On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 00:42 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Send Evolution-list mailing list submissions to > evolution-list@gnome.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Evolution-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Synching data on 2 machines (Jeff Grant) > 2. Re: Synching data on 2 machines (Pete Biggs) > 3. Re: Evolution on Kubuntu (was: Default Paper Size) (Milan Crha) > 4. Re: palm pilot sync problems (Andrew Greig) > 5. Re: looking for a dictionary (Milan Crha) > 6. Re: looking for a dictionary (HggdH) > 7. Embedding a spreadsheet chart into email (Chris Worley) > 8. Re: Embedding a spreadsheet chart into email (Paul Smith) > 9. Re: Embedding a spreadsheet chart into email (Daniel Kasak) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:24:41 +0000 > From: Jeff Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Evolution] Synching data on 2 machines > To: evolution-list@gnome.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > I feel sure this must have been asked and dealt with before, but I can't > find it, so please forgive me if this goes over ground already covered. > I've only recently started to use Evo (2.12.2) in PCLinuxOS 2007 - and > I'm beginning to like it a lot. The one problem I have however is this. > I work on two machines in two different locations. I need therefore to > synchronize on a daily basis all my data on both, especially my diary > and address book. (Mail is no problem as I use an IMAP server). How do I > do this? I've tried copying my user/.evolution folder and sometimes this > has worked and sometimes not - I've no idea why there should be that > inconsistency. It seems to me there must be a lot of people in the same > situation as myself so there has to be a simple answer - I hope! - I'm > relatively new to Linux as well as to Evo. Any help would be greatly > appreciated. > > Jeff Grant > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:28:52 +0000 > From: Pete Biggs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Evolution] Synching data on 2 machines > To: evolution-list@gnome.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > > On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 12:24 +0000, Jeff Grant wrote: > > I feel sure this must have been asked and dealt with before, but I can't > > find it, so please forgive me if this goes over ground already covered. > > I've only recently started to use Evo (2.12.2) in PCLinuxOS 2007 - and > > I'm beginning to like it a lot. The one problem I have however is this. > > I work on two machines in two different locations. I need therefore to > > synchronize on a daily basis all my data on both, especially my diary > > and address book. (Mail is no problem as I use an IMAP server). How do I > > do this? I've tried copying my user/.evolution folder and sometimes this > > has worked and sometimes not - I've no idea why there should be that > > inconsistency. It seems to me there must be a lot of people in the same > > situation as myself so there has to be a simple answer - I hope! - I'm > > relatively new to Linux as well as to Evo. Any help would be greatly > > appreciated. > > > > I use syncevolution talking to a funambol server (specifically > Scheduleworld) to keep multiple copies of evolution calendar in sync > with each other - it also does contacts, todo lists etc. > > One reason you may have had problems copying the raw files over is that > Evo and it's associated components cache a lot of data, so you need to > make sure everything is killed before copying files around - do > 'evolution --force-shutdown' before doing the copy. > > P. > > Thank you P. That last - force-shutdown etc. seems to have done it. Something I'd never have worked out for myself given my state of Linux-savvy at the moment! I did as you suggested, then zipped the user/.evolution directory, copied it to the other machine, unzipped it in that one's home/user directory and Evo launched perfectly. Thank you again. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:09:22 +0100 > From: Milan Crha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Evolution] Evolution on Kubuntu (was: Default Paper > Size) > To: evolution-list@gnome.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > Hello, > actual Evolution (2.21.x) uses gnome_sound_play to play user's sound > file. I guess it was there before too. How to persuade this function to > handle ogg files correctly is unfortunately out of my knowledge. > Hope that helps, > Milan > > On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 16:44 -0500, Matthew Barnes wrote: > > > I get no sounds from Evolution, even though the new mail sound is > > > configured. When I start Evolution from a command prompt I can see > > > this message everytime I receive new mail... > > > > > > Audio File Library: '/usr/share/sounds/Kopete_Received.ogg': > > > unrecognized audio file format [error 0] > > > <-1> sample not found > > > > I /think/ Evolution still relies on the crusty old Enlightened Sound > > Daemon (ESD) for generating sounds, and I'm pretty sure ESD doesn't > > know > > what the heck Ogg/Vorbis is. Best stick with wav files, or convert > > the > > ogg to wav. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:25:55 +1100 > From: Andrew Greig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Evolution] palm pilot sync problems > To: evolution-list <evolution-list@gnome.org>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > Jennifer wrote: > I am using the Gnome Pilot applet to sync my Tungsten E Palm and they > connect just fine but I do not seem to have or see options on Gnome to > sync my Calendar, contacts,to-do, memo etc. It seems to only allow me > to back my pilot data up. Is there somewhere else I should be looking. > > I am using SUSE 10.2 > > Jennifer > > Hi Jennifer, > > It is probably because you have not installed the Evolution-pilot > packages. Once you do that you should see a full set of conduits. > > yast2 evolution-pilot I suppose should do it. I have only used Suse > once. Excuse the rustiness. > > Andrew Greig > Melbourne, Australia > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:40:51 +0100 > From: Milan Crha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Evolution] looking for a dictionary > To: evolution-list@gnome.