[jp] Restore Function Problems

On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:00:03 -0400
jpilot-request at jpilot.org wrote:

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> Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:04:33 +0100
> From: Geoff Jankowski <geoff.jankowski at virgin.net>
> Subject: [jp] Restore Function Problems
> To: jpilot at jpilot.org
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> I have recently started to try to use J-Pilot but have experienced
> some serious problems.
> 
> I am not new to Linux but I am not an IT or command line expert.
> 
> My set up is;
> 
> J-Pilot 0.99.0-pre2
> Samsung Q30 plus
> Ubuntu Dapper Drake (Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS)
> Linux Kernel 2.6.15-27-386
> Generic Palm Treo 650
> 
> The software found and linked to my Treo immediately (in the past this
> has been a real problem for me) and it synchronised well.  The desktop
> gives loads of functionalilty and I was pleased.
> 
> However, I cannot find a way to link my synchronisation to evolution
> through the J-Pilot interface.  Is this Possible?  Ideally I would
> like to have the data on the Treo shared in both J-pilot and evolution
> although this would be more than is possible on the Win version.  Can
> this be done?  Are there any plans for it?

Jeff,

At the risk of belaboring David's point, let me second him from a
non-power-user perspective. I've been using Jpilot for years, and have
tried switching to Evolution -- especially now that it accepts memos.
In the end, after a few days with some new version of Evolution, I
switch back to Jpilot. In my experience, Jpilot operates seamlessly
with my PDAs -- first a Palm M125, and now a Tungsten E2. Like you, I'm
using Jpilot on an Ubuntu 6.06.1 machine (laptop). I have yet to get a
flawless sync with Evolution...it always seems to hang at various
points in the process. (And buying Undupe for a whole $10 in round
numbers was a great investment.)

Beyond that, I appreciate Jpilot's at-a-glance display. If I have notes
attached to an event, I can see them without having to descend into
another layer of an edit-event window (nice for setting up and
adjusting a daily "return phone calls" entry). And while Jpilot is not
integrated with an email client as Evolution is, Sylpheed-Claws (a very
fast, powerful email client) will read Jpilot's contacts data base
directly.

I can see where Evolution's ability to tie into a corporate network for
group efforts has its attractions. If I needed that capability, I might
be more inclined to endure the PDA hassles I've encountered
with Evolution. But, since I don't...

Now, if someone could only come up with a way to sync JPilot with
my Blackberry, I could ditch my Tungsten! But, hey, the developer is
doing this for love...OK, he probably wouldn't turn down a little
money. ;-)

With best regards,

Pete
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