Hi Stefan,

this commit should fix your problems...
The XML todo backend was doing some stuff wrong
with sorted Records.
I even have a Comment describing this behaviour which
is from the current POV wrong..
need to check my brain what I though this should do

2 files changed, 38 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/libopie/pim/otodoaccessxml.cpp b/libopie/pim/otodoaccessxml.cpp
index 3b4cab2..7a55c67 100644
--- a/libopie/pim/otodoaccessxml.cpp
+++ b/libopie/pim/otodoaccessxml.cpp
@@ -74,97 +74,97 @@ bool OTodoAccessXML::load() {
             // we have another attribute, read it.
             int j = i;
             while ( j < len && dt[j] != '=' )
                 ++j;
             QCString attr( dt+i, j-i+1);
 
             i = ++j; // skip =
 
             // find the start of quotes
             while ( i < len && dt[i] != '"' )
                 ++i;
             j = ++i;
 
             bool haveUtf = FALSE;
             bool haveEnt = FALSE;
             while ( j < len && dt[j] != '"' ) {
                 if ( ((unsigned char)dt[j]) > 0x7f )
                     haveUtf = TRUE;
                 if ( dt[j] == '&' )
                     haveEnt = TRUE;
                 ++j;
             }
             if ( i == j ) {
                 // empty value
                 i = j + 1;
                 continue;
             }
 
             QCString value( dt+i, j-i+1 );
             i = j + 1;
 
             QString str = (haveUtf ? QString::fromUtf8( value )
                     : QString::fromLatin1( value ) );
             if ( haveEnt )
                 str = Qtopia::plainString( str );
 
             /*
              * add key + value
              */
             todo( &dict, ev, attr, str );
 
         }
         /*
          * now add it
          */
         m_events.insert(ev.uid(), ev );
     }
 
-    qWarning("counts %d", m_events.count() );
+    qWarning("counts %d records loaded!", m_events.count() );
     return true;
 }
 bool OTodoAccessXML::reload() {
     return load();
 }
 bool OTodoAccessXML::save() {
 //    qWarning("saving");
     if (!m_opened || !m_changed ) {
 //        qWarning("not saving");
         return true;
     }
     QString strNewFile = m_file + ".new";
     QFile f( strNewFile );
     if (!f.open( IO_WriteOnly|IO_Raw ) )
         return false;
 
     int written;
     QString out;
     out = "<!DOCTYPE Tasks>\n<Tasks>\n";
 
     // for all todos
     QMap<int, OTodo>::Iterator it;
     for (it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
         out+= "<Task " + toString( (*it) ) + " />\n";
         QCString cstr = out.utf8();
         written = f.writeBlock( cstr.data(),  cstr.length() );
 
         /* less written then we wanted */
         if ( written != (int)cstr.length() ) {
             f.close();
             QFile::remove( strNewFile );
             return false;
         }
         out = QString::null;
     }
 
     out +=  "</Tasks>";
     QCString cstr = out.utf8();
     written = f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
 
     if ( written != (int)cstr.length() ) {
         f.close();
         QFile::remove( strNewFile );
         return false;
     }
     /* flush before renaming */
     f.close();
 
@@ -473,77 +473,91 @@ public:
             /* description */
         case 2: {
             QString str1 = string( con1->todo );
             QString str2 = string( con2->todo );
             ret  = QString::compare( str1, str2 );
             break;
         }
             /* deadline */
         case 3: {
             /* either bot got a dueDate
              * or one of them got one
              */
             if ( con1->todo.hasDueDate() &&
                  con2->todo.hasDueDate() )
                 ret = con1->todo.dueDate().daysTo( con2->todo.dueDate() );
 
 
             else if ( con1->todo.hasDueDate() )
                 ret = -1;
             else if ( con2->todo.hasDueDate() )
                 ret = 0;
             break;
         }
         default:
             ret = 0;
             break;
         };
 
