Conduits Setup
Conduits are programs that interface your handheld data with PC applications or sync your handheld data with files that can be used by PC applications. They can be written by third parties, to interface your PalmPilot™™ to any application imaginable.
KPilot's configuration dialog allows you to select which conduits to run during a HotSync® and to configure those conduits. A window similar to the following will be displayed:
The Conduit Setup Dialog
Check the box to the left of the conduit name to make it active, uncheck to make it inactive or click on the conduit name to configure it.
Allows KPilot to install files and databases onto your PalmPilot™™.
Sets the handheld's time to that of the desktop machine. Useful for keeping the clock of the handheld accurate.
Synchronizes the Datebook application with KOrganizer.
Synchronizes the Memo Pad application with a folder and files on your computer.
Synchronizes the Address book application with KAddressBook.
Synchronizes the To-Do list application with KOrganizer.
The Install Files Conduit installs any PalmPilot™™ database that has been added to KPilot's File Install window onto the handheld. No additional configuration is required for this conduit.
The Time Synchronization Conduit syncs the handheld's time to that of the desktop machine. It is useful for keeping the clock of the handheld accurate. There are really no configuration options other that enabling and disabling the conduit, as currently only one direction for the synchronization is enabled, you can only Set the handheld time from the time on the PC, and not Set the PC time from the time on the handheld.
Palm OS® Version 3.25 and 3.3 do not support setting the handheld system time. For these systems, the conduit will be simply skipped.
This conduit will synchronize your PalmPilot™™ calendar application with KOrganizer and Kontact by using Akonadi. Before you can use this conduit, you must configure Akonadi to have a resource for the calendar that you wish to synchronize with. Once you've done that, you can select that resource for synchronization use here.
Calendar Conduit Setup
This conduit will synchronize your PalmPilot™™ Memo Pad application with a folder and files on your computer. This conduit will create a directory for each category that your PalmPilot™™ Memos uses, and within each of those directories will be the plain text files that contain the contents of your memos. To set the top level folder to which your Memos will be synchronized with, either enter it in the Memos directory edit box or select it clicking the folder picker button.
Memo File Conduit Setup
This conduit will synchronize your PalmPilot™™ with the KDE address book through Akonadi. Before you can use this conduit, you must configure Akonadi to have a resource for the address book file that you wish to synchronize with. Once you've done that, you can select that resource for synchronization use here.
Contacts Conduit Setup
In the Akonadi Settings page, you can set the general address sync options.
In the Conflicts page, you can set the address book conduit options, overriding KPilot's general settings for conflict resolution when you are using this conduit. For a detailed description of the different conflict resolution possibilities available, please refer to the HotSync® Setup section of this handbook.
In the Fields page, you can set the conduit options for synchronizing the handheld address fields that do not have a direct counterpart in the KDE address book.
The “Other” field in the handheld address application can be used for many things (for instance storing a secondary email address). It is not clear how to classify this field in KDE. Depending on your usage, select in the dropdown the field from the computer that will be synchronized with the “Other” field from your handheld.
While the “Address” field in the handheld address application is the only default option for storing an street address, the KDE street address field can be a home address or a business address. The preferred address will have precedence over other addresses, and the conduit will try to set this status by default. Either the home or business street address will be used to store the handheld street address. Select in the dropdown the option that suits better your needs. For instance, if you use this field mainly for business addresses, select Preferred, then Business Address. If not, select Preferred, then Home Address.
While the “Fax” field in the handheld address application is the only default option for storing a fax number, the KDE address book can store a home fax or a business fax number. Select in the dropdown the option that suits better your needs. For instance, if you use this field mainly for business faxes, select Business Fax. If not, select Home Fax.
In the Custom Fields page, you can set the conduit options for dealing with the “Custom” fields from your handheld address application. Since there are no natural correspondence between these fields and other KDE address book fields, you can set them as you like. You can use them to store a URL, a IM Address, the Birthday of your contact or the obvious: Store as Custom Field.
If you select to store birthdays, remember to use a date format that is consistent with the settings in the Date format dropdown, so that the conduit can correctly identify the date from the record and vice versa. Possible placeholders are: %d for the day, %m for the month, %y for the two-digit year, %Y for the four-digit year. For example, %d.%m.%Y would generate a date like 27.3.1952, while %m/%d/%y would write the same date as 03/27/52.
This conduit will synchronize your PalmPilot™™ To Do List application with KOrganizer and Kontact, through Akonadi. Before you can use this conduit, you must configure Akonadi to have a resource for the To-Do file that you wish to synchronize with. Once you've done that, you can select that resource for synchronization use here.
To-Do Conduit Setup
