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diff --git a/doc/kpilot/configuration.docbook b/doc/kpilot/configuration.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d6da8f14b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kpilot/configuration.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,1783 @@ +<chapter id="configure"> +<title>Configuring &kpilot;</title> + +<para> +Once &kpilot; is installed it needs to be +configured +to match your hardware. +The <link linkend="config-conduits">conduits</link> +need to be configured as well. +After that you can use &kpilot; +to synchronize your &PalmPilot; with +your &kde; desktop or view +data from your &PalmPilot; with the +<link linkend="builtin">built-in viewers</link>. +</para> + +<para> +When you run &kpilot; from either +the panel menu or from the command prompt for the first time +it will prompt you with +a dialog box to configure it. +This configuration dialog can be requested later +from the main application +<menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure &kpilot;</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +menu, from the &kpilot; daemon popup menu +<menuchoice> +<guimenuitem>Configure KPilot...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +menu item or by starting &kpilot; +from the shell +as follows: +<screen width="40"><prompt>$ </prompt> <userinput><command>kpilot</command><option>--setup</option></userinput> +</screen> +In addition, if you upgrade &kpilot; and some new configuration +options require your attention, this setup dialog will reappear. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Configuration Dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="setup-tabs.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The configuration dialog</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>The configuration dialog</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + + +<para> +&kpilot;'s configuration dialog is a large one. +This is because it contains not only the configuration of the +device for communicating with the &PalmPilot;, but also +the configuration of all the installed conduits. +Each group of configuration options +(<link linkend="general-setup">general</link> +and <link linkend="config-conduits">conduits</link>) +will be discussed separately. +We will begin, however, by taking a look at the +<link linkend="configwizard">configuration wizard</link>, which should make most +of the +general group of configuration options superfluous. +</para> + +<sect1 id="configwizard"> +<title>Using the Wizard</title> + +<para> +The configuration wizard helps you to set up &kpilot; to communicate +with the &PalmPilot; and to configure the conduits as a group. It's a great +start for new users, and you can always fine-tune your preferences later. +</para> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>Pilot Info</guilabel> dialog, type your <guilabel>User +Name</guilabel>. It +should match the one from the &PalmPilot;. Next, type the file name of +the <guilabel>Device</guilabel> you will use to connect the &PalmPilot; (The +connection can be through a serial port, USB port, infrared, Bluetooth, network +or the generic <filename class="devicefile">/dev/pilot</filename> device.) +Alternatively, click the +<guibutton>Automatically detect handheld and user name...</guibutton> +button and press the &HotSync; button on your &handheld;. The Wizard will try +to find the correct <guilabel>Device</guilabel> and +<guilabel>User Name</guilabel>. +</para> + +<important><para> +If the +<guilabel>Device</guilabel> does not have the right permissions, the wizard will +not be able to find it. Normal users must be able to read/write the correct +device. To resolve this issue, please refer to <link +linkend="faq-connection"><quote>&kpilot; says <errorname>Can't connect to +pilot</errorname></quote> +&FAQ; entry</link>, or contact your system administrator. +</para></important> + + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The First Configuring Wizard Dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="wizard-general.png" +format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Configuring Wizard: The Pilot Info +Dialog</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>Configuring Wizard: The Pilot Info Dialog</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +Press the &HotSync; button of your &handheld; to probe for the +correct <guilabel>Device</guilabel> and <guilabel>User Name</guilabel>. +</para> + + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The Second Configuring Wizard Dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="wizard-connection.png" +format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Configuring Wizard: The Autodetection +Dialog</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>Configuring Wizard: The Autodetection Dialog</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +&kpilot; has the ability to sync the data on your &handheld; with +applications or files on your <acronym>PC</acronym>. The programs that +perform these actions are called conduits. The sync dialog configures +all applicable &kpilot; conduits to sync with widely used +<acronym>PIM</acronym> suites. You can fine-tune these settings later, from the +<menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure &kpilot;</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice> +menu. Please check the <link linkend="config-conduits">conduits +configuration</link> +section of this document for more information. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The Third Configuring Wizard Dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="wizard-conduits.png" +format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Configuring Wizard: The Sync Dialog</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>Configuring Wizard: The Sync Dialog</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + + +</sect1> + + +<sect1 id="general-setup"> +<title>General Setup</title> + +<para> +The settings available in the &kpilot; configuration dialog +under the heading <guilabel>General Setup</guilabel> +give you detailed control over the operation of &kpilot;: +you can select a non-standard hardware device, +set special encodings for foreign-language &handheld;s, +and control how &kpilot; displays your data. There +are five items under the <guilabel>General Setup</guilabel> +heading. You may need to expand the <guilabel>General Setup</guilabel> +heading to see them. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Items under General Setup</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="setup-items.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The items under General Setup</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>The items under General Setup</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + + +<sect2 id="page-general"> +<title>Device Setup</title> + +<para> +This is a setup page that contains options describing +the &PalmPilot; hardware, you, the user +and how you want the various parts of &kpilot; +to be started. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Device Page</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="setup-general.