         /* twist it we're not ascending*/
         if (!m_asc)
             ret = ret * -1;
         return ret;
     }
  private:
     bool m_asc;
     int m_sort;
 
 };
 
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessXML::sorted( bool asc,  int sortOrder,
                                     int sortFilter,  int cat ) {
     qWarning("sorted! %d cat",  cat);
     OTodoXMLVector vector(m_events.count(), asc,sortOrder );
     QMap<int, OTodo>::Iterator it;
     int item = 0;
 
     bool bCat = sortFilter & 1 ? true : false;
     bool bOnly = sortFilter & 2 ? true : false;
+    bool comp = sortFilter & 4 ? true : false;
     for ( it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
 
         /* show category */
         if ( bCat && cat != 0)
-            if (!(*it).categories().contains( cat ) )
+            if (!(*it).categories().contains( cat ) ) {
+                qWarning("category mis match");
                 continue;
-        /* isOverdue but we should not show overdue */
-        if ( (*it).isOverdue() &&  !bOnly  )
+            }
+        /* isOverdue but we should not show overdue - why?*/
+/*        if ( (*it).isOverdue() &&  !bOnly  ) {
+            qWarning("item is overdue but !bOnly");
+            continue;
+        }
+*/
+        if ( !(*it).isOverdue() && bOnly ) {
+            qWarning("item is not overdue but bOnly checked");
             continue;
-        if ( !(*it).isOverdue() && bOnly )
+        }
+
+        if ((*it).isCompleted() && comp ) {
+            qWarning("completed continue!");
             continue;
+        }
 
 
         OTodoXMLContainer* con = new OTodoXMLContainer();
         con->todo = (*it);
         vector.insert(item, con );
         item++;
     }
+    qWarning("XXX %d Items added", item);
     vector.resize( item );
     /* sort it now */
     vector.sort();
     /* now get the uids */
     QArray<int> array( vector.count() );
     for (uint i= 0; i < vector.count(); i++ ) {
         array[i] = ( vector.at(i) )->todo.uid();
     }
     qWarning("array count = %d %d", array.count(), vector.count() );
     return array;
 };
diff --git a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp
index 3b4cab2..7a55c67 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiepim/backend/otodoaccessxml.cpp
@@ -74,97 +74,97 @@ bool OTodoAccessXML::load() {
             // we have another attribute, read it.
             int j = i;
             while ( j < len && dt[j] != '=' )
                 ++j;
             QCString attr( dt+i, j-i+1);
 
             i = ++j; // skip =
 
             // find the start of quotes
             while ( i < len && dt[i] != '"' )
                 ++i;
             j = ++i;
 
             bool haveUtf = FALSE;
             bool haveEnt = FALSE;
             while ( j < len && dt[j] != '"' ) {
                 if ( ((unsigned char)dt[j]) > 0x7f )
                     haveUtf = TRUE;
                 if ( dt[j] == '&' )
                     haveEnt = TRUE;
                 ++j;
             }
             if ( i == j ) {
                 // empty value
                 i = j + 1;
                 continue;
             }
 
             QCString value( dt+i, j-i+1 );
             i = j + 1;
 
             QString str = (haveUtf ? QString::fromUtf8( value )
                     : QString::fromLatin1( value ) );
             if ( haveEnt )
                 str = Qtopia::plainString( str );
 
             /*
              * add key + value
              */
             todo( &dict, ev, attr, str );
 
         }
         /*
          * now add it
          */
         m_events.insert(ev.uid(), ev );
     }
 
-    qWarning("counts %d", m_events.count() );
+    qWarning("counts %d records loaded!", m_events.count() );
     return true;
 }
 bool OTodoAccessXML::reload() {
     return load();
 }
 bool OTodoAccessXML::save() {
 //    qWarning("saving");
     if (!m_opened || !m_changed ) {
 //        qWarning("not saving");
         return true;
     }
     QString strNewFile = m_file + ".new";
     QFile f( strNewFile );
     if (!f.open( IO_WriteOnly|IO_Raw ) )
         return false;
 
     int written;
     QString out;
     out = "<!DOCTYPE Tasks>\n<Tasks>\n";
 
