evolution contact sync via ubuntu one

[dopo]

I recently upgraded to karmic and now there's this new option in evolution to sync contacts with couchdb/ubuntu one. has anyone tried this feature and could tell me how it works, if at all? currently i'm unable to create a contact in this adressbook, probably because ubuntu one is not ready yet?

any further info would be appreciated...

[Kobalt]

With this and the yet to come Tomboy syncing... Ubuntu One keeps getting more and more interesting :)

[joshuahoover]

I recently upgraded to karmic and now there's this new option in evolution to sync contacts with couchdb/ubuntu one. has anyone tried this feature and could tell me how it works, if at all? currently i'm unable to create a contact in this adressbook, probably because ubuntu one is not ready yet?

any further info would be appreciated...

We're currently working on getting the server component working to make the desktop<->cloud syncing work properly. Once this is done, we'll have instructions on how to set this up.

Thank you,

Joshua

[jatinps]

is this working yet? I just got onto karmic beta and wanted this function.

[dopo]

the ubuntu one web ui recently got updated. you can now see a link to your contacts which leads to 404...

edit: look what i found: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Tutorials

Tomboy syncing works for me, the rest doesn't so far. Still, this is going to be pretty useful...

[Gourgi]

Tomboy syncing works for me, the rest doesn't so far.
same applies here too.

nice finding dopo :popcorn:

[joshuahoover]

is this working yet? I just got onto karmic beta and wanted this function.

A quick update for everyone. We've added a tutorial for setting up the Ubuntu One address book in Evolution: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Tutorials/Contacts We're still working furiously (as I type this!) to get the syncing with the cloud in place. Along with that, we're finishing up on the initial contacts web UI. Once those features are done, we'll be sure to make an announcement (here and on Twitter/Identi.ca, mailing list, etc.) and have more tutorials that cover the enhanced functionality.

Thanks for everyone's interest in and support of Ubuntu One!

Joshua

[khtaam]

This will be great!
Will there be functionality to sync with gmail contacts? and what would make it perfect would be syncml to sync to cellphones.

[biggsjm]

This will be great!
Will there be functionality to sync with gmail contacts? and what would make it perfect would be syncml to sync to cellphones.
Google has "google sync" which are walkthroughs for Mac, PC, Phones (i.e. iPhone, Blackberry) on setting up cloud syncing for gmail, contacts, and calendar.

As far as I know this doesn't yet exist for linux. Not sure why, given how much google uses linux, specifically ubuntu.

What I would like to see is Ubuntu One bring together the following:

Cloud Storage - check
Notes Syncing - check
Bookmarks Syncing - firefox and opera do this, chrome's is coming
Contact Syncing - google does this with Mac and PC systems
User Login Settings - when you login, you specify a launchpad account and bring a roaming profile

It seems like Google is working on this and is where they are eventually heading, although for Mac and PC first. Perhaps Ubuntu One can fill that gap for linux users.

[biggsjm]

A quick update for everyone. We've added a tutorial for setting up the Ubuntu One address book in Evolution: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne/Tutorials/Contacts We're still working furiously (as I type this!) to get the syncing with the cloud in place. Along with that, we're finishing up on the initial contacts web UI. Once those features are done, we'll be sure to make an announcement (here and on Twitter/Identi.ca, mailing list, etc.) and have more tutorials that cover the enhanced functionality.

Thanks for everyone's interest in and support of Ubuntu One!

Joshua
What's the Twitter username to follow for this info?

[whiprush]

http://twitter.com/ubuntuone

[khtaam]

Google has "google sync" which are walkthroughs for Mac, PC, Phones (i.e. iPhone, Blackberry) on setting up cloud syncing for gmail, contacts, and calendar.

As far as I know this doesn't yet exist for linux. Not sure why, given how much google uses linux, specifically ubuntu.

What I would like to see is Ubuntu One bring together the following:

Cloud Storage - check
Notes Syncing - check
Bookmarks Syncing - firefox and opera do this, chrome's is coming
Contact Syncing - google does this with Mac and PC systems
User Login Settings - when you login, you specify a launchpad account and bring a roaming profile

It seems like Google is working on this and is where they are eventually heading, although for Mac and PC first. Perhaps Ubuntu One can fill that gap for linux users.

