Re: [SyncEvolution] device->desktop sync not stable (was: Re: OpenSync: fragmentation is harmful)
On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 02:27:36PM +0100, Patrick Ohly wrote:
On Mi, 2011-01-05 at 12:30 +0000, Chris G wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 01:23:41PM +0100, Patrick Ohly wrote:
> > On Mi, 2011-01-05 at 10:39 +0000, Chris G wrote:
> > > Having wanted something to replace our ageing Palm based PDAs I have yet
> > > to find *anything* that does what we need as simply and effectively.
> > > Syncevolution is the right idea but it's simply not stable enough
(the
> > > interface I suspect rather than the software) to be usable.
> >
> > What device do you have problems with, using which kind of connection?
> >
> I'm experimenting with a Nokia E71 with a bluetooth connection. It
> works in the sense that it's error free but there are all sorts of
> oddities in the way it handles (for example) the layout of first name
> and family name in the address book.
This seems to be the same issue that was also mentioned by Sean Hunt
three days ago ("[SyncEvolution] error message SOLVED"): after copying
all contacts from a Nokia phone, sorting in Evolution was different from
before.
In your case, what kind of sorting would you like and what happens
instead?
One of the main issues is simply that depending (I presume) on where the
data originated sometimes names are sorted by first name (as if the
whole name is one field) and sometimes they are sorted (as I expect) by
family name.
E.g. if I enter "Chris Green" into the name field of a new entry in
Evolution it automatically assumes that the *last* name I enter is the
family name and it appears in the File Under box as "Green, Chris".
When I synchronize my E71 with Evolution the handling of first name and
family name is inconsistent, I assume this must be dependent on where
the data was first entered but whatever the reason it makes it a real
mess to sort out.
Another issue is what happens to multiple phone numbers, if an entry has
(for example) two or three 'Home' phone numbers what does Syncevolution
do with them?
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Chris Green