From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Leo Subject: Re: .ics export violates RFC2445 Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:38:29 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20071107205621.GT13544@atlantic.linksys.moosehall> <2DE7990C-2666-430E-91F5-B34C4A35699D@science.uva.nl> <20080429141240.GA9068@atlantic.linksys.moosehall> <2989BE0D-4A88-4DEC-B6A2-66B08661942F@science.uva.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JrHCd-0002ZG-2w for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:38:51 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JrHCY-0002Z4-Mk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:38:50 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=52686 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JrHCY-0002Z1-F2 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:38:46 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2] helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JrHCX-0001uc-Uk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:38:46 -0400 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1JrHCS-0008DQ-JH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:38:40 +0000 Received: from smaug.linux.pwf.cam.ac.uk ([193.60.95.72]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:38:40 +0000 Received: from sdl.web by smaug.linux.pwf.cam.ac.uk with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:38:40 +0000 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 2008-04-29 16:52 +0100, Carsten Dominik wrote: > A UID may be good. However I think changing the UID when changing the > entry would be bad, because this would exactly *disable* > synchronization. > To synchronize, you must know which entries to compare, and this is only > possible with a persistent UID. > > I guess we could create one, but this UID would then have to be > stored in the > entry, as a property. Exporting to ical again must then re-use the > old uid each time. > > My org-id.el in the contrib directory allows already to create unique > identifiers, and it would be easy enough to include the domain to > make them truely > unique, wordwide. > > However, right now I am hesitating to force a property drawer onto > every entry > that ever is exported to iCalendar. But as an option, this might > really be > good and eventually allow true synchronization. For people that don't have constant access to computer, syncing with systems like google calendar seems extremely helpful. So I really look forward to a clean solution on this matter. For example, shall we divide the package into two: outliner and organiser? Just a thought. Best wishes, -- .: Leo :. [ sdl.web AT gmail.com ] .: [ GPG Key: 9283AA3F ] :. Use the better alternative -- http://www.openoffice.org/