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@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-Release notes for 1.9.10:
-
KDE-Pim/Pi is available for four platforms:
-1) Windows 32
+1) Windows 32 (not available for all releases)
2) Zaurus Sharp ROM, gcc 2.95 compiled
-3) OpenZaurus ROM, gcc 3.xx compiled
-4) Linux Desktop (SuSE 9.1)
+3) OpenZaurus ROM, gcc 3.xx compiled (not available for all releases)
+4) Linux Desktop (SuSE 9.2) (not available for all releases)
@@ -12,2 +10,3 @@ Contents of the packages and how to install:
+
*****************************************************
@@ -15,3 +14,3 @@ Contents of the packages and how to install:
*****************************************************
-File: kdepim_1.9.10_for_Windows.exe.zip
+Filename: kdepim_1.9.13_for_Windows.exe.zip
Package contains:
@@ -27,2 +26,4 @@ Migration-Howto.txt in the package.
+
+
*****************************************************
@@ -30,12 +31,13 @@ Migration-Howto.txt in the package.
*****************************************************
-File: kdepim_1.9.10_for_SharpROM.ipk.zip
+Filename: kdepim_X.X.X_for_SharpROM.ipk.zip
Package contains:
-kaddressbook_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-korganizer-alarm_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-kmicrokdelibs_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-phoneaccess_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-kopiemail_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-pim_TAB_icon_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-korganizer_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-pwmanager_1.9.10_arm.ipk
+kaddressbook_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+korganizer-alarm_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+kmicrokdelibs_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+kmobilephoneaccess_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+ksharpPIM-DTMaccess_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+kopiemail_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+pimTABicon_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+korganizer_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+pwmanager_X.X.X_arm.ipk
@@ -45,10 +47,45 @@ compiled can use it as well.
-All applications do need the
-kmicrokdelibs_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-package to run.
+CONTENT:
+
+File kmicrokdelibs_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+The libs in this file are needed to run
+any of the included programs.
+Install it.
+
+File kaddressbook_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Contains KA/Pi addressbook program and needed additional libs.
-phoneaccess_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-contains a command line tool for accessing mobile phones.
+File korganizer-alarm_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Contains KO/Pi calendar program and needed additional libs.
+
+File kopiemail_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Contains OM/Pi email program and needed additional libs.
+
+File pwmanager_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Contains PwM/Pi password manager program.
+
+File ksharpPIM-DTMaccess_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Contains needed program/lib to sync KA/Pi and KO/Pi
+with the Sharp PIM applications on the Zaurus,
+which use the new Sharp DMT Pim format.
+
+File korganizer-alarm_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Provides an alarm applet to get informed about alarms.
+The Zaurus will wake up from suspend
+if an event triggers an alarm.
+
+File kmobilephoneaccess_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Contains a command line tool for accessing mobile phones.
It is used from Kx/Pi to sync with / export to
-mobile phones.
+mobile phones. It is not working very well, please do not
+expect too much.
+
+File pimTABicon_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+If you insatll a program of the package, you may get
+a new TAB wchich is called Pim.
+If you did not have had this TAB on your Z, that
+TAB will not display an icon.
+Install this small package to assihn an icon to
+the new Pim TAB.
+
@@ -56,2 +93,8 @@ Unzip package and install the apps in the usual way.
+To get the character conversion in OM/Pi working, please download
+at the sourceforge project site the package
+sr-character-conversion_SharpROM_arm.ipk.zip
+from the section "general files for KDE/Pim"
+Instructions how to install this package are in a ReadMe in this file.
+
*****************************************************
@@ -59,12 +102,12 @@ Unzip package and install the apps in the usual way.
*****************************************************
-File: kdepim_1.9.10_for_OZ-gcc3xx.ipk.zip
+Filename: kdepim_X.X.X_for_OZ-gcc3xx.ipk.zip
Package contains:
-kaddressbook_OZ-gcc3xx_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-kmicrokdelibs_OZ-gcc3xx_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-kopiemail_OZ-gcc3xx_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-korganizer-alarm_OZ-gcc3xx_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-korganizer_OZ-gcc3xx_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-phoneaccess_OZ-gcc3xx_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-pim_TAB_icon_OZ-gcc3xx_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-pwmanager_OZ-gcc3xx_1.9.10_arm.ipk
+kaddressbook_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+kmicrokdelibs_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+kopiemail_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+korganizer-alarm_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+korganizer_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+kmobilephoneaccess_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+pimTABicon_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk
+pwmanager_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk
@@ -73,4 +116,4 @@ This package is for users of the Open Zaurus ROM 3.3.6,
compiled by coredump (aka known as Hentges-Rom).