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > Hello, > Evolution uses gnome-spell, and it uses aspell on my box, so installing > appropriate aspell-xx package into your system (I guess aspell-es) and > choose in Edit->Preferences->Composer Preferences, tab Spell Checking > that language should work for you. > > You can change it in composer window itself in Edit->Current Languages. > > I'm not sure how it works on ubuntu, but should very similar (the > package name, I meant). > Bye, > Milan > > On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 17:15 -0600, Raul Torres Enriquez wrote: > > Hi, I am lookin for a spanish dictionary for evolution for ubuntu, where > > i can find one? and how i can install it? > > > > Thanks. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Evolution-list mailing list > > Evolution-list@gnome.org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:49:55 -0600 > From: HggdH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Evolution] looking for a dictionary > To: evolution-list@gnome.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > Evolution uses gnome-spell, and it uses aspell on my box, so > > installing > > appropriate aspell-xx package into your system (I guess aspell-es) and > > choose in Edit->Preferences->Composer Preferences, tab Spell Checking > > that language should work for you. > > > > You can change it in composer window itself in Edit->Current > > Languages. > > > > I'm not sure how it works on ubuntu, but should very similar (the > > package name, I meant). > > Indeed they are the same. > > sudo apt-get install gnome-spell aspell aspell-xx > > -- > ..hggdh.. > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 189 bytes > Desc: This is a digitally signed message part > Url : /archives/evolution-list/attachments/20080305/df6ac691/attachment.bin > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:30:33 -0700 > From: "Chris Worley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Evolution] Embedding a spreadsheet chart into email > To: "Evolution List" <evolution-list@gnome.org> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > As much as I am a proponent of Open Source, <flamebait>this is one > place where integrated apps from a single vendor shine: a > drag-and-drop from Excel into Outlook and your done<\bait>. > > Of course, most all of my email is text, not HTML, which Evolution > does much better than Exchange (in that it allows text to be > formatted, or, most importantly, not formatted, so I can cut-and-paste > commands and command line output without the emailer "smartly" > mangling... except, when replying w/ Evolution, when it inserts ">" at > the fronts of lines, it then thinks it'll be smart and wrap the line > that even Exchange replies leaves the text correctly verbatim... but I > digress). > > But, every once in awhile, I need to make a fancy email with charts > and graphs and B.S. to please upper management. > > I have not figured out a way to insert Open Office charts into Evolution. > > The only way I've figured out so far is to use Excel to create the > chart, save the spreadsheet as HTML, look for jpeg images in the > directory that Excel creates for the html (those are the charts)... > then, in Evolution, select HTML mode, then insert the jpeg inline. > > We need a better way. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:48:17 -0500 > From: Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Evolution] Embedding a spreadsheet chart into email > To: Chris Worley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Evolution List <evolution-list@gnome.org> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 15:30 -0700, Chris Worley wrote: > > in that it allows text to be formatted, or, most importantly, not > > formatted, so I can cut-and-paste commands and command line output > > without the emailer "smartly" mangling... except, when replying w/ > > Evolution, when it inserts ">" at the fronts of lines, it then thinks > > it'll be smart and wrap the line that even Exchange replies leaves the > > text correctly verbatim... but I digress > > All you have to do to fix this is select the quoted text, then change > the paragraph type from "Normal" to "Preformat". Bing! Done! > > > Unfortunately I don't have a good answer for you RE your request for > integration between OO and Evo (kind of "OLE for Gnome" or something I > guess). Generally, I just save the spreadsheet in OO.o (or Excel) > format, then attach it to the email rather than trying to inline it. > But I realize this isn't what you want. > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: > http://www.gnu.org http://make.mad-scientist.us > "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:41:49 +1100 > From: Daniel Kasak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Evolution] Embedding a spreadsheet chart into email > To: Evolution List <evolution-list@gnome.org> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain > > On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 15:30 -0700, Chris Worley wrote: > > > I have not figured out a way to insert Open Office charts into Evolution. > > Export the chart to a PDF and attach it. If you must have an image > inside the text itself, you can convert the PDF to a png and then insert > it from there. > > -- > Daniel Kasak > IT Developer > NUS Consulting Group > Level 5, 77 Pacific Highway > North Sydney, NSW, Australia 2060 > T: (+61) 2 9922-7676 / F: (+61) 2 > 9922 7989 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: > http://www.nusconsulting.com.au > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Evolution-list mailing list > Evolution-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list > > > End of Evolution-list Digest, Vol 32, Issue 10 > **********************************************
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