[New App] RockCalendar

[edil]

All I can say is WOW!

All what it needs now is to be ported to the H1X0 to be perfect.

[Kludge]

Is there any reason why the notes are limited to 20 characters?

I'm writing a little java app for users of 30 boxes (http://30boxes.com) that will automatically download their current events list, wrangle it into RockCalendar format, and write it to the player (basically a one-way sync for those who prefer to edit events on their online calendar and just read them on the iRiver).

I think I can cope with reducing the information 30 Boxes gives me into a format that RockCalendar will handle, but it would be helpful if it had a larger note field - for instance, multiple events on one day have to be glommed into a single note (because RockCalendar just has one note per day), but if the events have reasonably big names they just get cut off at 20 chars.

[telomerase]

Such an application will be great. Waiting eagerly for this application.

[larry_llama]

Originally Posted by edil

All I can say is WOW!

All what it needs now is to be ported to the H1X0 to be perfect.

I don't think the H1xx series has an on board clock at all, so I guess it would be ok for viewing a calendar on but the functinoality would never be able to include any realtime clock related goodies.

It's too bad the 100s dont have clocks... maybe someone can solder an RTC circuit onto the board HA

[Kludge]

Well, it's done - if anyone else uses the free online calendar 30 Boxes (http://30boxes.com), then they may find this of interest:

http://www.kludge.co.uk/30RockBoxes/

It's a java Webstart application that connects to your 30 Boxes calendar, downloads it, converts it into a simpler format, then saves it onto the player for use with RockCalendar.

Admittedly the overlap of 30 Boxes users and RockCalendar users might be small, but I'm one, and if there are more - well, here you go!

Caveats:
Bear in mind that this isn't a sync app. It's purely one-way. The 30 Boxes entries overwrite the existing RockCalendar file. However, that seems fine to me (entering events in RockCalendar is a bit fiddly for me - I don't intend any criticism, because I think RockCalendar is great - it's just that there's only so much you can do with the buttons on the front of the H340).

[Paprica]

Crazy Update
V1.5

New Design for the menus
4 types of events: Note, Birthday, FreeDay, Holiday
RockWord KeyBoard Use
Multi Line Messages
Better Code

Screen Shots:

Main Calendar Window


Main Menu


Day Menu


View Note Window + RockWord keyboard



Download
Source

Please, Let me know what do you think!

Ben Basha.

[ghostface_killah24]

This really is a great update to an awesome plugin file. Thanks again Paprica, as I said before, you are awesome .

[Glueeater]

It would be so much better if the date issue was fixed (When you boot into iRiver firmware, i.e. when charging, the date resets)

[musichound]

Originally Posted by Glueeater

It would be so much better if the date issue was fixed (When you boot into iRiver firmware, i.e. when charging, the date resets)

But that is not a calendar issue. That is a problem with iRIver's non conventional way in the way it handles the TOD clock.

[DD]

Wow, very good update! Shame I have to wait another year for my birthday to come round and display with balloons! By the way, is it meant to say "multi line massage" in that screendump ?

[Paprica]

LOL, spelling mistake =]

i'm really need massage after the work on the calendar

[musichound]

No, that wasn't a mistake. It was a freudian slip!

[jbrandona119]

hey, um, it says "The page cannot be displayed" when i click the download link.
what's up with that?

[musichound]

It's workig for me.

[rapster]

It's a great, very useful plugin, but I can't get it working! My H300 (latest optimized build) freezes, displaying "Loading data". What could be my mistake?

Greetings
rapster

[Paprica]

try it on the daily bulild (not on the experimental)

it should work.

[jbrandona119]

i had that same problem. use the daily build.

it works ^.^

BUT how come it always starts up on the year 2040?

[Myth`n`Legend]

Cause that's the only way so far to get your time settings to stay AFAIK

[jbrandona119]

AFAIK?

what does that stand for?

[pmmagic]

Originally Posted by jbrandona119

AFAIK?

what does that stand for?

AFAIK: As Far As I Know

[Yngwiejo]

It really rocks! ... keep up the good work Paprica

[Kludge]

Excellent new version of RockCalendar - it has all the new features I was looking for!

I've updated 30 Rock Boxes to match the new features in RockCalendar 1.5:

- Multiple events per day (using the new multi-line messages)
- Any event with "Birthday" in the title will be tagged as a birthday on RockCalendar (and will therefore use the cool balloon icon).


Web Start installations will be automatically upgraded to the new version the next time they are run, new installations can be downloaded here:

http://www.kludge.co.uk/30RockBoxes/

[Frosti]

Would this dates and settings would reset if i will install new version of rockbox, for example new experimental release, would it delete all my dates?

thanx!

[Paprica]

if you delete the cal.da file all your notes will delete

the rockbox experimental dont have the file in it so no.