Re: [Evolution] Can calendar reminders be made persistent?
I just wanted to post an update. I never could figure out how to get a persistent, "in your face" pop-up for my calendar reminders. I just found an interesting thread in Ubuntu Forums from another user, that details my problem, along with a possible solution that did not work for the OP of the thread. Unfortunately, I just finished migrating back to Thunderbird+Lightning, so I can't try the solution. But I wanted to post it here in the event it might help the developers or another user: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5616608#post5616608 -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Can-calendar-reminders-be-made-persistent--tp18317635p19041019.html Sent from the Gnome Evolution - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Can calendar reminders be made persistent?
Suman Manjunath-2 wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 2:54 AM, timzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Using SVN trunk on openSUSE-11.0 - all my reminders pop up as windows, >>> by default. I'm not aware of reminders in the notification area. >>> (Ubuntu specific patch probably?) >>> >> >> I don't know. I'll check on Ubuntu forums. Actually, what I notice is >> there is a temporary pop-up in the lower right corner of my desktop, but >> it >> only shows for a few seconds before going away. From that point, I see >> the >> Evolution notification icon in the notification area of my panel. When I >> left-click this, THEN the Appointments window pops up on my screen >> permanently (until I close it manually). Which pop up window are you >> refering to, the temporary one in the lower right corner, or the one that >> says Appointments in the top panel and stays until manually dismissed? > > The one which stays until manually dismissed.. > Hmmm...did not get any replies that lead to answers on Ubuntu forums. But I do not get the persistent pop-ups on my reminders that you do either. I'm not sure what else to do. It's nearly a deal-breaker for me as I rely on my calendar to remind me of things the same way that Mozilla Lightning does on my Windows PC. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Can-calendar-reminders-be-made-persistent--tp18317635p18519324.html Sent from the Gnome Evolution - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Can calendar reminders be made persistent?
On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 2:54 AM, timzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Using SVN trunk on openSUSE-11.0 - all my reminders pop up as windows, >> by default. I'm not aware of reminders in the notification area. >> (Ubuntu specific patch probably?) >> > > I don't know. I'll check on Ubuntu forums. Actually, what I notice is > there is a temporary pop-up in the lower right corner of my desktop, but it > only shows for a few seconds before going away. From that point, I see the > Evolution notification icon in the notification area of my panel. When I > left-click this, THEN the Appointments window pops up on my screen > permanently (until I close it manually). Which pop up window are you > refering to, the temporary one in the lower right corner, or the one that > says Appointments in the top panel and stays until manually dismissed? The one which stays until manually dismissed.. -Suman ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Can calendar reminders be made persistent?
Suman Manjunath-2 wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 11:01 PM, timzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have discovered a feature buried in the Alarm setting that allows >> alarms >> to repeat. This definitely helps things. Is there a way to >> automatically >> set this to always be on so I don't have to manually configure each >> calendar >> event? For example, I'd like every calendar event I create to >> automatically >> be set to repeat every 5 minutes. > > :-( Nope.. You can set a default alarm, but not a default repeating alarm. Thanks, not happy that it's not possible, but I am happy to know one way or the other. >> Also, I have found that when the alarm notifier shows up in the >> notification >> area, it is VERY easy to accidentally dismiss the alarm. You must >> left-click in order for the Appointments window to pop up. If you >> accidentally right-click (as I often do), the alarm basically turns off >> for >> that event forever (unless you manually set the alarm to repeat). >> >> I would like to be able to disable the right-click behavior and I'd also >> like for the Appointments window to pop up by itself, without me having >> to >> left-click the notification icon. > > Using SVN trunk on openSUSE-11.0 - all my reminders pop up as windows, > by default. I'm not aware of reminders in the notification area. > (Ubuntu specific patch probably?) > I don't know. I'll check on Ubuntu forums. Actually, what I notice is there is a temporary pop-up in the lower right corner of my desktop, but it only shows for a few seconds before going away. From that point, I see the Evolution notification icon in the notification area of my panel. When I left-click this, THEN the Appointments window pops up on my screen permanently (until I close it manually). Which pop up window are you refering to, the temporary one in the lower right corner, or the one that says Appointments in the top panel and stays until manually dismissed? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Can-calendar-reminders-be-made-persistent--tp18317635p18392191.html Sent from the Gnome Evolution - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Can calendar reminders be made persistent?
On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 11:01 PM, timzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have discovered a feature buried in the Alarm setting that allows alarms > to repeat. This definitely helps things. Is there a way to automatically > set this to always be on so I don't have to manually configure each calendar > event? For example, I'd like every calendar event I create to automatically > be set to repeat every 5 minutes. :-( Nope.. You can set a default alarm, but not a default repeating alarm. > Also, I have found that when the alarm notifier shows up in the notification > area, it is VERY easy to accidentally dismiss the alarm. You must > left-click in order for the Appointments window to pop up. If you > accidentally right-click (as I often do), the alarm basically turns off for > that event forever (unless you manually set the alarm to repeat). > > I would like to be able to disable the right-click behavior and I'd also > like for the Appointments window to pop up by itself, without me having to > left-click the notification icon. Using SVN trunk on openSUSE-11.0 - all my reminders pop up as windows, by default. I'm not aware of reminders in the notification area. (Ubuntu specific patch probably?) > Are any of these situations possible to configure? > > Your help is greatly appreciated. -Suman ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Can calendar reminders be made persistent?