Google has SyncML for contacts only, http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?topic=22181, not just Active Sync, but it doesn't work on my phone. I saw after I posted that this was listed under https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne#Vapourware

I guess Conduit could be used to synchronise the Ubuntu One contacts with Google contacts in Evolution

[desperado666]

I get only a 404 page not found when trieing to access my evolution contacts via ubuntu one website.

Can someone acknowledge ?

[joshuahoover]

I get only a 404 page not found when trieing to access my evolution contacts via ubuntu one website.

Can someone acknowledge ?

My apologies for the error. We intend on having the contacts web UI out this week. Syncing contacts on your computer with the Ubuntu One service should come soon as well.

[Dragonbite]

This is GREAT news! I look forward to taking advantage of it.

Updates like this also make me look more into spending for the 50GB account and re-vamping my current storage structure. Maybe even give me added incentive to buy a netbook, even with a small SSD hard drive, and storing a lot in UbuntuOne.

[desperado666]

My apologies for the error. We intend on having the contacts web UI out this week. Syncing contacts on your computer with the Ubuntu One service should come soon as well.

great news :)

[biggsjm]

Thanks.

[biggsjm]

Google has SyncML for contacts only, http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/topic.py?topic=22181, not just Active Sync, but it doesn't work on my phone. I saw after I posted that this was listed under https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuOne#Vapourware

I guess Conduit could be used to synchronise the Ubuntu One contacts with Google contacts in Evolution


I'll check out the link. Conduit is an idea, or a separately developed app that monitors Ubuntu One and Google and pushes changes in either direction. Spanning Sync for mac does this. There are some issues to resolve, though, like the mapping of attributes and how Google handles data, i.e. Address is un-fielded, not sure how evolution or Ubuntu One is handling this.

The dream of course is to have all of this essential data in the cloud and bring it with you on every machine, every phone. Dare I say, Ubuntu One apps for phones, and other OSes?

[desperado666]

OK contacts page is on and ready but... i cannot sync my evolution contacts to ubuntu one. i followed the corresponding tutorial but how to sync the contacts ? There are not in the cloud. Missed i something ?

[Merovius]

Still showing 404 for me..

[desperado666]

see here

Still my contacts are not accessible via ubuntu one

[Dragonbite]

see here

Still my contacts are not accessible via ubuntu one

Do hidden files show up in UbuntuOne like other files?

[desperado666]

i dont unterstand your question sorry

[joshuahoover]

OK contacts page is on and ready but... i cannot sync my evolution contacts to ubuntu one. i followed the corresponding tutorial but how to sync the contacts ? There are not in the cloud. Missed i something ?

We have the last pieces coming together this week. We're excited to release this to everyone and will be sure to send out announcements here, the mailing list, and our Twitter and Identi.ca accounts (ubuntuone on both).

Thank you,

Joshua

[desperado666]

Nice to hear :) Dont forget the firefox syncing function ;)

Are there plans to sync mobile phone contacts, notes and calendar with ubuntu one ?

[hartl_vienna]

Ubuntu <-> Ubuntu One <-> Mobile Phones (Android, Palm, IPhone, Blackberry)

I think this could be the USP of Ubuntu. And if this come true I will never use Windows or OSX again. :)

[jatinps]

is it working yet? My contacts are still not syncng up :)

[manoriax]

Mine are, but it's not refreshing some details like birth date and city/country.

[jatinps]

nopes still no go for me - should evolution be running all the time for this to work, or will evolution-couchdb do this in the backend with the ubuntuone client.
Also I noticed when i copied contacts to couchdb address book, the middle names disappeared.
Any plans of having a photo field in address book? It used to be there in MS Outlook and in my case is already synced up with exchange, but the same photos are not visible in evolution (missing photo field I guess)

[joshuahoover]

Nice to hear :) Dont forget the firefox syncing function ;)

Are there plans to sync mobile phone contacts, notes and calendar with ubuntu one ?

Hi, We do have plans to support mobile sync in the not too distant future. We will start with contacts and then go from there. Right now, we're putting the finishing touches on the service as we prepare for the big launch of 9.10 this week!

[joshuahoover]

nopes still no go for me - should evolution be running all the time for this to work, or will evolution-couchdb do this in the backend with the ubuntuone client.
Also I noticed when i copied contacts to couchdb address book, the middle names disappeared.
Any plans of having a photo field in address book? It used to be there in MS Outlook and in my case is already synced up with exchange, but the same photos are not visible in evolution (missing photo field I guess)

Evolution shouldn't have to be running all the time, syncing is done behind the scenes. We're not quite ready to announce contacts sync as ready to go just yet.

