Color-coded categories in ksDatebook (TX)

[patrickdylan]

I have searched and searched, but can not seem to figure out how to get ksDatebook to show calendar items in colors based on category. This is on a TX. Color-coded categories are important to me since I sync with multiple Google calendars and like to see the different calendars together on my TX. The stock datebook app does it, but I am dying to have the detailed week view in ksDatebook. If it can't do it, then I'll have to go with something like Datebk6, I guess.

Thanks,
pat

[patrickdylan]

Although I'm still curious about this, I tried the demo of Datebk6 and holy cow is it amazing! I'm going to use it full-time and see what I think, but I'm pretty sure by day 45 I will not be willing to give it up.

[JRakes]

DateBk6, with it's capabilities and my resultant reliance on it, is a MAJOR problem in my finding any sort of newer device to replace my T3. Besides the color coding, the icons are wonderful, as well, for organizing and quick glancing. Then there are the integrated tasks, the floating events, etc etc etc.

If you rely heavily on your calendar, you'll quickly get hooked on DB6! For all of its capabilities, even full-blown Outlook can't hold a candle to DB6 for my use...

Joe

[Josser]

If you rely heavily on your calendar, you'll quickly get hooked on DB6! For all of its capabilities, even full-blown Outlook can't hold a candle to DB6 for my use...

Joe

dito . . . just used my favorite bits. Imported the NFL schedule into outlook, sync to DB6, search by NFL, it displays a list of only NFL. Now I can change things like assign an icon, color, text size etc. and it will change the Whole group at once. Wonderfull.

[RickAgresta]

as it turns out, I found out about a special offer, but unless you already are a registered Datebk 3/4/5 user, I don't think you can take advantage of it.

http://www.pimlicosoftware.com/dateb...adespecial.htm

[patrickdylan]

DateBk6, with it's capabilities and my resultant reliance on it, is a MAJOR problem in my finding any sort of newer device to replace my T3. Besides the color coding, the icons are wonderful, as well, for organizing and quick glancing. Then there are the integrated tasks, the floating events, etc etc etc.

I think the killer features so far are the week view with text and the month view with text. Even a word or two for an event in the mothly view is enough for me to know what it is most of the time. I haven't even installed any icons yet, or played with floating appointments, but what I've seen so far is very impressive. I was concerned about TX upgrade paths before (hence a new glass digitizer last week), and now I'm settling in to the idea that there ISN'T an upgrade path without losing functionality!

One thing I noticed about Datebk6 is that when I went to sync with GooSync after using it, GooSync saw ALL of my calendar entries as being "modified" and started updating the server. I quickly aborted that sync session for fear of destroying my calendar. (My wife has a low tolerance for me wrecking the family calendar because I was trying YET ANOTHER piece of software. ) Does anyone know if Datebk6 "touches" all the database entries each time it runs, or if it adds some internal information in a field somewhere?

In any event, for safety I went back to iCal and Missing Sync... with ics subscriptions and one-way syncing I can't break anything and get myself in hot water!

[Josser]

because DB6 uses the standard Calender database, and that database does not have any spare fields, DB6 stores it's info in the 'Note' field, it looks like this;
ICON: 394|1126720
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[patrickdylan]

because DB6 uses the standard Calender database, and that database does not have any spare fields, DB6 stores it's info in the 'Note' field, it looks like this;
ICON: 394|1126720
#AN
##@@bK@P@@@@@@@@@@B

Excellent! Thanks for the tip.

[JRakes]

Ayup... Josser beat me to it. I wouldn't be surprised at all with a massive update for the first sync - Any reference to formatting (color, font, etc,) icons, links, and such are coded into the note field in order to expand the capabilities and still use the standard Palm database.

Oh, and I've yakked on and on several times (to the dismay of several others here, no doubt) about any device migration path costing me functionality. There's a reason I now have TWO backup T3s...

[patrickdylan]

I decided that the extra bits stored in the notes field is a deal-breaker for me, since I use the notes field extensively, and anywhere I sync to I then have to dodge the notes field bits since the other calendar software doesn't recognize it. Oh well, saved myself $30 I guess.