Suman Manjunath-2 wrote: > > > Which version of Evolution are you using? Which distro? > The persistence and snooze features are already available for quite > sometime now. > Please try the latest stable releases. > > -Suman Hi, I am using the latest version that comes with Ubuntu 8.04.1 - 2.22.2. I have discovered a feature buried in the Alarm setting that allows alarms to repeat. This definitely helps things. Is there a way to automatically set this to always be on so I don't have to manually configure each calendar event? For example, I'd like every calendar event I create to automatically be set to repeat every 5 minutes. Also, I have found that when the alarm notifier shows up in the notification area, it is VERY easy to accidentally dismiss the alarm. You must left-click in order for the Appointments window to pop up. If you accidentally right-click (as I often do), the alarm basically turns off for that event forever (unless you manually set the alarm to repeat). I would like to be able to disable the right-click behavior and I'd also like for the Appointments window to pop up by itself, without me having to left-click the notification icon. Are any of these situations possible to configure? Your help is greatly appreciated. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Can-calendar-reminders-be-made-persistent--tp18317635p18344728.html Sent from the Gnome Evolution - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Can calendar reminders be made persistent?
I am using the version that comes with Ubuntu 8.04.1 - 2.22.2 I have found a workaround - when setting the alarm in an event, you must select Customize -> Edit -> Repeat the Alarm. Is there a way to set this to the default so that all of my events automatically do this? Otherwise it is a lot of extra key presses and navigation to do this for every event manually. Thank you. On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 13:34 +0530, Suman Manjunath wrote: > On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 7:49 PM, timzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I was wondering if it was possible for Evolution calendar reminders to be > > made more persistent or "in your face". Currently I see a notification icon > > and if I click on it, it then displays a pop up window on my screen. Once I > > view this reminder, it goes away. What I would like is for the reminder to > > immediately pop up on my screen (I often do not notice the notification > > icon), and for the reminder to stay on my screen and keep popping up after a > > reboot, until I specifically tell it not to display anymore. > > > > I believe the Mozilla Thunderbird Lightning calendar extension does this. > > The reminder stays on your screen until you specifically "dismiss" it. I'd > > also like the ability to "snooze" the reminder. That is, tell it to snooze > > for a set period of time (ie, 1 hour), then pop up and remind me again at > > that time. Otherwise, I find it too easy to miss a calendar event because > > Evolution is too subtle (not persistent enough) in how it reminds me. > > > > Is there a setting that allows this? > > Which version of Evolution are you using? Which distro? > The persistence and snooze features are already available for quite > sometime now. > Please try the latest stable releases. > > -Suman ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
Re: [Evolution] Can calendar reminders be made persistent?
On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 7:49 PM, timzak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was wondering if it was possible for Evolution calendar reminders to be > made more persistent or "in your face". Currently I see a notification icon > and if I click on it, it then displays a pop up window on my screen. Once I > view this reminder, it goes away. What I would like is for the reminder to > immediately pop up on my screen (I often do not notice the notification > icon), and for the reminder to stay on my screen and keep popping up after a > reboot, until I specifically tell it not to display anymore. > > I believe the Mozilla Thunderbird Lightning calendar extension does this. > The reminder stays on your screen until you specifically "dismiss" it. I'd > also like the ability to "snooze" the reminder. That is, tell it to snooze > for a set period of time (ie, 1 hour), then pop up and remind me again at > that time. Otherwise, I find it too easy to miss a calendar event because > Evolution is too subtle (not persistent enough) in how it reminds me. > > Is there a setting that allows this? Which version of Evolution are you using? Which distro? The persistence and snooze features are already available for quite sometime now. Please try the latest stable releases. -Suman ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
[Evolution] Can calendar reminders be made persistent?
I was wondering if it was possible for Evolution calendar reminders to be made more persistent or "in your face". Currently I see a notification icon and if I click on it, it then displays a pop up window on my screen. Once I view this reminder, it goes away. What I would like is for the reminder to immediately pop up on my screen (I often do not notice the notification icon), and for the reminder to stay on my screen and keep popping up after a reboot, until I specifically tell it not to display anymore. I believe the Mozilla Thunderbird Lightning calendar extension does this. The reminder stays on your screen until you specifically "dismiss" it. I'd also like the ability to "snooze" the reminder. That is, tell it to snooze for a set period of time (ie, 1 hour), then pop up and remind me again at that time. Otherwise, I find it too easy to miss a calendar event because Evolution is too subtle (not persistent enough) in how it reminds me. Is there a setting that allows this? Thanks. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Can-calendar-reminders-be-made-persistent--tp18317635p18317635.html Sent from the Gnome Evolution - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ Evolution-list mailing list Evolution-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