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The Device Page</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>The Device Page</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Pilot device</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +The port that the cradle is connected to. +By default it is +set to <filename class="devicefile">/dev/pilot</filename> +which should be a symbolic link to the real port. +The port might be a serial port, in which case +<filename class="devicefile">/dev/pilot</filename> +should point to +something like +<filename class="devicefile">/dev/cuaa0</filename> +(in &FreeBSD;) or +<filename class="devicefile">/dev/ttyS0</filename> +(in &Linux;). +For &USB; devices, it can be more difficult to +determine where +<filename class="devicefile">/dev/pilot</filename> +should point. +It may be possible to configure your &USB; daemon +to set up the link automatically, so that +<filename class="devicefile">/dev/pilot</filename> +points to the right port no matter where you plug in your &PalmOS; device. +</para> + +<para> +<emphasis>Make sure the port has +the correct permissions.</emphasis> +It +must be read/write by all if &kpilot; is intended to be used by a +normal user! &kpilot; will complain if the permissions are wrong, but you +will need to fix the permissions by hand. This could be done by doing a +<userinput><command>chmod</command> <parameter>666</parameter> +<replaceable>device</replaceable></userinput> +as root where <replaceable>device</replaceable> is the correct port. + +To resolve this issue, please refer to <link +linkend="faq-connection"><quote>&kpilot; says <errorname>Can't connect to pilot +</errorname></quote> +&FAQ; entry</link>, or contact your system administrator. +</para> + + +<para> +You can also use network sync (with pilot-link 0.11.5 and later) +by entering <userinput>net:any</userinput> as the +device name. +</para> + +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Speed</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Indicate the speed of the <emphasis>serial</emphasis> +connection to the &PalmPilot;. +It has no meaning for &USB; devices. +For an older model &PalmPilot;, choose 9600. +Newer models may be able to handle speeds up to +the maximum listed, 115200. +You can experiment with the connection speed: the &PalmPilot; +manual suggests starting at a speed of 19200 and trying faster +speeds to see if they work. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Encoding</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +&PalmOS; devices are available in +many different languages. +If your device uses a different encoding than +ISO-latin1, you will need to select the +correct encoding from the list in order to +display special characters correctly. +If you can enter Russian in your &PalmPilot;, +select CP1251, for instance. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Pilot user</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +The user name of the &PalmPilot;. By default this name is the same as +your log on name. When you sync with the &PalmPilot; &kpilot; will +check to see if this name matches the one on the &PalmPilot;. If they do +not, you are asked to pick which you will use. If you pick the local +name, the &PalmPilot; will be changed to match. +The <guilabel>Pilot User</guilabel> entry is also used to name the folder that +stores the information from the &PalmPilot;. This folder is created in the +<filename class="directory">$KDEHOME/share/apps/kpilot/DBBackup/</filename> +folder, where the <filename class="directory">$KDEHOME</filename> environment +variable +(typically <filename class="directory">/home/Login Name/.kde/</filename>) +points to the folder that contains your configuration and data for the &kde; +applications. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="page-hotsync"> +<title>HotSync Setup</title> + +<para> +This page contains settings with which you can instruct &kpilot; to perform +special kinds of &HotSync;, as well as direct how conflicts during a &HotSync; +should be resolved. A conflict happens when both the desktop application and the +&handheld; application change the same data. +</para> + +<para> +&kpilot; interfaces with your &handheld; in two ways: using the +the conduits and the internal viewers. Conduits are plug-in programs which +extend the synchronization capabilities of &kpilot;. &kpilot; stores separate copies of +the databases and records for conduits, while the internal viewers and backup +operation share the same copy. This distinction is important to choose your +update method depending on your usage. If you use mainly the conduits to sync +your &handheld; with external programs, you may choose as default +synchronization method any option that runs the conduits. However, if you use mainly the +internal viewers, you need to update copy of the databases as well in order to +view and edit the information from your &handheld;, so running the conduits only +is not sufficient. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The &HotSync; setup page</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="setup-hotsync.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>The &HotSync; Page</phrase> +</textobject> +<caption> +<para>The &HotSync; setup page</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> + +<term><guilabel>Default Sync</guilabel></term> + +<listitem> +<para> +Select the type of synchronization that will be performed by default. +</para> + +<itemizedlist> + +<listitem> +<para> +<guilabel>HotSync</guilabel>: run all selected conduits, sync the databases +with a modified flag set, updating the modified records only. Performs a fast +backup, backing up only the databases that were modified. This option offers +a nice balance between speed and data safety. +</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para> +<guilabel>FastSync</guilabel>: Only synchronize those +databases that have conduits, and perform no backup of the data +on the &PalmPilot;, reducing greatly the time required for the sync +operation. This also means that if something goes wrong with your &PalmPilot;, +you may not be able to recover the databases. This is a classic +trade-off between speed and safety. +</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para> +<guilabel>FullSync</guilabel>: run all selected conduits, and sync all +databases, reading all records, and performing a full backup. It is the safest +option, but takes the longest time to complete, as it will merge all the records +from the &handheld; and your desktop. It is the &kpilot; equivalent of the Palm +SlowSync. +</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para> +<guilabel>Copy PC to handheld</guilabel>: run all conduits and sync all +databases, but instead of merging the information from both sources, copy the PC +data to the handheld. <emphasis>Use with care, as this option erases the changes +you made in your handheld since the last sync</emphasis>. +</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para> +<guilabel>Copy handheld to PC</guilabel>: run all conduits and sync all +databases, but instead of merging the information from both sources, copy the +handheld data to the PC. <emphasis>Use with care, as this option erases the +changes you made in your PC since the last sync</emphasis>. +</para> +<warning> +<para> +Remember, when &kpilot; does a &HotSync; and runs the conduits, +the databases in the internal viewers are <emphasis>not</emphasis> +updated. To update the internal viewers, use the FullSync or backup actions. +</para> +</warning> + +</listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Do full backup when changing PCs</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +If you &HotSync; your &handheld; with multiple <acronym>PC</acronym>s, the flag +on the &handheld; that stores which +records have changed since the last &HotSync; may be inaccurate. It is +recommended to do a full sync when changing <acronym>PC</acronym>s. You can +disable the full sync by unchecking this box. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<!