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Martin Holz 2010-01-30 11:04
Re: iSync and Mac support with maemo 5
 
The Nokia N95 8GB has only one calendar. However syncing with multiple calendars on the Mac side works fine. If I create a event on the Mac, sync it to the phone, change it on the phone and sync again, it will stay in the original calendar on the Mac side.
If I do the same with the N900, the second sync will create a new event in the default calendar (not the original calendar) on the Mac.

There is a other problem with syncing contacts. If I use custom labels (e.g. "Mobile Switzerland") on the Mac, it will use the default label on phone. Now if change the contact on the phone, Sync wants to change the labels on the Mac to default.

Bingley Joe 2010-01-30 18:39
Re: iSync and Mac support with maemo 5
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin Holz (Post 502325)
There is a other problem with syncing contacts. If I use custom labels (e.g. "Mobile Switzerland") on the Mac, it will use the default label on phone. Now if change the contact on the phone, Sync wants to change the labels on the Mac to default.
Yeah, I've noticed that as well. It's a bit disappointing that the N900 won't display custom labels, as I find them immensely useful for some of my contacts who have a wide variety of phone numbers where I can reach them.

It's inconsistent too -- for instance, it's smart enough to know what a FAX number is and label it "Unsupported" (which is a bit odd - it could just show "FAX" but refuse to dial - but still somewhat logical).. why won't it recognize a fully custom label?

The fact that it then tries to override them on the Mac side though is quite maddening.

3quid 2010-01-30 19:19
Re: iSync and Mac support with maemo 5
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin Holz (Post 502325)
The Nokia N95 8GB has only one calendar. However syncing with multiple calendars on the Mac side works fine. If I create a event on the Mac, sync it to the phone, change it on the phone and sync again, it will stay in the original calendar on the Mac side.
If I do the same with the N900, the second sync will create a new event in the default calendar (not the original calendar) on the Mac.
Do you still have your N95? Any chance you have/can create a log of a sync made between your mac and the N95?

scudderfish 2010-01-31 19:32
Re: iSync and Mac support with maemo 5
 
Digging through the source code of calendar-backend, it looks like a single synchronised calendar on the N900 is a hardwired constraint :(

Martin Holz 2010-01-31 20:04
Re: iSync and Mac support with maemo 5
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 3quid (Post 502888)
Do you still have your N95? Any chance you have/can create a log of a sync made between your mac and the N95?
Yes. How do I create a bluetooth log on the Mac?

3quid 2010-01-31 20:08
Re: iSync and Mac support with maemo 5
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin Holz (Post 504159)
Yes. How do I create a bluetooth log on the Mac?
Hold down Alt+Shift when launching iSync. Once you have sync'd the phone click "Show log" in the extra window that opened when you launched isync. Open the .log file in console.app :)

If you could attach a log of syncs of events made on the phone and visa versa that would be helpful.

rubberduck 2010-01-31 23:19
Re: iSync and Mac support with maemo 5
 
I tried every solution posted in this thread, the only thing missing is the sync of the IM-Accounts (Icq, Aim, etc.).
These fields are not linked.
So when I link a contact with an im-contact on the N900, this information does not appear in the apple addressbook.
Anyone tried this also?

rubberduck

Martin Holz 2010-02-01 21:22
Re: iSync and Mac support with maemo 5
 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 3quid (Post 504162)
If you could attach a log of syncs of events made on the phone and visa versa that would be helpful.
Okay, here are the logs. And that's what if have done:
  1. * Create new user synctest on the Mac
  2. * Create one address book entry and two calendar events in two different calendars (Private and Büro)
  3. * Add N95 in isync, sync data to N95 8GB, deleting the data on the phone. Tell isync to sync both calendars and add new events from the phone to Private.
  4. * Add place to to calendar entry in Büro on the phone
  5. * Sync
  6. * Add town to address book entry on the phone
  7. * Sync

I am using version 2.1 of the plugin from Nokia.
Both the Mac and the phone use german locale. Is this a problem for you?

Unlike the N900 plugin, the N95 plugin will not create a duplicate entry of the Büro events in Privat, but sync the event correctly. Also it will touch the custom label in the address book.

joergen 2010-02-01 22:54
Re: iSync and Mac support with maemo 5
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingley Joe (Post 502842)
Yeah, I've noticed that as well. It's a bit disappointing that the N900 won't display custom labels, as I find them immensely useful for some of my contacts who have a wide variety of phone numbers where I can reach them.

It's inconsistent too -- for instance, it's smart enough to know what a FAX number is and label it "Unsupported" (which is a bit odd - it could just show "FAX" but refuse to dial - but still somewhat logical).. why won't it recognize a fully custom label?

The fact that it then tries to override them on the Mac side though is quite maddening.
ISync does not seem to expose those custom labels via SyncML anyways, so even if the N900 would support them, they would not synchronize.

So since the N900 does not know about them, if you change such an entry on the N900, how is ISync supposed to know whether you just changed the number or the number and the custom label?

The (sad) truth is: Synchronization will only work properly if both sides talk the same language. In order to achieve this, there are standard formats like vcard (for contacts) and vcal/ics (for calendar). Custom labels and multiple calendars are unfortunately not part of those standard formats :(

joergen 2010-02-01 23:04
Re: iSync and Mac support with maemo 5
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rubberduck (Post 504385)
I tried every solution posted in this thread, the only thing missing is the sync of the IM-Accounts (Icq, Aim, etc.).
These fields are not linked.
So when I link a contact with an im-contact on the N900, this information does not appear in the apple addressbook.
Anyone tried this also?

rubberduck
Yes, they are not supported by ISync according to chapter 8.1.1 in this http://developer.apple.com/Mac/libra...yncMLGuide.pdf


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