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diff --git a/bin/kdepim/korganizer/kopiFAQ.txt b/bin/kdepim/korganizer/kopiFAQ.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..885d352 --- a/dev/null +++ b/bin/kdepim/korganizer/kopiFAQ.txt @@ -0,0 +1,266 @@ +************************************************************************* +Q: +For which platform KO/Pi is available? +A: +KO/Pi is the platform-independend version of KOrganizer 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. +************************************************************************* +Q: +What files/data can KO/Pi import or export? +A: +KO/Pi saves its data in iCalandar format (*.ics) +You can import .ics (used by KDE KOrganizer/Mozillas/Appli iCal) or .vcs files. +You can import xml based PIMs (Opie, old Sharp and old TKC). +You can sync with the newer Sharp DTM PIMs directly. +You can sync with any local .ics file or remote with a .ics file via ssh. +************************************************************************* +Q: +How can I sync via ssh? +A: +You must have installed a ssh client on the machine KO/Pi is running. +You must have a ssh server running on the remote machine. +You must have configured your access to the server such that you can +log in from console on the server without a password. +For that reason you have to put some keys on the servers home dir. +Please read docu of ssh how to do that. +************************************************************************* +Q: +How can I get my data from Outlook? +A: +Well you can sync Outlook with Sharp-DTM Pims +and then sync KO/Pi with Sharp-DTM. +Voila - you have your Outlook data in KO/Pi. +It is planned that KO/Pi windows version syncs directly with Outlook. +************************************************************************* +Q: +I sync with Outlook via the Sharp DTM. +But, now, whenever I get an alarm I get notified by both KO/Pi +and the Sharp Calendar app. +How could I disable Sharp Calendar app? +A: +You have to rename datebook (the Sharp Calendar app) +such that it cannot be automatically started by the system alarm daemon. +If you rename it and you do not delete it, +you can do revert your changes easily. +For example, rename +/home/QtPalmtop/bin/datebook +to +/home/QtPalmtop/bin/datebookwech +Then you can sync KO/Pi with the database +and then the database with outlook without problems. +An event( with alarm ) created on outlook make KO/Pi alarm goes off, +but there will be no datebook alarm :-) +************************************************************************* +Q: +I cannot sync Outlook with Sharp-DTM. How can I get my data from Outlook? +A: +There is a tool called Outport. +With that tool you can export your Outlook data to many small .ics files. +To get one big .ics file to able to import the data quickly in KO/Pi +you can do the following on Linux: +cat *.ics > mycalendar +mv mycalendar mycalendar.ics +Now you have one file, but kopi cannot read it. +You have to remove all lines in the file +(take a texteditor where search and replace is done quickly ) which are: +BEGIN:VCALENDAR +END:VCALENDAR +Only the very first +BEGIN:VCALENDAR and the very last +END:VCALENDAR may remain in the file. +Now KO/Pi can read the modified file. +************************************************************************* +Q: +Why does not KO/Pi import several .isc files at once? +A: +Because it is not yet implemented. +************************************************************************* +Q: +Why does not KO/Pi sync directly with Outlook? +A: +Because it is not yet implemented. +But it is planned to be implemented. +************************************************************************* +Q: +Why does KO/Pi start up on restarts? +A: +Fastload causes KO/Pi to startup when Qtopia starts. +************************************************************************* +Q: +Do I have to deinstall the KO/Pi alarm applet, when I update KO/Pi? +A: +No, the KO/Pi alarm applet runs completely independend of KO/Pi. +That means, it does not need KO/Pi or libraries of KO/Pi for being +executed. But the applet itself is not very useful without KO/Pi. +It notifies KO/Pi to start via system calls. +It needs KO/Pi to get the next alarm from the system alarm daemon. +Such that the KO/Pi alarm alone may be used only as a timer application. +Files of KO/Pi are ( with /home/QtPalmtop as base dir): +bin/kopi bin/db2file apps/Pim/korganizer.desktop pics/korganizer/* lib/libmicro* +************************************************************************* +Q: +I have problems updating KO/Pi. Any hints? +A: +When deinstalling KO/Pi alarm applet, Qtopia reboots. +Please do not deinstall KO/Pi alarm applet and KO/Pi together. +It may be that because of the reboot KO/Pi itself is not deinstalled properly. +************************************************************************* +Q: +I installed the qtopiaKABC plugin, +but I can't access the addressbook when adding attendees. +A: +The qtopiaKABC plug-in is for old non DTM Qtopia Pims only. +This plug-in works with xml based addressbooks. +There is no solution currently for the DTM addressbook. +On a newer Sharp Rom (using DTM), you can install +Opie(for Sharp Rom) libs+adressbook and the opieKABC plug-in. +That works with KO/Pi. +************************************************************************* +Q: +Why do I have two pim tabs? +A: +The original tab has the 'PIM' tab and kopi is installed in the 'Pim' tab. +The difference in capitalization keeps them separate. +That is no