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[Izidor Matušov <izidor.matusov@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 06/15/2012 12:08 PM, Radina Matic wrote:
>   Understand Sync Services
>
> Sync Services allow GTG to synchronize (meaning to have access or to
> import) tasks, notes or bugs from other sites or services
> likeLaunchpadorRemember the Milk.

Also programs like Tomboy or GNote.

> There are different types of synchronization:
>
>   *
>
>     Read-only synchronization: records the changes in task state from
>     the originating service in GTG but not the reverse. This means that
>     if you open one of the imported tasks and change the title,
>     description or tags your changes will be lost when the associated
>     task is modified on the originating service. You are free to set any
>     other field (start/due dates, subtasks...) as for those field your
>     changes will be preserved. This is useful to add personal
>     annotations to imported tasks.

An example might help. Their primary goal is to track things, e.g. bugs 
assigned to you. You can't directly mark a task as done but GTG changes 
it when you mark the associated bug as fixed.

>   *
>
>     Import synchronization

You don't have anything here. Importing is read only synchronization but 
you change whatever you want. Think about twitter where you write "Test 
this awesome thing #todo". GTG imports that task and you can change it 
in any way you want. (GTG makes sure that no task is imported twice).

>   *
>
>     Full synchronization

Example with Google Tasks or Remember the Milk

> To enable or disable GTG Sync Services in the main menu go toEdit ▸Setup
> Sync Services.

Don't you miss a heading or something here?
> List of available sync services in GTG:
>
> Evolution tasks
>
> Allows you to synchronize your GTG tasks with Evolution tasks. (read,
> import or full?)

It is full. This task is currently disabled because of a bug between 
PyGTK and python-evolution.

> Identi.ca
>
> Imports your Identi.ca messages into your GTG. (import?)

yep
> Tomboy
>
> Synchronize all or part of your Tomboy notes in GTG. (read, import or full?)

full

> Launchpad
>
> Allows you to import the Launchpad bugs assigned to you (or someone
> else) in GTG. This is aRead-only synchronization.

It is general for the whole launchpad, not only GTG. There are many 
projects hosted in Launchpad.

> Gnote
>
> This service can synchronize all or part of your Gnote notes in GTG.
> (read, import or full?)

It is the same backend as Tomboy (they share the same API) and I would 
put them together.

> Remember the Milk
>
> Synchronize your tasks with the web serviceRememberTheMilk. (read,
> import or full?)

full
> Local file
>
> Allows you to store some tasks to a specific file on your hard disk
> (other than the default file). (read, import or full?)

We should have discussion if local file should be a full featured syn. 
service (you can add it in the dialog) or more a cache (all your tasks 
are stored here and it allows you to work with shared tasks even when 
you are offline).

It looks good :)

Izidor