Re: Using external calendar file with Kontact...

On Sunday, 2010-11-28, r bartlett wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Kevin Krammer <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Sun, November 28, 2010 11:46:37 AM
> > Subject: [kdepim-users] Re: Using external calendar file with Kontact...
> > 
> > On Sunday, 2010-11-28, r bartlett wrote:
> > > Hi, I'm on a home network and want to make a way for my wife to create
> > > ToDos and Calendar events on her Korganizer window and have me be able
> > > to see them on mine.  Doesn't have to be writeable.  I tried using the
> > > "Add Calendar (local file)" feature and it said it didn't have access
> > > to that directory...even after I chmodded her std.ics file to 777. 
> > > Nor would it let me use that path.
> > > 
> > > What is the easiest way to do this?  Ideally I don't want to have to go
> > > through the complex process of using disconnected IMAP and having a
> > > local IMAP server. It seems like I should be able to just quickly add
> > > in this other calendar file into my own list...no?
> > 
> > Can you read the file with, e.g. a text editor?
> > One of the directories of its path could not allow access from your user
> > account.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Kevin
> 
> Yes, but since this is on /home/wife and I'm on /home/husband is there any
> way to have the file accessible to me without meaning I have to chmod 777
> each and every directory in the path
> /home/wife/.kde/share/apps/korganizer?
> 
> Could this file reside somewhere that both/any users have access to?  Like
> /home perhaps?

Sure, you can put it in /home or /home/something and use a group ownership 
that both users belong to.

Cheers,
Kevin

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