-- +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Do not sync when screen saver is active</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +This is a security feature that prevents the &handheld; from synchronization +while the PC screen saver is active. This prevents other people from +stealing your data through the &handheld; cradle while your PC is +unattended. The feature only works with the &kde; screen savers, though, +and you will need to disable it to use &kpilot; in non-&kde; environments. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +--> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Conflict Resolution</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Data records can be changed both on the &handheld; and +on the <acronym>PC</acronym>. If one record has incompatible changes +in both the &handheld; and the <acronym>PC</acronym>, (such as +changing a phone number in different ways on both sides), +the conflicting change needs to be resolved so +that the &handheld; and the <acronym>PC</acronym> data are consistent again. +Choices for conflict resolution are: +</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Ask User</guilabel>: +pop up a dialog for the user to +choose how the conflict is to be resolved for +every conflict. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Do Nothing</guilabel>: + leave the entries in an inconsistent state. +Future syncs may not notice the discrepancy. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Handheld Overrides</guilabel>: +copy the values from the &handheld; to the <acronym>PC</acronym>, +discarding the changes on the <acronym>PC</acronym>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>PC Overrides</guilabel>: +copy the values from the <acronym>PC</acronym> to the &handheld;, +discarding changes on the &handheld;. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Values From Last Sync (if possible)</guilabel>: +&kpilot; stores a backup copy of the information on your &handheld; depending on +the synchronization method you selected. If this information is available, use +neither +the values from the &handheld; nor the PC, but the values from +the last sync. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><guilabel>Use Both Entries</guilabel>: +Create duplicate entries of the conflicting records on both the +<acronym>PC</acronym> and +&handheld;, one with the value from the <acronym>PC</acronym>, the other with +the value +from the &handheld;. +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + + +<sect2 id="page-backup"> +<title>Backup Setup</title> + +<para> +This page contains settings specific to the backup operation, which saves +a copy of the the &handheld; databases, allowing the user to +restore this information later. +</para> + +<para>In short, databases are all files stored in your &handheld;. A database +can be either a record database, which stores dynamic information created by the +user (for instance, the addresses or the todo information), or a resource +database, which tend to be static (for instance the applications).</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Backup Page</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="setup-dbspecial.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The Backup Page</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>The Backup Page</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Databases</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +List databases that should not be synced or backed up. +</para> + +<para> +The values can be either database creator values, which are 4-letter strings +surrounded by square brackets (so for Handbase databases you fill in +<userinput>[PmDB]</userinput>), or database names, +which are strings without square brackets that may contain shell-style +wildcards. +See the <link linkend="dbskip">FAQ</link> +for a list of databases that should be listed +here (the default should be OK though). +Newer &PalmPilot; devices contain emulation code for +the older 68k processor; this means that they have a large +number of databases with names ending in +<literal role="extension">_a68k</literal>. +These do not need to be backed up nor synced, so you could +add <userinput>*_a68k</userinput> +to the list of databases to skip. + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para> +<guilabel>No backup</guilabel> List here databases that should be excluded from +the backup operation. Some databases do not follow the standard database layout, +and trying to backup and restore them will result in information loss. You may +include here databases with volatile information, such as news or web pages, +that +often do not require to be backed up. +</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem><para> +<guilabel>Not restored</guilabel> List here databases that should be excluded +from the restore operation, even if they were previously backed up. Databases +included here can be installed manually later, using the +<guilabel>File Installer</guilabel>. You may +include here databases with volatile information, such as news or web pages, +that +often do not require to be restored. +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<warning> +<para> +Changing the contents of the <guilabel>No backup</guilabel> +or <guilabel>Not restored</guilabel> fields, in particular removing +the databases already listed there, can damage those databases +when you perform a &HotSync;. +</para> +</warning> + +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Run conduits during a backup</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +The backup typically updates the copy of the &handheld; databases. +Conduits are programs that extend the &kpilot; functionality. Running them +usually means synchronization the &handheld; to other <acronym>PC</acronym> +databases, +like the address book or the calender. Check this box to perform both operations +on +every backup. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + + +<sect2 id="page-viewers"> +<title>Internal Viewers Setup</title> +<para> +&kpilot; contains <quote>viewers</quote> for +presenting information from the &PalmPilot;. +These viewers present the databases available on +the &PalmPilot; in much the same way that the device +itself does. Not all databases have an application-specific +viewer, though you can use the generic database viewer for those. +The viewers page contains settings for the internal viewers in +&kpilot;. +These settings change the way in which the data is shown. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Viewers Page</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="setup-viewer.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The Viewers Setup Page</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>The Viewers Setup Page</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Make internal viewers editable</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +The internal viewers can be read only or editable. The editable mode allows you +to add new records, delete or edit the existing records and sync your +modifications back to the &handheld;. Check +this box to set the internal viewers to editable mode, uncheck to set them to +read +only mode.</para> +<warning><para> +On some &kpilot; versions, it is not possible check this box, and therefore to +use the internal viewers as editors. +</para></warning> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show private records</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +In your &PalmPilot; you can mark some records as <quote>private</quote>. By +default, &kpilot; does not display these records on the screen. Check this box +if you want to see them. