7 files changed, 266 insertions, 124 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
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ enum {
 enum {
         BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_LICENSE = 0,
         BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_FAQ,
-        BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_ABOUT
+        BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_ABOUT,
+        BUTTON_POPUP_HELP_SYNC
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ enum {
 PwM::PwM(PwMInit *_init, PwMDoc *doc,
          bool virginity,
          QWidget *parent, const char *name)
- : KMainWindow(parent, name)
+ : KMainWindow(parent, "HALLO")
  , forceQuit (false)
  , forceMinimizeToTray (false)
 {
@@ -358,6 +359,10 @@ void PwM::initMenubar()
                                 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);
 
@@ -609,6 +614,12 @@ void PwM::addPwd_slot(QString *pw, PwMDoc *_doc)
         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();
@@ -619,14 +630,14 @@ void PwM::addPwd_slot(QString *pw, PwMDoc *_doc)
                 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;
@@ -1287,6 +1298,13 @@ 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;
@@ -1326,37 +1344,18 @@ bool PwM::sync(KSyncManager* manager, QString filename, int mode)
 
   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();
-  }
-
-  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();
+    //US curDoc()->sync sets the dirtyFlag in case the sync was successfull.
+    save();
 }
 
-//called by the syncmanager to indicate that the work has to be saved.
-void PwM::sync_save()
-{
-  PWM_ASSERT(curDoc());
-  return curDoc()->sync_save();
+  return ret;
 }
-
-
-
 #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
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ public slots:
         void showLicense_slot();
         void faq_slot();
         void createAboutData_slot();
+        void syncHowTo_slot();
 #endif
 
 protected:
@@ -272,13 +273,6 @@ protected:
     //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;
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
@@ -487,7 +487,8 @@ 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: "
                    + tostr(static_cast<int>(cryptAlgo)) + "   hashAlgo: "
                    + tostr(static_cast<int>(hashAlgo))
@@ -605,7 +606,9 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::writeFileHeader(char keyHash, char dataHash, char crypt, char c
 {
         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;
@@ -2804,10 +2807,19 @@ 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;
@@ -2826,10 +2838,24 @@ void PwMDoc::ensureLvp()
                         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;
@@ -2848,6 +2874,16 @@ QString PwMDoc::getTitle()
          *       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();
@@ -2927,7 +2963,7 @@ 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());
 
   //Step 2. Find syncinfo in remote file and create if not existent.
   found = syncRemote->findSyncData(mCurrentSyncName, &index);
@@ -2947,6 +2983,7 @@ 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.
   //US  syncRemote->delSyncDataEntry(index, true);
 
@@ -2959,8 +2996,8 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::syncronize(KSyncManager* manager, PwMDoc* syncLocal , PwMDoc* s
   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() );
         } 
@@ -2973,7 +3010,7 @@ 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(); 
     PwMDataItem* inRemote ;//= er.first();
     PwMDataItem* inLocal;
@@ -3001,7 +3038,7 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::syncronize(KSyncManager* manager, PwMDoc* syncLocal , PwMDoc* s
             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
@@ -3052,6 +3089,7 @@ PwMerror PwMDoc::syncronize(KSyncManager* manager, PwMDoc* syncLocal , PwMDoc* s
         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 );
@@ -3132,16 +3170,16 @@ int PwMDoc::takePwMDataItem( PwMDataItem* local,  PwMDataItem* remote, QDateTime
 
     //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;
@@ -3215,7 +3253,7 @@ bool PwMDoc::sync(KSyncManager* manager, QString filename, int mode)
       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;
 
@@ -3267,23 +3305,6 @@ 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
@@ -130,16 +130,6 @@ struct PwMMetaData
                         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())
@@ -217,10 +207,26 @@ struct PwMDataItem
                 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;
@@ -228,7 +234,7 @@ struct PwMDataItem
           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;
@@ -774,13 +780,6 @@ protected:
         //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.
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
@@ -456,11 +456,91 @@ void PwMView::copyCommentToClip()
         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"));
@@ -478,15 +558,15 @@ PwMDataItemChooser::PwMDataItemChooser( PwMDataItem loc, PwMDataItem rem, bool t
     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
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
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <qevent.h>
 #include <qfont.h>
 #include <qobject.h>
+#include <qtextbrowser.h>
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
@@ -149,6 +150,30 @@ 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
 class PwMDataItemChooser : public KDialogBase
 {
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
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #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) */
@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ bool Serializer::readEntries(const QDomNode &n,
         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) {
@@ -401,36 +405,42 @@ bool Serializer::extractMeta(const QDomNode &n,
                         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) {
@@ -440,11 +450,6 @@ bool Serializer::extractMeta(const QDomNode &n,
                                    + name.latin1());
                 }
 
-                if (ok == false)
-                  qDebug("Serializer::extractMeta invalid date or time !!!!!!!!!!!!!");
-
-
-#endif
                 cur = cur.nextSibling();
         }
         return true;
@@ -604,6 +609,10 @@ bool Serializer::writeMeta(QDomElement *e,
         QDomText text;
         QDomElement tag;
 
+        //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));
@@ -612,7 +621,12 @@ bool Serializer::writeMeta(QDomElement *e,
 #endif
         tag.appendChild(text);
         e->appendChild(tag);
+        }
 
+        //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));
@@ -621,7 +635,12 @@ bool Serializer::writeMeta(QDomElement *e,
 #endif
         tag.appendChild(text);
         e->appendChild(tag);
+        }
 
+        //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));
@@ -630,7 +649,12 @@ bool Serializer::writeMeta(QDomElement *e,
 #endif
         tag.appendChild(text);
         e->appendChild(tag);
+        }
 
+        //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));
@@ -639,6 +663,7 @@ bool Serializer::writeMeta(QDomElement *e,
 #endif
         tag.appendChild(text);
         e->appendChild(tag);
+        }
 
         tag = domDoc->createElement(META_UPDATE_INT);
         text = domDoc->createTextNode(tostr(dta.updateInt).c_str());
@@ -672,7 +697,7 @@ QString Serializer::unescapeEntryData(QString dta)
         dta.replace("$>--endl--<$", "\n");
         dta.replace("||>", "]]>");
 #else
-        dta.replace(QRegExp("$>--endl--<$"), "\n");
+        dta.replace(QRegExp("\\$>--endl--<\\$"), "\n");
         dta.replace(QRegExp("||>"), "]]>");
 #endif
         return dta;
@@ -730,7 +755,7 @@ bool Serializer::addSyncData(QDomElement *e,
 {
         unsigned int numSync = dta.size(), i;
         QString curId, curDeviceName;
-        QDomElement curSync, curSyncDate;
+        QDomElement curSync;
         QDomText text;
 
         for (i = 0; i < numSync; ++i) {
@@ -745,8 +770,7 @@ bool Serializer::addSyncData(QDomElement *e,
 #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);