Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Chenthill
On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 17:46 +0100, Harald Beck wrote: > Hi guys, > > here is some feedback to version 2.26 running under ubuntu. > > First, I encountered a couple of very annoying bugs: (No, I don't want > > to engage in Bugzilla; sorry.) > > * In the calender view, where tasks and memos appear

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Ng Oon-Ee
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 15:15 +, Harald Beck wrote: *snip* > (I also don't see why the operating system should have to do so much > with editing an appointment in Evo.) *snip* Distro. Not operating system. Distros like Ubuntu basically select a certain version of software and stick to it no matt

Re: [Evolution] Backup / Restore Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Akhil Laddha
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 05:29 -0700, merlyn2 wrote: > Would some wise person help me with an Evolution prob. > > I'm running Evolution 2.8.1 on an old Ubuntu system. > > I want to transfer all the data from this installation to a fresh > installation of Ubuntu running Evolution 2.26.1 > > I've go

Re: [Evolution] REGX in Message Filters

2009-10-27 Thread Matthew Barnes
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 08:24 -0800, david wrote: > I'm trying to use REGX in message filters. For example, to create a > filter to put all email sent from members on my domain, I tried: > > @ransier.com > > To set this up I right-clicked on an email to add the filter, then > edited the sea

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Harald Beck
Hi Philippe, thanks for the reply. It's interesting that the crashing on editing recurring events only occurs in my case (at least not in everone's). Concerning Adam's suggestion: Well, switching the operating system (which I've been really happy with for a couple of years) only to get (possibly)

[Evolution] Backup / Restore Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread merlyn2
Would some wise person help me with an Evolution prob. I'm running Evolution 2.8.1 on an old Ubuntu system. I want to transfer all the data from this installation to a fresh installation of Ubuntu running Evolution 2.26.1 I've googled about a lot and tried a few suggestions but nothing has work

Re: [Evolution] Right-click logic?

2009-10-27 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 22:54 -0400, Matthew Barnes wrote: > On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 21:06 -0400, Philippe LeCavalier wrote: > > Is there a logical process I'm not thinking of as to why Evo actually > > jumps to the folder when I right-click on it. > > > > When I right-click on a folder to select [for

Re: [Evolution] Unreadable email from evo-mapi plugin

2009-10-27 Thread Ng Oon-Ee
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 23:02 -0400, Matthew Barnes wrote: > On Wed, 2009-10-28 at 09:18 +0800, Ng Oon-Ee wrote: > > On a slightly related note, why is it that the Forward button doesn't > > have a simple way for us to select whether to forward as an attachment > > or inline? Not too difficult to go

Re: [Evolution] Unreadable email from evo-mapi plugin

2009-10-27 Thread Matthew Barnes
On Wed, 2009-10-28 at 09:18 +0800, Ng Oon-Ee wrote: > On a slightly related note, why is it that the Forward button doesn't > have a simple way for us to select whether to forward as an attachment > or inline? Not too difficult to go into the menus to change it, but > wouldn't it be better to have

Re: [Evolution] Right-click logic?

2009-10-27 Thread Matthew Barnes
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 21:06 -0400, Philippe LeCavalier wrote: > Is there a logical process I'm not thinking of as to why Evo actually > jumps to the folder when I right-click on it. > > When I right-click on a folder to select [for example] "Mark messages > as read" Evo actually navigates to the f

[Evolution] Unreadable email from evo-mapi plugin

2009-10-27 Thread Ng Oon-Ee
Hi all, I get some unreadable .dat files when using evo-mapi to access my exchange 2007 account, is this expected? Forwarding an example here. On a slightly related note, why is it that the Forward button doesn't have a simple way for us to select whether to forward as an attachment or inline? No

[Evolution] Right-click logic?

2009-10-27 Thread Philippe LeCavalier
Hi, Is there a logical process I'm not thinking of as to why Evo actually jumps to the folder when I right-click on it. When I right-click on a folder to select [for example] "Mark messages as read" Evo actually navigates to the folder in question and lists all the contents, then displays the men

Re: [Evolution] REGX in Message Filters

2009-10-27 Thread Philippe LeCavalier
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 18:24 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 12:19 -0800, david wrote: > > I tried that first and that didn't seem to work either. > > > > It made me wonder if I was doing something wrong. Fully qualified matches > > work ok. > > [Please don't top-post

Re: [Evolution] Microsoft opens Outlook format, gives programs access to mail, calendar, contacts

