dean <deanshann...@gmail.com> writes: > On 11/22/15 08:52, Peter Davis wrote: > >> 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 > > I think the point Ed is making is that you should make sure you only > have 1 "mobileorg" directory, which seems to be true for you. > >> >>> 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/ >> > (setq org-mobile-directory "~/Dropbox/Apps/MobileOrg") > >>> 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? > > No. > > export by issuing M-x org-mobile-push
Ah, I see the confusion. I think of "export" as doing C-c C-e .... I did trying using C-c C-e O o to export the org file I was editing, but I think it just overwrote itself. > MobileOrg needs index.org and checksums.dat which the above function > should create from org-mobile-files. >> >>> 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.) > > I use 2 separate folders: 1 for my org files and another for MobileOrg > files, just to make my life easier and then I don't have to let > MobileOrg near my org files. If I'm ever in doubt I can wipe the > MobileOrg folder and recreate all it's files with org-mobile-push. Ok, I think I understand now. I can define org-mobile-files to be files or directories. I did not see this variable referenced in the doc on mobileorg.ncogni.to/doc/ Apparently it just defaults to org-agenda-files, which is fine for me. It means the three main directories I'm using for org files will be rolled up into the mobile directory for sync'ing. However, when I sync files back from the iPad, I will have to manually tease any updates into the separate directories where I want to edit them. > >> Thank you, >> -pd > > Hope this helps, > Dean Yes, very much. I think I understand now. Thank you! -pd