     // for all todos
     QMap<int, OTodo>::Iterator it;
     for (it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
         out+= "<Task " + toString( (*it) ) + " />\n";
         QCString cstr = out.utf8();
         written = f.writeBlock( cstr.data(),  cstr.length() );
 
         /* less written then we wanted */
         if ( written != (int)cstr.length() ) {
             f.close();
             QFile::remove( strNewFile );
             return false;
         }
         out = QString::null;
     }
 
     out +=  "</Tasks>";
     QCString cstr = out.utf8();
     written = f.writeBlock( cstr.data(), cstr.length() );
 
     if ( written != (int)cstr.length() ) {
         f.close();
         QFile::remove( strNewFile );
         return false;
     }
     /* flush before renaming */
     f.close();
 
@@ -473,77 +473,91 @@ public:
             /* description */
         case 2: {
             QString str1 = string( con1->todo );
             QString str2 = string( con2->todo );
             ret  = QString::compare( str1, str2 );
             break;
         }
             /* deadline */
         case 3: {
             /* either bot got a dueDate
              * or one of them got one
              */
             if ( con1->todo.hasDueDate() &&
                  con2->todo.hasDueDate() )
                 ret = con1->todo.dueDate().daysTo( con2->todo.dueDate() );
 
 
             else if ( con1->todo.hasDueDate() )
                 ret = -1;
             else if ( con2->todo.hasDueDate() )
                 ret = 0;
             break;
         }
         default:
             ret = 0;
             break;
         };
 
         /* twist it we're not ascending*/
         if (!m_asc)
             ret = ret * -1;
         return ret;
     }
  private:
     bool m_asc;
     int m_sort;
 
 };
 
 QArray<int> OTodoAccessXML::sorted( bool asc,  int sortOrder,
                                     int sortFilter,  int cat ) {
     qWarning("sorted! %d cat",  cat);
     OTodoXMLVector vector(m_events.count(), asc,sortOrder );
     QMap<int, OTodo>::Iterator it;
     int item = 0;
 
     bool bCat = sortFilter & 1 ? true : false;
     bool bOnly = sortFilter & 2 ? true : false;
+    bool comp = sortFilter & 4 ? true : false;
     for ( it = m_events.begin(); it != m_events.end(); ++it ) {
 
         /* show category */
         if ( bCat && cat != 0)
-            if (!(*it).categories().contains( cat ) )
+            if (!(*it).categories().contains( cat ) ) {
+                qWarning("category mis match");
                 continue;
-        /* isOverdue but we should not show overdue */
-        if ( (*it).isOverdue() &&  !bOnly  )
+            }
+        /* isOverdue but we should not show overdue - why?*/
+/*        if ( (*it).isOverdue() &&  !bOnly  ) {
+            qWarning("item is overdue but !bOnly");
+            continue;
+        }
+*/
+        if ( !(*it).isOverdue() && bOnly ) {
+            qWarning("item is not overdue but bOnly checked");
             continue;
-        if ( !(*it).isOverdue() && bOnly )
+        }
+
+        if ((*it).isCompleted() && comp ) {
+            qWarning("completed continue!");
             continue;
+        }
 
 
         OTodoXMLContainer* con = new OTodoXMLContainer();
         con->todo = (*it);
         vector.insert(item, con );
         item++;
     }
+    qWarning("XXX %d Items added", item);
     vector.resize( item );
     /* sort it now */
     vector.sort();
     /* now get the uids */
     QArray<int> array( vector.count() );
     for (uint i= 0; i < vector.count(); i++ ) {
         array[i] = ( vector.at(i) )->todo.uid();
     }
     qWarning("array count = %d %d", array.count(), vector.count() );
     return array;
 };