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Address Viewer</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +Set there the options for the address internal viewer. + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para> +<guilabel>Show as "Last, first"</guilabel> or +<guilabel>Show as "Company, last"</guilabel>: the order and display of the +address records in the address internal viewer can be set to match the +&handheld;. Select the option that suits better your personal preferences. +</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para> +<guilabel>Use key field</guilabel> Check this box to combine entries with the +same last name. +</para></listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +</variablelist> + +</sect2> + + + +<sect2 id="page-startup-exit"> +<title>Startup and Exit Behavior Setup</title> + +<para> +This pages present options related to the startup and exit of &kpilot; and +&kpilot; daemon. +</para> + +<para> +While &kpilot; is the front-end for the internal viewers, configuration options +and logs, the sync operation is handled by the &kpilot; daemon. Even if &kpilot; +is not running you can &HotSync; if the daemon is. Therefore, if you want to +be able to sync your &handheld; at anytime, it is important to start the daemon +at login, or the opposite, if you want to be able to sync only when &kpilot; is +running, you have to stop the daemon on exit. The last option is especially +usefull if you have other applications that use the same port as &kpilot;. +</para> + + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Startup and Exit Page</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="setup-startup-exit.png" +format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The Startup and Exit Page</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>The Startup and Exit Page</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Startup Options</guilabel></term> + +<listitem> +<para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para> +<guilabel>Start daemon at login</guilabel>: +By checking this, a link to +the daemon is placed in your autostart folder +and will be started automatically. Note that this is not normally +needed if the daemon is docked in the panel. +<!-- TODO: broken functionality --> +</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para> +<guilabel>Show daemon in panel</guilabel>: +Check this box to instruct the daemon to place a &kpilot; icon +<guiicon> +<inlinemediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="kpilot.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +</inlinemediaobject> +</guiicon> +in the system tray. This icon has a menu that can be brought up with +the right mouse button. Without this option, the daemon is not visible to the +user at all. +</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</para> +</listitem> + +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> + +<term> +<guilabel>Exit Options</guilabel> +</term> + +<listitem> +<para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem> +<para> +<guilabel>Quit after HotSync</guilabel>: When this option is enabled, both +&kpilot; and the &kpilot; daemon will exit after the &HotSync; operation has +completed, leaving the device port free for other tools. This may be needed on +systems where the &USB; daemon starts &kpilot; automatically. +</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para> +<anchor id="stopdaemononexit"/> +<guilabel>Stop daemon on exit</guilabel>: Setting this option will cause the +daemon to exit when you quit &kpilot;, leaving the device port free for other +&PalmPilot;-synchronization tools such as <application>malsync</application> +</para> +</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect2> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="config-conduits"> +<title>Conduits Setup</title> + +<para> +Conduits are programs that interface your &handheld; data with +<acronym>PC</acronym> applications or sync your &handheld; data with files +that can be used by <acronym>PC</acronym> applications. They can be +written by third parties, to interface your &PalmPilot; to any application +imaginable. +</para> + +<para> +&kpilot;'s configuration dialog allows you to select which conduits +to run during a &HotSync; and to configure those conduits. +A window similar to the following will be displayed: +</para> +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The Conduit Setup Dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="setup-conduit.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>The Conduit Setup Dialog</phrase> +</textobject> +<caption> +<para>The Conduit Setup Dialog</para> +</caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<para> +Check the box to the left of the conduit name to make it active, uncheck to make +it inactive or click on the conduit name to configure it. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>KNotes / Memos</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Synchronizes the Memo Pad application with &knotes;. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Notepad</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Exports the free hand notes of the &handheld;'s Notepad application as pictures +to the PC. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Time Synchronization</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Sets the &handheld;'s time to that of the desktop machine. +Useful for keeping the clock of the &handheld; accurate. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Calendar (KOrganizer)</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Synchronizes the Datebook application with &korganizer; or with an +iCalendar file of +your choice. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Palm DOC</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Automatically converts and installs text files in the &PalmPilot; +DOC format, so you can read the text files with most DOC-capable +applications on the &handheld;. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Addressbook</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Synchronizes the Address application with &kaddressbook; or with a vCard file of +your choice. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>System Information</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Writes information about your &handheld;, (such as OS version, +RAM available, and the list of databases) to a file. Useful mostly for +debugging purposes. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>ToDo's (KOrganizer)</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Synchronizes the Todo list application with &korganizer; or with a iCalendar +file of +your choice. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>MAL (AvantGo) Conduit</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Synchronizes your &handheld; with the &AvantGo; server. The &AvantGo; server +offers general content (news, guides, stock quotes, &etc;) in a format that is +suitable for reading in a &handheld;. To use this conduit, you need to register, +subscribe +the channels you select and install the &AvantGo; software on your &handheld;. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Mail</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Sends mail written on the &handheld; through &kmail;. +There is no provision for receiving mail, however. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + + +<sect2 id="conduit-knotes"> +<title>&knotes; Conduit Setup</title> + +<para> +The &knotes; Conduit is a partial replacement for the built-in <link +linkend="builtin">memo application</link>. It keeps the notes you write +with &knotes; synchronized with the memos you write on your &PalmPilot;. +</para> + +<para> +Setting up the &knotes; conduit is very simple. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>&knotes; Conduit Setup</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="conduit-knotes.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>&knotes; Conduit Setup</phrase> +</textobject> +<caption> +<para>&knotes; Conduit Setup</para> +</caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>General</guilabel> Tab there are two configuration options: + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Delete KNote when Pilot memo is deleted</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Uncheck this box if you wish to maintain the note on &knotes; even if the +correspondent memo was deleted on the &handheld; memo application. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Suppress delete-confirmation in KNotes</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +If the <guilabel>Delete KNote when Pilot memo is deleted</guilabel> box is +checked, you may check this box to automatically delete the notes that +correspond to a deleted memo, without confirmation. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<note> +<para> +By default, the options <quote>delete knote</quote> and <quote>suppress +delete-confirmation</quote> are turned <emphasis>off</emphasis>, so that notes +will accumulate on your PC. +</para> +</note> + +</para> +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="notepad-cond"> +<title>Notepad Conduit Setup</title> + +<para> +The Notepad Conduit exports the free hand notes of the &handheld;'s Notepad +application as pictures to the desktop. To set the folder to which the pictures +should be exported, either enter it in the <guilabel>Output</guilabel> edit +box or select it clicking the file picker button. +</para> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="time-cond"> +<title>Time Synchronization Conduit Setup</title> + +<para> +The Time Synchronization Conduit syncs the &handheld;'s time to that of the +desktop +machine. It is useful for keeping the clock of the &handheld; accurate. There +are really no configuration options other that enabling and disabling the +conduit, as currently only one direction for the synchronization is enabled, +you can only <guilabel>Set the handheld time from the time on the PC</guilabel>, +and not <guilabel>Set the PC time from the time on the handheld</guilabel>. +</para> + + +<note> +<para> +&PalmOS; Version 3.25 and 3.3 do not support setting the &handheld; system time. +For these systems, the conduit will be simply skipped. +</para> +</note> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="vcal-cond"> +<title>Calendar Conduit Setup</title> + +<para> +This conduit will synchronize your &PalmPilot; with &korganizer; and &kontact; +or to an iCalendar file of your choice. In the latter case, the conduit will +need the filename of the calendar file (this will usually be a file that ends in +<literal role="extension">.ics</literal>) to sync with, of if it uses the +standard &korganizer; iCalendar file, it will be under the <filename +class="directory">$KDEHOME/share/apps/korganizer/</filename> folder, where the +<filename class="directory">$KDEHOME</filename> environment variable (typically +<filename class="directory">/home/user/.kde/</filename>) points to the folder +that contains your configuration and data for the &kde; applications. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The Calendar Conduit Setup Dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject> +<imagedata fileref="conduit-vcal.png" format="PNG"/> +</imageobject> +<textobject> +<phrase>Calendar Conduit Setup</phrase> +</textobject> +<caption> +<para>Calendar Conduit Setup</para> +</caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>General</guilabel> page, you can set the calendar options. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Calendar Destination</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Choose between synchronizing with the <guilabel>Standard Calendar</guilabel>, +or in other words, the &korganizer; standard calendar or with a +<guilabel>Calendar file</guilabel> of your choice, that you must either +write in the <guilabel>Calendar file</guilabel> edit box or select using the +file picker. +</para> + +<warning> +<para> +You can use the calendar conduit with any application that accepts a file in +the iCalendar format as a resource. However, some applications, like Evolution, +do not handle the synchronization gracefully while they are open. As a rule of +thumb, quit these applications before synchronizing, otherwise you will lose +data. There is no need to take these precautions when syncing with &korganizer; +or &kontact;. +</para> +</warning> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Store archived records in the KDE calendar</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Check this box to save a copy of the archived records from your +&handheld; on the <acronym>PC</acronym>, in order to keep a history of +past appointments in you &kde; desktop as well. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>Conflicts</guilabel> page, you can set the calendar options, +overriding &kpilot;'s general settings for conflict resolution when you are +using this conduit. For a detailed description of the different conflict +resolution possibilities available, please refer to the <link +linkend="page-hotsync">HotSync Setup section</link> of this handbook. +</para> + +</sect2> + + +<sect2 id="conduit-palmdoc"> +<title>Palm DOC Conduit Setup</title> + +<para> +The Palm DOC conduit converts text files in your <acronym>PC</acronym> from and +to +databases in Palm DOC format in the &PalmPilot;. You can use any Palm DOC reader +to view these files on your &PalmPilot;. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Palm DOC Conduit Setup</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="conduit-palmdoc.png" +format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Palm DOC Conduit Setup</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>Palm DOC Conduit Setup</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<important><para> +After changing the Palm DOC conduit configuration, you have to restart &kpilot; +to let the changes you made take effect. +</para></important> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>General</guilabel> page, you can set the location of the text +documents in your computer and the direction of the synchronization. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Text files:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +Type on the text box or use the file picker to select the location of the folder +that the Palm DOC conduit uses a as the place for the text files it will sync +with the &handheld;. There, you may place the text documents you want install or +synchronize to the <acronym>PDA</acronym>, and find the text documents created +from Palm DOC +databases in your &handheld;. +<important><para> +The file name has to end in <literal role="extension">.txt</literal> for the +conduit to recognize it as text. If the file is not recognized as text, it will +be ignored by the conduit. Also, the text has to be in an encoding that is +compatible with your &handheld; encoding. Therefore, if the text file has +characters that are not being correctly recognized by the Palm DOC reader in +your &handheld;, try opening the file a text editor, like &kwrite;, and saving +it in an compatible text encoding using the <guilabel>Save As..</guilabel> +dialog, or set the encoding in the <guilabel>PC -> Handheld</guilabel> tab. +</para></important> +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Local copy:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +If you want to save a copy of the Palm DOC databases from your &handheld; in +your computer, check the <guilabel>Local copy:</guilabel> box and +type on the text box or use the file picker to select the location of the folder +where these databases will be saved. