Conduits Used By Kpilot - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - APPLICATION GUIDE 17-03-2009 Application Manual

KPilot environment. Independent KDE applications are available for all functions except
the file installer.
For communication between the handheld and the different desktop programs, KPilot
relies on conduits. Conduits are external programs that perform synchronization actions.
KPilot itself is the program that oversees any data exchange between the two computer
devices. Using a particular function of the handheld on your desktop computer requires
that the corresponding conduit is enabled and configured. For the most part, these
conduits are designed to interact with specific KDE programs, so in general they cannot
be used with other desktop applications.
The time synchronization conduit is special in that there is no user-visible program for
it. It is activated in the background with each sync operation, but should only be enabled
on computers that use a network time server to correct their own time drift.
When a synchronization is started, the conduits are activated one after another to carry
out the data transfer. There are two different sync methods: a HotSync operation only
synchronizes the data for which any conduits have been enabled while a backup operation
performs a full backup of all data stored on the handheld.
Some conduits open a file during a sync operation, which means that the corresponding
program should not be running at that time. Specifically, KOrganizer should not be
running during a sync operation.

8.3 Conduits Used by KPilot

The conduits used by KPilot can be enabled and configured after selecting Settings >
Configure KPilot. The following is a list of some important conduits:
Addressbook
This conduit handles the data exchange with the handheld's address book. The KDE
counterpart for managing these contacts is KAddressBook. Start it from the main
menu or with the command kaddressbook.
KNotes/Memos
This conduit allows you to transfer notes created with KNotes to the handheld's
memo application. Start the KDE application from the main menu or with the
command knotes.
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