Re: [Phpgroupware-developers] Palm Sync 4 phpGW

[Dave Hall]

Brian Johnson <address@hidden> wrote:

> Are you keeping with the concept that once set up, selecting 
> records to sync can be
> accomplished by adding and removing categories on the Palm that 
> match the phpgw
> categories?  I love this concept since it means that the sync 
> config can be
> modified directly on the Palm while away from the computer (it 
> also means that a
> sync config program/client is not necessary).

I was planning on syncing all addressbook cats the user has access to. 
I am still trying to work out what to do when a user can only read a
entry on phpgw, but edits it on the palm.  I think it will just drop
them in the sync - what do others think?

> 
> Sounds like a good starting plan, get it working and then add 
> features (although I
> don't think any, other than the Palm addressbook sync, need 
> additional features)

That is the plan.  In the future it may even be possible to develop palm
version of some phpgw apps ... but that is sometime down the track.

> 
> What's tz info?

tz = time zone :)

Cheers

Dave

> 
> 
> 
> 
> Dave Hall (address@hidden) wrote*:
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >This is a bit of a status update for those of you who are 
> interested in
> >the Palm Sync project, and a chance for you to comment.
> >
> >
> >** BACKGROUND
> >For those of you who are not aware of what I am doing, I am 
> working on
> >syncing data between phpGW and PalmOS devices.  It uses 
> hotSync/netSync>on the client side, ColdSync with xml-rpc to talk 
> to the sync app in
> >phpgw.  The initial phpgw apps(palm apps) supported will be 
> notes(memo),>todo(todo), addressbook(addressbook), 
> calendar(datebook).  The app will
> >respect phpgw acl for the apps mentioned, the exception being 
> calendar,>only those events that the user participates in.
> >
> >I have a client who is part sponsoring the development of this 
> app, they
> >don't want to be publicly named until they know it is worth putting
> >their name to it.
> >
> >
> >**STATUS
> >
> >Things are going well, I have been able to identify 'dirty' 
> records for
> >all apps in phpgw.  Addressbook is the only annoying one (but got it
> >working).  I have stub methods for dumping palm data into phpgw.  
> I have
> >the record matching tables/methods worked out.  I still need to 
> do some
> >work on categories - there may be some minor issues with this.  I 
> am now
> >working on understanding xml-rpc & Perl :)
> >
> >Santa has been snowed in at the North Pole and won't be 
> delivering a
> >stable beta until around 1-Jan-03, but by mid-late this week there
> >should be an alpha out. If anyone is interested, I can send you a 
> copy>of the rough spec i am working to, let me know.
> >
> >
> >** QUESTIONS
> >Now i have a couple of questions to put to the potential users of the
> >app.  My client has indicated that they are a bit flexible with 
> some of
> >this stuff.
> >
> >* Field Mappings in Addressbook
> >I have spent some time on field mappings.
> >
> >I have decided to make the following limitations for the first 
> release>of the app:
> > - You can only have one of each type of Phone contact types, so the
> >first Work Phone will be used if you have 2 in your Palm.
> >
> > - Also the main number will store a text value which will be 
> used by
> >phphw to list the prefered phone number.
> >
> > - The field mappings will be static - so they will always map as
> >described below.
> >
> > - It will be smart enough to work out the fields if you don't 
> use the
> >default palm order for them
> >
> >Anyway here are the field mappings I propose, if you have comments
> >please let me know asap - things are moving quickly.
> >
> >phpGW db field               Field mapped to in Plam
> >
> >fn                   name
> >n_given                      first name
> >org_name             company
> >adr_one_street               address
> >adr_one_locality     city
> >adr_one_region               state
> >adr_one_postalcode   zipCode
> >adr_one_country              country
> >title                        title
> >note                 note
> >email_home           custom1
> >url                  custom2
> >bday                 custom3
> >tel_work             phone(Work)
> >tel_home             phone(Home)
> >tel_fax                      phone(Fax)
> >email                        phone(E-mail)
> >tel_pager            phone(Pager)
> >tel_cell             phone(Mobile)
> >tel_prefer           Phone(Main) - text to specify field
> >
> >* Does anyone know how to get the tz info from a palm using coldsync?
> >
> >* Can anyone contribute to the development effort?  I would really
> >appreciate a tester who uses ldap for contacts.  Thanks to all of you
> >who have offered support so far.
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Dave Hall (aka skwashd)
> >
> >PS - Sorry if you subscribe to both lists and got the cross post
> >
> 
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