2009-10-27 Thread Matthew Barnes
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 18:35 -0400, Reid Thompson wrote: > Microsoft on Monday said it will provide patent- and license-free use > rights to the format behind its Outlook Personal Folders opening > e-mail, calendar, contacts and other information to a host of > applications such as antimalware or cl

Re: [Evolution] REGX in Message Filters

2009-10-27 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 12:19 -0800, david wrote: > I tried that first and that didn't seem to work either. > > It made me wonder if I was doing something wrong. Fully qualified matches > work ok. [Please don't top-post on this list] It works for me, in fact it's the way I match most things. You

[Evolution] Microsoft opens Outlook format, gives programs access to mail, calendar, contacts

2009-10-27 Thread Reid Thompson
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139968/Microsoft_opens_Outlook_format_gives_programs_access_to_mail_calendar_contacts?source=CTWNLE_nlt_pm_2009-10-27 Microsoft on Monday said it will provide patent- and license-free use rights to the format behind its Outlook Personal Folders opening e-

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Sylvia Sánchez
El mar, 27-10-2009 a las 17:36 +, Art Alexion escribió: > On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 12:46 -0400, Harald Beck wrote: > > > > * In the calender view, where tasks and memos appear on the right, the > > memo list is empty, though there are memos listed in the memo view. > > Filtering? > > Nop,

Re: [Evolution] REGX in Message Filters

2009-10-27 Thread david
I tried that first and that didn't seem to work either. It made me wonder if I was doing something wrong. Fully qualified matches work ok. David R ---Original Message--- From: Patrick O'Callaghan Subject: Re: [Evolution] REGX in Message Filters Sent: 27 Oct '09 11:53 On Tue, 2

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Matthew Barnes
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 19:28 +, Art Alexion wrote: > Thanks for the explanation. That makes sense. Lacking a notification > from gnome, kde or the OS, could evolution be made to test for a > network connection and abort interval checking until it detects one, > or would that cause too much of

Re: [Evolution] REGX in Message Filters

2009-10-27 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 08:24 -0800, david wrote: > I'm trying to use REGX in message filters. For example, to create a filter to > put all email sent from members on my domain, I tried: > > @ransier.com > > To set this up I right-clicked on an email to add the filter, then edited the > s

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Art Alexion
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 14:40 -0400, Matthew Barnes wrote: > On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 17:35 +, Art Alexion wrote: > > With Ubuntu 9.04, Kmail and Evolution both display this behavior. > The > > problem is that the MUAs start trying to retrieve mail before the > > hibernating computer re-establishes

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Matthew Barnes
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 17:35 +, Art Alexion wrote: > With Ubuntu 9.04, Kmail and Evolution both display this behavior. The > problem is that the MUAs start trying to retrieve mail before the > hibernating computer re-establishes a network connection. The reason > you are not getting this probl

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Art Alexion
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 10:12 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > > > * Evolution crashes (!) each time I edit a previously created > > > appointment to make it an recurring event. So if I forgot to > specify > > > that at the time of creation, I have to delete it first, and > create it > > > again,

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Art Alexion
On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 12:46 -0400, Harald Beck wrote: > > * In the calender view, where tasks and memos appear on the right, the > memo list is empty, though there are memos listed in the memo view. Filtering? -- Art Alexion Resources for Human Development, Inc. 215-951-0300 x3075 470

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Art Alexion
On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 12:46 -0400, Harald Beck wrote: > > * If I start the computer from hibernating (having Evolution started > before hibernating), I'm prompted for the password for one of my two > mail accounts -- without effect (endless loop); so I have to cancel. > This does not happen, if I

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Kojak T
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 12:30 -0400, Paul Smith wrote: > On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 16:05 +, Pete Biggs wrote: > > It's not the OS, it's the distribution that's the issue - we all > > (mostly) run the same OS, i.e. Linux! (OK, I know there's some BSDers > > and Windows users out there - but you know w

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Paul Smith
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 16:05 +, Pete Biggs wrote: > It's not the OS, it's the distribution that's the issue - we all > (mostly) run the same OS, i.e. Linux! (OK, I know there's some BSDers > and Windows users out there - but you know what I mean.) > > But there does seem to be more problems wit

[Evolution] REGX in Message Filters

2009-10-27 Thread david
I'm trying to use REGX in message filters. For example, to create a filter to put all email sent from members on my domain, I tried: @ransier.com To set this up I right-clicked on an email to add the filter, then edited the search value. Rather than the wildcard being my filter, the o

