLastAddressbookSync %s ",mLastAddressbookSync.toString().latin1() );
+    qDebug("mLastSync %s ",mLastSync.toString().latin1() );
     QStringList er = syncRemote->getIDEntryList(); 
@@ -3003,3 +3040,3 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::syncronize(KSyncManager* manager, PwMDoc* syncLocal , PwMDoc* s
                 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 )
@@ -3054,2 +3091,3 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::syncronize(KSyncManager* manager, PwMDoc* syncLocal , PwMDoc* s
         uid = el[ incCounter ]; 
+	qDebug("sync uid %s from local file", uid.latin1());
 
@@ -3134,7 +3172,7 @@ int PwMDoc::takePwMDataItem( PwMDataItem* local,  PwMDataItem* remote, QDateTime
     //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 )
@@ -3142,4 +3180,4 @@ int PwMDoc::takePwMDataItem( PwMDataItem* local,  PwMDataItem* remote, QDateTime
               
-        }//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());
     }
@@ -3217,3 +3255,3 @@ bool PwMDoc::sync(KSyncManager* manager, QString filename, int mode)
 
-  //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");
@@ -3269,19 +3307,2 @@ bool PwMDoc::sync(KSyncManager* manager, QString filename, int mode)
 
-//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
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
@@ -132,12 +132,2 @@ struct PwMMetaData
 
-	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
@@ -219,6 +209,22 @@ struct PwMDataItem
 	}
-  
+  //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;
@@ -230,3 +236,3 @@ struct PwMDataItem
 	  lockStat = x.lockStat;
-	  listViewPos = x.listViewPos;
+	  //Do not copy listViewPos!!! listViewPos = x.listViewPos;
 	  binary = x.binary;
@@ -776,9 +782,2 @@ protected:
 
-	//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
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
@@ -458,7 +458,87 @@ void PwMView::copyCommentToClip()
 
+/************************************************************************
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ ************************************************************************/
+
+
+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)
 {
@@ -480,4 +560,4 @@ PwMDataItemChooser::PwMDataItemChooser( PwMDataItem loc, PwMDataItem rem, bool t
         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 );
@@ -487,4 +567,4 @@ PwMDataItemChooser::PwMDataItemChooser( PwMDataItem loc, PwMDataItem rem, bool t
         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())); 
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
@@ -43,2 +43,3 @@
 #include <qobject.h>
+#include <qtextbrowser.h>
 
@@ -151,2 +152,26 @@ private:
 
+//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
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
@@ -29,3 +29,3 @@
 /* enable/disable serializer debugging (0/1) */
-#define SERIALIZER_DEBUG	0
+#define SERIALIZER_DEBUG	1
 /* use the old xml tags for writing (0/1) */
@@ -306,2 +306,6 @@ bool Serializer::readEntries(const QDomNode &n,
 	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);
 
@@ -403,32 +407,38 @@ bool Serializer::extractMeta(const QDomNode &n,
 		}
+
+		//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) {
@@ -442,7 +452,2 @@ bool Serializer::extractMeta(const QDomNode &n,
 
-		if (ok == false)
-		  qDebug("Serializer::extractMeta invalid date or time !!!!!!!!!!!!!");
-
-
-#endif
 		cur = cur.nextSibling();
@@ -606,37 +611,57 @@ bool Serializer::writeMeta(QDomElement *e,
 
-	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);
+	}
 
@@ -674,3 +699,3 @@ QString Serializer::unescapeEntryData(QString dta)
 #else
-	dta.replace(QRegExp("$>--endl--<$"), "\n");
+	dta.replace(QRegExp("\\$>--endl--<\\$"), "\n");
 	dta.replace(QRegExp("||>"), "]]>");
@@ -732,3 +757,3 @@ bool Serializer::addSyncData(QDomElement *e,
 	QString curId, curDeviceName;
-	QDomElement curSync, curSyncDate;
+	QDomElement curSync;
 	QDomText text;
@@ -747,4 +772,3 @@ bool Serializer::addSyncData(QDomElement *e,
 #endif
-		curSyncDate.appendChild(text);
-		curSync.appendChild(curSyncDate);
+		curSync.appendChild(text);