-The programs may run on the new
-Open Zaurus Release 3.5.1 as well, but
+The programs may run on the new
+Open Zaurus Release 3.5.1 as well, but
they cannot be installed there properly,
@@ -80,4 +123,4 @@ information in the ipk files to install them properly.
If you have Open Zaurus 3.5.1, you should use
-the packages of the OZ 3.5.1 feed,
-compiled and maintained by Hrw.
+the packages of the OZ 3.5.1 feed,
+compiled and maintained by Hrw.
Do not ask the OZ people about problems with these
@@ -85,13 +128,42 @@ packages, they cannot help you.
-By the way, I cannot help you as well, because I
+CONTENT:
+
+By the way, I cannot help you as well, because I
am not using OZ.
-All applications do need the
-kmicrokdelibs_OZ-gcc3xx_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-package to run.
+File kmicrokdelibs_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+The libs in this file are needed to run
+any of the included programs.
+Install it.
+
+File kaddressbook_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Contains KA/Pi addressbook program and needed additional libs.
+
+File korganizer-alarm_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Contains KO/Pi calendar program and needed additional libs.
+
+File kopiemail_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Contains OM/Pi email program and needed additional libs.
+
+File pwmanager_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Contains PwM/Pi password manager program.
-phoneaccess_OZ-gcc3xx_1.9.10_arm.ipk
-contains a command line tool for accessing mobile phones.
+File korganizer-alarm_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Provides an alarm applet to get informed about alarms.
+The Zaurus will wake up from suspend
+if an event triggers an alarm.
+
+File kmobilephoneaccess_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+Contains a command line tool for accessing mobile phones.
It is used from Kx/Pi to sync with / export to
-mobile phones.
+mobile phones. It is not working very well, please do not
+expect too much.
+
+File pimTABicon_OZ-gcc3xx_X.X.X_arm.ipk:
+If you insatll a program of the package, you may get
+a new TAB wchich is called Pim.
+If you did not have had this TAB on your Z, that
+TAB will not display an icon.
+Install this small package to assihn an icon to
+the new Pim TAB.
@@ -99,2 +171,9 @@ Unzip package and install the apps in the usual way.
+To get the character conversion in OM/Pi working, please download
+at the sourceforge project site the package
+oz-character-conversion_OZ-gcc3xx_arm.ipk.zip
+from the section "general files for KDE/Pim"
+Instructions how to install this package are in a ReadMe in this file.
+
+
*****************************************************
@@ -102,3 +181,3 @@ Unzip package and install the apps in the usual way.
*****************************************************
-File: KDE-Pim-Pi-1.9.10-SuSE9.1.i586.rpm
+Filename: KDE-Pim-Pi-1.9.16-SuSE_9.2.i586.rpm
Package contains:
@@ -109,2 +188,3 @@ KPhone/Pi
KTimeTracker/Pi
+KOPieMail/Pi
and the needed microkde libs.
@@ -113,23 +193,13 @@ Download file and install it on console with
su
-rpm -ihv KDE-Pim-Pi-1.9.10-SuSE9.1.i586.rpm
+rpm -ihv KDE-Pim-Pi-1.9.16-SuSE_9.2.i586.rpm
+Note:
+If you want to update, please do it with
+rpm -Uhv KDE-Pim-Pi-1.9.16-SuSE_9.2.i586.rpm
+(Uninstall with rpm -e KDE-Pim-Pi-1.9.16-SuSE_9.2)
-If you want to be able to sync your phone via infrared
-(if you have an infrared port on your laptop)
-please make an online update to get infrared working.
-
-If you want to be able to sync KDE-Pim/Pi with the KDE-desktop
-please update SuSE 9.1 to KDE 3.3.0 or higher.
-NOTE:
-Currently only syncing of calendar data is supported by
-the KDE-Pim/Pi <-> KDE-desktop sync feature.
-Possibility of syncing addressbook data will follow before
-release 2.0.0 of KDE-Pim/Pi.
-
-Here is the information,
+Here is the information,
provided in the rpm file about the content:
-KDE-Pim-Pi
-Version: 1.9.10-SuSE9.1
-This package contains the platform-independent PIM programs from
-www.pi-sync.net, compiled for SuSE 9.1:
+This package contains the platform-independent PIM programs from
+www.pi-sync.net, compiled for SuSE 9.2:
KTimeTacker/Pi
@@ -139,56 +209,62 @@ KOrganizer/Pi
PasswordManager/Pi
-These applications do not need anything from the KDE-desktop
-at all to run on Linux. However, there is a dependency from
-two KDE libs, because a small command line program is included
-to make it possible to sync with the KDE-desktop applications.
