[Evolution] 1.4.6 to 1.5 Migration Experiance
Not Zed
notzed@ximian.com
Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:19:29 +0800
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On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 08:35 -0400, Wise, Jeremey wrote:
> Just wanted to post my experiances in transition from stable 1.4.6 to
> 1.5. I had a lot of little issues with SuSe 9.0 and figured I would try
> jumping to 9.1 before I started complaining. Nothing major but things
> that make life with Linux less then elegant.
I couldn't get my mouse to work at all on 9.0 so it wasn't just elegance
for me :-/
> 2) Post install it took me only a few minutes to find out how to import
> all my 1.4.6 mail (copy of my old hard drives /home/'username'/evolution
> direcotry)into 1.5. "evolution-1.5 --force-migrate". This imported all
> my mail but did not import my mail server settings and preferances. I
> remember their being a post about this but could not find it. I would
> recommend their be some kind of "migrationn how-to" posted. When 1.4.6
> to 2.x goes live. Maybe even a wizard from red-carpet?
Well we don't really have a 'migration' path, we only have an 'upgrade'
path. i.e. it will upgrade an existing install, but there is no
export/import functionality at all.
If you were just upgrading you'd have a fully copy of ~/ which includes
~/.gconf where the settings are stored now.
> 3) The new interface is very nice. I would like the flexability to
> shrink the bottom left buttons (Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Tasks,
> Exchange) as I have a lot of mailbxes I need to see open and all the
> side space I can get is a help when I have to sort emails.
"me too". I'm not sure why they are the full size toolbar button size
but then it doesn't honour the toolbar options for layout (e.g. i use
text only).
> 5) Their seem to still be some emails that show as having attachments
> that do do not alow me to 'detatch' them. The email size indicates their
> are attachments. I can forward it on an example if it is of use. I have
> not found a pattern to help give direction (pdf in the one case).
I've never seen anything like this, at least as i'm reading it. File a
bug and attach it there or forward it directly to me if you don't want
the whole world seeing it.
> 5) As for stability (their were some postings about issues with it on
> 9.1) I have had no issues. It has worked flawlessly on the stability
> front.
It changes from week to week but in the last month or so its become very
solid everywhere.
> Thanks to all those who spend their days and nights coding and fixing
> bugs. Your efforts are apreciated and are definatly worth it. I have had
> quite a few people looking at evolution as an Outlook replacement
> because of the quality of the product.
Cheers.
--
Michael Zucchi <notzed@ximian.com>
"born to die, live to work, it's all
downhill from here"
Novell's Evolution and Free Software
Developer
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On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 08:35 -0400, Wise, Jeremey wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">Just wanted to post my experiances in transition from stable 1.4.6 to</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">1.5. I had a lot of little issues with SuSe 9.0 and figured I would try</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">jumping to 9.1 before I started complaining. Nothing major but things</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">that make life with Linux less then elegant. </FONT>
</PRE>
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I couldn't get my mouse to work at all on 9.0 so it wasn't just elegance for me :-/
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">2) Post install it took me only a few minutes to find out how to import</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">all my 1.4.6 mail (copy of my old hard drives /home/'username'/evolution</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">direcotry)into 1.5. "evolution-1.5 --force-migrate". This imported all</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">my mail but did not import my mail server settings and preferances. I</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">remember their being a post about this but could not find it. I would</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">recommend their be some kind of "migrationn how-to" posted. When 1.4.6</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">to 2.x goes live. Maybe even a wizard from red-carpet?</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
Well we don't really have a 'migration' path, we only have an 'upgrade' path. i.e. it will upgrade an existing install, but there is no export/import functionality at all.<BR>
<BR>
If you were just upgrading you'd have a fully copy of ~/ which includes ~/.gconf where the settings are stored now.
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<PRE>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">3) The new interface is very nice. I would like the flexability to</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">shrink the bottom left buttons (Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Tasks,</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Exchange) as I have a lot of mailbxes I need to see open and all the</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">side space I can get is a help when I have to sort emails.</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
"me too". I'm not sure why they are the full size toolbar button size but then it doesn't honour the toolbar options for layout (e.g. i use text only).<BR>
<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">5) Their seem to still be some emails that show as having attachments</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">that do do not alow me to 'detatch' them. The email size indicates their</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">are attachments. I can forward it on an example if it is of use. I have</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">not found a pattern to help give direction (pdf in the one case).</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
I've never seen anything like this, at least as i'm reading it. File a bug and attach it there or forward it directly to me if you don't want the whole world seeing it.
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<PRE>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">5) As for stability (their were some postings about issues with it on</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">9.1) I have had no issues. It has worked flawlessly on the stability</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">front.</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
It changes from week to week but in the last month or so its become very solid everywhere.
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>
<PRE>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">Thanks to all those who spend their days and nights coding and fixing</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">bugs. Your efforts are apreciated and are definatly worth it. I have had</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">quite a few people looking at evolution as an Outlook replacement</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">because of the quality of the product.</FONT>
</PRE>
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<PRE>
Cheers.
</PRE>
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