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deutrino
@deutrino@mstdn.io  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

on the topic of calendar+task management, one component I'm still missing is a desktop #CalDAV solution which either does both, or is composed of two apps which do #calendaring and #tasksorg tasks.

I believe my Android solution will work for my needs, but it'd be better to be able to update both calendar and tasks from desktop too, especially if I ever lose access to my phone.

the issue is that CalDAV support is rare and CalDAV-with-proper-tasks is rarer.

see also https://powerusers.codidact.com/posts/292445

Linux task app with support for CalDAV sync

I'm looking for a Linux task app that syncs tasks with an existing CalDAV server. I already have a CalDAV server set up (Baikal), and the relevant c...
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deutrino
@deutrino@mstdn.io replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

the user who made that post has tried more desktop apps than I have, and found most of them wanting as I did.

as of my last investigation, Thunderbird and Kalendar had showstopper issues, and a couple web apps I tried didn't do what I needed.

anyway, I have a few tabs open now with some candidates to look into, so maybe I'll figure something out this time around (I've been down this road 2 or 3 times over the past handful of years with no joy on desktop)

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Tokyo Outsider (337ppm) 🦇
@tokyo_0@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

@deutrino Did you see that at the bottom of the thread the OP says they've found a solution? It's definitely an interesting thread, thanks for sharing 👍

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deutrino
@deutrino@mstdn.io replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

@tokyo_0 yeah, that one's on my list to test!

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@deutrino@mstdn.io replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

a bit more on why this is such a mess, which to some extent has devolved into "$client is only guaranteed to work with Nextcloud's CalDAV implementation" situation:

https://caldav.readthedocs.io/stable/about.html#compatibility

About the Python CalDAV Client Library — caldav 2.0.1 documentation

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