-These applications are independent from the KDE-desktop
-environment. That means, nothing of your existing
-KDE-desktop setup will be changed, or any data
-(calendar-addressbook) used by the KDE-desktop
-applications will be changed or accessed.
-These applications stores their data and config in
+KOPieMail/Pi
+
+These applications do not need anything from the KDE-desktop
+at all to run on Linux. However, there is a dependency from
+two KDE libs, because a small command line program is included
+to make it possible to sync with the KDE-desktop applications.
+
+These applications are independent from the KDE-desktop
+environment. That means, nothing of your existing
+KDE-desktop setup will be changed, or any data
+(calendar-addressbook) used by the KDE-desktop
+applications will be changed or accessed.
+These applications stores their data and config in
$HOME/kdepim/
-However, because the same file format is used,
-an easy exchange of data with the KDE-desktop
-is possible.
-A small command line program is included
-to make it possible to sync with the KDE-desktop applications.
-You do not need to call this program from the commandline,
-it is called from the KDE-Pim/Pi apps when you choose there:
-Sync with KDE_Desktop.
-If something is going wrong, please start the
-KDE-Pim/Pi program itself from the console to get detailed output.
-After installation, you should have a
+However, because the same file format is used,
+an easy exchange of data with the KDE-desktop
+is possible.
+A small command line program is included
+to make it possible to sync with the KDE-desktop applications.
+You do not need to call this program from the commandline,
+it is called from the KDE-Pim/Pi apps when you choose there:
+Sync with KDE_Desktop.
+If something is going wrong, please start the
+KDE-Pim/Pi program itself from the console to get detailed output.
+
+After installation, you should have a
PIM-pi
-folder in your KDE start menu, where you can
-start the applications from.
-These programs makes it possible to sync your Zaurus easily
-(with the KDE-Pim/Pi programs running on the Zaurus)
-with the KDE-desktop calendar/addressbook data.
-If you want to use that, you have to update your
-KDE-desktop to version 3.3.0 or higher.
-Actually - after the (non difficult) configuration is set up -
-with two mouseklicks on the Zaurus,
-the Zaurus syncs with the corresponding  KDE-Pim/Pi
-program on the Linux Desktop which syncs automatically
-with the KDE-desktop data.
-If you want to use the KDE-desktop calendar/addressbook applications,
-just install these apps in this package and use them as a syncing tool for the
-Zaurus <-> KDE-desktop sync.
-The sync requires a network connection from your Zaurus to
-the PC. A detailed Sync HowTo is available in the
-Help menu of the applications.
-These applications makes it also possible, that you can sync
-(or just export the data to) your mobile phone with your
-data of the KDE-desktop calendar/addressbook applications.
-This is tested and working for Nokia mobile phones,
-it may work with others as well.
-(More info about that: -> Sync HowTo)
-NOTE:
-You have to make an online update in SuSE 9.1 to make it
-possible to get the infrared connection working, such that
-you can sync your (Nokia) mobile phone via infrared.
+folder in your KDE start menu, where you can
+start the applications from.
+These programs makes it possible to sync your Zaurus easily
+(with the KDE-Pim/Pi programs running on the Zaurus)
+with the KDE-desktop calendar/addressbook data.
+If you want to use that, you have to update your
+KDE-desktop to version 3.3.0 or higher.
+SuSE 9.2 contains KDE 3.3.0 such that no update is needed.
+Actually - after the (non difficult) configuration is set up -
+with two mouseklicks on the Zaurus,
+the Zaurus syncs with the corresponding KDE-Pim/Pi
+program on the Linux Desktop which syncs automatically
+with the KDE-desktop data.
+If you want to use the KDE-desktop calendar/addressbook applications,
+just install these apps in this package and use them as a syncing tool for the
+Zaurus <-> KDE-desktop sync.
+The sync requires a network connection from your Zaurus to
+the PC. A detailed Sync HowTo is available in the
+Help menu of the applications.
+These applications makes it also possible, that you can sync
+(or just export the data to) your mobile phone with your
+data of the KDE-desktop calendar/addressbook applications.
+This is tested and working for Nokia mobile phones,
+it may work with others as well.
+(More info about that: -> Sync HowTo)
+NOTE:
+When using SuSE 9.1 you have to update your KDE to 3.3.x
+and you have to make an online update in SuSE 9.1 to make it
+possible to get the infrared connection working, such that
+you can sync your (Nokia) mobile phone via infrared. \ No newline at end of file