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Synchronization with internal storage not intuitive #31

Closed timo-a closed 7 years ago

timo-a commented 7 years ago

I assume after importing from local storage you have to set the link and force load/force load first.

Below is what I tried: Create a new file untitled.org in /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/test Add /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/test as repository. Import untitled.org. Add a note foo. there is no option to save. //I would expect it while editing, not in main menu (if you click on the magnification glass, b.untitled is in the query field -> confusion) select sync. the file has not changed. Back in orgzly main menu there are 2 timestamps on untitled: first one from when the file was imported, second one from when we tried to sync. Next to it it says in red "Notebook has no link and one or more remote notebooks with the same name exist." Longpress on the note, select set Link. So far there is No Link, select your repository. Sync again, second timestamp is updated to current time, error message to "Link and remote notebook exist but notebook hasn't been synced before" confusion :-) try main menu, longpress, force save It works! Add more notes and sync works! Manipulate file externally and sync works!

nevenz commented 7 years ago

I assume after importing from local storage you have to set the link and force load/force load first.

No, you generally don't want to import the notebook (using Import Org file), as that doesn't setup a link to repository. You want to just setup the repo and then use Sync.

Import untitled.org. Add a note foo. there is no option to save. //I would expect it while editing, not in main menu

Save a note or notebook? There's ✔️ when you're editing the note, which saves it. And notebooks are saved when you Sync or do Force Save.

(if you click on the magnification glass, b.untitled is in the query field -> confusion)

This is the default search query when you're inside the notebook. It means "search notes that are in 'untitled' notebook". See http://www.orgzly.com/help#Search

"Link and remote notebook exist but notebook hasn't been synced before"

Yeah, that's confusing. What it means is that you have untitled.org in both repository and Orgzly, but not as a result of running Sync (since you used Import Org file). So Orgzly doesn't know what to do - which notebook to overwrite. Force saving, as you did, resolves this.

timo-a commented 7 years ago

I see, adding a repository and then syncing works perfectly!