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Pete Biggs
> > > > (I also don't see why the operating system should have to do so much > > with editing an appointment in Evo.) > Exactly. It's not the OS, it's the distribution that's the issue - we all (mostly) run the same OS, i.e. Linux! (OK, I know there's some BSDers and Windows users out there - b

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Philippe LeCavalier
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 15:15 +, Harald Beck wrote: > Hi Philippe, > > thanks for the reply. > > It's interesting that the crashing on editing recurring events only > occurs in my case (at least not in everone's). I'm certain someone else has seen this...Try running from a shell and turning u

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Dave Jewett
Pete Biggs wrote: I could live with the bugs above for some time, but: Today I started Evolution, and ALL calendar, task and memo entries were gone! The according lists to file them are still here, but no items. In other words, without doing anything, all information is gone and I ha

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Pete Biggs
> > I could live with the bugs above for some time, but: Today I started > Evolution, and ALL calendar, task and memo entries were gone! The > according lists to file them are still here, but no items. In other > words, without doing anything, all information is gone and I have no > clue why.

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Adam Tauno Williams
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 09:55 -0400, Philippe LeCavalier wrote: > On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 17:46 +0100, Harald Beck wrote: > > Hi guys, > > here is some feedback to version 2.26 running under ubuntu. > > First, I encountered a couple of very annoying bugs: (No, I don't want > > to engage in Bugzilla;

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Philippe LeCavalier
On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 17:46 +0100, Harald Beck wrote: > Hi guys, > > here is some feedback to version 2.26 running under ubuntu. > > First, I encountered a couple of very annoying bugs: (No, I don't want > to engage in Bugzilla; sorry.) > > * In the calender view, where tasks and memos appear

Re: [Evolution] Moving from Claws-Mail (pop/maildir) to Evo

2009-10-27 Thread Reid Thompson
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 01:00 -0500, Chris wrote: > While I'm not necessarily afraid to try new things, I could give this > a > try. That being said - some pointers (or a decent example someplace) > would be appreciated. > > Maybe something like fetch-n-proc might be worth the imagined headache > (n

Re: [Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Sylvia Sánchez
El lun, 26-10-2009 a las 17:46 +0100, Harald Beck escribió: > Hi guys, > > here is some feedback to version 2.26 running under ubuntu. > > First, I encountered a couple of very annoying bugs: (No, I don't want > to engage in Bugzilla; sorry.) > > * In the calender view, where tasks and memos

Re: [Evolution] evolution-data-server is kept running after logout

2009-10-27 Thread Pacho Ramos
El mar, 27-10-2009 a las 10:34 +0100, Milan Crha escribió: > On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 09:44 +0100, Pacho Ramos wrote: > > > Also, seems that this is an old problem already reported in: > > > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=563100 > > > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=420167 > > >

[Evolution] Why I must stop using Evolution

2009-10-27 Thread Harald Beck
Hi guys, here is some feedback to version 2.26 running under ubuntu. First, I encountered a couple of very annoying bugs: (No, I don't want to engage in Bugzilla; sorry.) * In the calender view, where tasks and memos appear on the right, the memo list is empty, though there are memos listed

Re: [Evolution] Moving from Claws-Mail (pop/maildir) to Evo

2009-10-27 Thread Adam Tauno Williams
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 01:00 -0500, Chris wrote: > On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:45:52 +0800 > Ng Oon-Ee wrote: > > > For now, Claws and Sunbird will have to do (mind you, both are great > > > products, I would have liked to use the suite that comes with Evo). > > I'm unsure why you have the (seemingly ar

Re: [Evolution] Moving from Claws-Mail (pop/maildir) to Evo

2009-10-27 Thread Adam Tauno Williams
> Thanks everyone. While some didn't understand what I meant (my fault > for not articulating) others did but gave indirect answers. > The goal (for redundancy and clarity) was to move away from Claws > (that happens to store my retrieved pop mail in maildir format) to > Evolution (providing that i

Re: [Evolution] evolution-data-server is kept running after logout

2009-10-27 Thread Milan Crha
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 09:44 +0100, Pacho Ramos wrote: > > Also, seems that this is an old problem already reported in: > > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=563100 > > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=420167 > > > > then, if you need more information, feel free to ask and I will

Re: [Evolution] evolution-data-server is kept running after logout

2009-10-27 Thread Pacho Ramos
El vie, 23-10-2009 a las 14:03 +0200, Pacho Ramos escribió: > > Hello > > I am using Evolution 2.26 under Gentoo. The problem I suffer is that > evolution-data-server is not killed after logout, then, after some days > launching evolution, I end up with lots of evolution-data-server > processes r