packaging bug. +This is a feature. +The author of KO/pi has a Tab 'Pim'. +************************************************************************* +************************************************************************* +************************************************************************* + +Q: +How do I change the timezone? All my appointments do show 6 hours ahead. +A: +The default timezone in KO/Pi is CET. +CET is (GMT +01:00) or (UTC +01:00), i.e GMT=UTC . +To adjust the time of your appointments, +you have to change the timezone and reload your calendar without closing +the application and without saving the data. +"Without saving the data" is very important. +Note that KO/Pi has build in auto saving. +If auto saving is performed after changing the timezone and before +reloading your calendar no times will be changed. +Example: +Selected timezone in KO/Pi is (+01:00 Oslo). +You have an appointment shown at 8:00. But it should be at 14:00. +Your timezone is -05:00 US/Eastern. +You have to do: +Select timezone +07:00 Asia/Bangok in config dialog. +Close dialog with ok button. +Choose menu: File-Load Calendar Backup. +Choose file: (your home path)/Applications/korganizer/mycalendar.ics +(on Windows: file: (your home path)/korganizer/mycalendar.ics). +Load file. +Now your appointment is at 14:00. +Select timezone -05:00 US/Eastern in config dialog. +Close KO/Pi (file is saved when closing and changes are not yet saved). +Restart KO/Pi. +Your timezone is -05:00 US/Eastern. +Your appointment is at 14:00. +Everything is ok. +************************************************************************* +Q: +I want to send appointments via Infrared (IR) to a mobile device. +What format I have to choose? +A: +You can send data as vcs (vCalendar) or as ics (iCalendar) files. +With and without timezone settings( Local time ). +Usually small mobile devices like mobile phones do not know anything about timezones. +Choosing vcs and Local time should work with most mobile phones. +Most mobile devices should be able to recieve vcs files. +If it is a smartphone or pda, the device may be able to handle timezones. +Try vcs and with timezones. +If you send the data to a laptop it depends on the application. +If you have a windows laptop and want to get data into an +installed KO/Pi on windows, you should choose ics and with timezone. +Simply try it out, what data the device does understand. +************************************************************************* +Q: +I want to send a friend all the public holidays in my calendar. Can I do that? +A: +Yes. +Choose search dialog. +Serach there after the events you want to send. +Make sure, you get all wanted events and maybe some more. +Maybe sort the items and select all items you want to send. +With a 'right' mouse click +(hold pen down for a while and then relase) you get a popup menu. +Choose there 'Save selected to file'. +Now all selected entries are saved. +Send the file to your friend, he can import them in his calendar now. +************************************************************************* +Q: +I want to get another alarm sound than the default. What I have to change? +A: +The default alarm sound is a wav file: +It is (QPEDIR)/pics/korganizer/koalarm.wav. +(Usually QPEDIR=/home(QtPalmtop). +Just replace this file by another one und do a +'simulate alarm' to ckeck, if it works. +Wav files can have different sampling data. +(e.g. 16/8bit, stereo/mono, 22kHz/11kHz/...) +Note: It seems to be that there are problems with particular +combination of these settings. +If one file is not replayed properly, +just try another file/ another sampling data. +************************************************************************* +Q: +Is there a solution to get an alarm on Windows? +A: +No, not yet. +************************************************************************* +Q: +I have Zaurus 5600 and I want to get wav alarm instead of the buzzer. +Is that possible? +A: +Yes. +The default alarm kind is determined from the screen resolution. +For all 320x240 displays the buzzer alarm is the default. +To change this, set in the alarm applet popup menu +Play beeps- Replay-*.wav-file +Note: +If a 5500 user will choose this, +he will get no alarm sound from the speaker. +He will get only the wav sound from the headphone connector. +************************************************************************* +Q: +In the alarm applet settings "auto suspend" seems not to work. +Am I doing something wrong? +A: +Probably! +The lenght of an alarm is determined from settings in +Play beeps and the interval of each beep. +E.g. Play beeps = 10 and interval = 10 means, +the alarm has a duration of 100 secs. +The "auto suspend" can only work, if the system is +not suspended itself when playing back the alarm. +E.g. if you have set your system suspend time to 1 min (= 60 sec) +the system is suspended during playback of alarm and +there is no new "suspend alarm notification" stored in the system. +Solution: +Make sure your alarm duration is less then your +system suspend time. +************************************************************************* +Q: +I can not install the KO/Pi on the SD card (ext2 formated), +it can be installed only in the internal memory. +Is there any reason for that ? +A: +Yes. +I tried it once to make kopi installable on the sd, +but the howto I found did not work. +If anybody send me a hint how to make KO/Pi installable on SD, +I would implement it. + + + + + + + + +
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