Calendar app & battery applet question

[Pyrates]

Hi there!

I\'m having a blast with my new Z5500, but maybe someone can help me with these two (Im running open zaurus 3.2)

1) Can anyone recommend a calendar app? The standard one feels slow and I somehow don\'t manage to find out how to delete events...

2) How reliable is the battery applet? I found that is showed about 56% in the one minute, and after I plugged the Z into the cradle it would give an alarm for low battery....

Thanks for any help, cheers
Philipp

[Anonymous]

1) Can anyone recommend a calendar app? The standard one feels slow and I somehow don\'t manage to find out how to delete events...

You can try the calendar app I wrote, zCalendar. In my opinion, it\'s as good as the TCK calendar. However, some issues are unresolved (i.e. sync) and I\'m not working on the project right now. Oh, and I forgot to implement a sound for the alarms, but that can be done very quickly.

http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=1510

Also, it was only tested on a 5600...but, should work fine on any 5x00.

Cheers!
Sean

[Pyrates]

Hmm, I tried that, but it wouldn\'t run, even when installing into the rom... would you help me a bit when I try again? The screenshots look great

Cheers
Philipp

[b2bpro]

I somehow don\'t manage to find out how to delete events...

To delete, go to the day view - hold your stylus on the event and a popup menu will appear giving edit, duplicate, delete and beam options.

[b2bpro]

Sean - I like what you are doing with zCalendar - if I understand correctly, you are combining the functions of calendar and todo into one app. I was thinking of doing something similar.  Mind you, I was thinking of also combining a simple checkbook app to allow viewing your cashflow.  The way I see it, paying a bill on a certain date is just as much a calendar event as a meeting.

I\'d be interested in helping out with the design or coding if you are looking for help.

By the way, I\'m using TKC 2.5.1 and the opie datebook, addressbook and todo.  I find they are better than the sharp ones.  I\'ve tried the zCalendar on my 860, but it comes up too small to use.

[Anonymous]

Hmm, I tried that, but it wouldn\'t run, even when installing into the rom... would you help me a bit when I try again? The screenshots look great  

Hmmm...since I have not tested on the 5000 or 5500, I\'m thinking that the problem is a path issue. Can you tell me where you installed the program (the path)?

I don\'t have the code right beside me, but there are a few critical files that must be present in the following directories:

$HOME/applications/zcalendar/zcalendar.conf
/opt/QtPalmtop/bin/zcalendar
/opt/QtPalmtop/pics/zcalendar.png
/opt/QtPalmtop/apps/Applications/zcalendar.desktop

Also, the icons will be found in:
$HOME/applications/zcalendar/icons/system/
$HOME/applications/zcalendar/icons/custom/

See if you have all of these files and directories. If you do, delete all files in the $HOME/applications/zcalendar/ directory EXCEPT for the .conf file, and try running again. Let me know what happens....

if I understand correctly, you are combining the functions of calendar and todo into one app

Yes, I was trying to develop an \"all-in-one\" application. But, the applications would also be able to be launched idependently, they are just linked.

I\'ve tried the zCalendar on my 860, but it comes up too small to use.

Yes, I used constant values for screen sizes that are proportinal to the 5x00 series screen. Either I have to : change all of these values for the 7x/8x series, or re-write the code so that is dependent on proportional calculations (what I should have done in the first place!).

combining a simple checkbook app to allow viewing your cashflow

Great idea!

I\'d be interested in helping out with the design or coding if you are looking for help

Sure! If you want to get involved, you\'re more than welcome to! I did get a few requests to get the app displaying correctly on the 7x series. Also, there are a few things I wish I had done. Unfortunately, I don\'t have time to perform maintenance or add features as I\'m in the middle of my masters program. If you want, I could tarball the source up and put it up on the project\'s website.

Anyway, cheers!
Sean.

[Pyrates]

To delete, go to the day view - hold your stylus on the event and a popup menu will appear giving edit, duplicate, delete and beam options.

Ok, thanks! It just doesn\'t work with events that have no text, but one can insert text and then delete the event...

Sean, I don\'t have:
$HOME/applications/zcalendar/zcalendar.conf
/opt/QtPalmtop/bin/zcalendar
/opt/QtPalmtop/pics/zcalendar.png

But there is:
/opt/QtPalmtop/apps/Applications/zcalendar.desktop

When I install zcalendar via aqpkg (or directly via ipkg install) into root,I get the following error message: \"cp: /root/Applications/zcalendar/icons/system/calendar_15x20.png: no such file or directory
cp: /root/Applications/zcalendar/zcalendar: No such file or directory\"

There certainly is no directory zcalendar in /root/Applications... I tried making it before the installation, but the error message stays... Thanks for any help

Cheers
Philipp

[b2bpro]

If you want, I could tarball the source up and put it up on the project\'s website.

That would be great.  Mind you, I\'m new to the Zaurus so it will take a while to get development environment set up and stuff.  But then, thats one of the reasons I bought it.

[Anonymous]

Ok, sorry  for the delayed response, I was a bit busy this weekend. I have just build a new IPKG that fixes some of the problems found in the old one. So, I suggest you re-install zcalendar using the new ipkg found @http://zcalendar.sourceforge.net/files/alpha/. Try it out and see if it fixes any of the problems.

Also,  I zipped up and tarballed the source this weekend. It can be found in the /src directory of the downloads section on the website. I also created a /misc directory, which contains the default icons that come with the program, and the source for the IPKG.

Sean.

[Pyrates]

Hey thanks a bunch, that one really works  I haven\'t played around with it yet, but it looks fine

Cheers
Philipp

[hughesr]

You can find some decent stuff here...  
http://feed.intrinsyc.com/mirrors/opie/cer...erf-pda-pxa250/
Regards...  Bob

[Mickeyl]

Uhm... please not - that\'s ancient stuff (look at the dates).