RE: Adventures in TeXas

From: Markley Jr, John
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 11:20 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [peditors] Adventures in TeXas

Hi Dwight.  I left Palm for Android a while ago, choosing Android primarily because of my need for excellent calendaring, the knowledge that Steuart Dewar (CESD) of DateBk was going to develop an Android PIM system sync'able with his Desktop Pimlical, based on Java,, and the desire to be involved in the beta testing for that as a (pale) substitute for the fun of pScripting with pToolSet.  I am by no means a comprehensive expert in Android OS, but I've tried to answer some of your items in terms of what Android OS can do, in line below , after the <<SNIP>>.  There are a lot of differences from Palm in Android, significant learning curve.
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From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Dwight C. Carr [carrdwight-/[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 1:23 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [peditors] Adventures in TeXas

  <<SNIP>>

Anyway, if I was going to replace the palm, I would hope to be able to satisfy as much of the following criteria as possible.  I would be glad to hear how well any other devices meet the below criteria.

Global Features:

- Sync to PC is a must have
    Yes, depending on what and how you want to sync. See these .txt files ->
        http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Pimlical/files/Direct%20Sync%20Info/

- Global Search is a must have
    Yes

- Copy/paste between applications, e.g. copy from contact list and paste to notes... is a must have
    Yes, although it is a little clunky in Android.  I've not used any of the stylus-centric Android devices which may be a little easer.  But you definitely can copy/paste.  There is also a global feature called sharing with which you can easily transfer entire chunks of text quickly between applications *if* they are so enabled.

- Ability to hide or mask selected entries marked as private is a must have
    Can do so in CESD's calendar (Pimlical for Android), not globally I think

- Ability to lock/unlock the device using password is a must have
   Yes

- Word completion e.g. textcomplete style would be nice
     There are some keyboard apps which can do this

Capability and/or Applications:

- HanDBase is a must have
    Yes, there is HDB for Android

- Docs2Go replacement is a must have
     Yes, D2G and several others

- $$$ Manager replacement is a must have
    Don't know

- DayNotez replacement is must have
   NoteEverything

- Bonsai outliner replacement is must have
   There are some outliner apps, I ave no experience

Phone:

- Ability to look up and edit/add data, e.g. contact and calendar info, while on a call is a must have
     Yes
- Ability to dial from contacts while on a call, e.g. calling card calls a must have
     Yes


Contacts:
- Ability to put text in phone number fields:  e.g.  DSN:  768-4243 is a must have
     No, in the built-in Contacts app.  CESD is working on Contacts for Pimlical which may be able to do this.

- Link text in Task to entry in contact list... would be nice
     Yes, in Pimlical

- Search contact list in all fields is a must have, e.g. find text in a note or in any of the contact fields
     Yes

- Search to include partial entries, e.g. search for wig and all entried with Dwight or wiggle in the in a note field will be selected would be nice
     Yes

Memos:
- Search note titles, e.g. text prior to the first hard return, as well as in the entire note would be nice
    Yes, in Pimlical Memos, and I think in other memo-type apps

- Templates for calendar and note entry would be nice
    Yes in Pimlical Android

Tasks:
- Link text in Task to an entry in contact list... would be nice
    Yes in Pimlical

- Repeating Tasks and calendar events is a must have
    Yes in Pimlical

- Must be able to sort on due dates, task description text, category and/or priority.
    I think yes on all, not sure, have not done all - using filters in Pimlical

Calendar:
- Ability to schedule for 3rd Tue in March; Last Friday of every month; every Tue, Thur and Friday; etc...is a must have
     Yes, except I think not the "every Tue, Thur and Friday" in one setting.

- Views for calendar, e.g. only selected categories, filtered on text, etc... is a must have
     Yes, Pimlcal

- Icons for calendar entries to view in month views would be nice
- Templates for calendar and note entry would be nice
- Repeating Tasks and calendar events is a must have
     Yes to all three, Pimlical for Android

~ John
Nexus 4, stock AOS 4.2.2, root
PimlicalA 1.21.36beta ("DateBk for Android"), Direct Sync
PimlicalD 1.4.73 /Win7/Fusion5.0.2/MacBookPro 10.8.3

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