Ed Hirgelt <ehirg...@gmail.com> writes: > On Sat, 21 Nov 2015 10:42:24 -0500 > Peter Davis <p...@pfdstudio.com> wrote: > >> >> On Fri, Nov 20, 2015, at 03:58 PM, dean wrote: >> > On 11/21/15 00:14, Peter Davis wrote: >> > Hi pd, >> > >> > > I'm just starting out with MobileOrg, using Dropbox, but I'm >> > > confused by the setup instructions. I've gotten the app linked to >> > > my Dropbox account, but the next step in the setup instructions >> > > <http://mobileorg.ncogni.to/doc/getting-started/using-dropbox/> >> > > involve setting up some emacs stuff on my "local system." My >> > > question is: *Which* local system? I have several sync'ed to >> > > Dropbox. Is the mobile app going to require a single point of >> > > contact? >> > > >> > >> > Im fairly new to emacs and mobileorg, so im no expert here but... >> > I believe Mobile org will be using your dropbox folder as its single >> > point of contact. >> > For example your workflow would be: >> > - Create/edit notes/todo's on your phone >> > - sync the app (which should save to dropbox) >> > - Open emacs on your pc, issue org-mobile-pull >> > - This should add your edits to your org files on your pc >> > >> > For the other direction: >> > - Edit org files on your pc, issue org-mobile-push >> > - sync on the app should import your edits into the app >> > >> > Im assuming you have a dropbox daemon taking care of the syncing in >> > this process. >> > >> > This should be the same no matter how many pc's/emacs you use. >> > Does this help answer your question? >> > >> >> Thanks, Dean. Actually, I can't even sync mobileorg. When I try >> (Pressing the sync button in the upper right corner), I get: >> >> >> *Error downloading checksums* >> >> An error was encountered while downloading checksums.dat from the >> server. The file isn't required, but the error received was unusual. >> The error was: >> >> Unexpected error >> >> >> I don't know what that's about, but I can't get past It. >>
Thank you, Ed, but this raises a number of questions for me: > > I ran into this same problem. The source of the problem appears to be > that MobileOrg really, really wants to create the directory > ~/Dropbox/Apps/MobileOrg. My workaround was to: > > 1. Delete any and all MobileOrg directories in Dropbox so you don't get > confused as to which one is really the right one. The only MobileOrg directory is the one created by the app, ~/Dropbox/apps/MobileOrg > 2. Bring up MobileOrg on your iPhone or iPad. Let it create the > directory. Ok, done, I guess. > 3. Configure org on your desktop/laptop to export to > ~/Dropbox/Apps/MobileOrg. How? This doesn't seem to be any of the variables specified in the instructions at http://mobileorg.ncogni.to/doc/getting-started/using-dropbox/ > 4. Now export from your desktop via org. Export what? Each file I want to sync? If I just save a copy of an org file to ~/Dropbox/Apps/MobileOrg, will that have the same effect? > 5. You should now be able to sync on your mobile device. > > Note that is you want to sync to multiple mobile devices you need to > repeat steps 1 and 2 for each device before you do anything from org on > your desktop. Each of the MobileOrg instances will create the target > directory when it initializes. I'm confused. All my .org files are already in Dropbox, sync'ed across a number of different machines, so the directory structures and contents should be identical (once Dropbox syncs them.) Thank you, -pd