[manoriax]

Evolution shouldn't have to be running all the time, syncing is done behind the scenes. We're not quite ready to announce contacts sync as ready to go just yet.

Will it be possible to sync every single information you can add to a contact in Evolution with Ubuntu One?

[dopo]

Will it be possible to sync every single information you can add to a contact in Evolution with Ubuntu One?

i don't think so. edit a contact in the ubuntu one adress book. you see some greyed out fields, those will probably not be synced with ubuntu one. since you cannot enter any information anyways.

[derrick81787]

I can't add any contacts to my Ubuntu One address book in Evolution. When I follow the tutorial to copy the contacts from my personal address book to Ubuntu One, nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong, or is this just not ready yet? Anyone else having the same problem?

[kevin2849]

Same, still no love, but I am sure it is being worked on. Once it is working it will be a cool feature for ubuntu users.


I can't add any contacts to my Ubuntu One address book in Evolution. When I follow the tutorial to copy the contacts from my personal address book to Ubuntu One, nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong, or is this just not ready yet? Anyone else having the same problem?

[joshuahoover]

Same, still no love, but I am sure it is being worked on. Once it is working it will be a cool feature for ubuntu users.

I'll be sure to have someone post a sticky post on this forum with details when this is ready for everyone to try out. :-)

You can also subscribe to our Twitter or Identi.ca accounts (ubuntuone), where I'll be sure to announce this.

[desperado666]

I'll be sure to have someone post a sticky post on this forum with details when this is ready for everyone to try out. :-)

You can also subscribe to our Twitter or Identi.ca accounts (ubuntuone), where I'll be sure to announce this.

When do you plan to make it possible ?

[hartl_vienna]

I like Ubuntu because of such guys like joshuahoover. I really appreciate your work. Thanks to all developers! :D

[Merovius]

#1 :)

[Nobby]

Is the contacts syncing function up and running yet? I've followed the tutorial for setting up in evolution but no contacts show on my Ubuntu One account yet. I did delete the ubuntu one address book from evolution a week ago, then re-added it, so maybe I broke something :(

[manoriax]

Any error message when you start Evolution from a terminal and try to connect to U1?

[Nobby]

This is output when opening evolution:

evolution
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: mailto URL command: evolution %s
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: mailto URL program: evolution

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: New account: ***@***.com (imap://***@***.com/)
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: New account: ***@***.com (imap://***%40***.com@***.com/)
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: New account: ***@***.com (imap://***%40***.com@***.com/)
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: Number of email accounts: 3
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: EI: SHELL STARTUP

I also did a force-shutdown of evolution then ran evolution-data-server-2.28 from terminal, then opened evolution normally. Output from terminal is attached.

[joshuahoover]

This is output when opening evolution:

evolution
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: mailto URL command: evolution %s
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: mailto URL program: evolution

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed

** (evolution:3095): CRITICAL **: atk_object_set_name: assertion `name != NULL' failed
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: New account: ***@***.com (imap://***@***.com/)
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: New account: ***@***.com (imap://***%40***.com@***.com/)
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: New account: ***@***.com (imap://***%40***.com@***.com/)
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: Number of email accounts: 3
** (evolution:3095): DEBUG: EI: SHELL STARTUP

I also did a force-shutdown of evolution then ran evolution-data-server-2.28 from terminal, then opened evolution normally. Output from terminal is attached.

Hi Nobby,

Thank you for posting the debug info. Your best bet at this point is to file a bug and attach the debug info you've provided here. The place to file this bug is: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/evolution-couchdb/+filebug

We can then track progress on this bug and follow up with you there.

Thank you,

Joshua

[engineer]

When I copy my contacts to the CouchDB addressbook, I loose all birthday and cathegories information. I have evolution 2.28.1 (Karmic).

Is this a bug or a missing feature?

[manoriax]

I'd say a missing feature. Hopefully the developers will make it possible to enter a few more information per contact.

[suyog]

Its still now working for me with all latest updates in 9.10.

I can got to internet->ubuntu one then click cloud in panel->connect but nothing happens.

No data is synced to my web account of ubuntu one.

let me know if this ubuntu one is functional or not?