9 Replies Last post: Aug 30, 2008 10:34 AM by JDoyle

No recent update! :-(

Aug 27, 2008 7:09 PM

Click to view Jeff O'Hora's profile Jeff O'Hora 4 posts since
Jul 24, 2008

This is a great program, however the version available through CNR is O-L-D! (ver. 1.2.4) an early 2007 release and already the most current is 4.xxx. Furthermore, the spellcheck in the mail component is not there or functioning, nor is the Import feature functioning. A real disappointment!

When will 'they' provide a current update?!

Click to view Ken Jones's profile Ken Jones 42 posts since
Nov 26, 2007
1. Re: No recent update! :-( Aug 28, 2008 7:04 PM
jeffohora wrote:

This is a great program, however the version available through CNR is O-L-D! (ver. 1.2.4) an early 2007 release and already the most current is 4.xxx. Furthermore, the spellcheck in the mail component is not there or functioning, nor is the Import feature functioning. A real disappointment!

When will 'they' provide a current update?!
Latest version (depending on OS) is 4:3.5.9 (1.2.4 is the latest available version)...
Click to view Jeff O'Hora's profile Jeff O'Hora 4 posts since
Jul 24, 2008
2. Re: No recent update! :-( Aug 28, 2008 9:33 PM
in response to: Ken Jones

Thanks much for the reply. Can you tell me how I might install the latest ver.? The install I'm running now from CNR is lacking in some functionality i.e., no Spellcheck for the Kontact module, the Import (e-mails) was whited out- not working and more.

I've been on the Kontact web site and have read some, but I haven't a clue as to how to install a download from thre into Linspire 6.++. I don't understand all the Linux jargon and commands I did click on the latest version you referenced here and even thought it was going to install automatically, but not so.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Jeff

Click to view Ken Jones's profile Ken Jones 42 posts since
Nov 26, 2007
3. Re: No recent update! :-( Aug 28, 2008 11:37 PM
in response to: Jeff O'Hora
You might want to try installing KDE PIM...
Click to view -'s profile - 38 posts since
Dec 8, 2007
4. Re: No recent update! :-( Aug 29, 2008 1:36 AM

KDEPIM is Kontact I think. From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDE_Personal_Information_Management

"Kontact – Brings KDE PIM applications under one roof"

And according to http://www.kontact.org/news.php the CNR version of Kontact is the latest. Individual components of Kontact may be out of date ??? but I'm not sure.


Anyway, If you install ispell from CNR that should get your spell checking working. You may have to open an email and click Options >>> Automatic spellchecking. Worked for me.

Cheers

Click to view Jeff O'Hora's profile Jeff O'Hora 4 posts since
Jul 24, 2008
5. Kontact issues Aug 29, 2008 11:50 AM
in response to: -

Hmm ... the ver. running that I downloaded from CNR says 1.0.2 and it doesn't have some of the features listed on the KDE.org site.

To compound things, I tried my hand at downloading nad installing the latest ver. of Kontact and hte first thing I noticed was a quick Splash screen I hadn't see before and the next thing I noticed was my Summary screen at the start-up now only shows Summary, Mail, Todo and Calendar. and instead of opening with the Summary screen, it opens with the Mail screen. So I clicked on 'Summary' and it closes the program. Guess the update/install attempt didn't quite work right huh? :-)

Appreciate all the help here. I do need to get my existing ver. straightened out and would like to get the latest ver. on my system here.

Thanks!

Jeff


P.S. - The mail files/directories are stored where? I'm thinking I'll just save those out, reinstall and then overwrite the directory with my old one. and I'd still like to pull in my Thunderbird e-mail files and directories! (There was no Import function active in the original download. That was whited out.)

Click to view Jeff O'Hora's profile Jeff O'Hora 4 posts since
Jul 24, 2008
6. Re: No recent update! :-( Aug 29, 2008 11:57 AM
in response to: Ken Jones
Thanks for that recommendation. CNR has become a little frustrating recently. They've changed the format/layout from what it use to be. And just now I clicked on the Install button for KDE-PIM and nothing happened. I use to have a progress screen show what was going on, but no longer. Any thoughts on this one? -Jeff
Click to view -'s profile - 38 posts since
Dec 8, 2007
7. Re: Kontact issues Aug 29, 2008 8:57 PM
in response to: Jeff O'Hora
"P.S. - The mail files/directories are stored where? I'm thinking I'll
just save those out, reinstall and then overwrite the directory with my
old one. and I'd still like to pull in my Thunderbird e-mail files and
directories! (There was no Import function active in the original
download. That was whited out.)"

See here:


http://wiki.freespire.org/index.php/Backup

Click to view -'s profile - 38 posts since
Dec 8, 2007
8. Re: Kontact issues Aug 29, 2008 9:07 PM
in response to: Jeff O'Hora

The version I have from CNR is definately "Kontact Version 1.2.4" (Help >>> About Kontact)


Click to view JDoyle's profile JDoyle 235 posts since
Nov 27, 2007
9. Re: Kontact issues Aug 30, 2008 10:34 AM
in response to: -

The version I have from CNR is definately "Kontact Version 1.2.4" (Help >>> About Kontact)


Mine too.


JD

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