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[BitPim-devel] RE: [BitPim-user] Feature Request
Simon C
2005-12-17 22:51:59 UTC
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Joe,

Feature request 1 below is done, it is the auto synchronize feature I did a
few months ago. I'd like to commit it, but you had some issues with
architecture.
The changes are as follows.
1) Import dialog box has extra options for enabling vibration and alarms
2) The import dialog box is parameterized to allow it to be used by the auto
sync and the existing sync rather than having the code twice.
2) In the code there is a new class to handle "remembering" the import
settings, i.e. what calendar type, what filter setting etc., this is in a
new file, the import information is stored in the bitpim database.
4) There is a new menu option on the bitpim menu to access the feature, you
can schedule the update and manually run it with a single menu option.

What do you want to do about committing it to the project?

Simon
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Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 12:06 PM
Subject: [BitPim-user] Feature Request
First, You BitPim developers are awesome guys. I spent some time looking
at some of the commercial packages and none of them do everything BitPim
does. Most notably is the lack of BT support. So thanks for your
outstanding efforts.
I've been using BitPim for a while now and there are a couple of usability
features I'm hoping you can see your way to add.
1) With my VX9800, I've been pulling Contacts and Calendar out of Outlook
and pushing to the phone sucessfully for quite a while, but it's a mouse
click intensive process. Would it be difficult to add a button that
allows a single click to Import contacts and calendar to BitPim then send
from BitPim to phone? Perhaps some sort of configurable Macro?
2) Managing Ringtones: In order to change a group of ringtones, you have
to dbl click a contact, change the ringtone, hit apply, then hit the right
arrow. Again, lots of mouse clicks. All this would require to make much
better is some re-arranging of buttons. If you could move the "Apply"
button and the "Next" navigation button all into the same area, so you
could change/apply/next without moving around too much on the screen, that
would be very cool. Or maybe just move the Nav button over and make it
"apply" first then navigate to the next record?
3) Today screen: Is there any way to make those boxes re-sizeable and
moveable? How about controlling the background color or adding the
ability to specify a background wallpaper for the component boxes and the
main page? This would be a great place to put the One click
Contact/Calendar sync button mentioned in #1.
Thanks again guys. I will do anything I can to help out. I can offer free
Linux Redhat ssh accounts for compiling/testing (developers only please),
private FTP for developer use, I'll beta test anything. I'll help with
images/graphics to whatever extent I can. How can I help? You guys are
the best,
John
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Joe Pham
2005-12-18 06:13:24 UTC
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Your original idea is related but not quite the same as the suggestion. I'd suggest a 2-step approach:

1. Allow users to pre-setup various imports/exports options into "profiles". These profiles can then be executed by a shortcut.

2. Allow users to schedule execution of these profiles against specific phones (users may not want to auto import/export data against a wrong phone).

Comments and suggestions are welcome.

-Joe Pham



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Simon C
2005-12-18 07:28:52 UTC
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Post by Joe Pham
Your original idea is related but not quite the same as the suggestion.
1. Allow users to pre-setup various imports/exports options into
"profiles". These profiles can then be executed by a shortcut.
You mean allow a user to specify several pre-defines import options? Can you
give examples of when a user would want to do this. Mot users will only use
one calendar.
Post by Joe Pham
2. Allow users to schedule execution of these profiles against specific
phones (users may not want to auto import/export data against a wrong
phone).
The import/export options are phone independent, they just import and export
to the generic bitpim calendar, can you give an example of a wrong phone
auto import/export?

Simon
Joe Pham
2005-12-18 19:35:01 UTC
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Post by Simon C
You mean allow a user to specify several pre-defines import options?
Yes, for example, I'd create a profile to import my weekly Outlook calendar called 'Weekly Outlook' with these values:
-Import Outlook calendar data.
-Import from my Outlook Calendar folder.
-The start & end period is this week.
-Turn off all alarm.
-Category 'personal' only.
-'Replace' all my existing BitPim calendar events.

I should then be able to execute that import with a shortcut.
Post by Simon C
The import/export options are phone independent
Yes, but this part would combine the import function with 'Send Data' to the phone (ie import the data and send it to the phone in one step), which I think is your original concept.

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Simon C
2005-12-18 19:59:08 UTC
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Post by Joe Pham
Post by Simon C
You mean allow a user to specify several pre-defines import options?
Yes, for example, I'd create a profile to import my weekly Outlook
-Import Outlook calendar data.
-Import from my Outlook Calendar folder.
-The start & end period is this week.
-Turn off all alarm.
-Category 'personal' only.
-'Replace' all my existing BitPim calendar events.
I should then be able to execute that import with a shortcut.
Is more than one profile required? The code I have does allow you to specify
all these items but as global settings.
If we do want more than one profile I can modify what I have to do this, I
thinking to check in what I have and add this later?

Simon
Joe Pham
2005-12-18 20:04:23 UTC
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Post by Simon C
Is more than one profile required?
Yes.
Post by Simon C
check in what I have and add this later?
Whatever works for you, but I'd rather have the profile part working prior to the scheduling part.

-Joe Pham




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Simon C
2005-12-20 05:04:24 UTC
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Post by Simon C
Is more than one profile required?
Yes.
I've checked in what I had with the addition of a profile name which is used
as a key in the database, this allows for multiple profiles to be used when
I (or someone else) get around to adding the extra dialog to manage them.

I need to add the help I have not done this before, anything written about
this?


Simon

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