> > I'm running Evolution (2.30.3) on my desktop, and want to be able to > > sync this with Evolution on the laptop (for use when away from > > base). > > > > Can this be done simply by copying ~/.evolution from one to the > > other? (This is what I do with the Pan newsreader and its ~/.pan > > directory.) > > I wouldn't recommend syncing that way. It may have side effects. I'd > rather use SyncEvolution.
It would be nice to be able to sync the files too, surely? SyncEvolution does a great job, but from memory (so I could be wrong!) it does memos/appointments/contacts/tasks, but not email. So if you have local email, that's not on an IMAP server, then file sync would be useful. Also the two don't have to be in competition - they can be complementary. File sync could be nice for users with a desktop for the office & and a laptop for when they're on the road, who are already using a service like dropbox, to semi-automatically keep the two in sync. (I say semi-automatically, since you'd have to make sure the two are not running Evo at the same time [evolution --force-shutdown on both], and that all changes are synced between the two before switching from one machine to the other). Some of the obstacles to this seem to be: maybe the computer names in some of the file paths (like ~/.evolution/memos/local/[random_numbers]@[computer_name]/ ), and perhaps binary files if evo uses those and they're architecture-specific and there's syncing between architectures (like x86 <-> amd64), and the gconf and password settings. Semi-related to this, I have wondered if it would be helpful if Evo shipped with a shell script that did what's described at http://live.gnome.org/Evolution/FAQ#How_can_I_transfer_all_my_Evolution_data_from_an_old_home_directory_to_a_new_home_directory.3F using SSH and rsync, taking the destination host and username as command-line arguments. -- All the best, Nick. _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list [email protected] To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
