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From: Peter Davis <pfd@pfdstudio.com>
To: dean <deanshannon3@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: MobileOrg
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 18:52:37 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2r3jikj0a.fsf@PFDStudio-Air.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5650FE93.6040905@gmail.com> (dean's message of "Sun, 22 Nov 2015 09:30:27 +1000")

dean <deanshannon3@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

  reply	other threads:[~2015-11-21 23:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-11-20 14:14 MobileOrg Peter Davis
2015-11-20 20:58 ` MobileOrg dean
2015-11-21 15:42   ` MobileOrg Peter Davis
2015-11-21 18:44     ` MobileOrg John Hendy
2015-11-21 23:24       ` MobileOrg Peter Davis
2015-11-21 23:39         ` MobileOrg John Hendy
2015-11-21 19:07     ` MobileOrg Ed Hirgelt
2015-11-21 21:17       ` MobileOrg John Hendy
2015-11-21 22:05         ` MobileOrg dean
2015-11-21 22:52       ` MobileOrg Peter Davis
2015-11-21 23:25         ` MobileOrg John Hendy
2015-11-21 23:30         ` MobileOrg dean
2015-11-21 23:52           ` Peter Davis [this message]
2015-11-22  6:34             ` MobileOrg dean
2015-11-22 13:43               ` MobileOrg Peter Davis
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2014-08-06 14:07 MobileOrg Noah Slater
2014-08-06 16:11 ` MobileOrg Subhan Michael Tindall
2014-08-06 16:33   ` MobileOrg Alexis
2014-08-06 18:33     ` MobileOrg Xebar Saram
2014-08-14  1:50       ` MobileOrg Sean Escriva
2014-02-28  4:34 MobileOrg David Masterson
2014-03-01  7:07 ` MobileOrg Bastien
2014-03-02  3:14 ` MobileOrg John Hendy
2014-03-02  3:20   ` MobileOrg John Hendy
2014-03-03 19:20 ` MobileOrg Sean Escriva
2014-03-03 19:29   ` MobileOrg Ken Mankoff
2014-03-15  0:12   ` MobileOrg Aric Gregson
2014-03-15  0:50     ` MobileOrg Sean Escriva
2014-03-15  0:59       ` MobileOrg Aric Gregson
2014-06-25 18:56       ` MobileOrg Aric Gregson
2014-06-25 19:17         ` MobileOrg Nick Dokos
2014-07-04  0:47           ` MobileOrg Aric Gregson
2014-07-04 13:14             ` MobileOrg Nick Dokos
2014-07-04 13:17             ` MobileOrg Nick Dokos
2013-03-13 13:09 mobileorg Marvin Doyley
2013-03-13 13:53 ` mobileorg Rainer M Krug
2013-03-14 11:13   ` mobileorg Rasmus

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