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Synchronization Mode</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +The Palm DOC conduit has the ability to sync from and to the &handheld;, +automatically converting the text files to Palm DOC databases and vice versa. +The <guilabel>Sync only PC to PDA</guilabel> option will convert all text files +located in the folder you selected above to Palm DOC databases and install them +in your &handheld;. +The <guilabel>Sync only PDA to PC</guilabel> option will convert all Palm DOC +databases from your &handheld; to files and install them in the +folder you selected above. Finally, The <guilabel>Sync all</guilabel> option +allows the synchronization to work in both directions. + +<note><para> +When both the text file and the Palm DOC database are modified, you cannot merge +the modifications, you have to choose one of the versions, losing the changes +in one of them. +</para></note> +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>PC -> Handheld</guilabel> page, you can configure the Palm DOC +compression and bookmarks settings to use when converting from text files to +Palm DOC databases. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Compress</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +Palm DOC documents can be compressed, saving considerable amounts +of available memory in your &handheld;. Most Palm DOC readers support +compressed documents, but if you use a reader or editor that is not compatible +with compression (for instance, the Sied editor), you will not be able to read +or edit the compressed Palm DOC documents created by this conduit. +Therefore, check this box to save &handheld; memory, but uncheck it if you have +compatibility problems with compressed Palm DOC in your favorite editor or +reader. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Convert bookmarks</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +The Palm DOC format has a provision for bookmark records. Bookmarks allow you to +easily jump to selected parts of the document, making browsing long documents +easier. Check this box to allow the Palm DOC conduit to create bookmark records. +To create them, the conduit has to know the location in the text and the name of +the bookmark. There are three supported ways to let the conduit know the +location and name of the bookmark: from inline tags in the text, from tags at +the end of the text and from a <literal role="extension">.bmk</literal> bookmark +file. To make the creation of bookmarks effective, you have to check at least +one of these boxes below. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Inline tags in text</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +Convert tags in the format <* <replaceable>BookmarkName</replaceable> *> +located inside the text to Palm DOC bookmarks, where the location of the +tag in the text will be converted to the bookmark location and the +<replaceable>BookmarkName</replaceable> text inside the tag will be converted to +the name of the bookmark in the Palm DOC format. The tag will be removed from +the resulting Palm DOC document, leaving the text clean. +This is a very easy and intuitive way to create bookmarks +in your Palm DOC documents. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Tags at end of text</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +Convert tags in the format <<replaceable>BookmarkName</replaceable>> +located in the end of the text to Palm DOC bookmarks. Whenever the +<replaceable>BookmarkName</replaceable> text appears in the text, the conduit +will generate a the bookmark in the resulting Palm DOC document pointing to it. +The tag will then be removed from the resulting Palm DOC document, leaving the +text clean. This is a simple way to create repetitive bookmarks, like one for +each <quote>Chapter</quote> in your Palm DOC documents. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Regular expressions in .bmk file</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +This is the most complex but the most powerful way to create bookmarks. +The method involves using regular expressions (QRegExp) in a file +<filename>TextName.bmk</filename>, where <filename>TextName.txt</filename> is +the filename of the text, to search the text for bookmarks. See the +<ulink +url="http://reinhold.kainhofer.com/Linux/KPilot/bmkSpecification.txt"> +documentation</ulink> +for an in-depth description of the bmk file format. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Encoding</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +Set here the encoding of your &handheld;. &kpilot; will convert the text +document to this encoding when exporting the file to the &handheld;. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>Handheld -> PC</guilabel> page, you can configure bookmarks +settings to use when converting from Palm DOC databases to text files. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Convert Bookmarks</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +The Palm DOC format has a provision for bookmark records. Bookmarks allow you to +easily jump to selected parts of the document, making browsing long documents +easier. The Palm DOC conduit can convert Palm DOC +bookmark records to a format that is readable in your computer, either as +a separate file or as tags in the middle of the text file. Select +<guilabel>Do not convert bookmarks</guilabel> if you want to ignore the Palm DOC +bookmarks, resulting in a text that is clean from bookmark tags.</para> + +<para> +The <guilabel>Convert into .bm file</guilabel> options also result in a clean +text file, as the bookmarks are converted to a separate file in the bmk format, +as described <ulink +url="http://reinhold.kainhofer.com/Linux/KPilot/bmkSpecification.txt">here</ulink>. The file is saved with a <literal role="extension">.bm</literal> +extension to avoid conflicts with <literal role="extension">.bmk</literal> files +created previously.</para> + +<para>Finally, the <guilabel>Convert as inline tags</guilabel> option creates +inline tags inside the resulting text file form <* +<replaceable>BookmarkName</replaceable> *> placing each tag in the place that +was previously referenced by the bookmark, and using the bookmark name as the +<replaceable>BookmarkName</replaceable> text inside the tag. Now you You can +edit the bookmark name, move it or delete it and convert back to Palm DOC, as +you wish. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Do not convert, if text unchanged (only +bookmarks)</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +If you check this box, only changes in the text will trigger conversions from +Palm DOC to text files. In other words, changes in the bookmarks only will not +result in updates for the text files in your computer. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>Conflicts</guilabel> page, you can configure how the conduit +deals with files that changed both in the computer and the &handheld;. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Conflict Resolution</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +The Palm DOC conduit does not feature merging the modifications when a text is +changed both in the &handheld; and in the computer. Therefore, the choice is +between working with the files out of sync, or discarding the changes in one of +them. The <guilabel>No resolution</guilabel> option will avoid synchronizing +texts with conflicts, the <guilabel>PDA overrides</guilabel> option will +overwrite the computer text file version in case of conflict, +the <guilabel>PC overrides</guilabel> will do the same, but the other way +around, +and the <guilabel>Ask the user</guilabel> option will bring a dialog to let the +user decide on a file by file, case by case basis. