Re: [Evolution] Rescheduling events in any android app kills evolution "run a program" reminder

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Mon, 2022-07-11 at 08:55 -0500, roachoaz--- via evolution-list
wrote:
> The problem is that when you reschedule the event in any calendar on 
> android (specifically, etar and simple calendar tools, as well as a 
> bunch of closed sourced calendars from the app store), the "run a 
> program" reminder gets turned into a standard reminder.

Assuming you are using a WebDAV/CalDAV calendar [otherwise I don't know
how multiple apps are inter-operating with it].

The ALARM function of VEVENT [CalDAV events] data is extremely fickle;
every app or server the event passes through may rewrite the data,
discarding what it does not understand.  Likely most applications drop
the in-program syntax [technically they shouldn't as the convention is
to try to preserve the VEVENT as-is from the client - but that is much
harder in practice than theory].

> This is incredibly frustrating,

Yes.

-- 
Adam Tauno Williams  GPG D95ED383
OpenGroupware Developer 

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Re: [Evolution] Rescheduling events in any android app kills evolution "run a program" reminder

[Jaroslaw Rafa via evolution-list]

Dnia 11.07.2022 o godz. 08:55:02 roachoaz--- via evolution-list pisze:
> 
> The problem is that when you reschedule the event in any calendar on android
> (specifically, etar and simple calendar tools, as well as a bunch of closed
> sourced calendars from the app store), the "run a program" reminder gets
> turned into a standard reminder.
[...]
> Is there a way for evolution to retain the run a program functionality even
> when events are reschedualed in another app?

I can't know for sure, but I guess the issue is because of incompatibility
of other apps hat don't understand the "run a program" option, so turn it
into standard reminder. This happens outside of Evolution, so Evolution can
do nothing about it... The next time Evolution connects to a calendar
server, it sees a standard reminder and just takes it for granted - it has
no way to know if you didn't change the reminder type deliberately...
-- 
Regards,
   Jaroslaw Rafa
   r...@rafa.eu.org
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Re: [Evolution] Rescheduling events in any android app kills evolution "run a program" reminder

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Mon, 2022-07-11 at 08:55 -0500, roachoaz--- via evolution-list
wrote:
> 
> Hello. I am a heavy user of the fantastic "run a program as a
> reminder" 
> functionality in evolution. Its perfect for running little scripts at
> specific times or for launching a teleconferencing app to prep for a 
> meeting.
> 
> The problem is that when you reschedule the event in any calendar on 
> android (specifically, etar and simple calendar tools, as well as a 
> bunch of closed sourced calendars from the app store), the "run a 
> program" reminder gets turned into a standard reminder.
> 
> This is incredibly frustrating, since around 50% of the time I am 
> rescheduling events I am doing so via my android device, and then I
> have 
> to remember to edit the event in evolution the next time I sit down 
> (which usually does not happen)
> 
> Is there a way for evolution to retain the run a program
> functionality 
> even when events are reschedualed in another app?

When asking for help with Evolution, please remember to state which
version of Evo you have, even if you don't think it's relevant.

See Help->About.

poc
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[Evolution] Rescheduling events in any android app kills evolution "run a program" reminder

[roachoaz--- via evolution-list]

Hello. I am a heavy user of the fantastic "run a program as a reminder" 
functionality in evolution. Its perfect for running little scripts at 
specific times or for launching a teleconferencing app to prep for a 
meeting.


The problem is that when you reschedule the event in any calendar on 
android (specifically, etar and simple calendar tools, as well as a 
bunch of closed sourced calendars from the app store), the "run a 
program" reminder gets turned into a standard reminder.


This is incredibly frustrating, since around 50% of the time I am 
rescheduling events I am doing so via my android device, and then I have 
to remember to edit the event in evolution the next time I sit down 
(which usually does not happen)


Is there a way for evolution to retain the run a program functionality 
even when events are reschedualed in another app?


Cheers!
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