Feature request: add to corresponding/linked calendar

epp_b · Beitrag von **epp_b** » Mi 20. Jan 2016, 17:44

When synching with ThunderBird, it would be great if we could synchronize corresponding calendars between ThunderBird and the Android calendar.

eg.: I have a "work" calendar and a "personal" calendar in ThunderBird with different colors. MPE dumps all of the events in "local calendar" on the Android device. Can it be made to recognize TB calendars and Android calendars by the same name (or have a calendar linking UI) to synchronize corresponding calendars?

That way, we can have multiple local calendars in the phone that are also colored accordingly.

dvhttn · Beitrag von **dvhttn** » Mi 20. Jan 2016, 20:00

Have you looked at the MPE settings on the phone? Particularly 'Calendars to sync' and 'Add new events to'..?

epp_b · Beitrag von **epp_b** » Do 21. Jan 2016, 16:22

dvhttn hat geschrieben:Have you looked at the MPE settings on the phone? Particularly 'Calendars to sync' and 'Add new events to'..?

Yes. It only gives the option to add events to one calendar, but nowhere to link specific calendars together between Android and ThunderBird.

dvhttn · Beitrag von **dvhttn** » Do 21. Jan 2016, 23:38

OK. Then use 'Manage local calendars' on the phone (in MPE settings that is) to create more calendars other than the 'local' one. You'll just have to ensure that you sync each TB calendar to the correct phone one. Don't do this myself so can't say if there is a better way than doing the sync individually.

HTH

epp_b · Beitrag von **epp_b** » Fr 22. Jan 2016, 01:36

dvhttn hat geschrieben:OK. Then use 'Manage local calendars' on the phone (in MPE settings that is) to create more calendars other than the 'local' one. You'll just have to ensure that you sync each TB calendar to the correct phone one. Don't do this myself so can't say if there is a better way than doing the sync individually.

HTH

ah-AH! I hadn't noticed the "Allocate" option there. That's exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

epp_b · Beitrag von **epp_b** » Sa 23. Jan 2016, 16:23

So, I cleared the Calendar Storage on the phone, updated MPE on my computer and phone, created the local calendars using the MPE client, set the allocations, and did a sync ... but it still added all of the appointments to the main calendar and ignored the allocations!

What's the point of allocating if they don't add to the allocated calendar on the phone?

EDIT: OK, I think I figured it out. I had to start by synchronizing only one calendar, then set the allocations and synchronize the rest.

One bug/quirk I encountered is that if an event is moved to a different calendar in ThunderBird, MPE does not recognize that the event has changed. MPE should see that it has moved and reflect that change on the phone.