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Always show resolution dialog, even when there are no +conflicts</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +This option will always bring the conflict resolution dialog, even if there is +no conflicts to solve. The advantage is that you can keep track of all the files +that are being covered by the conduit. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + + +</sect2> + + +<sect2 id="conduit-kaddressbook"> +<title>&kaddressbook; Conduit Setup</title> + +<para> +This conduit will synchronize your &PalmPilot; with the &kde; address book or to +a vCard file of your choice. In the latter case, the conduit will need the +filename of the +vCard file (this will usually be a file that ends in <literal +role="extension">.vcf</literal>) to sync with, of if it uses the standard +&kde; address book file, it will be under the +<filename class="directory">$KDEHOME/share/apps/kabc/</filename> +folder, where the <filename class="directory">$KDEHOME</filename> environment +variable (typically <filename class="directory">/home/Login Name/.kde/</filename>) +points to the folder that contains your configuration and data for the &kde; +applications. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The &kaddressbook; Conduit Setup Dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="setup-address.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>&kaddressbook; Conduit Setup</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>&kaddressbook; Conduit Setup</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>General</guilabel> page, you can set the general address sync +options. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Sync Destination</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +Choose between synchronizing with the <guilabel>Standard address book</guilabel>, +or in other words, the &kde; standard address book or with a +<guilabel>vCard file</guilabel> of your choice, that you must either +write in the <guilabel>vCard file</guilabel> edit box or select using the +file picker. +</para> +<warning><para> +You can use the address book conduit with any application that accepts a file in +the vCard format as a resource. However, some applications may not handle +the synchronization gracefully while they are open. As a rule of thumb, +quit these applications before synchronizing, otherwise you may lose data. +There is no need to take these precautions when syncing with the &kde; address +book. +</para></warning> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Store archived records in the KDE address book</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +The &handheld; offers an option to archive deleted addresses in your desktop. +If that option is selected, check this box to keep the deleted addresses from +your &handheld; in your <acronym>PC</acronym> address book. These addresses will +be no longer synchronized with your handheld. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>Conflicts</guilabel> page, you can set the address book conduit +options, overriding &kpilot;'s general settings for conflict resolution when +you are using this conduit. For a detailed description of the different conflict +resolution possibilities available, please refer to the +<link linkend="page-hotsync">HotSync Setup section</link> of this handbook. +</para> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>Fields</guilabel> page, you can set the conduit options for +synchronizing the &handheld; address fields that do not have a direct +counterpart in the &kde; address book. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Handheld other phone:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +The <quote>Other</quote> field in the &handheld; address application can be +used for many things (for instance storing a secondary email address). It is +not clear how to classify this field in &kde;. Depending on your usage, select +in +the dropdown the field from the computer that will be synchronized with the +<quote>Other</quote> field from your &handheld;. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Handheld street address:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +While the <quote>Address</quote> field in the &handheld; address +application is the only default option for storing an street address, the &kde; +street address field can be a home address or a business address. The preferred +address will have precedence over other addresses, and the conduit will try to +set +this status by default. Either the home or business street address will be used +to +store the &handheld; street address. Select in the dropdown the option that +suits better your needs. For instance, if you use this field mainly for business +addresses, select <guilabel>Preferred, then Business Address</guilabel>. If not, +select <guilabel>Preferred, then Home Address</guilabel>. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Handheld fax:</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +While the <quote>Fax</quote> field in the &handheld; address +application is the only default option for storing a fax number, the &kde; +address book can store a home fax or a business fax number. Select in the +dropdown the option that suits better your needs. For instance, if you use this +field mainly for business faxes, select <guilabel>Business Fax</guilabel>. If +not, +select <guilabel>Home Fax</guilabel>. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>Custom Fields</guilabel> page, you can set the conduit options +for +dealing with the <quote>Custom</quote> fields from your &handheld; address +application. Since there are no natural correspondence between these fields and +other &kde; address book fields, you can set them as you like. You can use them +to store a <guilabel>URL</guilabel>, a <guilabel>IM Address</guilabel>, +the <guilabel>Birthdate</guilabel> of your contact or the obvious: +<guilabel>Store as Costume Field</guilabel>. +</para> + +<para> +If you select to store birthdays, remember to use a date format that is +consistent with the settings in the <guilabel>Date format</guilabel> dropdown, +so that the conduit can correctly identify the date from the record and vice +versa. Possible placeholders are: %d for the day, %m for the month, %y for the +two-digit year, %Y for the four-digit year. For example, %d.%m.%Y would +generate a date like 27.3.1952, while %m/%d/%y would write the same date as +03/27/52. +</para> + + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="sysinfo-cond"> +<title>System Information Conduit Setup</title> + +<para> +This conduit generates a page with your &handheld; information. Some info about +your &kde;, &kpilot; and Pilot-Link version is included as well. The available +output formats are &HTML;, text or custom template. The conduit +output and in special, the debug output section of the output may help the +developers track down bugs. +</para> + + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The System Information Conduit Setup Dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="conduit-sysinfo.png" +format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>System Information Conduit Setup</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>System Information Conduit Setup</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>General</guilabel> page, you can set the output location and +format. