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    ::For users and developers of Kontact - #kontact
    ::For users and developers of Kontact - #kontact
    ==FAQ, Hints and Tips==
    ===Migrating your setup to a new distro===
    In Kmail, right click on
    your Inbox and choose Properties. Go the Maintenance Tab. Have a look at the
    Location. It has either .kde4 or .kde in the path.
    Substitute the appropriate path below.
    You need the following config files:
    .kde4/share/config/emaildefaults
    .kde4/share/config/emailidentities
    .kde4/share/config/kmail.eventsrc
    .kde4/share/config/kmailrc
    .kde4/share/config/kaddressbookrc
    .kde4/share/config/kresources/contact
    .kde4/share/config/korgacrc
    .kde4/share/config/korganizerrc
    .kde4/share/config/knotesrc
    and the following directories:
    .kde4/share/apps/kmail
    .kde4/share/apps/kabc
    .kde4/share/apps/korganizer
    .kde4/share/apps/knotes
    If you use Akregator within Kontact, you will also need:
    .kde4/share/config/akregator.eventsrc
    .kde4/share/config/akregatorrc
    .kde4/share/config/kopete.eventsrc
    .kde4/share/config/mailtransports
    and the whole .kde4/share/apps/akregator directory.
    Of course the simplest way is just to keep your whole $home directory. :-)
    Just a word of warning. If the directory naming is different between Desktops
    or between the two versions of Fedora, this will not work as there are
    references to the directories within the config files. This means that if the
    files were in a .kde directory, you cannot just put them in a .kde4 directory
    without editing the references within the config files.

    Revision as of 16:09, 20 August 2009

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    Kontact is the integrated personal information manager of KDE.

    Kontact suite unites mature and proven KDE PIM applications under one roof. Thanks to the powerful KParts technology, existing applications are seamlessly integrated into one.

    The components of KDE Kontact are tailored to work well with each other. This results in features like intuitive drag-and-drop between appointment handling, task lists and contacts. KDE Kontact supports various groupware servers. When using these servers your workgroup has access to features like shared email folders, group task lists, calendar sharing, central addressbooks and meeting scheduling.

    In short: KDE Kontact delivers innovations to help you manage your communications more easily, organize your work faster and work together more closely, resulting in more productivity and efficiency in digital collaboration.

    Components

    These programs can be integrated into Kontact:


    See also

    * How to send SMS using Kontact

    Where to get help

    There is a mailing list at

    and for urgent help, an IRC channel on Freenode

    For users and developers of Kontact - #kontact

    FAQ, Hints and Tips

    Migrating your setup to a new distro

    In Kmail, right click on your Inbox and choose Properties. Go the Maintenance Tab. Have a look at the Location. It has either .kde4 or .kde in the path.

    Substitute the appropriate path below.

    You need the following config files:

    .kde4/share/config/emaildefaults .kde4/share/config/emailidentities .kde4/share/config/kmail.eventsrc .kde4/share/config/kmailrc .kde4/share/config/kaddressbookrc .kde4/share/config/kresources/contact .kde4/share/config/korgacrc .kde4/share/config/korganizerrc .kde4/share/config/knotesrc

    and the following directories:

    .kde4/share/apps/kmail .kde4/share/apps/kabc .kde4/share/apps/korganizer .kde4/share/apps/knotes

    If you use Akregator within Kontact, you will also need:

    .kde4/share/config/akregator.eventsrc .kde4/share/config/akregatorrc .kde4/share/config/kopete.eventsrc .kde4/share/config/mailtransports

    and the whole .kde4/share/apps/akregator directory.

    Of course the simplest way is just to keep your whole $home directory. :-)

    Just a word of warning. If the directory naming is different between Desktops or between the two versions of Fedora, this will not work as there are references to the directories within the config files. This means that if the files were in a .kde directory, you cannot just put them in a .kde4 directory without editing the references within the config files.