[mythtv] New feature idea - MythCalendar

Tue Oct 19 08:37:47 UTC 2004

Hmm, ok this could work, using the egroupware as the backend instead
of mcallib.  Does it support the iCal format , this seems rather
popular ;) Synchronising with Outlook has also been requested ...

If it *can* be decoupled from the php frontend then that would be
great ?   Have you used it in this way in the past, any idea if Qt has
decent support for XML-rpc or am I going to have to mess around with
the jakarta stuff ? (never done xml-rpc in C++ only CORBA, but done
plenty of xml-rpc in Java)

- ciaran

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:16:45 +0200, Robert Rozman <rozman at fri.uni-lj.si> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I certainly don't want to sound as pushing my ideas, but still would like to
> add my two cents :
> 
> I didn't think of using Egroupware through Mythbrowser. That what is
> interesting is that Egroupware can trigger batch scripts as reminders (so
> could also Mythnotify frontends). Egroupware has also xmlrpc interface,
> where you could get many info from calendar in quite convenient way. The
> nice feature coming right now is possibility of live synhronization between
> Egroupware and Outlook. You could always get info directly from mysql
> itself...
> 
> So to make story short - egroupware as backend, from another computer you
> can do it through web interface or Outlook directly, with mythtv you get
> mythnotify on screen and get/modify info through xmlrpc...
> 
> I think that calendar is usefull if you can use it also from remote
> locations (your workplace, travel etc....)...
> 
> Maybe afterall not so good, but currently best way I know of, but I could
> easily be wrong...
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ciaran" <ciaranj at gmail.com>
> To: "Robert Rozman" <rozman at fri.uni-lj.si>
> Cc: "Development of mythtv" <mythtv-dev at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 8:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [mythtv] New feature idea - MythCalendar
> 
> > Hi,
> > There seem to be a fair few php/web based solutions around but I
> > really wanted a calendar integrated directly into myth, the idea being
> > it could use the mythnotify interface to notify you of alarms etc and
> > be easily browseable from the same interface.
> > Jumping to a browser could be a dis-jointing experience for the user
> > (me in this case) as browsing the web on my TV is currently a less
> > than pleasant experience <g>.
> >
> > I have no intention of re-inventing any wheels so if you think this
> > could be a workable solution I'll happily look into it :)
> >
> > - Ciaran
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 07:36:05 +0200, Robert Rozman <rozman at fri.uni-lj.si>
> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I don't know much about Mstore. I'm designing integrated home
> > > entertainment/automation system with Mythtv being on of the core
> elements.
> > > For calendaring and also other stuff I use groupware called Egroupware
> > > (www.egroupware.org). I like it cause it has great features, it's
> scalable,
> > > can synhronize with Outlook (from csv files and also when working live
> in
> > > Outlook - just in work), it has xmlrpc interface coming, so maybe it'll
> be
> > > of any interest in this matter.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Robert.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ciaran" <ciaranj at gmail.com>
> > > To: "Development of mythtv" <mythtv-dev at mythtv.org>
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 11:24 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [mythtv] New feature idea - MythCalendar
> > >
> > > > Had a busy Sunday, written a basic Month browsing widget for Qt under
> > > > Myth.  Please take a look at the screenshot and tell me your thoughts.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.wombatinvasion.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MythTV/MythCalendar
> > > >
> > > > I'm currently thinking of going with mcal as the back-end as this
> > > > appears to have support for mysql /icap and 'mstore' .  Mstore appears
> > > > to be a format that's compativle with the iCal format so might be
> > > > popular. Any comments?
> > > > - Ciaran
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:14:55 +0100, Colin Guthrie
> <myth at colin.guthr.ie>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > Firstly, I really like the idea of a Calendar. I've only just
> started
> > > > > getting my life organised with regards to remembering appointments
> and
> > > > > birthdays and stuff, so am definatly liking the whole Calendar
> thing.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Kendrick Vargas wrote:
> > > > > > Kronolith (Horde, the latest alphas, not the stable version) does
> all
> > > > > > this quite handily. Users each get their own calendars, and they
> can
> > > > > > have multiple calendars. Also, they can mark certain calendars as
> > > being
> > > > > > visible globally to the rest of the world (shared). Furthermore a
> user
> > > > > > can enable and disable the individual calendars making up their
> > > > > > composite calendar view.
> > > > >
> > > > > I used Kronolith for a while and i really did like it.
> > > > >
> > > > > Then I started using Mozilla Calendar. Mozilla was able to sync with
> a
> > > > > remote calendar pretty neatly using WebDAV and and ics file, pretty
> much
> > > > > like the iCalendar Mac OSX proggie. This was perfect for me as I
> need ot
> > > > > access my calendar easily both at home and at work, so WebDAV is
> 100%
> > > > > ideal for me.
> > > > >
> > > > > The one thing I feel is currently missing from Kronolith is the
> WebDAV
> > > > > publishing/updating of it's local calendar database.
> > > > >
> > > > > I would love to have a MythCalendar app, and I beleive it would need
> > > > > it's own DB schema to run efficiently, but I hope it also supports
> > > > > WebDAV (in both directions) too.
> > > > >
> > > > > If the DB Schema is derived from Kronolith, whatever logic is put in
> > > > > place for syncing with webdav can hopefully be ported back into
> > > > > Kronolith. That said, perhaps Kronolith has moved on since I last
> > > > > looked..... will have to go check!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > >
> > > > > Col.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > >
> > > > > +------------------------+
> > > > > |     Colin Guthrie      |
> > > > > +------------------------+
> > > > > |   myth at colin.guthr.ie  |
> > > > > | http://colin.guthr.ie/ |
> > > > > +------------------------+
> > > > >
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