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Output File</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +Write in the edit box or use the file picker to select the location and file +name of the output file where the &handheld; system information will be written. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Type of Output</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +Choose between <guilabel>HTML</guilabel>, <guilabel>Text file</guilabel> (plain +text), +or a selectable <guilabel>Custom template</guilabel>. To create a custom +template, you can +use the default template as a reference. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>Parts Included</guilabel> page, you can set which parts will be +included in the output, one by one, by checking or unchecking them in the +<guilabel>Output Type</guilabel> list. +</para> + +</sect2> + + +<sect2 id="todo-cond"> +<title>Todo Conduit Setup</title> + +<para> +This conduit will synchronize your &PalmPilot; To Do List application with +&korganizer; and &kontact;, or to an iCalendar file of your choice. +The configuration dialog looks and behaves exactly the same as the configuration +dialog for the <link linkend="vcal-cond">Calendar Conduit</link>. The only +difference is that instead of synchronizing the Calendar, you will be syncing +the To Do List. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The Calendar Conduit Setup Dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="conduit-vcal.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>Calendar Conduit Setup</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>Calendar Conduit Setup</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="mal-cond"> +<title>MAL (AvantGo) Conduit Setup</title> + +<para> +The MAL (&AvantGo;) Conduit synchronizes your &handheld; with the &AvantGo; +server. +This conduit is based on +<ulink url="http://jasonday.home.att.net/code/libmal/libmal.html">Jason Day's +libmal</ulink>. +The &AvantGo; server offers general content (news, guides, stock quotes, &etc;) +in a format that is suitable for reading in a &handheld;. To use this conduit, +you need to register to a service provider, for instance, +<ulink url="http://www.avantgo.com">AvantGo.com</ulink>, subscribe +the channels you select and install the &AvantGo; software on your &handheld;, +and configure the software on your handheld to find the MAL server. +</para> + +<para> +The installation software for the &handheld; client is usually only available +for &Microsoft; &Windows;, if you +do not have access to a windows computer, you can try installing the databases +available in the <ulink url="http://www.tomw.org/malsync/">MalSync +Homepage</ulink>, +with different versions, one for <trademark>PalmOS</trademark> 5 and other for +older <trademark>PalmOS</trademark>s. +</para> + +<para> +To configure the software on your handheld to find the MAL server, open the +AGConnect application in your &handheld;, click <guilabel>Settings...</guilabel> +and enter your MAL server address, the <guilabel>User Name</guilabel> and +<guilabel>Password</guilabel> you got while registering. The +&AvantGo; server address is +<userinput>sync.avantgo.com</userinput>, and its port is +<userinput>80</userinput>. On some installations, you should use the MobileLink +instead of the AGConnect application on your &handheld;. +</para> + +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>The MAL (AvantGo) Conduit Setup Dialog</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="conduit-mal.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>MAL (AvantGo) Conduit Setup</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>MAL (AvantGo) Conduit Setup</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> + +<para> +In the <guilabel>General</guilabel> page, you can set the synchronization +frequency options. It can be set for <guilabel>Every Sync</guilabel>, +<guilabel>Once per Hour</guilabel>, <guilabel>Once a Day</guilabel>, +<guilabel>Once a Week</guilabel> or <guilabel>Once a Month</guilabel>. +The conduit only runs when you hit &HotSync; on your &handheld;, so +<guilabel>Once per Hour</guilabel>, for instance, really means that +&kpilot; will only try to synchronize with the MAL servers if it is more than an +hour since the last MAL sync. +</para> + +<para> +The MAL conduit can work through a proxy server. In the +<guilabel>Proxy</guilabel> +page, you can set the proxy settings. +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Proxy Type</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +If you connect the Internet directly, select <guilabel>No proxy</guilabel>, +requiring no further configuration. But if you use a <guilabel>HTTP +proxy</guilabel> +or a <guilabel>SOCKS proxy</guilabel>, select it, to enable the rest of the +dialog and to make the conduit use it to connect the MAL server. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Server Information</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para> +Write in the <guilabel>Server Name</guilabel> dropdown box the address of the +proxy server to use, in the form <userinput>foo.bar.com</userinput>, not +<userinput>http://foo.bar.com</userinput> or +<userinput>http://foo.bar.com:8080</userinput>. +</para> +<para> +Check the box <guilabel>Custom port:</guilabel> if your proxy uses a non +standard +port, and enter the correct port number. +</para> +<para> +In the <guilabel>No proxy for</guilabel> edit box, you may enter the list of MAL +servers that do not need the use of a proxy, separated by commas. For instance, +<userinput>localhost,lan</userinput>. +</para> +<para> +If your proxy require authentication, enter your <guilabel>User name</guilabel> +and <guilabel>Password</guilabel> in the respective edit boxes. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para>In the <guilabel>MAL Server</guilabel> page, you can set the MAL server +address and settings. Currently, you can only configure this settings using +the &handheld; MobileLink or AGConnect applications, so this page is +disabled.</para> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="popmail-cond"> +<title>Mail Conduit Setup</title> + +<para> +This conduit allows you to send mail using a transport. +The configuration of the Mail Conduit is fairly simple. +</para> +<screenshot> +<screeninfo>Setting up the Mail Conduit</screeninfo> +<mediaobject> +<imageobject><imagedata fileref="conduit-popmail-kmail.png" +format="PNG"/></imageobject> +<textobject><phrase>The Mail Conduit Setup Dialog</phrase></textobject> +<caption><para>The Mail Conduit Conduit Setup Dialog</para></caption> +</mediaobject> +</screenshot> +<para> +There are two tabs in the setup dialog for the Mail Conduit, +one for Sending mail and one for the credits of the mail conduit. +</para> + +<para> +Depending on which send method you choose, +different fields will be activated in the remainder of the +tab, allowing you to enter the necessary information. +Currently, the only method available is <guilabel>Using KMail</guilabel>, +which has a very simple configuration. +</para> + +<para> +Your email address can be entered in the <guilabel>Email +Address:</guilabel> field. This is the email address that goes in the +<quote>From:</quote> line in outgoing mail. If you enter a file name in +the <guilabel>Signature File</guilabel> field then that file will be +appended to each outgoing mail as a signature. +</para> + +<para> +When sending mail through &kmail;, &kpilot; automatically places it in +your &kmail; outbox. &kmail; saves mail in the outbox until you request +that those pieces of mail are <emphasis>really</emphasis> sent. +</para> + +</sect2> +</sect1> + +</chapter>
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